Weapons

Weapons are the primary tools used by Raiders to attack or defend themselves while traversing Topside. Each weapon has a class (e.g. assault rifle, shotgun) that largely dictates its handling and shooting characteristics. Additionally, each weapon is capable of firing a single type of ammo which has different armor penetration values.

Upgrades

Most weapons can be upgraded, or leveled up, at the Gunsmith to permanently improve their characteristics beyond their base level. Upgrades are additive bonuses that can be granted up to four times, and the numerals I, II, III, IV are used to indicate what upgrade level a weapon has.

Weapons with the Legendary rarity cannot be upgraded.

Weapon Mods

Main article: Weapon Mods

Weapon mods, also known as modifications or attachments, are items used to adjust the handling or shooting characteristics of weapons. For example, some mods may reduce a weapon's recoil, while others may even increase fire rate. However, all weapons have a limited number of special slots that accept mods, and not all mods may equally benefit all weapons.

Not every Raider may have the same preferences for what mods to attach to each weapon, so it's recommended for Raiders to test different combinations in the Practice Range to find what works best for them.

Weapon Classes

Assault Rifles

Weapon	Ammo Type	Firing Mode	Damage	Fire Rate	Relative DPS	Range	Mod Slots
Kettle	Light Ammo	Semi-Automatic	10	26	280	42.8	Muzzle Underbarrel Light Magazine Stock
Rattler	Medium Ammo	Fully-Automatic	9	33.3	299.7	56.2	Muzzle Underbarrel Stock
Arpeggio	Medium Ammo	3-Round Burst	9.5	18.3	173.9	55.9	Muzzle Underbarrel Medium Magazine Stock
Tempest	Medium Ammo	Fully-Automatic	10	36.7	367	55.9	Muzzle Underbarrel Medium Magazine
Bettina	Heavy Ammo	Fully-Automatic	14	32	448	51.3	Muzzle Underbarrel Stock

Battle Rifles

Weapon	Ammo Type	Firing Mode	Damage	Fire Rate	Relative DPS	Range	Mod Slots
Ferro	Heavy Ammo	Break-Action	40	6.6	264	53.1	Muzzle Underbarrel Stock
Renegade	Medium Ammo	Lever-Action	35	21	735	68.8	Muzzle Medium Magazine Stock
Aphelion	Energy Clip	2-Round Burst	25	9	216	76	Underbarrel Stock

Submachine Guns

Weapon	Ammo Type	Firing Mode	Damage	Fire Rate	Relative DPS	Range	Mod Slots
Stitcher	Light Ammo	Fully-Automatic	7	45.3	317.1	42.1	Muzzle Underbarrel Light Magazine Stock
Bobcat	Light Ammo	Fully-Automatic	6	66.7	400	44	Muzzle Underbarrel Light Magazine Stock

Shotguns

Weapon	Ammo Type	Firing Mode	Damage	Fire Rate	Relative DPS	Range	Mod Slots
Il Toro	Shotgun Ammo	Pump-Action	67.5	14.3	965.3	20	Shotgun Muzzle Underbarrel Shotgun Magazine Stock
Vulcano	Shotgun Ammo	Semi-Automatic	49.5	26.3	1,302.9	26	Shotgun Muzzle Underbarrel Shotgun Magazine Stock

Pistols

Weapon	Ammo Type	Firing Mode	Damage	Fire Rate	Relative DPS	Range	Mod Slots
Hairpin	Light Ammo	Slide-Action	20	9	180	38.6	Light Magazine
Burletta	Light Ammo	Semi-Automatic	10	28	280	41.7	Muzzle Light Magazine
Venator	Medium Ammo	Semi-Automatic	18	36.7	660.6	48.4	Underbarrel Medium Magazine

Hand Cannons

Weapon	Ammo Type	Firing Mode	Damage	Fire Rate	Relative DPS	Range	Mod Slots
Anvil	Heavy Ammo	Single-Action	40	16.3	652	50.2	Muzzle Tech Mod

Light Machine Guns

Weapon	Ammo Type	Firing Mode	Damage	Fire Rate	Relative DPS	Range	Mod Slots
Torrente	Medium Ammo	Fully-Automatic	8	58.3	466.4	49.9	Muzzle Medium Magazine Stock

Sniper Rifles

Weapon	Ammo Type	Firing Mode	Damage	Fire Rate	Relative DPS	Range	Mod Slots
Osprey	Medium Ammo	Bolt-Action	45	17.7	796.5	80.3	Muzzle Underbarrel Medium Magazine Stock
Jupiter	Energy Clip	Bolt-Action	60	7.7	423.5	71.7	N/A

Special

Weapon	Ammo Type	Firing Mode	Damage	Fire Rate	Relative DPS	Range	Mod Slots
Hullcracker	Launcher Ammo	Pump-Action	100	20.3	2,030	38.9	Underbarrel Stock
Equalizer	Energy Clip	Fully-Automatic	8	33.3	266.4	68.6	N/A