Weapons

Overview[]

Below is a list of weapons that a Prospector can use in self-defense against, and employ while hunting, the Wildlife of Icarus.

Subcategories[]

There are several different weapon groups a Prospector can unlock while progressing through the four tiers of the Tech Tree. Which one a Prospector decides to use will depend on strategic awareness and personal preference.

Knives
Knives are fast close quarter melee weapons. Knives themselves cannot be thrown, but the Throwing Knife variant can.
Black Wolf Knife Bone Knife Caveworm Knife Combat Knife Inaris "Cerulean" Knife Inaris "Crimson" Knife Inaris "Shade" Knife Inaris "Ventura" Knife Iron Knife Larkwell Martinez Knife Machete MXC Knife Platinum Knife Sandworm Knife Shengong 'Daokou' Knife Shengong 'Qie' Knife Shengong 'Shui' Knife Shengong 'Sichou' Knife Shengong DL7 Knife Steel Knife Stone Knife Taxidermy Knife Titanium Knife

Throwing Knives
Throwing Knives are a ranged variant of knives, granting Prospectors an alternative method of dealing ranged damage to targets.
Black Wolf Throwing Knife Bone Throwing Knife Caveworm Throwing Knife Cold Steel Throwing Knife Iron Throwing Knife Miasmic Throwing Knife Obsidian Throwing Knife Platinum Throwing Knife Sandworm Throwing Knife Steel Throwing Knife Stone Throwing Knife Titanium Throwing Knife

Spears

Spears are an alternative to knives providing increased reach when hitting targets and increased damage at the cost of attack speed.

Javelins
Prospectors may find the various javelins to be the most versatile weapons on Icarus. Unlike spears, javelins can be thrown with devastating results. This ranged capability allows for flexibility in wildlife encounters. Javelins, however, cannot be used as melee weapons and have a considerable charge time.
Bone Javelin Carbon Javelin Caveworm Javelin Cold Steel Javelin Composite Javelin Iron Javelin Miasmic Javelin Obsidian Javelin Platinum Javelin Sandworm Javelin Steel Javelin Titanium Javelin Wood Javelin

Bows
An ancient technology, Bows are a class of ranged Weapons that allow Prospectors to engage Fauna from a distance; when coupled with Stealth, they enable Prospectors to be very effective Hunters.
Caveworm Bow Compound Bow Larkwell Martinez Compound Bow Longbow Recurve Bow Sandworm Bow Shengong 'Ji' Bow Shengong 'Jijing' Bow Shengong 'Zhang Hu' Bow Shengong CZ4 Bow Shengong HS2 Bow Wood Bow
Visit link for available ammo types: Arrows

Crossbows
Crossbow Inaris "Lune" Crossbow Inaris "Sole" Crossbow Inaris 'Heavy' Crossbow Inaris 'Rapid' Crossbow Platinum Crossbow Titanium Crossbow
Visit link for available ammo types: Bolts

Firearms
Firearms provide an entirely new class of long-range weaponry once a Prospector reaches level 25.
Advanced Pistol Bolt Action Rifle CHAC "Sentinel" Pistol Hunting Rifle Light Automatic Carbine One-Shot Pistol Pistol Rusty Shotgun Semi-Automatic Pistol Shotgun Trench Shotgun
Visit link for available ammo types: Ammunition

Grenades
Frag Grenade Smoke Grenade

Statistics[]

Damage Calculation[]

One can get some variance, but weapon damage seems to be calculated as follows:
Damage = Base Weapon Damage * Damage Multiplier * Stealth Multiplier * Critical Multiplier

Kill Camera Shots
Damage = Max. Base Damage * Weapon multiplier * Stealth multiplier * (Crit. multiplier + 20)

Although the damage shown as being done by a Kill Camera shot is much greater than a regular shot, in order to trigger it you need to do enough damage to kill the target and this is determined based on a "normal" shot's damage. For example; you can Kill Camera a level 21 bear with a Recurve Bow firing an Aluminium Arrow and it will show the damage done as 7275 but what actually triggered the Kill Camera was the "normal" stealth & crit damage which does a maximum of 1275 and is also greater than the bear's health (a level 21 bear has between 900-1160 health, more testing is required). You can also see this occuring when using a Longbow with Bone Arrow. That combination deals a maximum of 769 damage with a stealth crit which is not enough to Kill Camera a bear on the first shot but if you deal some damage to the bear and then move away and return to stealth a second shot can trigger a Kill Camera which shows 4520 damage being done.

Although this effectively limits Kill Camera shots to dealing no more damage than a regular shot they are still superior to regular fire. When the prospector takes into account that most arrows and bolts are unable to break on a Kill Camera shot, it becomes possible to keep firing and retrieving the same couple of arrows, again and again. Assuming the prospector is getting Kill Camera shots, this makes higher end arrows a more efficient option for hunting bigger targets. Prospectors should aim and crouch to achieve stealth in order to maximize the chances of getting a Kill Camera shot.

