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.
Sharp
- Monoswords
are the strongest sharp weapon. - Plasteel longswords are the best craftable sharp weapon.
Sharp weapons are the bread and butter of melee weapons, dealing stronger all-round damage than the alternatives.
Blunt
- Zeushammers are the best blunt weapon.
- Uranium maces are the 2nd best, and are craftable. Uranium warhammers are better against armor, 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, non-bleeding can help with capturing prisoners. Note that enemies have a Death on Down chance from pain, so this does not guarantee capture. Weaker blunt weapons can help supress berserking pawns.