Editing Weapons

Darkwind offers a wide variety of weapons you can mount on your [[vehicles]] from flamethrowers for close range combat to mounted artillery mortars for long range mayhem.

Information about pedestrian weapons is available on the [[Pedestrian Weapons]] page.

Weapons take up a certain amount of [[bulk]] and a weapon slot. Most vehicles have 6 weapons slots: 2 front, 2 rear and one on each side.

Besides bulk there are a lot of other factors worth taking under consideration when choosing your weapons, such as close- and long-range accuracy, recoil, amount and type of damage it does, and whether it does splash damage.

Weapons are bought from local mechanic shops or stripped from looted cars, and like all other items in Darkwind are subject to the [[economy|dynamic economy]], which means not all weapons are always in stock, and some weapons are quite rare and expensive.

TODO: 
* Extend intro
* Add this overview table like to all the weapons pages:
* Add weapon CR to the tables.
* Add weapon weight to the tables.
* See about adding recoil to the weapon info (although it's very hard to measure)

{|class = "wikitable" border = "1"
!colspan = "2" |Overview
|-
!align = "left" |Bulk   
|align = "right" |20 
|-
!align = "left" |Ammo Capacity/Bulk   
|align = "right"|   20/4 
|-
!align = "left" |Damage   
|align = "right"|   Medium (2/7) 
|-
!align = "left" |Close Accuracy   
|align = "right"|   Good (5/8) 
|-
!align = "left" |Ranged Accuracy   
|align = "right"|   Reasonable (4/8) 
|-
!align = "left" |Category   
|align = "right"|   Targeted 
|-
!align = "left" |Skill   
|align = "right"|   [[Gunnery]] 
|}

