Guide to Combat

This is a table of some common, or just robust, things. This is not a list of how much damage each item does, just the best items and short notes on how to use them best. If you feel something should be added, please go ahead and do so, if it's robust enough.

Offense

While most items in the game can be used as a makeshift weapon, actual dedicated weapons are far more effective in harming, subduing or killing a target.

It should be noted that during combat, if an organic suffers over 15 damage in one second, their tenacious heart will produce a small amount of adrenals. This chemical will prevent damage slowdown while processed in the body's system. This fight-or-flight response lasts about ten seconds. It will not happen again in said organic for ten minutes after triggering.

Melee Weapons

Most station personal lack access to proper firearms, thus if push comes to shove most people will have to rely on the old fashion method of melee combat to deal with a attacker.

Makeshift Weapons

Almost any object on the station can be used as a makeshift melee weapon, however some are better than others.

Icon	Item	Damage	How to Acquire	Faction Usage	Notes
	Broken Bottle	15 Brute when breaking 9 Brute after broken	Get a bottle from the Booze-o-mat, smash it on someone.	Civilian	Has to be broken first, to break simply change intent to harm then smash it against someone; by aiming for the head you will also knock them down if they are not wearing protective head gear. Smashing it spills its contents over the target so you could use it as a chemist to knock out your opponent, by filling it with chloral, and then beat them to death with it. Another reason why traitor Chemist is so great. If the bottle's contents are flammable (booze bottles, for instance) you can follow up by setting your opponent on fire.
	Butcher's Cleaver	15 Brute	Hack the Dinnerware vending machine.	Civilian: Kitchen Staff	Somewhat hard to get. Security will likely have their suspicions as the only reason to have this over the normal knife is its robusting power. Works as a ghetto circular saw in surgery.
	Circular Saw	15 Brute	Operating Theatre Robotics Lab Autolathe	Civilian: Medical/Research	One of the most robust things you can find. Sadly they are rather uncommon and departments like to hang onto theirs, and security likes to take them. You can print one at the Cargo Bay's autolathe, if it has metal to make it.
	Death Nettle	Up to 30 Burn. Damage depends on potency. Loses a random amount of damage after each hit.	Growing them at Hydroponics	Civilian: Botany	A red nettle that can deal high damage. Requires gloves to wield, lasts for several hits (damage reduced with each hit) until they disintegrate (i.e. the evidence disappears). Experienced Botanists can make these. At low potency they are mostly a joke but at high potency they are as strong as energy swords (for one hit).
	Fire Extinguisher	10 Brute	Emergency Fire closets and lockers, emergency storage rooms	Civilian	Found across the station so they're aren't in short supply. Unlikely to be taken by security if they search you. They are also very useful if you get spaced, spray in opposite direction of where you want to go, and you'll fly away. With a limit of 50 units, that's 10 squirts using 5 per spray.
	Air/Oxygen/Anaesthetic tank	10 Brute	Emergency lockers E.V.A. Toxins lab Atmospherics Operating Theatre (for anaesthetic tanks).	Civilian	Found across the station so they're aren't in short supply. Air and oxygen tanks are unlikely to be taken by security if they search you. You can use it for internals while having it in your hand (though it is recommended you don't use an anaesthetic tank).
	Fire Axe	5 Onehand 24 Twohand	Bridge and Atmospherics.	Civilian: Atmospherics/Command	Most robust thing you can get from the Station. Has to be held with two hands to be used properly. Security will likely take it and it's a large object. Best to store this on your back. They are also rare, one is in Atmos and the other is in the Bridge, good luck breaking in before it gets taken. Can be used as a crowbar (while wielded) on unpowered doors, and is strong enough to break powered ones.
	Hatchet	12 Brute 15 thrown	Hydroponics.	Civilian: Botany	Botanists use these to chop wood, they also are good at chopping limbs. Easy to conceal, and if you're a Botanist, security probably won't care if you're carrying one. Throwing it at someone deals 15 damage. Bonus points for finishing off an escaping enemy this way, Navajo-style. Works as a ghetto circular saw in surgery.
	Kitchen Knife	10 Brute	Kitchen Autolathe.	Civilian	Useful if you're the Chef, as Security are unlikely to give a single shit if they see you with it. Works as a ghetto scalpel in surgery. Can be hidden in boots.
	Null Rod	18 Brute (base)	Chapel and on the Chaplain.	Civilian: Chaplain	Better than a Circular Saw, but there's only one of them, and the Chaplain tends to keep it on him. It can destroy runes and protect against some cult magics. Can be transformed into a variety of religious weapons, with different characteristics.
	Pickaxe	15 Brute	Mining Dock and Mining Station.	Civilian: Supply	Fairly robust, but it's very big, so it can only be stored on the back or belt slot. Miners barely use these anymore in favor of the Kinetic Accelerator, so it's mostly seen on the Gulag. Mining drills and jackhammers all do the same amount of damage as a pickaxe.
	Compact Pickaxe	10 Brute	Mining Dock and Mining Station, in miner's equipment closets.	Civilian	Does less damage, but can fit in a backpack.
	Survival Knife	15 Brute	Miner's explorer backpacks, Miner's explorer boots	Civilian: Supply	Miners spawn with a very robust knife that can fit in their pockets or boots.
	Scalpel	10 Brute	Operating Theatre Autolathe.	Civilian: Medical/Research	Despite being not as good at the saw, this is still quite robust. Best part is you can have it your pocket and if you have access to this (not counting autolathe produced scalpels) security wouldn't care, unless it's covered in blood, of course. But even then they might assume you're just a bad doctor.
	Glass Shard	5 Brute 10 thrown	Anywhere there's glass (read: everywhere).	Civilian	Extremely easy to obtain, just break a glass/reinforced glass pane or climb a glass table. Works also as a ghetto scalpel. You need gloves to hit stuff with it without cutting yourself, but you can still throw it.
	Screwdriver	5 Brute	Most storage rooms and Engineering.	Civilian	Its robustness doesn't come from the damage, but from its thin, pointed edge. Anyone not wearing glasses can have their eyes stabbed out causing them lose sight. Doesn't make them mute so they'll still scream, or might even fight back before you have a chance to blind them enough.
	Surgical Drill	15 Brute	Operating Theatre Autolathe.	Civilian: Medical/Research	Only found in Surgery. Only used for dental implants, so it'll barely be noticed if it goes missing.
	Toolbox	12 Brute	Most storage rooms and Engineering.	Civilian	Rather common. Althought it deals a moderate amount of damage, it's a bulky item, so you'll have to hold it.
	Welding tool	3 Brute when off 15 Burn when on	Most storage rooms and Engineering.	Civilian	When switched on, it deals a robust amount of burn damage, but consumes fuel after every hit.
	Syndicate Toolbox	15 brute 18 brute when thrown	Syndicate uplink and the Derelict.	Syndicate	Worth more for emergency tools than anything. Expect security to come cracking down unless they know you've taken a trip to the derelict.
	Spear	10 brute in Onehand 18 brute when wielded/Twohand 20 brute when Thrown	Made by yourself	Civilian	A haphazardly-constructed yet still deadly weapon of ancient design. You can attach an explosive to it. If you attach one, Alt-clicking it will allow you to set a war cry when attacking with it.
	Chainsaw	13 Brute when off 21 Brute when on	Made by yourself	Civilian	You can surgically replace an arm with a chainsaw. Can break an airlock down. Requires both hands to carry unless it's surgically attached.
	Baseball bat	10 Brute	Made by yourself after reading the Syndicate Uplink Makeshift Weapons book.	Syndicate	Knocks back targets on hit.

Actual Melee Weapon

Unlike makeshift melee weapons, these melee weapons are usually more reliable and robust, however most station personal can't get access to them, as well as these weapons being very noticeable.

