Character Weapons are special offensive tools that engineers carry in their inventory. They are the player equivalent of Block Weapons for ships and stations. Handheld weapons include pistols, rifles, and rocket launchers.
In Survival Mode, the engineers will need to carry suitable ammunition in their inventories, otherwise the weapons can't be reloaded and won't work.
Usage[]
- Have the weapon and ammo items in your inventory.
- While not seated, press G to configure your G-menu toolbar.
- In the Character Weapon category, drag and drop the weapon to a toolbar slot and press escape to close the G menu.
- Press the slot number to wield the weapon.
- Press R to load ammunition.
- Hold the RMB to aim down sights (zoom).
- Press the LMB to shoot.
Variants[]
Handheld weapons exist in four variants:
| Standard | Automatic | Precision | Elite |
|---|---|---|---|
| cheap, early-game, slow | fast, close-range, spread | sniper, slow, long-range | highest precision |
 S-10 Pistol |
 S-20A Pistol |
N/A |  S-10E Pistol
|
 MR-20 Rifle |
 MR-50A Rifle |
 MR-8P Rifle |
 MR-30E Rifle
|
 RO-1 Rocket Launcher |
N/A |  PRO-1 Rocket Launcher |
N/A |
A 
Grinder can be an impromptu close-range/melee weapon as well.
Remember to loot ammo from wrecks and to hack enemy rocket launchers and turrets and collect their ammo and rockets. You may be able to assemble a handheld rocket launcher early on -- but not its ammo, which needs uranium.