Currently there are 4 types of weapon (the list will be extended):

1. cold arms (knifes, swords)

2. psi (psi-transformers)

3. special weapon (only grenade launcher for the time being)

4. firearms (pistol, rifles)

Cold arms

Is effective only in close combat (at a distance up to 4m), its damage doesn’t depend on any factors except of physical aim security. The most comprehensible weapon type – take a knife, take a target, approach to it and knife it.

Psi weapon

This wonderful weapon type uses shooter’s psi-energy (needs no rounds) and transforms it into destructive impulse that is being pointed directly at a victim (shoots with no misses). But its efficiency depends very on the distance to victim. The farther is the target the lower is the damage made by this type of weapon. In a point-blank fire this gun gives all what it has!

Special weapon

In this case weapon specificity depends very on its specimen. As currently there is only a grenade launcher in the game I’ll tell you briefly how it works. You take a grenade launcher, load it (corresponding ammunition is needed) and shoot – enemies are scattered in the air within a radius of 5m from the target point taking a damage from explosion wave. Yes, it’s really so simple! But frankly, there is an option; the matter is that the grenade launcher uses automatic guidance system that can be pointed only on a cyber-implant radiation which is carried by all Arkon habitants. Therefore you can shoot only at Arkon habitant. It’s obvious, developers of this weapon type have been working side by side with construction organizations and insurance companies – so to destroy everything and everyone on your way will be impossible.

Firearms

Most of all questions and rumors among Arkon habitants cause firearms and we shall tell you about it in detail. Generally, this type of weapon was designed for gang killing of enemy in PVP regime, though for NPC shooting it fully fits as well (especially if there is enough money for ammunition). The main its feature is that accuracy of shooting gradually changes subject to distance to the target meanwhile caused damage is not changing.

Maximum shooting accuracy is in “green” zone, i.e. in that zone where distance to the target is marked with green color. In “white” zone shooting accuracy is still acceptable but in “red“ zone  it’s only 0.1%. I.e. in green zone you’ll rather frequently hit the mark, in white – not so often and in red you’ll hit the target only with good luck (however, there is still a chance). By the way, displayed accuracy option in character parameters for small arms weapon exactly characterizes accuracy of shooting in green zone that can ball up slightly (maybe, we shall reconsider what to display there).

In reality, shooting accuracy in green zone will be around 100% but there is a nuance… The matter is that besides shooting accuracy of weapon there is a shooter marksmanship and a chance to evade shot by target. I.e. even if your chances to hit the mark are around 100% but the target’s chances to evade shot are around 50% thus you’ll hit the target only with 50% likelihood i.e. approximately 5 from 10. Unfortunately, that were not all nuances… There is one quite unpleasant point with which is rather hard to do anything – that is ping, i.e. a network lag. Due to this trouble the following problem arises. If target quickly approaches to shooter and shooter detects target in green zone and is making a shot there are really chances target left green zone and shooting accuracy is rather lower than maximum.

There are still other nuances, for example a shotgun; it still behaves not quite logically in the matter of shooting accuracy and damage capacity. Probably, we’ll settle this problem globally, by means of addition of a certain weapon type – “close combat rifle” or by means of adjustment the accuracy calculation formula of all small arms weapon – we are still pondering over it.

I think it’s enough for the beginning, don’t want to put esteemed reader off checking of new knowledge in the game.