Topic on Talk:Weapon Guide

So, I'm not terribly fond of branching progression:

• Neolithic weapons deserve some mentions, b/c there are starts that have to rely on them (Lost Tribe / Naked Brutality).
• Similarly, "any gun is better than none" followed by "machine pistols / BAs are better than anything else before" are pretty much universal. Plus, you can't really choose what weapons raiders get
• Listing these 5 times for the 5 progressions is awfully redundant, so there'd just be a section for neolithic / early industrial weapons up top.
• Then it would be very similar to the rewrite as-is, just with each weapon having its own subsection or bullet point. There could be a section for the 5 endgame viable weapons up at the top, but then it feels out of place.

Final point can be done without a restructure, so I think I can just do that.

EDIT:

If I were to say the "top-5" niches, I would say them as follows:

• Assault Rifle: Strongest overall weapon outside of a killbox, and still good inside one. Even if you've built one, breachers and sappers will likely ignore it.
• Heavy SMG: One of the best weapons for low-skill shooters. Stronger than an assault rifle inside a killbox, decent when fighting from longer distance. Cheapest of the available options.
• Charge Rifle: Sidegrade to the assault rifle. Deals more damage, and with higher AP, but is less flexible against breachers and sappers. Good in a killbox, but not reliant on one.
• Chain Shotgun: Strongest weapon in the game in its 12-tile range. Amazing in a specialized killbox or other close-range fights, like infestations. Poor outside.
• Minigun: Massive 25-shot burst, but with a massive cooldown. Insane optimal DPS, but inaccurate. This inaccuracy makes it unparalleled for mowing down a crowd of enemies, but it is entirely reliant on a static defensive setup to function.