what the best weapon to harvest loot.

[tripodalt]

i use all the time the mediumgun and until i found an autoturret smal gun i used the electric arc weapon.
im satisfacted of them and used a single time the laser and the plasma ,the first is short range and drain to fast energy and the second too slow excepted against stationary that seem not exist in this world.
i just found a grenad launcher in swamp.i guess it will be again a slow projectile weapon of not use in this game version.
but it make me wonder if the explosion destroy more block than a pin point shoot in the ennemy cab.
those said i not really able to locate the cab at the max range and not often ram the ennmy since i get too much damage of melee even with new front chock proof armors.
maybe im wrong and that why i ask to people what weapon you fav for looting in mass?
for the sea fight i use as many auto smallgun i can it make really the diference: i tryed the laser on sea just by curiosity and died without damaging the ennemy.
is for exemple raming with a plasma more eficient :im not enought courageous and patient for try all combinations.

[Mitragorn]

I assume that by loot you reffer to tech parts.
Best weapon to harvest parts is no weapon.
A large ramming tech with thrusters can steamroll anything in game.
You can also build tech with 2 additional large wheels in front in the middle of tech that are not touching ground. They will do additional dammage to tech you ram.
Works best in snow biome as you can just go around shore of biom at fast speed crushing tech.
Does not work so good against tech with grenade launchers so desert biome is not good for this method.

[tripodalt]

i dont have thrusters i dont even found the sea trader and i need money for boating.
so you mean rolling over ennemy is damaging?

[pitbull9010]

Originally posted by tripodalt:

i use all the time the mediumgun and until i found an autoturret smal gun i used the electric arc weapon.
im satisfacted of them and used a single time the laser and the plasma ,the first is short range and drain to fast energy and the second too slow excepted against stationary that seem not exist in this world.
i just found a grenad launcher in swamp.i guess it will be again a slow projectile weapon of not use in this game version.
but it make me wonder if the explosion destroy more block than a pin point shoot in the ennemy cab.
those said i not really able to locate the cab at the max range and not often ram the ennmy since i get too much damage of melee even with new front chock proof armors.
maybe im wrong and that why i ask to people what weapon you fav for looting in mass?
for the sea fight i use as many auto smallgun i can it make really the diference: i tryed the laser on sea just by curiosity and died without damaging the ennemy.
is for exemple raming with a plasma more eficient :im not enought courageous and patient for try all combinations.
:ft_huh:

best for not destructing blocks in early game state is lightning gun (not ANY LIGHTNING/PLASMA weapon, JUST SIMPLE LIGHTNING from ARGOYLE TASK), it's very precise, 0 ammo costs (just energy) and has wo additional damage bonuses:
-water +50%
-time of fire- longer more effective

...for small weapons:
-they deals small amount of damage, so You have often to destroy many other parts before You get others cab
-they have quite short range (especially m-18 vindur) and tey're inaccurate (autoun is only excepion, but still You'll destroy many parts..._

...ANY WEAPON WITH EXPLOSIVES IS DESTRUCTIBLE, so plasma cannon, grenade launchers (here's wo versus of it, tri-barrel is fast) and rockets are out

...for one shot-one kill (most smaller techs) I prefer b-22 meteor turrets, deadly, but almost no loot at all (but of course if i kill cab, then it's plenty of it EVERYWHERE xD)

...BU TH MOST PRECISE GUN IS DU-120 "AFTERSHOCK" AUTORIFFLE, but I don't like it:
-it's very slow, and even if it IS precise, it's hard to aim into specific part (in Your case-CAB) to destroy ONLY that
-it has also big recoil and it's big itself...

[tripodalt]

YES THE ARC WEAPON IS EFFECTIVE BUT SO MUCH ITS NOT FUN AND CHALENGING.i switched to medium ammo +small auto and considere grenad but fear for damage radius destruction.
the sniping seem dificult even zoomed in.i just target the center location where the cab is comonly located but rarely see it.and when i see it its because im taking damage from a poor manoeuvre.
seem the medium gun dont have inacuracy at least not as the first smal gun with his crosshair that enlarge after 2shoots.
the plasma use cooper its not great at swamp and the projectile is so slow even if it have range its more a melee weapon.