== Guns ==
{|class = "wikitable" border = "1"
!Weapon!!  Bulk  !! Weight !! Ammo Capacity/Bulk !!  Damage<ref name = "damage">Armor Damage</ref>  !!  Cost<ref name = "cost">Very Conservative estimates on what it might cost at Jake's (in cheaper towns)</ref>  !!  Base Reload Time  !!  Combat Rating
|-
| [[Machine Gun]]                      
|align = "right"|  20
|align = "right"|  152
|align = "right"|  20/4
|align = "right"|  1-2
|align = "right"|  2k
|align = "right"|  8
|align = "right"|  11
|-
| [[Gatling Gun]]                      
|align = "right"|  20
|align = "right"|  154
|align = "right"|  40/4
|align = "right"|  1-1 x2
|align = "right"|  2k+
|align = "right"|  8
|align = "right"|  14
|-
| [[Flechette Gun]]                  
|align = "right"|  20
|align = "right"|  
|align = "right"|  8/4
|align = "right"|  
|align = "right"|  5k+
|align = "right"|  10
|align = "right"|  20
|-
| [[Micromissile Launcher]]  
|align = "right"|  20
|align = "right"|  100
|align = "right"|  15/4
|align = "right"|  
|align = "right"|  1k+
|align = "right"|  12
|align = "right"|  8
|-
| [[Medium Machine Gun]]        
|align = "right"|  30
|align = "right"|  250
|align = "right"|  20/6
|align = "right"|  2-3
|align = "right"|  
|align = "right"|  8
|align = "right"|  14
|-
| [[Vehicular Shotgun]]          
|align = "right"|  30
|align = "right"|  455
|align = "right"|  12/6
|align = "right"|  
|align = "right"|  2k+
|align = "right"|  10
|align = "right"|  12
|-
| [[Flamethrower]]                    
|align = "right"|  40
|align = "right"|  455
|align = "right"|  10/8
|align = "right"|  
|align = "right"|  1k
|align = "right"|  6
|align = "right"|  5
|-
| [[Laser]]                                  
|align = "right"|  40
|align = "right"|  
|align = "right"|  Inf.
|align = "right"|  1-4
|align = "right"|  12k+
|align = "right"|  N/A
|align = "right"|  80
|-
| [[Rocket Launcher]]              
|align = "right"|  40
|align = "right"|  205
|align = "right"|  10/8
|align = "right"|  4-5
|align = "right"|  3,5k+
|align = "right"|  12
|align = "right"|  22
|-
| [[Car Rifle]]                          
|align = "right"|  35
|align = "right"|  300
|align = "right"|  15/7
|align = "right"|  2-3
|align = "right"|  3k+
|align = "right"|  10
|align = "right"|  20
|-
| [[Heavy Flamethrower]]        
|align = "right"|  60
|align = "right"|  660
|align = "right"|  10/12
|align = "right"|  
|align = "right"|  
|align = "right"|  6
|align = "right"|  13
|-
| [[Heavy Laser]]                      
|align = "right"|  60
|align = "right"|  
|align = "right"|  Inf.
|align = "right"|  1-6
|align = "right"|  
|align = "right"|  N/A
|align = "right"|  118
|- 
| [[Heavy Car Rifle]]              
|align = "right"|  70
|align = "right"|  460
|align = "right"|  15/14
|align = "right"|  
|align = "right"|  
|align = "right"|  10
|align = "right"|  44
|-
| [[Mini Rocket]]<ref name = "reload2">These weapons can only be reloaded in town.</ref>                      
|align = "right"|  3
|align = "right"|  25
|align = "right"|  1/1
|align = "right"|  
|align = "right"|  ~100
|align = "right"|  -
|align = "right"|  0
|-
| [[Light Rocket]]<ref name = "reload2" />                    
|align = "right"|  4
|align = "right"|  32
|align = "right"|  1
|align = "right"|  
|align = "right"|  <100
|align = "right"|  -
|align = "right"|  2
|-
| [[Medium Rocket]]<ref name = "reload2" />                  
|align = "right"|  8
|align = "right"|  62
|align = "right"|  1
|align = "right"|  
|align = "right"|  
|align = "right"|  -
|align = "right"|  3
|-
| [[Mini Rocket Pod]]<ref name = "reloading">These weapons are too slow to reload during a combat.  They can only be reloading during the setup phase before a combat, during the looting stage after combat, or in town.</ref>              
|align = "right"|  6
|align = "right"|  40
|align = "right"|  5/1
|align = "right"|  
|align = "right"|  
|align = "right"|  -
|align = "right"|  13
|-
| [[Light Rocket Rack]]<ref name = "reloading" />          
|align = "right"|  10
|align = "right"|  
|align = "right"|  3
|align = "right"|  
|align = "right"|  
|align = "right"|  -
|align = "right"|  6
|-
| [[Medium Rocket Rack]]<ref name = "reloading" />        
|align = "right"|  15
|align = "right"|  
|align = "right"|  2
|align = "right"|  
|align = "right"|  
|align = "right"|  -
|align = "right"|  21
|}

== Large Guns ==
{|class = "wikitable" border = "1"
!Weapon  !! Bulk !! Weight !! Ammo Capacity/Bulk !! Damage<ref name ="damage" />  !! Cost<ref name = "cost" />  !!Base Reload Time  !! Combat Rating 
|-
|[[Heavy Machine Gun]]
|align = "right"| 40
|align = "right"| 350
|align = "right"| 20/8
|align = "right"| 4(?)
|align = "right"| 4-6k
|align = "right"| 10
|align = "right"| 21
|-
| [[Heavy Gatling Gun]]         
|align = "right"| 40
|align = "right"| 
|align = "right"| 40/8
|align = "right"| 2-6
|align = "right"| 
|align = "right"| 10
|align = "right"| 28
|-
| [[Car Cannon]]                       
|align = "right"| 60
|align = "right"| 510
|align = "right"| 10/12
|align = "right"| 6(?)
|align = "right"| 12k+
|align = "right"| 12
|align = "right"| 66
|-
|[[Anti-Tank Gun]]                 
|align = "right"| 60
|align = "right"| 610
|align = "right"| 10/12
|align = "right"| 
|align = "right"| 8k+
|align = "right"| 12
|align = "right"| 58
|-
| [[Tank Gun]]                           
|align = "right"| 200
|align = "right"| 
|align = "right"| 10/40
|align = "right"| 
|align = "right"| 14k+
|align = "right"| 12
|align = "right"| 102
|-
| [[Heavy Rocket]]<ref name = "reload2" />                   
|align = "right"| 12
|align = "right"| 118
|align = "right"| 1
|align = "right"| 6()
|align = "right"| 500+
|align = "right"| -
|align = "right"| 4
|-
| [[Radar Guided Missiles]] 
|align = "right"| 40
|align = "right"| 
|align = "right"| 2/8
|align = "right"|     
|align = "right"| 10k+
|align = "right"| 10
|align = "right"| 61
|-
| [[Heavy Rocket Rack]]<ref name = "reloading" />        
|align = "right"| 20
|align = "right"| 
|align = "right"| 2/4
|align = "right"| 
|align = "right"| 
|align = "right"| -
|align = "right"| 26
|}

