FIELD MANUAL / Weapons
Pair ranged and melee weapons
Prepare a fallback for reloads, close encounters and limited supplies.
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Plan the opening
Decide where you want to stand and which weapon you expect to use first. Check your ammunition before leaving.
Practise switching
Try the transition in a low-value run. Choose a fallback you can use confidently under pressure.
Compare handling
Record recovery between attacks and what happens after a miss. Compare numbers using current game tooltips; community tables can disagree.
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All guides →Health & medicine
The developer-described health baseline and how reusable and consumable medicine differ.
CombatStamina, Energy & melee defence
Movement and melee draw on different resources. Manage both before committing to a fight.
CombatHow to fight the Hunger
Fight plans for Bloat, Brute, Dreg, Drooler, Shambler and Waif.
Preparation advice is editorial. Expedition and progression overviews summarize the developer’s published game description. Reported game values are available on the individual reference pages; check requirements in your current build.