User:Hordes/Weapons Guide

There are a wide variety of weapons availale in RimWorld. Using them effectively can give you a sizable advantage against raiders.

Melee

Melee weapons specialize in hand-to-hand combat. Pawns who are adjacent to each other are forced into melee combat, even if they are wielding a shotgun. A gun's barrel is quite ineffective compared to a sword.

• Combine with a shield belt to give protection against bullets.

Blunt

• Zeushammers are the best blunt weapon.
• Uranium maces are the 2nd best, and are craftable. Uranium warhammers are more or less similar, but 3x as expensive.

Blunt wounds do not bleed, are much less likely to destroy limbs, and blunt weapons are often weaker in DPS than their sharp counterparts. However, blunt weapons are great for penetrating armor, as most armor protects poorly against it. They also have a small chance to stun for 45 ticks (0.75 secs) on hit. In addition, no bleeding can help with capturing prisoners. Note that enemies have a chance of dying

Sharp

• Monoswords are the strongest sharp weapon.
• Plasteel longswords are the best craftable sharp weapon