Icon	Item	Damage	How to Acquire	Faction Usage	Notes
	Cult Blade	25 Brute	Cult magic	Cultists	Those who aren't Cultists suffer from wielding this blade...MENTALLY. Aside from being very robust, it is Cult exclusive. Expect a wave of batons lasers when Security sees you holding this.
	Brass Spear	15 Brute + 5 Burn on living non servants, 25 Burn on silicons 25 Brute + Stun when thrown	Clockwork Slab	Clockwork Cult	Possess a small armor penetration. The additional burn damage dealt by this weapon generate vitality used by the Vitality Matrix, will break upon hitting a mob when thrown.
	Brass Battle-Hammer	15 Brute 15 Brute when thrown	Clockwork Slab	Clockwork Cult	Will knock back non-servants on hit. Does the same when thrown, but then blocked by antimagic. The melee strike will always throw.
	Brass Longsword	16 Brute 20 Brute when thrown	Clockwork Slab	Clockwork Cult	Possess very small armor penetration. On-hit will inflict an EMP on the target. On mechs, a heavy EMP is done instead. Cooldown of the EMP is 20 seconds.
	Energy Sword	3 Brute Off 30 Brute On	Through a Syndicate Uplink	Syndicate/Nanotrasen	Despite being very strong in melee combat, its activation is loud, very obvious to those around you, and not viable unless you are a traitor. It also counts as a shield when active! Use a multitool on one to turn on RAINBOW MODE (permanently). TURN IT ON BEFORE YOU USE IT
	Double-bladed Energy Sword	3 Brute Off 34 Brute On	Through a Syndicate Uplink	Syndicate/Nanotrasen	Has to be held with two hands while on. Four extra damage may not seem much, but it means one less hit to crit an unarmored opponent. When wielded it gives a 100% chance to deflect energy-based shots, like tasers and lasers. Like the energy sword, its activation is very loud. To create this, you must combine two Energy Swords together of any color (hold one in each hand and click the other sword) or receive it in a Syndicate Bundle. You cannot put two holodeck swords together. Use a multitool on one to turn on RAINBOW MODE (permanently). TURN IT ON BEFORE YOU USE IT
	Stun Baton	10 Brute	Standard issue for most Security personnel Found on secbelts in the Equipment Room. Ordered from Cargo. Installed in Beepskys. Certain ruins	Security	Very robust if you know how to use it properly. Only the security force can get these easily.
	Basalt Katana	18 brute + 52 brute on lavaland's fauna	Lavaland	Unknown	Using it in your hand will make you do a dodge roll in the direction you're facing, making you ignore all damage for 0.5 seconds while moving you forward, doing so deals 5 stamina damage to you on lavaland and 15 stamina damage on the station
File:Telescopic Baton.png	Telescopic Baton	10 Brute	Heads of Staff's backpacks.	Command	Like the stunbaton but retractable, need more hits to paralyze people than a standard stun baton but the same capability for bludgeoning. Heads of Staff start their shift with one in their backpack. Be sure to extend it before using!
	Officer's Sabre	15 Brute	Captain's locker.	Captain	A sabre intended for ceremonial uses. Comes with its own sheath. Can block melee attacks and has good armor penetration.
	Combat Knife	20 Brute	Ordered from Cargo.	Security	Very robust for its size.
	G.O.R.L.E.X. Mantis Blade	20 Brute	Syndicate Uplink, available for 7 TC	Syndicate	Purchased as a single autosurgeon that will install a secret implant on your right arm upon usage. Has very high wound chance, especially against unarmored targets, as well as moderate armor penetration. It also has a small block chance. Having two extended at the same time permits you to strike with both in a single attack.
	H.E.P.H.A.E.S.T.U.S. Mantis Blade	18 Brute	Only available to Emergency Response Team for 7 WC	Nanotrasen	Purchasing it gives you a briefcase that possesses an autosurgeon to install one onto each arm. Possesses the same wound bonuses, armor penetration, and theoretical double-strike of the G.O.R.L.E.X. blade. However, it has no block chance.

Ranged Weapons

While ranged weapons can be difficult to obtain, they hold a few significant advantages. Namely, utilizing a ranged weapon means that you are out of melee range; it is safer, and you are afforded far more freedom in your positioning during combat. Ranged weapons also tend to be more debilitating than melee weapons, generally doing more damage quicker. Their main flaw lies in a limited stock of ammunition. Ballistics require bullets that match the caliber the firearm takes, as well as likely requiring a paired magazine for loading said bullets. Meanwhile, energy weapons typically run off an internal battery that can be conveniently reloaded at several rechargers around the station. Regardless, you will more likely than not have to address the matter of ammo when using a ranged weapon, one way or another.

Ballistic

Ballistic weapons remain the most popular and numerous variant of firearm in the 26th century. However, Nanotrasen's research in the field of energy weapons means ballistics are a rare sight on-station. As a result, these are often brought in from outside sources, be it Cargo, ruins, or the Syndicate.

Automatic

An automatic weapon is defined by its ability to self-load upon each trigger pull, allowing users to continue firing rounds so long as the weapon's clip or magazine is loaded. As a result, they are the most capable weapons of continuous fire, especially when considering their fast, on-field reload times relative to energy weapons. Some automatics permit tactical reloads, which allow a user to instantly swap an in-hand magazine with the magazine currently in the weapon. In addition, automatics are likely to have a burst fire mode, which will discharge multiple shots per trigger pull. A fully empty automatic will require the user to rack the slide once a new magazine has been inserted before they are ready to fire. The slide can be racked by interacting with the firearm in hand, while magazine ejection requires the automatic to be clicked with an open hand. In order to insert a new one, have a magazine in hand, then click on the automatic.

Icon	Item	Ammo	Capacity	Damage & Effects	How to Acquire	Faction Usage	Notes
	WT550 Automatic Rifle	4.6×30mm	22 Rounds	Ammo Types Icon Name Description Standard ammo 15 Brute, small armor penetration AP ammo 12 Brute, very good armor penetration IC ammo 9 Brute, sets the target on fire Rubber ammo 5 Brute + 22 Stamina	Ordered from Cargo. Available to Emergency Response Team for 5 WC Certain ruins	Security	An older rifle, often used by paramilitary or high-security forces. Possess a 2-round burst setting. Alternative ammo can be printed by Security once proper research is completed. It supports a bayonet.
	Type T3 Uzi	9mm	32 Rounds	20 Brute	Gangtool, available for 60 influence	Criminals	A lightweight, fast-firing gun with a 2-round burst setting, for when you want someone dead fast. Generally popular only among criminal elements.
	Stechkin APS Pistol	9mm	15 Rounds	20 Brute	Dropped by Russian officers. Available to Nuclear Operative in the Spetsnaz Pyro bundle for 30 TC	Space Russians, Syndicate	The original Russian version of the stechkin used by the Syndicate. Has a 3-round burst setting making it quite powerful despite its small size.
	Nanotrasen Saber SMG	9mm	21 Rounds	Ammo Types Icon Name Description Standard ammo 20 Brute AP ammo 18 Brute, very good armor penetration IC ammo 13 Brute, sets the target on fire	Only available to Emergency Response Team for 7 WC	Nanotrasen	A standardized SMG used by Nanotrasen paramilitary forces. While it has a three-round burst setting, it fires slower relative to the Boarder Rifle. However, it can be suppressed.
	Makeshift Pistol	10mm	4 Rounds	30 Brute	Made by yourself. Requires Makeshift Crafting from the Syndicate.	Scavengers	A laughably shoddy weapon that only contains four 10mm bullets per magazine. While able to be made completely on your own, it has a very high chance to jam, which forces you to rack the slide. It is not uncommon to pull the weapon on someone and have it jam on your several times, making this preferably used only as a last resort.
	Surplus Rifle	10mm	10 Rounds	30 Brute	Gangtool, available for 8 influence Certain ruins	Civilians	An obsolete weapon still used due to its absurdly cheap cost and abundant supply. Requires both hands to shoot and has a very low rate of fire. Outclassed by most other firearms. It supports a bayonet and a suppressor.
	Stechkin Pistol	10mm	8 Rounds	Ammo Types Icon Name Description Standard ammo 30 Brute AP ammo 27 Brute, very good armor penetration HP ammo 45 Brute, ineffective against armor IC ammo 20 Brute, sets target on fire SP ammo 30 Stamina, will sleep a target that reaches 100 Stamina damage	Syndicate Uplink, available for 6 TC Gangtool, available for 30 influence Certain ruins	Criminals, Syndicate	Nuclear Operatives spawn with one for free, though it can still be purchased by Traitors and silenced for a stealthy, lethal weapon. Note that even if suppressed, firing it will leave behind signature 10mm casings for Security to find.
	M1911 Pistol	.45	8 Rounds	30 Brute	Used by Spacepol officers. Available to Emergency Response Teams for 3 WC Certain ruins	Civilians, Sol Interplanetary Coalition	A classic handgun. Still carried to this day by Spacepol officers and Coalition troops. While very similar to the stechkin, the M1911 is heavier and unable to be suppressed but fires faster. In addition, it's chambered in .45, rather than 10mm.
	C20r SMG	.45	24 Rounds	30 Brute	Only available to Nuclear Operative for 10 TC	Syndicate	Has a 2-round burst setting with decent damage and cheap ammo. Can also be silenced. A good all-arounder for a Nuclear Operative.
	Tommy Gun	.45	50 Rounds	30 Brute	Only available to Emergency Response Team for 9 WC	Sol Interplanetary Coalition	A modernized variant of the Thompson SMG that utilizes light plastics in its wooden furniture, commonly used by Coalition marines. Has a four-round burst setting for a massive spray-and-pray experience. Laughably lethal and horrifying in close quarters.
	M-546 Osprey	5.46mm	500 Rounds	34 Brute	Only available to Nuclear Operative for 30 TC	Syndicate	The M-546 Osprey minigun is attached to a 500-round backpack, which it can be attached to and removed from. The gun is heavy enough to slow the user, but it fires continuously while the mouse is held, until it overheats.
	M-90gl Carbine	5.56mm 40mm grenade	30 Rounds + 1 Grenade	35 Brute 60 Brute, explosion radius (-1, 0, 2)	Only available to Nuclear Operative for 18 TC	Syndicate	A powerful weapon that can switch between a 3-round burst setting of 5.56mm bullets and an underbarrel grenade launcher that utilizes 40mm grenades. Capable of downing an unarmored target in a single burst.
	NT-ARG "Boarder" Rifle	5.56mm	30 Rounds	35 Brute	Only available to Emergency Response Team for 18 WC	Nanotrasen	A standardized assault rifle used by Nanotrasen paramilitary forces. It has a three-round burst setting and fires faster than its cousin the M-90gl Carbine.
	L6 SAW	7.12x82mm	50 Rounds	Ammo Types Icon Name Description Standard ammo 45 Brute AP ammo 35 Brute, exceptional armor penetration HP ammo 55 Brute, ineffective against armor. Sharp-edged and will likely inflict deadly wounds IC ammo 27 Brute, sets the target on fire	Only available to Nuclear Operative for 20 TC	Syndicate	A fully-automatic gun with 50 shots dealing 45 brute damage each. This beast of an LMG permits sustained, massive volleys of bullets.
	Syndicate Sniper Rifle	.50	3-6 Rounds depending on the magazine	Ammo Types Icon Name Description Standard ammo 70 Brute + 10 second paralyze, very good armor penetration Penetrator ammo 60 Brute, very good armor penetration, goes through everything including walls and mobs SP ammo 40 second sleep	Only available to Nuclear Operative for 16 TC	Syndicate	An extremely powerful but unwieldy rifle equipped with a scope to see long distances. Requires both hands to use and can be silenced. A user must remain stationary to use the scope. Very low rate of fire.

