User:Nullaurelian/Firearms Manual ErisEn Draft

Enshrined in The Agreement is the right of every crewmember to carry a firearm (or alternative weapon) for self-defense. This document covers the use of firearms and what arms are likely available to be encountered on the ship.

Firearm Basics

Firearms under normal circumstances are held in hand. Some firearms are bulkier than others and require two hands to be operated. In almost every case firearms come with a safety to prevent accidental discharge. Firearms come in several different types, ranging from nonlethal tasers to heavy automatic kinetic weapons to launchers of junk.

Default Keybinds

Action	Default Keybind	Effect
Wield Item	CTRL + X	Enables use of equipped longarm
Operate Active Hand	Z	Operates action of pump- or bolt- action weapons

Ammunition

Of course the firearm by itself cannot be anything more than a very expensive bludgeon without ammunition (outside certain special cases). There are various standardized calibers for ballistic firearms and within those calibers exist multiple specialty rounds for unique circumstances. Ballistic weapons are fed by Magazines, Speedloaders and Internal Magazines. Magazines-fed Ballistic firearms only take magazines which in turn must be reloaded with loose rounds. Meanwhile Speedloader and Internally-fed Ballistic firearms may be loaded with the aforementioned speedloader or by directly feeding loose rounds into the firearm.

Specialty Rounds

Type	Rubber	High Velocity	Slug	Beanbag	Buckshot	Incendiary	EMP	Uranium	Breaching	Practice	Cap
Effect	Reduced Brute damage Deals Agony damage Does not penetrate armor	Increased Brute damage Increased Penetration Increased Projectile Velocity	Knockback on hit Slower Projectile Velocity	Reduced Brute damage Deals Agony damage Does not penetrate armor	8 pellets Knockback on hit Does not penetrate armor	Sets victim on fire Does not cause knockback	Reduced Brute damage Reduced armor penetration Generates EMP effect on hit	Increased armor penetration Radiation damage	Passes through walls	Massively reduced Brute damage Does not penetrate armor Does not ricochet	Does no damage
Calibers	.35 Auto .40 Auto .20 Rifle .30 Rifle .25 Caseless	.35 Auto .40 Auto .20 Rifle .30 Rifle .25 Caseless	.50 Shotgun	.50 Shotgun	.50 Shotgun	.50 Shotgun	.60 AMR	.60 AMR	.60 AMR	.35 Auto .40 Auto .20 Rifle .30 Rifle .25 Caseless .50 Shotgun	.35 Auto

Meanwhile Energy weapons take energy cells and consume a portion of a cell's charge every time it is fired. Energy weapons do not have specialty ammunition and instead have firemodes that can be swapped to. Once an energy cell is drained it must be removed from the Energy weapon by dragging the weapon icon into an empty hand. Note that some energy weapons have integrated cells or magazines that cannot be unloaded.

Manufacturers

There are several major brands of firearms in this region of space. The following is a list of the major arms manufacturers represented on and off the CEV Eris.

Faction	Abbreviation	Description
Frozen Star	FS	The most prominent firearms manufacturer in the galaxy, focuses on producing of ballistic firearms, but contains a small lineup of energy weapons. Is the primary weapons dealer for the Ironhammer PMC.
NeoTheology	NT	NeoTheology maintains a small lineup of firearms they manufacture, all being energy based firearms, basing their technology off of Nanotrasen of old, ensuring their energy weapon lineup is highly competitive.
Moebius Laboratories	--	While not a traditional firearms manufacturer per-say, they nonetheless are highly motivated in the field of weapons research and development, dissecting ancient weapons of old to create better and more powerful variants. Moebius focus on cutting edge energy firearms, and the sale of their firearms is a rare occurrence.
Serbian Arms	SA	The manufacturing wing of the mysterious Serbian nations of Predstraza, producing specialty weapons and armour of ancient designs for their populace. Nobody really knows how the Serbian Arms vendor ended up aboard the Eris, but provides the crew with affordable protection in times of need.