== Ballistics Weapons ==
{|class = "wikitable" border = "1"
!Weapon	!! Bulk	!! Weight !! Ammo Capacity/Bulk!! Damage<ref name = "damage" />	!! Cost<ref name = "cost" />	!! Base Rld. Time      !! Combat Rating 
|-
| [[Paint Gun]]	
|align = "right"| 30
|align = "right"| 200
|align = "right"| 15/6
|align = "right"| Special  
|align = "right"| 	
|align = "right"| 10
|align = "right"| 16
|-
| [[Smoke Gun]]	
|align = "right"| 30
|align = "right"| 
|align = "right"| 15/6
|align = "right"| Special  
|align = "right"| 
|align = "right"| 10
|align = "right"| 8
|-
| [[Napalm Gun]]	
|align = "right"| 35
|align = "right"| 700
|align = "right"| 10/7
|align = "right"| Special  
|align = "right"| 
|align = "right"| 10
|align = "right"| ?
|-
| [[Car Grenade Launcher]]	
|align = "right"| 40
|align = "right"| 200
|align = "right"| 10/8
|align = "right"| 
|align = "right"| 
|align = "right"| 10
|align = "right"| 10
|-
| [[Mounted Mortar]]	
|align = "right"| 80
|align = "right"| 
|align = "right"| 12/16
|align = "right"| 	
|align = "right"| 
|align = "right"| 10
|align = "right"| 36
|}

== Dropped Weapons ==
{|class = "wikitable" border = "1"
!Weapon	!! Bulk	!! Weight !! Ammo Capacity/Bulk!!Damage<ref name = "damage" />	!! Cost<ref name = "cost" />	!!Base Rld. Time !!Combat Rating
|-
| [[Mine Dropper]]	
|align = "right"| 40
|align = "right"| 150
|align = "right"| 10/8
|align = "right"| 	
|align = "right"| 	
|align = "right"| 10
|align = "right"| 5
|-
| [[Spike Dropper]]	
|align = "right"| 20
|align = "right"| 
|align = "right"| 10/4
|align = "right"| Tires Only  
|align = "right"| 
|align = "right"| 10
|align = "right"| 2
|-
|[[Oil Jet]]	
|align = "right"| 25
|align = "right"| 
|align = "right"| 15/8
|align = "right"| Special  
|align = "right"| 
|align = "right"| 10
|align = "right"| 2
|-
|[[Heavy Oil Jet]]	
|align = "right"| 40
|align = "right"| 
|align = "right"| 15/12
|align = "right"| Special  
|align = "right"| 	
|align = "right"| 10
|align = "right"| 7
|-
| [[Flaming Oil Jet]]	
|align = "right"| 40
|align = "right"| 32
|align = "right"| 15/8
|align = "right"| Special	
|align = "right"| 	
|align = "right"| 10
|align = "right"| 6
|-
| [[Heavy Flaming Oil Jet]]	
|align = "right"| 60
|align = "right"| 
|align = "right"| 15/12
|align = "right"| Special	
|align = "right"| 	
|align = "right"| 10
|align = "right"| 3
|}

