Shot (damage type)

Shot is the most common damage type in Deus Ex. Shot damage is caused by many weapons, including firearms, lethal melee weapons, and certain types of darts. "Shot" is an internal name that only appears in game files.

Special properties

 * The amount of shot damage that is received by the player character (JC Denton) scales with the difficulty level. This property is shared with the "AutoShot" damage type.

Resistance

 * Robots receive only 25% of incoming shot damage.
 * Resistance is provided by Ballistic Armor and the Ballistic Protection augmentation.

Damage sources
The following weapons inflict shot damage. Some weapons inflict shot damage only for specific types of ammunition, as indicated below.


 * Low-tech skill weapons
 * Combat knife
 * Crowbar
 * Sword
 * Dragon's Tooth sword
 * Throwing knives
 * Pistol skill weapons
 * Pistol
 * Stealth Pistol
 * Mini-Crossbow (Darts)
 * Rifle skill weapons
 * Assault Rifle (7.62mm ammunition)
 * Sniper Rifle
 * Sawed-off Shotgun (12ga Buckshot)
 * Assault Shotgun (12ga Buckshot)
 * NPC-only weapons
 * Robot MG
 * MJ12 Commando Gun
 * Dog Bite
 * Gray Swipe
 * Karkian Bite
 * Karkian Bump
 * Cat Scratch
 * Rat Bite