Revolver

Revolvers use an internal cylinder as a magazine. As a result, their ammo can be topped off at any point by using individual rounds or a speed loader. By using ALT+CLICK on a revolver, you can spin the cylinder, which will randomize the set position of the cylinder. Overall, they still remain popular due to their ease of use. Interacting with one in hand will dump the internal cylinder.

Icon	Item	Ammo	Capacity	Damage & Effects	How to Acquire	Faction Usage	Notes
	Caldwell Tracking Revolver	.32 TRAC	7 Rounds	5 Brute	Printed at the Security or Armory protolathe once researched.	Colonists and Security	A tool, rather than a weapon. Each .32 TRAC round will do minimal damage but plant a temporary tracking implant in any target hit. This tracking implant lasts only 15 minutes and cannot be used as a teleporter beacon. The revolver is also innately suppressed.
	Nagant Revolver	7.62x38mmR	7 Rounds	20 Brute	Ordered through Cargo. Dropped by Russian officers.	Space Russians	An old revolver originally produced in 1895 by the Russian Empire. This double-action variant is still maintained and used by certain Space Russian officers. Its unique gas-seal system allows it to be suppressed.
	Colt Detective Special	.38	6 Rounds	Ammo Types Icon Name Description Standard ammo 15 Brute + 35 Stamina Gutterpunch 15 Brute, induces nausea in target File:Ammo 38hot.png Hot Shot 15 Brute, sets the target on fire File:Ammo 38ice.png Iceblox 15 Brute, freezes target .357 40 Brute	Found in the Detective's locker, located in a shoulder holster.	Security	Can be modified to fire .357, but will suffer a variety of downsides, including a chance to misfire and blow up in the user's hand. Alternative ammo can be printed by Security once proper research is completed.
	Russian Revolver	.357	1 Round. Can load up to 6.	40 Brute 300 Brute when used on head	Found in certain bars or recreational areas.	Civilians, Space Russians	A Russian-made revolver. It has a single slot in its chamber for a bullet, as it's meant for playing Russian Roulette! You can spin the chamber to randomize the position of the bullet, and must do so before every shot. It can use .357 alternative ammunition should the user desire to waste TC.
	Syndicate Revolver	.357	7 Rounds	Ammo Types Icon Name Description Standard ammo 40 Brute Ironfeather 6 pellets of 8.5 damage each, mildly less damage dropoff than buckshot Nutcracker 20 Brute, one-shots windows, two-shots doors, three-shots reinforced doors Metalshock 30 Brute, then shock deals 10 Burn and confusion if target is not insulated Heartpiercer 35 Brute with good armor penetration. Passes through first mob hit Wallstake 25 Brute, throws people two tiles which can impact against walls	Syndicate Uplink, available for 6 TC	Syndicate	Its standard ammunition is twice as expensive and the revolver weighs more, relative to the stechkin. However, topping off the internal cylinder is far easier than unloading and reloading an automatic. In addition, it possesses a much wider array of alternative ammunitions which can possess drastic properties.

Shotgun

Shotguns use a variety of 12 Gauge shells for their ammunition, which all discharge differing projectile spreads and projectile types. This permits them some of the greatest utility and versatility compared to other ballistic classes. They are also the most commonly found ballistic firearm on station. Shells are loaded into shotguns individually, automatically ejecting any spent shells they replace. You can still interact with a shotgun in hand to either unload the barrel(s), rack the pump, or rack the slide.

Icon	Item	Ammo	Capacity	How to Acquire	Faction Usage	Notes
	Improvised Shotgun	12 Gauge shells	1 Shell	Crafted. Gangtool, available for 6 influence (sawn-off variant)	Scavengers	A handcrafted shotgun made of scavenged materials. You can attach cable coil to it to allow it to be worn on your back. Can be sawn off with a circular saw (make sure it's not loaded). A sawn-off shotgun will fit in your backpack or on your belt, though it will lose some accuracy. Has a chance to jam when fired. The shell will not be spent, but you will need to unload and reload the weapon.
	Double-Barrelled Shotgun	12 Gauge shells	2 Shells	Found in the Bartender's locker. Certain ruins	Civilians	Easiest shotgun to get, yet the rarest. Only one starts on the station and the Bartender likes to keep it in case of bar fights. Can be sawn off with a circular saw (make sure it's not loaded). A sawn-off shotgun will fit in your backpack or on your belt, though it will lose some accuracy.
	Riot Shotgun	12 Gauge shells	6+1 Shells	The Armory Ordered from Cargo.	Security	An uncommon shotgun, typically only used in emergencies by Security. Because of its high capacity, convenience in being able to be worn on security exosuits, and the fact that a handful spawn in the Armory roundstart, this tends to be the most common shotgun on-station. Can be sawn off with a circular saw (make sure it's not loaded). A sawn-off shotgun will fit in your backpack or on your belt, though it will lose some accuracy. As a pump-action shotgun, you will need to manually rack the pump after each shot or when reloading the shotgun from a fully empty state.
	Tactical Breaching Shotgun	Breaching Slugs	3+1 Shells	The Armory	Security, Sol Interplanetary Coalition	A tool, rather than a weapon. Each breaching slug deals 10 Brute damage but deals massive damage to doors and windows. One is enough to shatter a window, while three will breach an airlock. As they're normal-sized, they can conveniently be carried in your backpack when the situation demands it. This shotgun can only load breaching slugs, and breaching slugs can only be loaded into this weapon. It will automatically pump after each shot, much like the Combat Shotgun.
	Shotgun	12 Gauge Shells	4+1 Shells	Dropped by Russian troopers. Used by SIC security personnel.	Space Russians, Sol Interplanetary Coalition	A standard issue shotgun common among police and military elements. While its tube capacity is unideal, the weapon still sees usage among Space Russians and Sol Interplanetary troopers due to its cheapness and reliability. As a pump-action shotgun, you will need to manually rack the pump after each shot or when reloading the shotgun from a fully empty state.
	Combat Shotgun	12 Gauge Shells	6+1 Shells	Ordered from Cargo.	Nanotrasen	A black shotgun that can be ordered from Cargo that is filled with lethal buckshot by default. While heavier and unable to be worn on security exosuits, the Combat Shotgun will automatically pump after each shot, meaning its rate of fire is slightly higher than the riot shotgun's.
	Compact Combat Shotgun	12 Gauge Shells	4+1 Shells	Found in the Warden's locker.	Nanotrasen	A miniaturized version of the Combat Shotgun for wardens. Its convenient size allows it to be stowed onto standard security exosuits. Ideal for defending the Armory.
	Bulldog	12 Gauge shells	8+1 Shells	Only available to Nuclear Operative for 8 TC	Syndicate	A powerful automatic shotgun that utilizes a drum magazine, meaning it cannot load shells individually. The ammo that is purchasable for the Bulldog tends to be more powerful than standard 12 Gauge variants.

Shotgun Shells

Note: This lists only shells that can be acquired by normal means.