== Special Weapons ==
{|class = "wikitable" border = "1"
!Weapon	!! Bulk	!! Weight !! Ammo /Capacity/Bulk!! Damage<ref name = "damage" />	!! Cost<ref name = "cost" />	!! Base Rld. Time !!Combat Rating
|-
| [[Smoke Screen]]	
|align = "right"| 20
|align = "right"| 
|align = "right"| 10/4
|align = "right"| None  
|align = "right"| 	
|align = "right"| 10
|align = "right"| 3
|-
| [[Heavy Smoke Screen]]
|align = "right"| 40
|align = "right"| 
|align = "right"| 10/8
|align = "right"| None  
|align = "right"| 	
|align = "right"| 10
|align = "right"| 5
|-
| [[Paint Spray]]	
|align = "right"| 20
|align = "right"| 25
|align = "right"| 15/4
|align = "right"| Special  
|align = "right"| 	
|align = "right"| 10
|align = "right"| 4
|-
| [[Heavy Paint Spray]]	
|align = "right"| 40
|align = "right"| 
|align = "right"| 15/8
|align = "right"| Special  
|align = "right"| 	
|align = "right"| 10
|align = "right"| 8
|-
| [[Nitrous Booster]]	
|align = "right"| 20
|align = "right"| 25
|align = "right"| 5/4
|align = "right"| Self Only  
|align = "right"| 	
|align = "right"| 10
|align = "right"| 5
|-
| [[Rocket Booster]]	
|align = "right"| 40
|align = "right"| 
|align = "right"| 4/8
|align = "right"| 
|align = "right"| 	
|align = "right"| 10
|align = "right"| 31
|}

== Melee/Ramming Weapons ==
{|class = "wikitable" border = "1"
!Weapon	!! Bulk	!! Weight !! Cost<ref name = "cost"/> !!Combat Rating
|-
| [[Mounted Ram]]		
|align = "right"| 5
|align = "right"| 200
|align = "right"| 
|align = "right"| 2
|-
| [[Mounted Spikes]]	
|align = "right"| 5
|align = "right"| 100
|align = "right"| 
|align = "right"| 3
|-
| [[Reinforced Ram]]	
|align = "right"| 25
|align = "right"| 1000
|align = "right"| 
|align = "right"| 20
|-
| [[Plow Ram]]	
|align = "right"| 25
|align = "right"| 1000
|align = "right"| 
|align = "right"| 10
|}

== Effect of relative speed ==
The relative speed of two cars affects the chance to hit, although not all weapons are affected the same<ref>http://dark-wind.com/forums2/index.php?a=topic&t=1096&min=15&num=15</ref>.


* Affected less than normal: 
** Radar Guided Missile 
** Car Rifle 
** Heavy Car Rifle 
** Laser 
** Heavy Laser 


* Affected more than normal: 
** Car Grenade Launcher 
** Mounted Mortar 
** Paint Gun
** Smoke Gun
** All types of single-shot rockets 


* Affected a lot more than normal:
** Rocket Launcher 
** Micromissile Launcher 


* Affected a normal amount: 
** All other weapons


Exact info on the new weapons is unavailable, but we can expect them to follow similar logic with ballistics weapons being heavily affected and the Heavy Car Rifle being less affected.


==== Effect of Driving/Firing Direction ====
There is a 10% (approximate) accuracy penalty for firing in the direction opposite to the one you are traveling (i.e. firing rear weapons while driving forward, or firing front weapons while driving in reverse).


==== Weapon Ratings ==== 
On the [http://dark-wind.com/weaponTypes.html official Darkwind weapon info page] the following rating system is used for the damage and accuracy of weapons:

* Damage Levels
# None (0/7)
# Low (1/7)
# Medium (2/7)
# Medium-High (3/7)
# High (4/7)
# Very high (5/7)
# Extremely High (6/7)
# Exceptionally High (7/7)


* Accuracy Levels
# Terrible (0/8)
# Very Poor (1/8)
# Poor (2/8)
# Quite Poor (3/8)
# Reasonable (4/8)
# Good (5/8)
# Very Good (6/8)
# Excellent (7/8)
# Exceptional (8/8)


See Also:

[http://dark-wind.com/weaponTypes.html Weapons info on the Darkwind Website]

== Notes ==
<references/>

[[Category:weapons]]