DXMD Weapon Damage Testing

This page documents damage testing conducted for weapons in Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. Although weapons are given a nominal damage rating in-game, it is widely known that these nominal ratings are inaccurate or misleading. For example, two weapons of the same type may have the same damage rating, but different actual damages.

The tests described below were conducted to reveal a more accurate picture of weapon damage, as well as other properties of weapons. All tests were performed under game version v1.19 build 801.0 (Steam Windows version).

Weapons tested

Weapon	Nominal Damage Rating		Nominal Silencer Penalty
	Base	Upgraded
10mm Pistol	15	30	-5
Elite Edition 10mm Pistol	15	30	-5
Machine Pistol	20	35	-10
Revolver	50	65
Classic Revolver	60	75
Otar's Revolver	70
Combat Rifle	35	50	-25
Elite Edition Combat Rifle	35	50	-25
Battle Rifle	60	75
Elite Edition Battle Rifle	65	80
Lancer	85	100	-40
Sniper RIfle	70	85
Tactical Shotgun	70	85	-30
Devastator	70	85

"Nominal damage rating" is the damage rating that is given in the in-game inventory screen. The "base" rating is the rating without any upgrades applied to the damage stat, while the "upgraded" rating is the rating after applying 3x damage upgrades. The "nominal silencer penalty" is the effect on the nominal damage rating after attaching a silencer.

Turret test: Damage per shot based on health bar pixel count

Methodology

Weapons were evaluated based on the amount of damage inflicted against the turret outside of the Neon Lab in the sewers. The turret was disabled via the security hub and then fired at from two positions: close range at 2.25m and medium range at 23m, as shown in the screenshots below.

Damage inflicted against the turret was measured using the Smart Vision augmentation, which is used to show the turret's health bar. At 1440p and a UI scale of 100%, a full health bar was 266 pixels. Measurement of health bars is somewhat inexact because of partial pixels, but the experiments yield consistent over repeated trials/screenshots. If the health bar is displayed with partial pixels (for example, instead of being displayed at 266 full pixels, it is displayed with 265 full pixels and two partial pixels to the left and right), the left-side partial pixel was disregarded as shown in the third image below.

All shots were taken at the turret's barrel in order to avoid hitting its armor plates. Shots were fired while aiming down the weapon's iron sight or scope. In order to maintain range consistency, scoped weapons were aimed to confirm that the rangefinder displayed a range of 2.25m or 23m.

The turret was selected for this test because of the large size of its health bar (266 pixels) in Smart Vision. By contrast, health bars of doors and prop objects are only 76 pixels wide in the same display settings. Additionally, the health bar of doors were found to be inaccurate in reporting damage values of a single shot. Therefore, in order to measure per-shot damage, these tests were performed using a turret.

Firing position against the turret at 2.25m

Firing position against the turret at 23m

Turret health bar when viewed using smart vision and example pixel count

As indicated in the "upgrades" and "silencer" fields in the tables below, weapons were tested in both base damage (i.e., no damage upgrades have been applied) and upgraded damage (i.e., with 3x damage upgrades applied) configurations. If the weapon is capable of using a silencer, the weapon was also tested with both the silencer attached and unattached.

Test results: Regular ammo

Weapon	Upgrades	Silencer	Damage (pixels) at...		Range Penalty	Notes
			2.25m	23m
Revolver	None		54	31	-42.6%
Revolver	Dmg x3		101	60	-40.6%
Battle Rifle	None		13	13	-0%*
Battle Rifle	Dmg x3		26	26	-0%*
Elite Battle Rifle	None		13	13	-0%	Same as base weapon
Elite Battle Rifle	Dmg x3		26	26	-0%	Same as base weapon
Sniper Rifle	None		36	29	-19.4%*
Sniper Rifle	Dmg x3		67	52	-22.3%
Tactical Shotgun	None	✓	26	—	—
Tactical Shotgun	None		33	—	—
Tactical Shotgun	Dmg x3	✓	49	—	—
Tactical Shotgun	Dmg x3		67	—	—
Additional Tests**
10mm Pistol	Dmg x3	✓	15	5	-66.7%
10mm Pistol	Dmg x3		21	8	-62.0%
Elite 10mm Pistol	Dmg x3	✓	20	8	-60.0%	+33% vs. base weapon (at 2.25m)
Elite 10mm Pistol	Dmg x3		28	10	-64.3%	+33% vs. base weapon (at 2.25m)
Machine Pistol	Dmg x3	✓	10	5	-50.0%
Machine Pistol	Dmg x3		20	13	-35.0%
Additional Tests - Combat Rifle**
Combat Rifle	None	✓	5	4
Combat Rifle	None		8	7
Combat Rifle	Dmg x3	✓	13	10
Combat Rifle	Dmg x3		16	15	-6.25%
Elite Combat Rifle	None	✓	10	8
Elite Combat Rifle	None		12	10
Elite Combat RIfle	Dmg x3	✓	18	15	-16.7%	+39% vs. base weapon (at 2.25m)
Elite Combat RIfle	Dmg x3		23	20	-13.0%	+44% / +33% vs base weapon

