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Weapons are special tools in Survival Mode that cause damage to blocks and player health, and can cause player death and block destruction, which has an impact on a player's faction reputation. There are three types of weapons in Space Engineers, hand-held weapons for players, weapons blocks for ships and stations, and Player-Built Weapons (PBWs).

Weapons are used against other engineers when following "player versus player" (PvP) rules, and against computer controlled enemies (non-player characters, NPCs, drones) when following "player versus environment" (PvE) rules. In single-player games, only PvE is possible by definition. In multiplayer, players have to agree among each other about fair use of weapons. Space Engineers as a sandbox game does not enforce one or the other rule set. In Survival Mode, weapons must be loaded with Ammunition of the right type, there are no "electric" laser guns.

Character Weapons[]

Character Weapons are special tools including handguns, rifles, and rocket launchers, that engineers carry in their inventories.

Tip: You can "peacefully" test weapons against a Target Dummy.

Block Weapons[]

You add Block Weapons to your stations, rovers, mechs, and ships to provide them with defensive and offensive capabilities.

Player Built Weapons[]

Player-Built Weapons (short: PBW) are any mobile grids that players build and use like missiles to cause damage to grids and players, other than the standard Character Weapons and Block Weapons.

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