Special Manufacturers

Faction	Abbreviation	Description
Nanotrasen	NT	While long since defunct ever since its destruction at the hands of the Church of Cyber-Christianity, their weapons remain popular and highly sought after.
32px Excelsior	--	The extreme isolation of this communist faction has forced them to pursue their own weapons development, typically acquiring/stealing weapons, they tend to retrofit and reuse old, but reliable, ballistic firearms for their own purpose. Nonetheless, their alternative weapons have a rare tendency of making their way into the general market.
OneStar Empire	OS	An ancient human empire, One Star's forces were once a numberless tide equipped with an equally enormous number of mass-produced firearms to guard it's interests. Though the Empire fell long ago, it lives on in it's weapons that survive to this day.
Miscellaneous	--	Multiple independent manufactures exist within the sphere of Human civilization, and while most fail to reach the same dominate presence of their superiors, many do craft their own niche out.

Pistols

Icon	Item	Ammo	Capacity	Description	Manufacturer
	FS HG "Giskard"	Standard Magazine (.35 Auto)	10 rounds	A popular "Frozen Star" brand pocket pistol chambered for the ubiquitous .35 auto round. Uses standard capacity magazines.	Frozen Star
	FS HG "Clarissa"	Standard Magazine (.35 Auto) Highcap magazine (.35 Auto)	10 rounds 16 rounds	A small, easily concealable, but somewhat underpowered gun. Uses both standard and highcap .35 Auto mags.	Frozen Star
	FS HG "Olivaw"	Standard Magazine (.35 Auto) Highcap Magazine (.35 Auto)	10 rounds 16 rounds	A popular "Frozen Star" machine pistol. This one has a two-round burst-fire mode and is chambered for .35 auto. It can use normal and high capacity magazines.	Frozen Star
	FS HG "Colt M1911"	Standard Magazine (.35 Auto)	10 rounds	A cheap knock-off of a Colt M1911. Uses standard .35 and high capacity magazines.	Frozen Star
	FS HG "Paco"	Standard Magazine (.35 Auto)	10 rounds	A modern and reliable sidearm for the soldier in the field. Commonly issued as a sidearm to Ironhammer Operatives. Uses standard .35 and high capacity magazines.	Frozen Star
	FS HG "Lamia"	Magazine (.40 Magnum)	10 rounds	FS HG .40 Magnum "Lamia", a heavy pistol of Ironhammer enforcers. Uses 40 Magnum rounds.	Frozen Star
	FS HG "Avasarala"	Magazine (.40 Magnum)	10 rounds	An obvious replica of an old Earth "Desert Eagle". Robust and straight, this is a gun for a leader, not just an officer.	Frozen Star
	FS MP "Molly"	SMG Magazine (.35 Auto)	35 rounds	An experimental fully automatic pistol, designed as a middle ground between SMGs and Pistols. Primarily employed in CQC scenarios or as a civilian self defence tool. Takes both highcap pistol and smg mags. Uses .35 Auto rounds.	Frozen Star
	FS HG .35 Auto "Slaught-o-Matic"	Internal Magazine (.35 Auto)	35 Rounds	This disposable plastic handgun is mass-produced by Frozen Star for civilian use. It often is used by street urchin, thugs, or terrorists on a budget. For what it's worth, it's not an awful handgun - but you only get one magazine before the gun locks up and becomes useless.	Frozen Star