• Improvised Shell: Shoots 10 pellets dealing 6 brute damage each. Each pellet has a random range of 1 -> 8 tiles.
• Buckshot: Shoots 6 pellets dealing 11 brute damage each. Extremely lethal at close range.
• File:Hollow point shell.pngHollow-Point Buckshot: Shoots 6 pellets dealing 25 brute damage each but ineffective against armor. Only obtainable as a Nuclear Operative.
• Flechette: Shoots 6 pellets with less spread than regular buckshot dealing 15 brute damage each and penetrating armor. Only obtainable as a Nuclear Operative.
• Rubber Shot: Shoots 6 pellets dealing 3 brute and 13 stamina damage each. Better if you want the target alive. Riot shotguns are loaded with this by default.
• Beanbag: Shoots one single beanbag, dealing 5 brute and 55 stamina damage. The bartender uses these by default.
• Standard Slug: Shoots a single projectile that does 46 brute damage on impact.
• Syndicate Slug: Shoots a single projectile that does 60 brute damage on impact. Only obtainable as a Nuclear Operative.
• Incendiary Slug: Shoots a single projectile that leaves a fire trail and ignites the target, on top of 20 brute damage.
• Shotgun Dart: A single dart that can contain up to 30 units of chemicals that'll be injected on hit.
• Clownshot: Shoots 20 pellets doing no damage and makes a honking noise.
• Technological Shells: Unloaded technological shells can be made in a Protolathe. See here for the recipes.
  • Pulse Slug: Works like one of the deathsquad's pulse rifle shots, dealing 40 burn damage and damaging or destroying walls and machinery.
  • Dragonsbreath: Like the incendiary slug, but shoots a spread of 4 burning pellets. Deals less direct damage.
  • Ion Scatter: Shoots a spread of 4 ion bolts, each of which ions a 3x3 area.
  • Laser buckshot: Shoots 5 lasers dealing 10 burn each.
  • Cryoshot: Shoots 4 pellets lowering the body temperature of the target on impact.
  • Thundershot: Shoots 3 pellets creating lightning on impact.
  • Depleted Uranium Slug: Shoots one ultra penetrative projectile dealing 30 brute but bypassing almost all armor and going through mobs.

Bolt Action

Bolt-action firearms are characterized by their bolt cycling mechanism. The bolt must be drawn back to permit access to the internal magazine for reloading, and it must also be cycled in order to eject a spent round to permit another bullet to be chambered. Because this process is clunky and time-costly relative to a self-loading firearm, bolt-actions are seen as antique, dated weapons.

Icon	Item	Ammo	Capacity	Damage & Effects	How to Acquire	Faction Usage	Notes
	Mosin Nagant	7.62mm	5 Rounds	60 Brute	Ordered from Cargo. Certain ruins	Space Russians	Compensates its low firing rate by being extremely powerful. Can be sawed off to fit in backpacks, incurring a massive loss of accuracy. It also supports a bayonet.

Launcher

A launcher firearm is a weapon that kinetically launches an ordinance over some range. While this can range from an explosive rocket to a small syringe, or even something as laughable as a banana scream pie, these guns typically load a single projectile which is then immediately ready to fire.

Icon	Item	Ammo	Capacity	Damage & Effects	How to Acquire	Faction Usage	Notes
	Pie Cannon	Pies	50 Pies	Stun + Humiliation Duration 2	Found in Clown crates, one is guaranteed in the Theatre. Certain ruins	Clowns	Heavy and bulky, but also the only feasibly accessible form of an instant ranged hardstun on the station. Wary victims can catch your pies if they suspect an attack, though if you have several pies, you can outshoot the rate at which they ready themselves to catch more. Likely to be confiscated by Security if abused.
	Self-Recharging Pie Cannon	Pies (Self-Charging)	20 Pies	Stun + Humiliation Duration 2	Available to Clown Operatives for 10 TC. Wielded by HONK! Emergency Response Team members.	Clowns	A pie cannon that will automatically and continuously fill its ammo capacity to max with additional banana cream pies. While its maximum ammunition is technically lower than the standard pie cannon, a disciplined operative can effectively never run out of ammo.
	Improvised Pneumatic Cannon	(Almost) anything normal-sized or smaller	7 Weight	Depends on what's thrown	Made by yourself.	Civilians	An improvised cannon for shooting quite literally anything at targets. Requires a gas tank (such as a welder) to operate. Blacklisted items for loading are the Supermatter sword and any kind of baton.
	Blowgun	Syringes	1 Syringe	6 Brute + 15u chemicals	Made by yourself.	Civilians	A makeshift syringe gun, effectively. Difficult to use as it requires the user to stand still for 2.5 seconds before firing, which gives an alert to anyone who sees the user. Even if it successfully fires, it also inflicts 20 Oxygen and 20 Stamina damage on the user. This means if you shoot this three times in quick succession, you will pass out.
	Syringe Gun	Syringes	1 Syringe	6 Brute + 15u chemicals	Located inside the MD lockers inside or near Medbay Storage.	Nanotrasen	A syringe will not inject all of its reagents at once; if a victim takes the time to rip out the syringe quickly, it interrupts the flow of any chemicals that are remaining in the syringe.
	Dart Pistol	Syringes	1 Syringe	6 Brute + 15u chemicals	Syndicate Uplink, available for 4 TC	Syndicate	This miniature syringe gun is not only small-sized instead of normal-sized, but it's also innately suppressed, meaning it scarcely be heard while firing and no message will be displayed to those who can see you when you fire it.
	Modified Syringe Gun	DNA Injectors	1 DNA Injector	5 Brute + DNA Injector effects	Syndicate Uplink, available for 14 TC (only if you are a Geneticist)	Syndicate	A modified syringe gun (also called the DNA syringe gun) that fires DNA injectors and applies their effects instantly, assuming the shot is not blocked. Can instantly turn unsuspecting victims into monkeys, turn their flesh to acid, or whatever devious hell you devise for them.
	Rapid Syringe Gun	Syringes	6 Syringes	6 Brute + 15u chemicals	Printed from the Medical protolathe once researched.	Nanotrasen	A syringe gun that can hold up to six syringes. Simple.
	Reagent Dartgun	Syringes	100u of chemicals	6 Brute + 15u chemicals	Syndicate Uplink, available for 12 TC (only if you are a Chemist or Virologist)	Syndicate	Stores up to 100u of reagents. Upon firing, will synthesize a syringe automatically filled with 15u of the mix in the gun itself. Great if you don't want to carry around a ton of syringes and just reload by pouring beakers into it.
	Kinetic Speargun	Kinetic Spears	1 Kinetic Spear	5 Brute, 25 Brute against fauna	Located in the emergency space suit storage of escape pods.	Nanotrasen	Basically a crappy proto-kinetic accelerator that has limited ammo. You can retrieve your kinetic spears, so long as the angry fauna you were shooting is dead.
	Speargun	Magspears	1 Magspear	25 Brute	Obtained in the "White Whale Holy Grail" Syndi-kit Special pack.	Syndicate	Effectively a harpoon gun, the magspear projectile is guaranteed to embed if it hits a target. It conveniently does enough damage to one-shot space carp, as the Syndi-Kit is themed around it.
	Gauss Rifle	Bolts	1 Bolt	25 Brute	Made by yourself.	Scavengers	It's heavy and impractical to carry around, even if the ammunition is easy to make. Also requires both hands to fire.
	Handcannon	Cannonballs	1 Cannonball	30 Brute, 500 Brute against windows and doors	Found on the Pirate Ship.	Syndicate	YARR!! This fine handheld cannon be fitting well for usage by a real scurvy dog. Hitting a person with the cannonball will throw them a few tiles, but this here be best used for blowing open doors. It do take two hands to fire, so be warned.
	PML-9 RPG	84mm Rockets	1 Rocket	Ammo Types Icon Name Description HE Rocket 30 Brute, 2 tile light explosion, 1 tile heavy explosion if it didn't hit something living. HEPD Rocket 80 Brute, 100 Dismemberment, extra 200 Brute against mechs and cyborgs, 1 tile heavy explosion, 3 tile light explosion, ignites others within 4 range. Massive armor penetration.	Only available to Nuclear Operative for 8 TC	Syndicate	Hilariously cheap itself, but the rockets are where the real cost for this weapon comes in. HE rockets aren't bad area damage, but the HEPD rocket will delete anyone hit by it, as well as dealig massive damage to anyone next to them. Requires both hands to fire. You can't rocket jump with it.

Bow

Bows, despite being mostly outdated, are most often used in sporting activities. Regardless, individuals on station are able to craft them if they desire a ranged option. Shooting a bow require the user to load an arrow manually, then drawing the bow before it's able to fire. The individual loading and drawing of each arrow means their rate of fire is slow, but each arrow has a chance to embed in its target, which will cause bleeding and additional damage unless dealt with. If an arrow does not embed, it often falls on the ground in front of the hit target. Some arrows have a chance to break on impact, which will prevent embedment or retrieval. Interacting with the bow while an arrow is drawn will cancel the shot and return the arrow to an open hand, if available.

Icon	Item	Ammo	Draw Time	How to Acquire	Faction Usage	Notes
	Wooden Bow	Arrow	0.5 seconds	Made by yourself.	Civilians	A simple, yet effective bow. Standard and robust.
	Bone Bow	Arrow	0.5 seconds	Made by yourself. Certain ruins	Ashwalkers	An alternative bow made using bones and sinew from Lavaland's fauna. Has more spread than the wooden bow.
	Makeshift Bow	Arrow	2 seconds	Made by yourself.	Scavengers	A bow made using scavenged materials commonly found on the station. Has a very wide spread.
	Pipe Bow	Arrow	1 second	Made by yourself.	Scavengers	A bow made using harder-to-obtain materials. Made of higher quality than the makeshift bow, possessing less spread in addition to its faster draw time.
	Crossbow	Arrow	2 seconds	Made by yourself.	Civilians	A bow with a locking mechanism that is wielded more akin to a firearm. Has no spread, no slowdown while drawn, nor will it un-draw if it's dropped or stored, but drawing back the string requires you to stand still for the duration.

