Hello everyone and welcome to UberStrike on Steam!
This guide serves to show the current weapon statistics.

This list may be incomplete and take some time, because most of the information available at the moment is outdated. Additionally, figuring out the accuracy of weapons will prove difficult due to the lack of precise statistic information available within the game.

Previously, such information was available in the game but for a reason unknown the developer decided to provide with visual statistical bars than numerical ones.

Feel free to indicate any mistakes that I have made and to provide feedback.

> Every weapon category besides melee shares its name with a gun from its respective category:

• Machineguns - Machine Gun
  
• Shotguns - Shotgun
  
• Sniper Rifles - Sniper Rifle
  
• Cannons - Cannon
  
• Splatterguns - Splatter Gun
  
• Launchers - Grenade Launcher

> You can equip up to four weapons. One of them being a melee weapon (first slot). You can't use multiple weapons from the same category.

> The amount of ammunition a pick-up provides is the same amount as your starting ammo.

The special editions are more expensive than their normal counterparts and come with an alternate skin. Some editions (Tiger and Camo) grant maximum ammunition at spawning. Note that not every map offers ammo for all weapon classes.

Aiming in Uberstrike is more straightforward than other, more complicated fps games.

There's no recoil. You will notice while shooting with most weapons that the scope/crosshair will "jump". This is simply an animation to prevent spam. But, this does not affect accuracy whatsoever. So, you don't need to control your aim in a specific way to hit the target. However, the grenades that shoot out of grenade launchers fall from gravity so some control is required from them.

Projectiles from weapons with a velocity stat need time to travel (cannons, splatterguns, launchers). Any other guns will hit instantly. Only the accuracy will decide whether you hit or not.

In general: Shoot if the target is within your reticle.

You may encounter people asking for a so-called "basics" game in the lobby. That means:

• Only tier 1 weapons are allowed
  
• Only 0 AP clothes are allowed (In order to guard against any misunderstandings don't wear any custom clothes)
  
• No Quick Items

Every item not fulfilling these criteria is designated as "OP".

Handguns have been removed some time before Uberstrike made it to Steam.

Melee weapons deal medium to high damage and are often used for passing strikes. A possible strategy is to use them for inital damage or to finish off your opponent. They can be very deadly if you are proficient in strafe jumping. Usually countered with shotguns or machineguns, the higher the rate of fire the better. Best alternative to melee weapons are shotguns.


* Yes, the White Flag heals your enemy.

The high fire rate compensates the low damage that machineguns deal. They are best used at close and mid range. Machineguns are good to finish off an opponent after dealing heavy damage by melee weapons/cannons/snipers. Under water they also work like a charm. Usually countered with shotguns and cannons. Splatterguns would be an alternative.


* This heavy weapons need one second to warm up before they actually begin to fire. The gun's remarkable sound will be heard by your foes. Unluckily it slows down your movement speed, reducing your ability to strafe jump dramatically. While pressing the secondary fire button you can arm your weapon ready to fire but you will suffer the same disadvantages.
** The SIG 552 comes with a 3x zoom and fires 3 round bursts only, however every burst only costs 1 bullet. Note that each projectile has its own trajectory.

Shotguns are known to be very effective at close quarters and outrange melee weapons. They fire multiple pellets each shot. Due to their spread these guns quickly lose their effectiveness at longer distances, nonetheless many of them are okay at medium ranges. A good tactic is to weaken the enemy with a sniper rifle or cannon and then using a shotgun to draw their last breath.

The best way to counter a shotgun is to use a shotgun as well or stay far enough to use a cannon or sniper. Melee weapons are the single alternative for high damage at close range. For medium range, machineguns and splatterguns are an option.


* Keep in mind that every pellet needs to hit the head or the nuts to yield that maximum critical damage, thus it appears that it is only possible with contact shots.

A Sniper rifle is what you want to use if your enemy is far away. Some players are even able to use them effectively at close range via noscoping. Most of these guns provide a scope and have no reticle if you don't use said scope. Additionally all of them are highly accurate (100%) and provide at least a +50% critical bonus (even though it isn't stated in their descriptions).

Remember that with a sniper rifle you should never stay out in the open or in paths where players strafe by often. Instead, try and camp in awkward spots overlooking armor and health pickups.


* Shoots a beam that will be seen by everyone. Be prepared for incoming players once you shoot.
** Provides a reticle if not using the scope. While using the scope your field of vision won't be limited.

Cannons, splatterguns and launchers share some differences to other weapons. They don't hit in an instant, their projectiles take time to travel. Additionally, they inflict splash damage. That's why these weapons are more effective if the enemy is surrounded by obstacles as missed shots may still cause damage.

Being at a higher position than the enemy is advantageous, the greater the angle towards the floor the easier it is to hit opponent's feet or surroundings. From there originated the tactic to use a spring grenade to fly above the target and to shoot down at him with a cannon, rinse and repeat until his death. Cannons are the weapons you want to use for rocketjumping if you lack some spring grenades (watch out for the knockback if you use them at close combat). To counter cannon-users don't let them be over you and gain some distance.


* Designed for rocketjumping.

Cannons, splatterguns and launchers share some differences to other weapons. They don't hit in an instant, their projectiles take time to travel. Additionally, they inflict splash damage. That's why these weapons are more effective if the enemy is surrounded by obstacles as missed shots may still cause damage.

Splatterguns are similar to machineguns. Their advantage is that they cause splash damage, the drawback is that the projectiles don't hit instantly. Compared to cannons the splatterguns' splash damage has a much smaller radius but the projectiles travel much faster. Gaining distance will be a good way to counter these weapons.


* Always shoots projectiles in pairs, the second shot is delated and slightly offsets below the first shot.

Cannons, splatterguns and launchers share some differences to other weapons. They don't hit in an instant, their projectiles take time to travel. Additionally, they inflict splash damage. That's why these weapons are more effective if the enemy is surrounded by obstacles as missed shots may still cause damage.

Launchers can be used in very interesting ways. If a grenade does not hit a foe it will bounce several times before exploding, allowing it to hit enemies behind walls and around corners. The launchers' grenades are the only projectiles that will drop while traveling. If facing launchers escape enclosed areas.


* Launches 3 grenades in quick succession.
** Launches stickybombs, these grenades don't bounce but stick at obstacles they touch. They detonate manually with secondary fire or after 6 seconds. The maximum are 3 placed grenades, if you shoot a fourth grenade, the oldest one will explode.

Most data has been gathered by myself over several years. My ingame name is [_R18_] J. Sax.

UberStrike's content is owned by CMUNE.

For sniper rifles this guide by Cheetah[forum.uberstrike.com] helped me out at some points.

• 3. July 2015
  
  • Added all missing "Ammo Start/Max"
    
  • Minor formatting & wording changes
    
  • Added Snap Shot's damage & shots per second
    
  • Added pictures of corresponding ammo box
• 1. July 2015
  
  • Melee weapons
    
    • Corrected Boomslang's stats (tier, damage)
      
  • Machineguns
    
    • Completed "Ammo Start/Max" column
      
    • Corrected M4A1's critical damage
      
    • Corrected SIG 552's Bursts per second
      
    • Corrected ** note (SIG 552's zoom factor is 3)
      
  • Someone copy-pasted my whole guide and didn't even care to post a link to my guide. As reaction I changed the conditions and you will need my permission to copy.
• 27. June 2015
  
  • Added section "Change log"
    
  • Added "Blows per second" in "Melee weapons"
• 26. June 2015
  
  • Guide released
• 21. June 2015
  
  • Guide created