Where do you get ammunition?

[Mike Hawthorne]

I never have enough ammunition, I look everywhere to find anything I can pick up, but when it comes time to use it there's never enough. Right now I have to fight my way out of a location on the waterfront with a body in tow. As soon as I step out of the trailer I'm in I get attacked by a bunch of bad guys.

I can't fight back because I'm carrying the body but I've tried to sneak the body out and I can't get more than a few yards before I'm attacked.

So I decided to pick the body up, move it out of the line of sight from outdoors, and then kill off the bad guys and come back for the body later.

There's the problem, I don't have enough ammo, within a matter of a few seconds I've used up everything I have, it literally takes dozens of shots to kill one guy!

I have tons of weapons but they are all empty.

I've been having the same issue from the start, but I can't find any place where you can just go and buy some. The merchants all sell all kinds of weapons but no ammo except what you get when you buy it. Unless I'm missing something it doesn't make any sense.

I need to be able to go and get Hundreds or thousands of rounds but I seldom find more than a few rounds here and there.

So that's my question where do you get ammunition?

[felmari]

bodies drop them. you do not find much. you can craft them(they are under consumables) but can not craft while in active combat. they only use basic materials. merchants sell ammo too it would be under consumable or all items.

[Duuvian]

For a long time in this game I kept going to the gun stores to get more ammo until I read on this discussion forums that ammo was craftable with the common item components. While that doesn't make sense it's also very convenient.

[ShelLuser]

Originally posted by Mike Hawthorne:

I never have enough ammunition, I look everywhere to find anything I can pick up, but when it comes time to use it there's never enough.

There are several things to keep into consideration here...

First, of course, checking bodies as well as your surroundings for loot, this can be a huge help. Second... as hinted at above: crafting. You can also often find components as loot, you can break down stuff into components (there is even a perk for this that can automate the process). And you can also buy components from some junk vendors, but that can become an issue if you don't have much credits yet.

The main problem though is that there's a maximum amount of ammo you can carry around for all weapon types. So there's that to keep in mind as well.

Originally posted by Mike Hawthorne:

I can't fight back because I'm carrying the body but I've tried to sneak the body out and I can't get more than a few yards before I'm attacked.

So I decided to pick the body up, move it out of the line of sight from outdoors, and then kill off the bad guys and come back for the body later.

There's the problem, I don't have enough ammo, within a matter of a few seconds I've used up everything I have, it literally takes dozens of shots to kill one guy!

Later on you can unlock a perk which will allow you to use your gun while you carry a body around. Of course there's only so much a handgun can do.

See, there's something else to keep in mind... the quality of your weapons and your firing.

There are ways to shoot people... you can spray 'm with bullets and hope for the best, but you can also try to aim for specific targets. Even a cyberpsycho is usually no match for a well aimed headshot, and the same applies to other enemies as well.

Then check the type of weapon you use... some need specific perks or an implant to use 'm. SMART weapons require an implant for instance, but they can target automatically which can make headshots easier.

POWER weapons can be used "just like that" but have a nice advantage too: bullets can ricochet off walls, so if you want to 'spray' enemies then why not try to make use of any misses and have bullets bounce back?

And if you really need to pack a punch: TECH weapons can charge up and even punch through walls. Though some power weapons can do so as well, not sure if that's a bug though.

So maybe you should also pay attention to which kind of weapon to use?

Speaking of which... you can also upgrade weapons and clothes. So if your weapon doesn't do enough damage, try upgrading? And also keep an eye open for whatever weapon you may find.

And to make this even more difficult: some weapons can also use mods. Mods which you can buy or craft (I'd focus on buying or looting first). That can help too... better critical shots, more damage, etc.


So yah... in short.. don't just mindlessly try to shoot people by spraying them. Take note of what type of weapon you use, try to aim carefully and of course... try upgrading your stuff.

Hope this can help!

[Mike Hawthorne]

Thanks for the information, everyone. I'm thinking that I'm getting in over my head, I'm level 8 and when I'm getting attacked by multiple bad guys I don't have the punch to take down enough of them at the same time.

Earlier I was able to use stealth to take out one enemy at a time and then retreat to a safe area and save, then take the next one, and so on, now I just seem to get attacked from every direction and have no place to retreat to.

Maybe I should go and do some other quests and raise my level and stats a bit.

[adobo]

You can craft ammo. One encounter shouldn't cost more that about 1/3 of your total ammo. I usually just craft when I'm getting into less than half or when I expect a big fight.

A bit of a fun fact, bouncing bullets off the floor can be more powerful than shooting people directly. Pay Vic and buy a legendary ballistic hands from him. It has 50% bonus to bouncing shots. Bouncing shots has a bit off auto aim to it though so you can hit people from far away easier by shooting the floor in front of them. There's a low level perk that lets you see where it bounces so you can save a lot of ammo by bouncing shots at long range instead of missing from spread.

[Bogmore]

I have not made any since the very start of the game, bodies supply all I need, you have to loot them. Look around for ammo boxes.

[felmari]

it is also good to have different weapons that use different ammo type. autos especially the higher rate of fire ones can eat through ammo and generally that rof is where there strength is not per shot dmg. make sure your weapons are upgraded to your level by finding new ones or upgrading them so you can compete with the enemies progressive level based armor and health.

[Goldenveins]

Crafting ammo is possible in the menu, scroll down the white items. A good way to supply yourself with components is picking up every item that enemies drop, weapons, armor, and components. Dismantling the extras, weaker items you will never use, turns those into components you can use to craft ammo.

[popsicle]

Basically the crafting forces you to waste skill points going down that path so you can craft ammo for cheap. Is one of the worst aspect of this game actually.

[Mike Hawthorne]

Thanks for the hints, I'm starting to get the idea but the commands and keystrokes are so different in this game that it's hard for me to get the hang of it.

[Wolf]

Get the skill that makes a knife reappear in your hand after a crit or headshot. equip 3 knives = unlimited ammo. Even if your a bad shot. Plus my knives were critting for 2-10k dmg or more every time.

[Tokenn]

Originally posted by popsicle:

Basically the crafting forces you to waste skill points going down that path so you can craft ammo for cheap. Is one of the worst aspect of this game actually.

Crafting ammo is available at the very lowest level of Tech...you don't have to spend more than one or two Attribute points on it, and you'll certainly be doing at least that much.

Ammo can be found everywhere. Downed enemy bodies, ammo cans are present at most sites where you engage enemies. I rarely have to buy or craft ammo...often I'll avoid picking it up because I already have a full load [500 Pistol, 700 Rifle/SMG, 100 Shotgun and Sniper] and it is wasted.