Arrows

Note: This lists only arrows that can be acquired by normal means. All arrows do 20 extra damage to fauna unless otherwise stated.

• Wooden Arrow: A basic arrow dealing 20 brute damage. Has a small chance to break and a respectable embed chance.
• Ashen Arrow: A fire-reinforced arrow dealing 25 brute damage. Can't shatter on impact and has a low embed chance.
• Bone Tipped Arrow: A well-crafted arrow dealing 30 brute damage with moderate armor penetration. Can't shatter on impact and has an okay embed chance.
• Bone Arrow: A cheap arrow dealing 15 brute damage and an extra 35 damage against fauna. Has a small chance to break and an okay embed chance.
• Chitin Tipped Arrow: A high quality arrow dealing 25 brute damage and an extra 40 damage against fauna with very good armor penetration. Can't shatter on impact and has a respectable embed chance.
• Bamboo Arrow: A brittle arrow dealing 10 brute damage with a high chance to embed. Very likely to shatter on impact.
• Bronze Arrow: A forged arrow dealing 25 brute damage with minor armor penetration. Has a small chance to break and an okay embed chance.
• Glass Arrow: A makeshift arrow dealing 15 brute damage. Likely to shatter on impact and an okay embed chance. Easiest arrow to make using on station materials.
• Plasma Glass Arrow: A robust arrow dealing 18 brute damage with legendary armor penetration. Can't shatter on impact and has a respectable embed chance. A direct upgrade of the glass arrow.

Arrow Modifications

These arrows can be crafted from any existing arrow, inheriting half of their damage, embed chance, and armor penetration.

• Fire Arrow: Upon impact, will deal an additional 8 burn damage and set the target ablaze, assuming the target is a carbon. Requires Makeshift Crafting from the Syndicate in order to make, or tribal knowledge.
• Bola Arrow: Upon impact, will deal the arrow's modified damage as well as applying a bola effect, cuffing the target's legs. Requires Makeshift Crafting from the Syndicate in order to make, or tribal knowledge.

Energy

Energy weapons, while rarer than ballistics in most environments, are standard-issue on Nanotrasen stations due to their research. Instead of utilizing clips or magazines, energy weapons have an internal cell that they draw upon in order to spontaneously create a projectile. While this makes for a convenient weapon that does not demand the carrying of additional magazines, this forces most energy weaponry to utilize anchored rechargers in order to replenish their cell. In addition, EMPs will completely drain an energy weapon's cell, save some exceptions. While energy projectiles tend to be unique in their ability to inflict differing kinds of damage, such as burn or stamina, their lethality is often less than their ballistic counterparts. That being said, conventional defenses against energy are few and far between, due to their emerging status as a standardized weapon. In addition, all energy projectiles are capable of passing through surfaces that do not block light, such as grilles and windows.

Gun

Energy guns are the most common variant of energy weapon. They tend to fire disabler or laser projectiles, though some may also fire ion or pulse shots.

Lasers

Lasers are simple weapons that focus light to deal burn damage to targets. Lasers are the only energy projectiles that are mitigated by laser armor; all other energy projectiles are mitigated by energy armor.

Icon	Item	Ammo	Capacity	Damage & Effects	How to Acquire	Faction Usage	Notes
	Laser Gun	Energy	12 Lasers	20 Burn	The Armory Ordered from Cargo. Certain ruins	Nanotrasen	Fires more lasers than an energy gun can. Will very effectively burn unarmored targets. Ideal for shutting down Clockwork Cultists and Xenomorphs, though not-so-good against Nuclear Operatives.
	Retro Laser	Energy	12 Lasers 5 Lasers	20 Burn	Certain ruins	Nanotrasen	The normal Retro Laser can be located on the White Ship. The one found on Charlie Station is massively inefficient, and will only fire five times before its cell is depleted.
	Antique Laser Gun	Energy (also Self-Charging)	12 Lasers	20 Burn	Found in the Captain's Quarters.	Nanotrasen	The prized weapon of the Captain. It's usually safely secured in a glass display in their office, though breaking it open will trigger a burglary alarm, which triggers the fire alarm while closing and bolting the doors. If you have the Command remote from the Captain's locker, this is no problem! Otherwise, Security is also notified, and they're well aware that several opposing elements would pay a fine price for this unique weapon.
	Hellfire Laser Gun	Energy	7 Lasers	25 Burn	Ordered from Cargo.	Nanotrasen	Does more damage than a regular laser gun and can easily inflict debilitating burn wounds, it comes at the cost of a higher energy consumption reducing the ammo capacity.
	Laser Rifle	Energy (Magazine)	20 Lasers	20 Burn	Available to Emergency Response Team for 8 WC Certain ruins	Nanotrasen	The laser rifle utilizes battery magazines to load its shots. As a result, it should be handled and loaded like an automatic. The magazines themselves can be refilled in a standard recharger, making this a highly convenient and robust weapon that combines the strengths of both energy and ballistic weaponry. Unaffected by EMP.
	X-Ray Gun	Energy	20 Lasers	15 Burn + 300 Irradiate	Printable at the Armory protolathe once researched.	Nanotrasen	This gun fires x-ray beams that will pass through closed turf. However, it will be stopped by machinery or computers it comes into contact with. It travels for 15 tiles and does minimal damage, but will heavily irradiate targets hit. A handful of lasers won't kill someone, but without proper attention, they'll be coughing up their own organs some minutes later. Exceptionally effective against Blobs that might exploit station walls as a defense.

Multifaceted

Multifaceted energy weapons are able to switch between different projectiles with various properties. Interacting with the gun in-hand will cycle between its firemodes.

Icon	Item	Ammo	Capacity	Damage & Effects	How to Acquire	Faction Usage	Notes
	Energy Gun	Energy	10 Lasers, 20 Disable	20 Burn 25 Stamina	Standard issue for Captains and Heads of Security The Armory Ordered from Cargo. Available to Emergency Response Team for 3 WC Certain ruins	Nanotrasen	A versatile energy weapon. Disabler shots consume half the battery of laser shots. Like most other energy weapons, it's lighter and easier to carry than a ballistic, which makes it an ideal all-rounder. Supports a seclite attachment.
	Miniature Energy Gun	Energy	6 Lasers, 12 Disable	20 Burn 25 Stamina	Found in the Head of Personnel's locker Found in the Syndicate Infiltrator base Available to Emergency Response Team for 1 WC	Nanotrasen	A smaller energy gun with a pitiful battery. It can fit in a pocket and has a built-in seclite. Effectively a self-defense weapon.
File:Advegun.png	Advanced Energy Gun	Energy (Self-Charging)	10 Lasers, 20 Disable	20 Burn 25 Stamina	Printable at the Armory protolathe once researched.	Nanotrasen	Utilizes a mini-nuclear generator to self-charge its internal cell. As a result, it cannot be placed in standard rechargers. If EMP'd, the recharge process will leak out radiation.
	X-01 Multiphase Energy Gun	Energy	4 Ion, 10 Laser, 20 Disable	1 tile EMP 20 Burn 25 Stamina	Found in the Head of Security's locker.	Nanotrasen	A modernized version of the Captain's Antique Laser. While it does not possess the self-charging capability, it comes with the standard energy gun firing modes as well as an ion mode which will fire a one-tile pulse. The ion mode massively drains the battery. Like the Antique Laser, the X-01 is heavily coveted by opposing elements. Supports a seclite attachment.
	Prototype Energy Gun	Energy	1 Stun, 10 Lasers	Stun 20 Burn	Located in the Experimental Technology room of Charlie Station.	Nanotrasen	The first advanced energy gun created by Nanotrasen, before they discovered how to create disabler beams. Like a standard egun, but instead of a disabler mode, it can fire a single electrode which will stun whatever is hit. However, this fully drains the weapon's battery.
	Tactical Energy Gun	Energy	10 Lasers, 20 Disable, 10 Stun	20 Burn 25 Stamina Stun	Only available to Emergency Response Team for 8 WC	Nanotrasen	A military-grade energy gun that re-introduces the electrode utilized in older energy guns, though far more efficient in its energy usage. Incredibly potent at subduing targets.
	Pulse Rifle	Energy	200 Pulse, 400 Lasers, 200 Stun	50 Burn 20 Burn Stun	Only available to Emergency Response Team for 100 WC	Nanotrasen	The most powerful energy weapon in existence. Bruteforces energy weapon's ammo problems by having a very large power source, though this makes it far bulkier than most energy weapons. Its pulse setting decimates bodies and structures alike. If you see someone holding a real version of this, run. Unaffected by EMP.
	Pulse Carbine	Energy	25 Pulse, 50 Laser, 25 Stun	50 Burn 20 Burn Stun	Only available to Emergency Response Team for 45 WC	Nanotrasen	A scaled-down version of the Pulse Rifle. While it has significantly less charge, the Pulse Carbine is able to be stored in backpacks while losing none of the lethality. Unaffected by EMP.
	Pulse Pistol	Energy	10 Pulse, 20 Laser, 10 Stun	50 Burn 20 Burn Stun	Only available to Emergency Response Team for 35 WC	Nanotrasen	A sidearm that is a doubly-shrunken Pulse Rifle. While it has the least number of shots out of all the pulse weapons, it still has a number of shots equal to what you would expect from a standard energy gun, only the projectiles are MUCH scarier. Can fit into pockets. Unaffected by EMP.