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Icon	Item	Ammo	Capacity	Description	Manufacturer
	FS HG "Mandella"	Standard Magazine (.25 Caseless)	10 rounds	A rugged, robust operator handgun with an inbuilt silencer. Chambered in rifle caseless ammunition, this time-tested handgun is your absolute choise if you need to take someone down silently, as it's deadly, produces no sound and leaves no traces. Built to have enhanced armor penetration abilities.	Frozen Star
	NT HG "Mk58"	Standard Magazine (.35 Auto)	10 rounds	The NT Mk58 is a cheap, ubiquitous sidearm, that was produced by a NanoTrasen subsidiary. Uses standard .35 and high capacity magazines.	Nanotrasen
	NT HG "Mk58-C"	Standard Magazine (.35 Auto)	10 rounds	The NT Mk58 is a cheap, ubiquitous sidearm, produced by a NanoTrasen subsidiary. This one has a sweet wooden grip. Uses standard .35 Auto mags.	Nanotrasen
	Excelsior "Makarov"	Standard Magazine (.35 Auto) Highcap magazine (.35 Auto)	10 rounds 16 rounds	A popular "Frozen Star" brand pocket pistol chambered for the ubiquitous .35 auto round. Uses standard capacity magazines.	32px Excelsior
	Handmade Pistol	.35 Auto	Single round capacity	Looks unreliable. May blow up in your hands. Due to a strange design, this one can be reloaded only after one shot. Or with the use of a screwdriver.	Misc

Revolvers

Icon	Item	Ammo	Capacity	Description	Manufacturer
	FS REV "Miller"	Speed Loader(.40 Magnum)	7 Rounds	The "Frozen Star" "Miller" is a revolver of choice when you absolutely, positively need to make a hole in someone. Uses .40 Magnum ammo.	Frozen Star
	FS REV "Mateba"	Speed Loader(.40 Magnum)	7 Rounds	Very old, reliable hand-cannon with a robust design. This is a gun for a real officer, not just a self-proclaimed "leader". Revolver of choice when you want to put someone down. Permanently. Uses .40 Magnum ammo.	Frozen Star
	FS REV "Consul"	Speed Loader(.40 Magnum)	6 Rounds	When you badly need this case to be closed. Uses .40 Magnum rounds.	Frozen Star
	FS REV "Deckard"	Speed Loader(.40 Magnum)	5 Rounds	A rare, custom-built revolver. Use when there is no time for Voight-Kampff test. Uses .40 Magnum rounds.	Frozen Star
	FS REV "Havelock"	Speed Loader(.35 Auto)	6 Rounds	A cheap Frozen Star knock-off of a Smith & Wesson Model 10. Uses .35 special rounds.	Frozen Star
	S REV "Sky Driver"	.35 Auto rounds	6 Rounds	Old, Syndicate revolver made on lost tech before the Corporate war. Uses .35 special rounds.	The Syndicate
[[File:]]	CapGun	.35 Cap rounds	7 rounds	Looks almost like the real thing! Ages 8 and up.

Submachine Guns

Icon	Item	Ammo	Capacity	Description	Manufacturer
	FS SMG "Straylight"	SMG magazine(.35 Auto)	35 Rounds	A compact, lightweight and cheap rapid-firing submachine gun. In the past was primarily used for testing ammunition and weapon modifications, nowadays mass-produced for IH security forces. Suffers from poor recoil control and underperforming ballistic impact but makes up for this through sheer fire rate. Especially effective with rubber ammunition. Uses .35 Auto rounds.	Frozen Star
	FS SMG "Atreides"	SMG magazine(.35 Auto)	35 Rounds	The Atreides is a replica of an old and popular SMG. Cheap and mass produced generic self-defence weapon. The overall design is so generic that it is neither considered good nor bad in comparison to other firearms. Uses .35 Auto rounds.	Frozen Star
	C-20r	SMG magazine(.35 Auto)	35 Rounds	The C-20r is a lightweight and robust bullpup SMG of ancient design, for when you REALLY need someone dead. Famous as most used SMG by criminal organizations of various sorts. Was recently reverse-engineered by Moebius almost completely from the scratch, introducing gun to the broad masses of customers. Has a "Scarborough Arms" - Per falcis, per pravitas' buttstock stamp. Uses .35 Auto rounds.	Moebius Laboratories
	SA SMG "Zoric"	SMG magazine(.40 Magnum)	25 Rounds	A Heavy Submachine Gun made by "Serbian Arms", for paramilitary and private security use. Rifled to take a larger caliber than a typical submachine gun, it boasts a greater impact, but suffers from poor recoil control and worse than average armor penetration capabilities as a result. Has worse than average fire rate. Uses .40 Magnum rounds.	Serbian Arms
	Excelsior "Drozd"	SMG magazine(.40 Magnum)	25 Rounds	An excellent fully automatic Heavy SMG. Rifled to take a larger caliber than a typical submachine gun, but unlike other heavy SMGs makes use of increased caliber to achieve excellent armor penetration capabilities. Suffers a bit less from poor recoil control and has a worse than average fire rate. Uses .40 Magnum rounds.	32px Excelsior

