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Weapons

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Weapons are used to kill enemies and to damage or destroy buildings and environmental features like trees. You can cycle between weapons by pressing the letter Q.

Weapon Shots per second Ammo types Description
Pistol.png
Pistol
6
Piercing rounds magazine.png
The most basic type of weapon. You start the game with one of these equipped.
Submachine gun 15
Piercing rounds magazine.png
A slight improvement over the pistol.
Shotgun.png
Shotgun
1
Shotgun shells.png
Piercing shotgun shells.png
Does more damage than the pistol and submachine gun, but the spread can cause collateral damage to your factory.
Combat Shotgun 2
Shotgun shells.png
Piercing shotgun shells.png
An upgrade from the shotgun. Fires twice as fast and has a 20% damage bonus.
Flamethrower.png
Flamethrower
-
Flamethrower ammo.png
Does a fair amount of damage and bypasses all enemy resistances.
Rocket Launcher 1
Rocket.png
Explosive rocket.png
The most damaging handheld weapon in the game. Has a very long range and can be equipped with explosive rockets that are very effective against hordes of enemies. However, ammo for this weapon is costly to make.