Miscellaneous

These energy guns are difficult to categorize, as their effects are more varied. They can range from entirely non-lethal or massively destructive to organic tissue.

Icon	Item	Ammo	Capacity	Damage & Effects	How to Acquire	Faction Usage	Notes
	Disabler	Energy	20 Disable	25 Stamina Damage	Standard issue for most Security personnel The Armory Ordered from Cargo.	Nanotrasen	The bread and butter of security work. Supports a lot of shots per recharge while being fairly easy to carry. It can go onto standard armor vests which permits a quick draw for speedy detainment of a suspect. Four shots will down an unarmored target. Supports a seclite attachment.
	Proto-Kinetic Accelerator	Energy (Self-Charging)	Infinite Blasts (needs to cooldown after shooting)	40 Brute, 10 Brute in standard pressure	Located in miner lockers in the Mining Dock, the Mining Station, the Auxiliary Base. Can be purchased at the mining vendor for 750 points. Mega variant obtained by utilizing the World Anvil.	Prospectors	The proto-kinetic accelerator utilizes a kinetic pressure system which requires the user to firmly hold the PKA in-hand to charge its kinetic blast via the lever that is on its grip. Pulling the trigger when it has collected enough energy fires the kinetic blast. While it can mine rock, its main feature is its ability to do massive damage to living targets in an environment below standard pressure. This means it is the staple for dealing with any pesky fauna that may accost you on Lavaland or in space. Its standard cooldown is 1.6 seconds and its standard range is 3 tiles. It resolves against bomb armor, rather than energy armor. It can support a seclite and a bayonet attachment. Compatible with several modkits. It has a standard mod capacity of 100%. The mega version has a max mod capacity of 120%. Upgrades Name Capacity Description Range Increase 25% Increases the number of tiles the blast can travel by 1. Damage Increase 30% Increases the damage done by 10. Pressurized damage is only increased by 2.5. Cooldown Decrease 30% Modifies the current cooldown time by 74.5%. This means each cooldown mod after the first saves you less time. Hardiness Increase 10% The kinetic blast will destroy hardened basalt in one hit, instead of two. Mining Explosion 30% Will cause the kinetic blast to mine in an area around the impact location. Offensive Mining Explosion 30%, max 3 Will cause the kinetic blast to both mine and damage mobs in a small area around the impact location. Offensive Explosion 30% Will cause the kinetic blast to damage mobs in a small area around the impact location. Minebot Passthrough 0% The kinetic blast will ignore minebots. Rapid Repeater 50% Modifies the current cooldown time by 187.5%. However, if a kinetic blast hits a living creature, it alters the modified cooldown time by 25%. Lifesteal Crystal 20% Heals the user of 2.5 damage if the kinetic blast hits a living creature. Resonator Blast 30% Creates a resonator blast where the kinetic blast impacts. Death Syphon 30% Will allow the KPA to collect up to 25 Bounty. Bounty is gained upon killing or assisting in the kill of a creature, granting a stack of that creature type. Bounty stacks make the kinetic blast do additional damage to the type of creature they belong to. Decrease Pressure Penalty 35%, max 2 Doubles the damage done by the kinetic blast in a standard pressure. Modified Trigger Guard 20% Removes species limitations for using the PKA.
	Ion Rifle	Energy	10 Ion Pulses	20 Brute to silicon mobs Up to 90 damage to mechs 3x3 EMP	The Armory Located on the Nuclear Operative's shuttle.	Sol Interplanetary Coalition	While large and bulky, the projectile fired by the Ion Rifle will deliver an EMP pulse in a small area around the target. An EMP will shut off or disrupt most electronic equipment. More uniquely, it is fantastic at disrupting mech or cyborg subsystems. Preterni and IPCs will also undergo significant system damage when hit by one. Care should be used in close range to ensure you do not EMP yourself, draining all your weapons, turning off your radio, and scrambling your suit sensors at once. Unaffected by EMP.
	Tesla Revolver	Energy	5 Tesla Bolts	Extremely variable due to many factors	Printable at the Security or Armory protolathe once researched.	Nanotrasen	Fires a Tesla bolt that can bounce between targets, dealing decreasing burn per chain hit. The bolt can chain to you but will not affect anyone with proper insulation. Highly chaotic and likely to harm the user just as much as their target.
	Temperature Gun	Energy	40 Freeze/Heat Beams	Heats/Cools target dependent upon the setting.	The Armory Printable at the Security or Armory protolathe once researched.	Nanotrasen	Fires beams that will cook or cool targets hit. Less effective against armor. Freezing someone will slow them down, while overheating is typically better against species that suffer more from heat or any target that will struggle to achieve homeostasis, such as someone under the effects of Space Adaptation.
	Mini Energy Crossbow	Energy (Self-Charging)	Infinite Bolts (needs to cooldown after shooting)	15 Toxin + 60 Stamina + Knockdown (Duration 1)	Syndicate Uplink, available for 10 TC	Syndicate	A handheld energy launcher that automatically fabricates its own bolts. These hardlight bolts compromise muscles, causing victims to fall over and suffer fatigue as well as toxic damage. Very potent when combined with a lethal melee followup, such as an Energy Sword.
File:Large ebow.png	Energy Crossbow	Energy (Self-Charging)	Infinite Bolts (needs to cooldown after shooting)	30 Toxin + 60 Stamina + Knockdown (Duration 1)	Printable at the Armory protolathe once researched.	Nanotrasen	Like the mini energy crossbow, but bulky in size and takes ten seconds to replicate a new bolt. Still immeasurably effective at immediately slowing and exhausting a suspect, which makes it an excellent opening weapon.
	Biological Demolecularisor	Energy	10 Beams	20 Cellular Damage + 100 Irradiate	Printable at the Armory protolathe once researched.	Nanotrasen	Nicknamed the "decloner", the projectiles fired from this weapon are unable to bypass windows and grilles like most energy weapons. However, it is deceptively lethal, as DNA damage is immeasurably difficult to heal and all but requires a visit to Medical.
	Spur	Energy (Self-Charging)	10 Bullets	20 to 40 Brute depending on the charge	Only available to Emergency Response Team for 10 WC	Unknown	A mythical weapon that fires projectiles that do increasing damage the more charge is in the gun. It shoots bullets instead of energy projectiles.

Plasma Cutters

Plasma cutters are effective mining tools that can also serve as weapons. Powered by plasma ore and sheets, rather than an internal cell, they fire plasma projectiles that will cut through rock present on Lavaland and meteors like butter. While they do little damage, they are very effective at delimbing organic targets and can also double as welding tools. Range represents how far the projectile will normally travel, while Mine Range represents the additional number of tiles the projectile will travel through rock.

Icon	Item	Ammo	Capacity	Damage & Effects	How to Acquire	Faction Usage	Notes
	Mini Plasma Cutter	Plasma	15 Plasma Bursts	3 Brute Range 4, Mine Range 0	Obtained via redemption of voucher at mining vendor for the Mini Plasma Cutter Kit. Can be purchased at the mining vendor for 2500 points.	Prospectors	A good jumpstart to mining at the beginning of a shift, this can permit you to obtain minerals a lot faster a lot sooner. Even though it's small, it can still be used as a welder like the rest of the plasma cutters.
	Plasma Cutter	Plasma	40 Plasma Bursts	5 Brute Range 4, Mine Range 3	Printable at the Cargo protolathe once researched. Ordered in Cargo once unlocked.	Prospectors	Your standard plasma cutter. While not damaging, it can delimb an arm or a leg if targeted and hit enough, which can levy a massive advantage when fighting another player.
	Advanced Plasma Cutter	Plasma	100 Plasma Bursts	7 Brute Range 5, Mine Range 5 Mega: Range 7, Mine Range 7	Printable at the Cargo protolathe once researched. Ordered in Cargo once unlocked. Mega variant obtained by utilizing the World Anvil.	Prospectors	More robust in every way relative to the standard plasma cutter. Can be expensive to print if the ORM hasn't been upgraded, but you save a lot of plasma and time using this instead of the normal plasma cutter. Fires slightly faster than the standard plasma cutter.
	Plasma Cutter Shotgun	Plasma	28 Plasma Bursts	6 total pellets in a wide spread which do: 2 Brute Range 5, Mine Range 2 Mega: Range 7, Mine Range 3	Can be purchased at the mining vendor for 6000 points. Mega variant obtained by utilizing the World Anvil.	Prospectors	The several mining pellets can instantly blow up gibonite, which make using this risky. That being said, it will clear rocks in an area VERY fast. Utterly useless for combat unlike the normal plasma cutters. It can be upgraded to have its projectiles instantly defuse gibonite it hits, removing its fatal flaw.

Bow

Energy bows cannot use regular arrows. Instead, they replicate hardlight projectiles, thus only requiring drawing before being fired. Energy arrows cannot be reused and will dissipate after use. If they embed, they will deal 1 damage (of the arrow's type) per tick for 10 ticks before dissipating.

