Melee Weapons

New to Voidtrain? This guide covers the basics of melee weapons, including your trusty Revolver and how to approach two-handed weapon crafting. Get ready to survive the void!

Hey there! So you're diving into Voidtrain and wondering about getting up close and personal with your enemies? While this guide focuses on ranged combat and weapon crafting, it's good to know about your options. Your very first companion in this journey is the trusty Revolver, affectionately known as "Old Friend." It's got infinite ammo, which is a lifesaver early on, and its range caps out at 15. Think of it as your reliable sidekick for those initial encounters. Now, when you start looking at bigger firepower, you'll be dealing with Two-Handed Weapons. Unlike the Revolver, these are procedurally generated and built from various Weapon Modules. You can either craft them yourself in an Armory I or Armory II, or you might get lucky and find them dropped by Soldiers. Here's the cool part: you can customize these two-handed weapons by swapping out their Weapon Modules. This lets you tweak stats like Damage, Accuracy, Firerate, Stability, Reload Speed, Range, Mag size, and Handling. You can even change the Weapon Type and add special Weapon Effects! Just remember, the weapons and modules you get from enemies depend on the World Rate (how developed the train and tech are), and modules from chests are affected by the chest's tier (1-5). There are three main types of two-handed guns: Rifles (using rifle ammo), Shotguns (shotgun ammo), and SMGs (hunter ammo). You can usually tell by the ammo type shown in the bottom right. But here's a heads-up: the barrel determines the ammo type! So, if you swap a barrel to boost DPS, double-check you're not accidentally turning your rifle into a shotgun. Gun names are usually a combo of the barrel and frame augments, like "Stable Flapper." If you add an elemental magazine, that might influence the name too, like "Flamy Bear." Keep an eye on those core words in the names, like <> or <>, as they're key to understanding what you're building.