Spears and longswords should be given to the highest skill melee colonists, who will make the most out of their high DPS while being able to dodge enemy melee blows. These require the body part to be natural, i.e. 
Rather than replacing parts, these are implanted into the body part.
Prosthetic arm - Note that this is identical to the base fist, but without the stun chance. Currently, there is only one dedicated combat replacement part, the power claw, however other replacements also affect DPS. While listed here, they should not be used except in emergencies.īody parts can be replaced with artifical parts for a variety of state boosts. Arm and hand replacements do little to help ranged combat, but a player balance implants (which require natural limbs) with the combat and non-combat buffs offered by replacements.Ī human naturally has 4 base attacks. Give to ranged colonists to allow them to hold their own against melee attackers. Generally inferior to dedicated melee weapons. These are body parts, both natural and artificial, rather than wielded weapons. Most armor and clothing protects well against sharp damage. Use as a general purpose melee weapon for dealing damage. Spears or longswords should be your choice for raw damage. There is a much larger variety of sharp weapons, from the cheapest and weakest knife, to the strongest but most expensive longsword. Burst them down before they can deal much damage. Attack enemies heavily protected against sharp damage. 
The mace is always the smarter choice due to superior DPS.
Shoot them down before they enter range (much harder with active shield belts, easier if you have EMP weaponry).īlunt weapons include the club or mace. If only melee enemies present, conduct a melee block against them. Fight back against enemy brawlers trying to break your ranks. Pair with shield belts to protect colonists while they close in on the enemy. Many melee weapons outdamage guns at melee range, and have the added benefit of forcing enemies into melee combat-putting gun-armed raiders at a grave disadvantage as they can only fight using their guns as melee weapons-and staggering any pawn that's even attacked in melee. Weapons that can only deal damage in hand-to-hand combat. More detailed information on using each individual weapon can be found on their respective pages. Here is a list of ways to use each weapon, and how to counter enemies that are using them. Allocating and using weapons effectively gives you a sizable advantage against raiders, who barely have any knowledge on how to properly use them.
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