Icon	Item	Ammo	Damage & Effects	How to Acquire	Faction Usage	Notes
	Hardlight Bow	Energy (Self-Charging)	25 Burn (Burn damage on embed), 40 Stamina (Stamina damage on embed)	Printable at the Armory protolathe once researched.	Nanotrasen	While hardlight bolts deal more burn and stamina than the energy gun's modes, the hardlight bow is bulky and requires time to draw which ultimately decreases its lethality relative to the energy gun. That being said, it is always able to continuously replicate its own projectile, meaning rechargers are largely unnecessary while using this weapon.
	Syndicate Hardlight Bow	Energy (Self-Charging)	25 Burn (Burn damage on embed), 15 Burn + 300 irradiate (Toxin damage on embed)	Syndicate Uplink, available for 12 TC	Syndicate	Completely silent when drawing and firing. It has a built-in scope that can be used to see long distances. Its x-ray mode functions very well when combined with Thermals. Can be folded using CTRL+CLICK to store it in bags.
	Brass Bow	Magic (Self-Charging)	18 Burn (Burn damage on embed)	A weapon of choice to summon using the Clockwork Slab	Clockwork Cult	The main ranged option of Rat'var's servants when defending the Ark. While it lacks the immediate knockdown of the spear or the utility of the hammer and sword, the infinite bolts produced by this ranged weapon are excellent for exerting pressure or maintaining a defensive position.

Miscellaneous Weapons

These weapons are either eccentric or unique enough that they fail to fit into any other category. Thus, they are listed here.

Icon	Item	Ammo	Capacity	Damage & Effects	How to Acquire	Faction Usage	Notes
	Chem Sprayer	Chemicals	600 units total 150 units of Spore Toxin (Causes blindness) 150 units of Cryptobiolin 150 units of Unstable Mutagen 150 units of Chloral Hydrate	Confusion, blindness, dizziness, knockout, and random mutations with the standard reagents.	Only available to Nuclear Operative for 10 TC	Syndicate	Each spray has a three-tile width that can travel to the edge of your screen. Combine this with its dangerous reagents upon purchase, and you have an efficient area denial tool that can punish clumped targets. Will not directly kill, but will certainly effect consequences that lead to death.
	Flamethrower	Gas of your choice	Depends on tank pressure	Depends on the gas	Ordered from Cargo. Made by yourself. Requires Makeshift Crafting from the Syndicate. Available to Nuclear Operative for 4 TC	Scavengers	Allows for creative gas mixes if you know your atmos. An area denial tool, generally useful for making small areas uninhabitable for people, not so useful when trying to kill someone, as it's easy to run away.
	Blast Cannon	Kinetic Energy	Depends on the mixture of your bomb	Depends on the mixture of your bomb	Syndicate Uplink, available for 14 TC (only if you are a Scientist)	Syndicate	Sends out a force projectile that varies in force and destruction based on how good your bomb mixture is. It can range from a peashooter to something that effectively fires immovable rods that WILL tear through the station and any poor sod in the way. Targets hit with enough force will be knocked out and potentially lose limbs.

Admin Only Weapons

These weapons are currently restricted to admin spawn only.

Icon	Item	Ammo	Capacity	Damage & Effects	How to Acquire	Faction Usage	Notes
	Gyrojet Pistol	.75	8 Rounds	74 Brute from direct hit 24 from a tile away explosion (-1, 0, 2)	Admin only.	Admins	Delivers an explosion with every shot, plus you can afford to be less accurate with it, as the explosion hits 3x3, so it's great against groups.
	Accelerator Laser Cannon	Energy	7 Lasers	6 Burn - Instant kill	Admin only.	Admins	An advanced laser cannon that does more damage the farther away the target is.
	Cycler Shotgun	12 Gauge shells	4+1 Shells, 4+1 Shells	Depends on shell type.	Admin only.	Admins	A shotgun that possesses two internal magazines in the form of a dual tube. One is filled with rubber shot and the other with beanbags by default. It automatically pumps after each shot. Using it in hand will switch the tube it is firing from, or chamber a shell in the current tube if one is not chambered.
	Mateba	.357	7 Rounds	Ammo Types Icon Name Description Standard ammo 40 Brute Ironfeather 6 pellets of 8.5 damage each, mildly less damage dropoff than buckshot Nutcracker 20 Brute, one-shots windows, two-shots doors, three-shots reinforced doors Metalshock 30 Brute, then shock deals 10 Burn and confusion if target is not insulated Heartpiercer 35 Brute with good armor penetration. Passes through first mob hit Wallstake 25 Brute, throws people two tiles which can impact against walls	Admin only.	Nanotrasen, Syndicate	An autorevolver chambered in .357 only carried by high-ranking corporate officials.
	Desert Eagle	.50	7 Rounds	40 Brute	Admin only.	Admins	A powerful hand cannon. Shoots slower than other handguns. Comes in three tasteful variants. Normal, gold and camo gold. Hope for the gold gun.

Defense

To be good at combat, you must be able to survive an encounter with anything; Nuclear Operatives, Wizards, Assistants and such. While some may say that the best defense is a robust offense (which can be true in some cases), knowing how to protect yourself is a vital skill needed to be robust.

Stuns and Incapacitation

Having the ability to stun at a moment's notice will protect you from getting robusted quite often (as long as you don't get stunned first).

Three kinds of stuns

Humans can get stunned in three different ways. The most common one is 'Weaken'. It causes you to fall and makes you unable to do anything except talking. 'Stun' is all the same, except you don't fall down. Paralysis knocks you out completely, you can't even talk or hear what's happening.

You can also be sleeping, which is the same as paralysis, but caused and treated by different things.

Icon	Item	Type of Stun	How to Acquire	Notes
	Stun Baton	70 stamina damage	Security	Not being security and having this out is likely to land you in the brig.
	Stunprod	45 stamina damage	Made by yourself	Having this is a quick way to get robusted by security. Doesn't fit in backpacks, but can be carried on your back.
File:Telescopic Baton.png	Telescopic Baton	60 stamina damage	Be a Head of Staff	Not being a head of staff and having one of these is yet another way to incur security's ire.
	Flash	Stun Duration 5	Security, Bridge, Sec Checkpoint, Tech Storage	Cyborgs are vulnerable to this method of stunning. Eye protection, such as sunglasses or welding helmets prevents you from being stunned this way.
	Disarm Intent	Disarm	Have arms	Shoving someone while they're next to something solid will cause them to drop anything in their active hand, and shoving someone twice in quick succession will cause them to drop any guns in their active hand. Shoving someone who is next to someone else will knock both people down for one second.
	Chemicals	Depends on chemical	Chemistry	Typically used with a syringe gun, Hypospray, or Smoke Grenade. Some chemicals, like Chloral Hydrate, or Morphine, can hold targets still for some time, while others can be very harmful.
	Flashbang	Weaken + Stun Duration varies with distance. Max 10	Security	Very good for stunning a whole room. Not wearing ear protection will make you deaf for awhile. Wearing both sunglasses and a bowman headset makes you immune to these.
	Laser Pointer	Blinds humans and cyborgs, deactivate cyborg's equipment Duration 5-10	Lawyer, Librarian, Research Director	Has a chance of blinding people and cyborgs, like a Flash; a fully upgraded laser pointer has a 100% chance.
	Disabler	25 stamina damage	Security	A non-lethal type of laser that deals Stamina Damage, which has the same slowing/debilitating effects of normal damage, without actually harming. Heals on its own over time. Consume less energy than lethal lasers.
	Resonant Shriek	Weaken Duration 5-10	Being a changeling	Only weakens cyborgs. Humans become deaf and confused.
	Stun Spell	Weaken + Stun Duration 10	Being a cultist and making one.	Works on cyborgs. Blocked by null rod and mindshields. Also mutes victims for a duration of 6.
	Beepsky	Weaken + Stun Duration 5	Made in robotics.	Attacks those set to arrest, and, depending on the mode, with weapons out without permission.
	ED-209	Weaken + Stun Duration 5	Made in robotics.	Attacks those set to arrest, and, depending on the mode, with weapons out without permission.

Icon	Counter	Type of Stun	How to Acquire	Notes
	Hulk	Any	Wizardry	Hulks don't get stunned and don't fall ever. Even space lube doesn't make them fall, though they do slip. Stamina damage reduces the duration of hulking.
	Eye protection	Flashes	Cargo and Engineering for welding helmets, Security for sunglasses.	Doesn't do anything with the stun itself; rather, it protects you from flashing

Damage Prevention

A few items, when used, can completely block damage.

Icon	Item	How to acquire	Protection	Notes
	Riot Shield	Armory	Blocks melee and projectile attacks.	Riot shields have 75 health, and will eventually shatter if hit by enough.
	Energy Combat Shield	Nuke ops	Blocks energy projectiles	Works just like a riot shield, except with a 100% chance to deflect all lasers and energy shots, making it very robust. Can also be turned off to fit in your pocket.
	Reactive Teleport Armor	Research Director's Office	Teleports you randomly if you're hit.	It could end badly if you get spaced due to this, but it'll still improve your odds of surviving.
	Energy Sword	Syndicate Uplinks	Blocks projectiles and melee attacks	Needs to be turned on to work. Counts as a shield just like the riot shield.

