Are synths human for the purpose of damage calculation?
I realize this is a bit of a philosophical question regarding the game but that's not my intent.
I'm purely interested in whether or not my shotgun that does 50% more damage to humans will do extra damage to synths when applied to their face.
Solution 1:
Unfortunately I believe so. "General Chao's Sword" (+50% bonus damage to robots) does NOT affect gen 3 synths due to some bizarre oversight, so it is safe to assume that +damage to humans will affect them.