Shotguns

Icon	Item	Ammo	Capacity	Description	Manufacturer
	FS SG "Bull"	Shotgun slugs, Shotgun shells	7 Shells	A "Frozen Star" double-barreled pump-action shotgun. Marvel of engineering, this gun is often used by Ironhammer tactical units. Due to shorter than usual barrels, the damage is somewhat lower and recoil kicks slightly harder, but the possibility to fire two barrels at once overshadows all bad design flaws.	Frozen Star
	FS SG "Gladstone"	Shotgun slugs, Shotgun shells	9 Shells	It is a next-generation Frozen Star shotgun intended as a cost-effective competitor to the aging NT "Regulator 1000". It has a semi-rifled lightweight full-length the barrel which gives it exceptional projectile velocity and armour-piercing capabilities with slugs, with a high-capacity magazine tube below it. Can hold up to 9 shells in a tube magazine.	Frozen Star
	FS SG "Kammerer"	Shotgun slugs, Shotgun shells	5 Shells	When an old Remington design meets modern materials, this is the result. A favourite weapon of militia forces throughout many worlds.	Frozen Star
	NT SG "Regulator 1000"	Shotgun slugs, Shotgun shells	7 Shells	Designed for close-quarters combat, the Regulator is widely regarded as a weapon of choice for repelling boarders. Some may say that it's too old, but it actually proved itself useful. Can hold up to 7 shells in a tube magazine.	NeoTheology
	Double-barreled Shotgun	Shotgun slugs, Shotgun shells	2 Shells	An immortal classic.	Misc
	Sawn-off Shotgun	Shotgun slugs, Shotgun shells	2 Shells	Omar's coming!	Manufactured by using a handsaw on a Double-barreled Shotgun. Fits in shoulder holster.
	SA SG "Bojevic"	Ammo drum (12 gauge)	8 Shells	Semi-auto, half polymer, all Serbian. It's a magazine-fed shotgun designed for close-quarters combat, nicknamed 'Striker' by boarding parties. Robust and reliable design allows you to swap magazines on go and dump as many shells at your foes as you want... if you could manage recoil, of course. Compatible only with special M12 8-round drum magazines.	Serbian Arms

Rifles/Longarms

Icon	Item	Ammo	Capacity	Manufacturer
	FS CAR .25 "Sol"	Magazine (.25 Caseless Rifle)	30 Rounds	Frozen Star
	FS BR .20 "Wintermute"	IH magazine (.20 Rifle)	30 Rounds	Frozen Star
	FS AR .20 "Z8 Bulldog"	Magazine (.20 Rifle)	20 Rounds	Frozen Star
	FS AR .30 "Kalashnikov"	Long Magazine (.30 Rifle) Short Magazine (.30 Rifle)	30 Rounds 20 Rounds	Frozen Star
	SA .30 "Novakovic"	Ammo Strip (.30 Rifle)	10 Rounds	Serbian Arms
	Excelsior .30 "Kardashev-Mosin"	Ammo Strip (.30 Rifle)	10 Rounds	32px Excelsior
	Excelsior .30 AKMS	Long Magazine (.30 Rifle) Short Magazine (.30 Rifle)	30 Rounds 20 Rounds	32px Excelsior
	Excelsior .20 "Vintorez"	Magazine (.20 Rifle)	20 Rounds	32px Excelsior
	Pulemyot Kalashnikova	PK munitions box (.30 Rifle)	80 Rounds	Misc
	SA AMR "Hristov"	.60 Anti-Material shell	1 Round	Serbian Arms
	PAR .25 "Dallas"	box magazine (.25 caseless)	99 Rounds	Misc
	STS-35	Long Magazine (.30 Rifle) Short Magazine (.30 Rifle)	30 Rounds 20 Rounds	Oberth Republic SDF