Armor

Armor is a great passive way to keep you from getting hurt too badly in a fight. Some jobs will have difficulty acquiring armor. Some armor, like hardsuits, will slow you, as well.

Armor will reduce all damage of a certain type, on parts of your body that are protected by the armor. You will see "Your armor softens the blow!" when your armor reduces damage. The defense values are indicated by an armor's percent protection from different damage types, for example basic Armor has a melee protection rate of 50, as such it will reduce all melee damage to the chest by 50%.

Armor only protects the region that it covers on your body. No armor protects your entire body.

Body Armor

Icon	Item	How to acquire	Protection	Defense values %	Notes
	Captain's Armor	Captain's Quarters	Offers moderate protection from most sources.	melee = 40 bullet = 50 laser = 50 energy = 25 bomb = 50 bio = 100 rad = 50	The Captain will sometimes wear this. It's also space-worthy, but it will slow you down. Wearing this while not the Captain is a good way to get robusted.
	Captain's Carapace	Captain's Quarters	Offers moderate protection from most sources.	melee = 50 bullet = 40 laser = 50 energy = 10 bomb = 25	A special armor vest unique to the Captain. Offers far greater protection than most armor, and also displays your authority to the crew.
	Engineering Hardsuit	Engineering	Gives low protection from melee attacks and explosions.	melee = 10 bullet = 5 laser = 10 energy = 5 bomb = 10 bio = 100 rad = 75	See here for information on the different styles.
	Atmospherics Hardsuit	Atmospherics	Identical to normal RIG however it is one of the only items that grants complete protection from Fire at the cost of no Radiation protection.	melee = 10 bullet = 5 laser = 10 energy = 5 bomb = 10 bio = 100	See here for information on the different styles.
	Mining Hardsuit	Mining	Gives quite good protection from melee attacks and explosions. Can be upgraded with goliath hide plates to a maximum of 60 melee defense. Essentially becoming a spaceworthy riot suit. The helmet must be upgraded independently of the suit.	melee = 30 - 60 bullet = 5 laser = 10 energy = 5 bomb = 50 bio = 100 rad = 50	See here for information on the different styles.
	CE Hardsuit	Chief Engineer	Gives good protection from melee attacks, complete Radiation protection and complete protection against Fire.	melee = 40 bullet = 5 laser = 10 energy = 5 bomb = 50 bio = 100 rad = 100	See here for information on the different styles.
	CMO Hardsuit	Chief Medical Officer	Provides little physical protection and does not block intense light based weapons, such as flashbangs or flashes. But is a easy to access Hardsuit for the CMO.	melee = 30 bullet = 5 laser = 10 energy = 5 bomb = 10 bio = 100 rad = 50	See here for information on the different styles.
	RD Hardsuit	Research Director	More accurately described as a space proof bomb suit. One of the only Hardsuits to provide 100% bomb protection, the helmet also has a diagnostic HUD built in.	melee = 30 bullet = 5 laser = 10 energy = 5 bomb = 100 bio = 100 rad = 60	See here for information on the different styles.
	Security Hardsuit	E.V.A.	Gives slightly increased protection against all damage sources.	melee = 35 bullet = 25 laser = 30 energy = 10 bomb = 10 bio = 100 rad = 50	See here for information on the different styles.
	HoS Hardsuit	E.V.A.	Gives slightly increased protection against all damage sources.	melee = 45 bullet = 30 laser = 30 energy = 10 bomb = 25 bio = 100 rad = 50	Offer more protection than the standard Security Hardsuit. Still not as good as the Captain's spacesuit.
	Gem-encrusted hardsuit	Wizard or Summon magic	Offers good protection overall and counts as a robe for spellcasting. Protective against fire and totally acidproof to boot!	melee = 40 bullet = 40 laser = 40 energy = 20 bomb = 35 bio = 100 rad = 50	See here for information on the magical arts.
	Ablative Armor Vest	Armory	Gives excellent protection against Laser and Energy attacks and can even deflect them.	melee = 10 bullet = 10 laser = 60 energy = 50	It will sometimes deflect energy projectiles, which includes disabler shots! It's also a traitor objective. Expect to receive a harsh sentence from security if caught with this.
	Bulletproof Vest	Armory	Makes the wearer very resilient to bullets at the cost of being poor defense against other weapons.	melee = 15 bullet = 60 laser = 10 energy = 10 bomb = 40	Very useful against gangsters and nuke ops. The helmet only provides half of the protection of the vest sadly.
	Body Armor	HoP, Security	Protects moderately against melee and lasers, which are common things to be harmed by.	melee = 30 bullet = 30 laser = 30 energy = 10 bomb = 25	The standard armor found on security mooks. Also sometimes found on Ian.
	Durathread Vest	Crafted from Durathread and leather.	Protects moderately against melee and lasers, as well as fire and acid. However, worse against energy, bullets, and bombs.	melee = 20 bullet = 10 laser = 30 energy = 5 bomb = 15 fire = 40 acid = 50	For non-Security, it's better than nothing.
	Riot Suit	Armory	This, combined with the riot shield, will make you be the nightmare of fire extinguisher -wielding assistants everywhere. Gives complete protection to the entire body.	melee = 50 bullet = 10 laser = 10 energy = 10	It's very resistant to melee attacks, BUT it's less protective against lasers than standard armor.
	Armored Coat	HoS	A good set of armour that covers the entire body, and the HoS starts with it. Not as powerful as it once was but it's still robust.	melee = 30 bullet = 30 laser = 30 energy = 10 bomb = 25	Wear this as your rightful trophy if you manage to outrobust him.
	Deathsquad Armor	Death Squad	Extremely robust armor found only on Deathsquad Officers. Offers strong protection against all damage sources to the entire body, in addition to being spaceworthy. Moderate slowdown.	melee = 80 bullet = 80 laser = 50 energy = 50 bomb = 100 bio = 100 rad = 100	If you see someone wearing this, it's a good idea to run.
	Bomb Suit	Toxins Lab, Armory	Protects you from bombs. Even if a bomb manages to kill you, your body will not be gibbed and you can be cloned.	melee = 40 laser = 20 energy = 10 bomb = 100	A suit designed for safety when handling explosives.
	ERT Hardsuits	Emergency Response Team, Lavaland	Offers very robust protection from all damage sources, with zero slowdown.	melee = 65 bullet = 50 laser = 50 energy = 50 bomb = 50 bio = 100 rad = 100 fire = 80 acid = 80	Resistant to plasmafire.
	Security Officer's Jumpsuit	Security Office	A security officer's jumpsuit provides a small amount of melee protection. All security-division jumpsuits have the same benefit, whether it be an officer's, the detective's, or the HoS's. Lawyers do not, however.	melee = 10	The kicker? It goes in your jumpsuit slot, and when worn underneath armor will stack their defenses additively.
	Durathread Jumpsuit	Crafted from Durathread	Provides a small amount of melee protection and moderate laser and fire protection.	melee = 10 laser = 10 fire = 40 acid = 10 bomb = 5	Like the Security Officer's, the Durathread jumpsuit is also worn in the jumpsuit slot and will also stack defenses with other armor.

Helmets

Icon	Item	How to acquire	Protection	Defense values %	Notes
	Helmet	Security Office	Standard head gear for security mooks. Keeps your head safe.	melee = 35 bullet = 30 laser = 30 energy = 10 bomb = 25	Brave officers may opt to wear the security beret or hat instead. The warden's hat offers the same protection as this.
	Durathread Helmet	Crafted from Durathread and leather.		melee = 25 bullet = 10 laser = 20 energy = 10 bomb = 30 bio = 15 rad = 20 fire = 100 acid = 50
	Swat Helmet	Derelict	A rare and extremely powerful helmet that protects against all kinds of damage. Spaceworthy.	melee = 40 bullet = 30 laser = 30 energy = 30 bomb = 50 bio = 90 rad = 20 fire = 50 acid = 50	If you get this, be proud that you are wearing the best protective headgear in the game.
	Riot Helmet	Armory	Provides excellent melee protection, but lacks in other areas.	melee = 45 bullet = 15 laser = 5 energy = 5 bomb = 5 bio = 2	Useful during revolutions, and other situations where you might be swarmed with melee weapons.
	Deathsquad Helmet	Death squad	A strong helmet that provides reduction against most damage types. Spaceworthy.	melee = 80 bullet = 80 laser = 50 energy = 50 bomb = 100 bio = 100 rad = 100	Underwhelming compared to the deathsquad body armor

Hats

Icon	Item	How to acquire	Protection	Defense values %	Notes
	Head of Security Hat	HoS	Provides robust head protection in all damage types. The HoS starts with this.	melee = 40 bullet = 30 laser = 25 energy = 10 bomb = 25 bio = 10	Powerful and stylish, also for showing who is in charge around here. The dermal armor in the HoS's locker offers the same protection as this.
	Durathread Beanie and Beret	Crafted from Durathread		melee = 15 bullet = 5 laser = 15 energy = 5 bomb = 10 fire = 30 acid = 5