1-Handed Swords and Daggers both have a horizontal slashing attack. All other melee weapons can be aimed in any direction. 2-Handed Swords and Hammers have a downward slice attack that can only be aimed left and right. The six different types of Melee Weapons are:Įach type has a different attack style. Additional melee weapons can be received as drops or loot and are randomized similarly to Ranged Weapons. There are 420 craftable Melee Weapons in the game: one of each type (6), per race (7), per tier (10). Ranged weapons can be found in chests or bought from merchants On top of all this, Ranged Weapons may have utilities such as laser sights and flashlight guns can be bought from several merchants across the universe. Aliens will sometimes drop Raw Alien Meat when killed with a normal weapon, though it is less likely. This is the way that a character can obtain Raw Alien Meat and cook it over a campfire for some food. The first major Ranged weapon you will craft is the Hunting Bow, allowing you to kill Aliens and collect their loot. These stats are analyzed to provide the overall level for a weapon. Ranged Weapons are divided into ballistic and energy weapons, both of which use the player's energy pool to fuel its shots.īalistic Ranged Weapons are further divided into various types such as:Įach of these classes provides a range for various stats, including but not limited to: energy cost, clip size, reload time, fire rate, damage per shot, bullet spread. Weapons will be divided into two types: Melee and Ranged.

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