By Randall S. Pitchford II aka DuvalMagic 
    randy@rebelboatrocker.com 

    Created 12/17/97 
    Last Revision 03/16/98 
    Version 1.3 (see revision history) 

    The latest version of DuvalMagic's Weapons and Combat FAQ is located at: http://www.rebelboatrocker.com/q2wfaq/q2wfaq.html 

    This document may be freely distributed, quoted or abused so long as due credit to its creator and contributors referenced in the text is given wherever any part of this document appears. 

    Quake2 is the property of id software.  Don't F' with them, they make cool stuff for us to play with. 

    Contents 

    This guide is divided into several sections containing valuable information and data about the weapon and combat system of Quake 2 by id software. 

    Introduction 
     

    Weapons and Ammunition 

      Weapon Types and Detailed Data 
        Blaster 
        Shotgun 
        Super Shotgun 
        Machine Gun 
        Chaingun 
        Grenades 
        Rocket Launcher 
        Hyper Blaster 
        Railgun 
        BFG10k 
         
      Ammunition Types and Data 
        Shells 
        Bullets 
        Grenades 
        Rockets 
        Cells 
        Slugs 
         
      Weapon Effect Tables 
        Damage Per Shot 
        Rate Of Fire  
        Damage Per Second 
         
         
    Armor and Power-Ups 
      Armor Types 
        Armor Shard 
        Jacket Armor 
        Combat Armor 
        Body Armor 
        Armor Protection Calculation 
         
      Power-Ups  
        Power Shield 
        Power Screen 
        Quad Power 
        Invulnerability  
        Bandolier  
        Back Pack 
         
    Other Data  
      Health Items 
        Stim Pack  
        First Aid 
        Medikit 
        Mega Health 
        Adrenaline 
         
      Variables Affecting Combat Results 
        Random Numbers 
        Surprise Enemy 
        Silencer 
        Easy Skill Level 
        Falling Damage 
        Environmental Hazards 
        Drowning 
        Weapon Switching
       
    Revision History and Contributors 
      Revision History 
      Future Revisions 
      Author 
      Contributors 
      Special Thanks
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    Please direct comments, inaccuracy reports, new information or other feedback to randy@rebelboatrocker.com