[pitbull9010]

Originally posted by tripodalt:

YES THE ARC WEAPON IS EFFECTIVE BUT SO MUCH ITS NOT FUN AND CHALENGING.i switched to medium ammo +small auto and considere grenad but fear for damage radius destruction.
the sniping seem dificult even zoomed in.i just target the center location where the cab is comonly located but rarely see it.and when i see it its because im taking damage from a poor manoeuvre.
seem the medium gun dont have inacuracy at least not as the first smal gun with his crosshair that enlarge after 2shoots.
the plasma use cooper its not great at swamp and the projectile is so slow even if it have range its more a melee weapon.

plasma uns are the worst type of gun, unlike others hey're costly much, and the most inacurate, especially plasma ejector (it's fast, but not very dreadful for enemies

i recommend for You small trip to desert to hunt for B-22 METEOR, at least two of them, and almost all your troubles will end xD

AND SET UP SETTINGS IN YOUR SAVE TO DOUBLE LOOT FROM ENEMIES (reactor capacity too)

[Reklusiv]

Another aspect is how far all the tech parts are flung across the map, adding to the difficulty of scavenging (explosive and destructive weapons). I have found the lighting gun to be the best for preserving parts but it doesn't scale well into the late game. You can amplify it and superconduct it and use multiple to make it viable well into the mid-game though.

[RaGinPiG3On]

The really best weapon to loot the most tech parts is the dualshock rifle. It destroys less blocks and allow to target the cab directly for maximum looting. The rifle is unlocked in artic biome and there's more in the desert.

[pitbull9010]

Originally posted by RaGinPiG3On:

The really best weapon to loot the most tech parts is the dualshock rifle. It destroys less blocks and allow to target the cab directly for maximum looting. The rifle is unlocked in artic biome and there's more in the desert.

xacly, desert is way more easier than artic xD

and You loot more valuable tech blocks like HAEPHAESTUS RIFFLE, DUALSHOCK RIFFLE, LARGE CARGO, LARGE BATTERY, TRACTOR BEAM, MORE WHEELS, MEDIUM FLATBED (and also you can make theft at heir bases quite easily xD)

[tripodalt]

i just found gatling: have to try it.

[pitbull9010]

Originally posted by tripodalt:

i just found gatling: have to try it.

yea gattling (HAEPHASTUS) is overwhelming, but also low accuracy and damage per shot :P
and very ammo costly (the worst ingame)...

[tripodalt]

also the worst damge dealer i ever tryed.
not able to destroy an ennemy with thousand small ammo.

[pitbull9010]

Originally posted by tripodalt:

also the worst damge dealer i ever tryed.
not able to destroy an ennemy with thousand small ammo.

not really, it's deals as much as AUTO-AIM CANNON and M-10 VINDUR xD

...and deals more han laser (especially mining) and in some ways plasma guns :)

...better are only DUALSHOCK, METEOR or TRIPLE GRENADE xD

...ROCKET could be dangerous (mostly DEADLY) even for Yourself, if You suddenly drive into targeted area xD

[tripodalt]

not remind their nicks but actually i fitted 4 energy weapon because im bored of medium ammo shortage .not sure its better but the ennemy seem to respawn every day at sun raise and i dont want to spend too much in organic boringness

[pitbull9010]

Originally posted by tripodalt:

not remind their nicks but actually i fitted 4 energy weapon because im bored of medium ammo shortage .not sure its better but the ennemy seem to respawn every day at sun raise and i dont want to spend too much in organic boringness

You're wrong, especially in terms of ammo and effectiveness

JUST two METEORS (heavy guns from desert) can totally smash almost all enemies, and I've produced by myself in swamp about 25k ammo for that, and from these thugs I got another 2k ammo xD

METEORS are better than anything to kill ALL enemies, because like DUALSHOCKS they're quite fast (shell) and tey have the bes range/accuray per one shot

...only one downgrade is that You can't shot from behind the hills, which is advantage ONLY for grenades
You can even surpass ROCKETS, due Your range and dreadly force

and You should pay more attention to names and descriptions, then You'll know better what's going on and what You can do better (or if You need help, then You'll give more specifi terms and conditions) xD

[tripodalt]

seem the wiki in game show the ranges and damages but i relly more on my own experience.
im bored of the organic gathering for ammo.
what the wiki dont mention is projectile velocity and it matter a lot when overranging ennemy.