Knowing the approximate health of targets can allow prospectors to make better decisions on what ammunition to use. A crit from a Longbow firing a Bone Arrow does at least 277 damage, enough to drop a snow wolf in one shot when it is charging. A Stone Arrow in the same circumstance will take two shots, and if multiple wolves are moving in the prospector's defense will likely require switching to a knife or other melee weapon. In the same circumstance, selecting better than a Bone Arrow is inefficient, as the prospector does risk breaking the arrow on a regular crit shot, while the outcome remains the same: a dead wolf with a single shot.

There is also the concept of a partial stealth shot that has a 1.5x multiplier, but the window for getting one of these is extremely small: the animal has fully noticed the prospector (full yellow diamond) but has not yet gone on the attack.

Some talents increase the amount of crit damage weapons do. These talents typically add 8-14 percent (0.08-0.14) to the crit multiplier. When compared to the amount you get for scoring a crit this increase is essentially meaningless and therefore prospectors may want to avoid investing in these talents.

For example, a stealth crit from a Longbow with a Bone Arrow does a maximum of 769 damage. If one includes all the possible crit increases from a full bow talent selection, that figure increases to 795 damage, or 26 more damage; those four talent points could probably be better spent elsewhere.

Ranged Weapon Damage
Weapon	Ammunition	Base Dmg	Multipliers			Total Dmg
Weapon	Ammunition	Base Dmg	Weapon	Stealth Shot	Critical Shot	Stealth Shot	Critical Shot	Stealth + Crit Shot	Kill Camera
Wood Bow	Stone Arrow	31-35	1.00	2.5	4.00	78-88	124-140	310-350	2100
	Bone Arrow	54-60	1.00	2.5	4.10	135-150	221-246	554-615	3615
	Flint Arrow	63-70	1.00	2.5	4.15	158-175	261-291	654-726	4226
	Aluminium Arrow	72-80	1.00	2.5	4.25	180-200	306-340	765-850	4850
	Carbon Arrow	81-90	1.00	2.5	4.25	203-225	344-383	861-956	5456
	Titanium Arrow	81-90	1.00	2.5	4.25	203-225	344-383	861-956	5456
	Composite Arrow	90-100	1.00	2.5	4.25	225-250	383-425	956-1063	6063
Longbow	Stone Arrow	31-35	1.25	2.5	4.00	97-109	155-175	388-438	2625
	Bone Arrow	54-60	1.25	2.5	4.10	169-188	277-308	692-769	4519
	Flint Arrow	63-70	1.25	2.5	4.15	197-219	327-363	817-908	5283
	Aluminium Arrow	72-80	1.25	2.5	4.25	225-250	383-425	956-1063	6063
	Carbon Arrow	81-90	1.25	2.5	4.25	253-281	430-478	1076-1195	6820
	Titanium Arrow	81-90	1.25	2.5	4.25	253-281	430-478	1076-1195	6820
	Composite Arrow	90-100	1.25	2.5	4.25	281-313	478-531	1195-1328	7578
Recurve Bow	Stone Arrow	31-35	1.50	2.5	4.00	116-131	186-210	465-525	3150
	Bone Arrow	54-60	1.50	2.5	4.10	203-225	332-369	830-923	5423
	Flint Arrow	63-70	1.50	2.5	4.15	236-263	392-436	980-1089	6339
	Aluminium Arrow	72-80	1.50	2.5	4.25	270-300	459-510	1148-1275	7275
	Carbon Arrow	81-90	1.50	2.5	4.25	304-338	516-574	1291-1434	8184
	Titanium Arrow	81-90	1.50	2.5	4.25	304-338	516-574	1291-1434	8184
	Composite Arrow	90-100	1.50	2.5	4.25	338-375	574-638	1434-1594	9094
Compound Bow	Stone Arrow	31-35	2.00	2.5	4.00	155-175	248-280	620-700	4200
	Bone Arrow	54-60	2.00	2.5	4.10	270-300	443-492	1107-1230	7230
	Flint Arrow	63-70	2.00	2.5	4.15	315-350	523-581	1307-1453	8453
	Aluminium Arrow	72-80	2.00	2.5	4.25	360-400	612-680	1530-1700	9700
	Carbon Arrow	81-90	2.00	2.5	4.25	405-450	689-765	1721-1913	10913
	Titanium Arrow	81-90	2.00	2.5	4.25	405-450	689-765	1721-1913	10913
	Composite Arrow	90-100	2.00	2.5	4.25	450-500	765-850	1913-2125	12125
Crossbow	Iron Bolt	81-90	1.00	2.5	4.00	203-225	324-360	810-900	5400
	Copper Bolt	85-95	1.00	2.5	4.00	213-238	340-380	850-950	5700
	Steel Bolt	90-100	1.00	2.5	4.00	225-250	360-400	900-1000	6000
	Platinum Bolt	104-110	1.00	2.5	4.00	260-275	416-440	1040-1100	6600
	Titanium Bolt	112-120	1.00	2.5	4.00	285-300	456-480	1140-1200	7200
Pistol	Pistol Round	100-100	1.00	2.5	4.00	250	400	1000	6000
Bolt Action Rifle	Rifle Round	300-300	1.00	2.5	4.00	750	1200	3000	18000
Hunting Rifle	Rifle Round	300-300	1.00	2.5	5.00	750	1500	3750	18750

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