Energy Guns

Energy Guns consume different amount of energy each shot. Capacity column depicts how much charge gun consumes per shot.

Icon	Item	Cell Type	Available Settings	Power Usage	Manufacturer
	FS PDW "Martin"	Small	Stun / Laser / Charge	50 per shot	Frozen Star
	FS PDW "Spider Rose"	Medium	Stun / Laser	100 per shot	Frozen Star
	FS PR "Cassad"	Medium	Burn / Melt	15 / 20 per shot	Frozen Star
	NT LP "Svalinn"	Small	Laser / Charge	50 per shot	NeoTheology
	NT LG "Lightfall"	Medium	Laser / Charge	50 per shot	NeoTheology
	NT IR "Halicon"	Medium	Ion	200 per shot	NeoTheology
	NT PR "Dominion"	Medium	Burn / Melt / INCINERATE	20 / 25 / 30 per shot	NeoTheology
	NT PR "Purger"	Medium	INCINERATE / VAPORIZE	30 / 70 per shot	NeoTheology
	NT SP "Zeus"	Small	Stun	50 per shot	Nanotrasen
	NT SP "Counselor"	Medium	Stun	100 per shot	Nanotrasen
	NT MER "Valkyrie"	Medium	Laser / Charge	300 per shot	Nanotrasen
	NT LG "Destiny"	N/A (Self-Recharging)	Laser / Charge	100 per shot (8 shots from full)	Nanotrasen
	NT EC "Nemesis"	N/A (Self-Recharging)	Toxin	200 per shot (4 shots from full)	Nanotrasen
	NT EC "Themis"	N/A (Self-Recharging)	Toxin	200 per shot (4 shots from full)	Nanotrasen
	Moebius "Brigador" Plasma Pistol	Small	Plasma	15 per shot	Moebius Laboratories
	Prototype: Biological Demolecularisor	Medium	Genetic damage projectiles	100 per shot	Moebius Laboratories
	Temperature Gun	Medium	Variable Temp (Kelvin)	Normal: 100 per shot Cold/Warm: 500 per shot Hot (401+K): 1000 per shot	Moebius Laboratories
	Prototype: Laser Cannon	Medium	Laser	100 per shot	Moebius Laboratories
	One Star LG "Cog"	Medium	Laser / Charge	100 per shot	One Star Empire
	OR SDF ES "Shellshock"	Small	Stun: fires beanbags Blast: fires slugs Pellet: fires buckshot	25 / 50 / 100 per shot	Oberth Republic SDF
	Disco Vazer "Lasblender"	Medium	Laser	25 per shot 200 per burst	N/A

A word about charge mode

This mode allows you to charge the weapon by holding down the left mouse button (with the safety off) before releasing it for a more powerfully damaging shot, at the cost of higher energy usage. The charge damage is capped at double the normal damage, and the charge rate is heavily dependant on Vigilance.

Explosives Launchers and Specialty

Icon	Item	Ammo	Capacity	Manufacturer
	FS GL "Lenar"	Grenades	6 Grenades	Frozen Star
	NT GL "Protector"	Grenades	6 Grenades	NeoTheology
	RPG-7	Rockets	1 Rocket	Serbian Arms
	Dartgun	Dart cartridge	5 Chemical Mixer darts	Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals