Art of Ascension - Weapons Guide

Weapons Guide

The maximum trainable level is 100 for all Weapons.
Crossbow
Damage Type	Bullet
Ammo	Spawn Ammo: 5 Max Ammo: 10 Pickup: 6
Base	Damage: 125
Per Level	Damage: +5
Crowbar
Damage Type	Club
Ammo	n/a
Base	Damage: 70 Range: 50 Delay: 0.8s
Per Level	Damage: +3.9 Range: +.25 Delay: -.003s
The Crowbar experiences refire exhaustion. For every attack, the refire delay increases by .05s, and for every second that goes by without attacking, the refire delay recovers by .025s. (Note, the refire exhaustion of the Crowbar does not affect the Stun Baton.)
Gravity Gun
Damage Type	Crush
Ammo	n/a
Base	Range: 250 Max Mass: 100 Max Force: 1000
Per Level	Range: +5 Max Mass: +8 Force: +30
To put these numbers in perspective, by level 10 you should be able to pick up all small to mid-sized objects. By level 30 small objects will be launched at about their max speed. By level 40 mid-sized objects (tables, sinks) will be launched at about their max speed. By level 51 most cars should be launchable, and by level 100 the cars will be launched at about their max speed. The Gravity Gun is not affected by Tactics.
Grenade
Damage Type	Blast
Ammo	Spawn Ammo: 10 Max Ammo: 20 Pickup: 2
Base	Damage: 100 Blast Radius: 250
Per Level	Damage: +4 Blast Radius: +1
Machine Gun
Damage Type	Bullet Blast (Secondary Fire)
Ammo	Spawn Ammo: 50 Bullets Max Ammo: 100 Bullets - 3 Grenades Bullet Pickup: 45 Large Bullet Pickup: 225 Grenade Pickup: 1
Base	Bullet Damage: 8 Grenade Damage: 80 Grenade Blast Radius: 250
Per Level	Bullet Damage: +.15 Grenade Damage: +3 Grenade Blast Radius: +1
.357 Magnum
Damage Type	Bullet
Ammo	Spawn Ammo: 10 Max Ammo: 12 Bullet Pickup: 6 Large Bullet Pickup: 20
Base	Damage: 50
Per Level	Damage: +2.2
Pistol
Damage Type	Bullet
Ammo	Spawn Ammo: 25 Max Ammo: 50 Bullet Pickup: 20 Large Bullet Pickup: 100
Base	Damage: 15
Per Level	Damage: +.7
The Pistol has a refire rate of .15 seconds. If the trigger is pulled twice in less than .15 seconds, the next round will not load into the firing chamber, causing the Pistol to jam. The trigger must then be released for .5 seconds in order for the next round to load. Attempting to fire while jammed will cause the firing chamber to re-jam for another .5 seconds.
Pulse Rifle
Damage Type	Plasma Dissolve (Secondary Fire)
Ammo	Spawn Ammo: 30 Plasma Bullets Max Ammo: 60 Plasma Bullets - 3 Balls Bullet Pickup: 20 Large Bullet Pickup: 100 Ball Pickup: 1
Base	Plasma Bullet Damage: 25 Ball Damage: 80 Ball Duration: 2s
Per Level	Plasma Bullet Damage: +1 Ball Damage: +3 Ball Duration: +.04s
RPG
Damage Type	Blast
Ammo	Spawn Ammo: 10 Max Ammo: 20 Pickup: 5
Base	Damage: 100
Per Level	Damage: +3.8
The alternate fire button causes any rocket currently in the air to immediately detonate.
Shotgun
Damage Type	Bullet
Ammo	Spawn Ammo: 20 Max Ammo: 40 Pickup: 20
Base	Damage: 5 Bullets Primary: 7 Bullets Secondary: 18
Per Level	Damage: +.2
SLAM
Damage Type	Blast
Ammo	Spawn Ammo: 5 Max Ammo: 10 Pickup: 1
Base	Damage: 100
Per Level	Damage: +5.5
Level 30	Instant Fuse - Normally there is a .25s delay between the laser being tripped and the detonation occuring. Now your SLAMs are so advanced that the delay is eliminated.
Stun Baton
Damage Type	Club
Ammo	n/a
Base	Damage: 70 Range: 50 Delay: 0.8s
Per Level	Damage: +2.3 Range: +.75 Delay: -.001s
The Stun Baton experiences refire exhaustion. For every attack, the refire delay increases by .05s, and for every second that goes by without attacking, the refire delay recovers by .025s. (Note, the refire exhaustion of the Stun Baton does not affect the Crowbar.)
Damage Types
Blast	Blast damage is characteristic of explosive weapons. It usually generates large accelerations on nearby objects, tossing them around. 60% of Blast damage is absorbed by AP.

Bullet	Bullet damage is characteristic of small projectile firearms. 85% of Bullet damage is absorbed by AP.

Club/Slash	Club/Slash damage is characteristic of blunt or sharp weapons being swung at an enemy. 60% of Club/Slash damage is absorbed by AP.

Crush	Crush damage is characteristic of relatively large objects colliding with each other. This includes moving doors and platforms, objects falling onto a player, or objects launched into a player by the Gravity Gun. 60% of Crush damage is absorbed by AP. Crush damage is affected by Power.

Dissolve	Dissolve damage is unique to Combine technology. It rips apart the enemy atom by atom. 60% of Dissolve damage is absorbed by AP.

Plasma	Plasma damage is caused by super-heated material impacting the enemy. 50% of Plasma damage is absorbed by AP.