Melee weapons are divided into war-types, great-types, and civ-types, denoting one-handed military weapons, two-handed military weapons, and civilian weapons, respectively.
        
        Swords- The most versatile weapon, capable of stabbing and cutting with the widest variety of weapon attachments.
        
        Lances- A weapon specialized for penetrative attacks.
        
        Hammers- A weapon that deals pure blunt damage.
        
        Maces- A weapon that deals a mix of blunt and penetrative damage.
        
        Axes- A weapon that uses powerful slashing attacks.
        
        Whips- A weapon that uses a mix of blunt and slashing damage.
        
        Staves- A weapon that deals pure blunt damage. (NOTE: this is largely here to for balance purposes but will get more features in the future, think of it as a hammer)
        
        Glaives- A versatile weapon like a sword, but slightly favoring stabbing over slashing.
        
        

        
        
Ranged Weapon Types
        
(NOTE: when sending fortress mode squads on a raid, an all-ranged group will automatically fail. You need melee guys.)

Rifle- Bulky single-shot ranged weapons focusing on damage.

Pistols- The cheapest ranged weapons available, one-handed.

Shotguns- Use shrapnel and slug canisters, a versatile weapon but with a strong kick that can delay recovery after firing.

Rotorguns- Automatic rotary cannons that have the fastest firing rate of any ranged weapon.

Snipers- Powerful, accurate single-shot weapons.

Cannons- Extremely powerful, slow weapons.

Missile Launchers- Divided into HOMING, which is extremely accurate but with a long chargeup time, using true missiles, and SWRMPD, or swarm pods, which fire many micromissiles.

Ranged Weapon Mechanisms

COILGN- An all-around balanced system. Reasonably accurate, adequate speed, acceptable stopping power. Use magrods.

RAILGN- The most accurate ranged weapon system, packing a harder punch than a coilgun. However, it takes slightly longer to load and there is a slight delay between pulling the trigger and launching the projectile. Use magrods.

CHEMGN- Chemical propellant, a crude and innacurate but fast firing method. Generally worse in most ways than any other option, but chemguns are cheaper to make. Use bullets and shells.

RMACCL- Ram accelerators fire powerful projectiles at incredibly high speeds, but are slow to charge and slower to reload. Excellent for highly lethal volley fire. Use sabots.

GYRJET- A slightly heavier hitting and slower chemgun, using micromissiles instead of bullets or shells. 

LHTGAS- The fastest-firing weapons one can get. Almost exclusively confined to shotguns and rotorguns due to the extremely low accuracy.

        
        Military-grade weapons possess a wide variety of powerful weapon attachments to increase their strength and add secondary attack functions.
        
AXEBLD- Axe Blade. Denotes ranged weapons with an axe-type bayonet, allowing them to hack at foes.

DRILHD- Drill Head. Used to enhance the abilities of piercing weapons, but make them harder to aim and slower to recover after attacking.

ENRBLD- Energy Blade. Weapons with this attachment have a blade that can be coated in a special plasma emission, letting them slash through just about anything. However, this attack takes time to charge, and leaves the user vulnerable afterwards. Recommended only for experienced fighters.

FLMBLD- The edge of the weapon can heat up before an attack to partially melt enemy armor. It is less powerful than some other special attacks, but takes less time to activate and has a shorter recovery period.

GRNDHD- Grinder Head. Used to enhance blunt weapons, letting them latch onto and chew up what they hit, but making them more unwieldy. Excellent against armor.

HRDLHT- The weapon's blade is weightless hardlight, making it much easier to move, almost like it has a mind of its own. Allows the weapon to strike faster.

LSRSGT- Laser Sight. An attachment added to ranged weapons intended for exclusive ranged use.

NRMBLD- Normal Blade. Denotes a ranged weapon with a conventional bayonet, for stabbing attacks.

PLBNKR- Pile Bunker. A captive bolt weapon that strikes at the speed of a gunshot before retracting to be used again. Highly lethal but the user can be destabilized by the recoil.

RKTSYS- Rocket System. Multiple thrusters implanted on the weapon can be activated to unleash a devastating strike, but leaves the user vulnerable afterwards. As these weapons can also use conventional attacks, knowing when to activate the rocket ability is of utmost importance.

SAWBLD- Saw Blade. Allows blades to chew through flesh with ease, with minor bonuses against armor. Like the drill and grinder weapons, it causes attacks to be slower and less precise.

SHKSYS- Shockwave Emission System. Emits a massive wave of force that can send anyone in front of the user flying into the air. Less effective against larger foes, but an excellent way to push forward against enemy infantry.

ZMSCPE- Zoom Scope. Used similarly to the laser sight, intended for long-ranged engagements and attached to weapons with increased firepower.

        Civilian weapons are weapons allowed by governments for use by normal citizens. Lacking any mechanical aspect and often made of poorer-quality materials, they can do little against more powerful enemies but can protect against thugs and biological predators, usually.

VRSBLD- Versatile Blade. Can stab and slash.

STBBLD- Stabbing Blade. Has a pointed tip optimized for thrusting.

HCKBLD- Hacking Blade. Has a wider, flat-tipped blade used for slashing attacks.

BLNTHD- Blunt Head. Notes that the weapon is blunt, and uses blunt force transference to damage.

SPKEHD- Spiked Head. Spikes have been affixed to this otherwise blunt weapon, giving it a bit of edge damage.