*These weapon configurations were further tested in at 29m by moving the turret to another location in the sewers. No change in the damage of the Battle Rifle was observed, while the Sniper Rifle's damage dropped further to 26.

**Additional tests were conducted as described in order to provide general comparisons. However, many of these weapon configurations inflict very low damage against the turret, in which case the damage measure is considered to be imprecise. Due to the imprecision, most of the data in this section is not used in the silencer penalty calculations below. Range penalties and weapon variants comparisons are not given if one or both of the relevant pixel count values is 10 or less.

Test results: Armor-piercing (AP) ammo

Weapon	Upgrades	Silencer	Damage (pixels) at...		Range Penalty	Notes
			2.25m	23m
Revolver	None		96	57	-40.6%
Revolver	Dmg x3		169	106	-37.3%
Classic Revolver	None		99	54	-45.5%	+3% / -5% vs. base weapon*
Classic Revolver	Dmg x3		166	103	-38.0%	-2% / -3% vs. base weapon*
Otar's Revolver	None		96	57	-40.6%	Same as base weapon
Combat Rifle	None	✓	18	16	-11.1%
Combat Rifle	None		23	20	-13.0%
Combat RIfle	Dmg x3	✓	33	30	-9.09%
Combat RIfle	Dmg x3		46	41	-10.9%
Elite Combat Rifle	None	✓	28	23	-17.9%	+55% / +44% vs. base weapon
Elite Combat Rifle	None		36	33	-8.3%	+56% / +65% vs. base weapon
Elite Combat Rifle	Dmg x3	✓	52	46	-11.5%	+57% / +53% vs. base weapon
Elite Combat Rifle	Dmg x3		70	62	-11.4%	+53% / +51% vs. base weapon
Battle Rifle	None		39	36	-7.7%
Battle Rifle	Dmg x3		75	70	-6.7%
Elite Battle Rifle	None		39	36	-7.7%	Same as base weapon
Elite Battle Rifle	Dmg x3		75	70	-6.7%	Same as base weapon
Lancer	None	✓	57	51	-10.5%
Lancer	None		138	127	-8.0%
Lancer	Dmg x3	✓	91	83	-8.8%
Lancer	Dmg x3		197	182	-7.6%
Sniper Rifle	None		192	154	-19.8%
Sniper Rifle	Dmg x3		266+	266+	—	Turret is destroyed in 1 shot
Devastator	None		124	—	—
Devastator	Dmg x3		210	—	—

*The discrepancy between the Revolver and Classic Revolver was consistent over repeated trials. The reason for this discrepancy is unclear. This discrepancy was not observed in the door test due to the high damage of both revolvers.

Chart

Damage per shot at 2.25m and 23m, with full damage upgrades. Since Otar's Revolver has no damage upgrades, its base damage is used. The difference between the 2.25m and 23m bars show the extent of damage drop-off due to range.

AP ammo and regular ammo compared

Based on the data in the above tables, the damage of AP and regular ammo is compared below:

Weapon	Upgrades	Silencer	Damage (2.25m)		Reg → AP Multiplier	Damage (23m)		Reg → AP Multiplier
			Reg	AP		Reg	AP
Revolver	None		54	96	1.78	31	57	1.84
Revolver	Dmg x3		101	169	1.67	60	106	1.77
Battle Rifle/Elite	None		13	39	3.00	13	36	2.77
Battle Rifle/Elite	Dmg x3		26	75	2.89	26	70	2.70
Combat Rifle	None	✓	5	18	3.60	4	16	4.00
Combat Rifle	None		8	23	2.88	7	20	2.86
Combat Rifle	Dmg x3	✓	13	33	2.54	10	30	3.00
Combat Rifle	Dmg x3		16	46	2.88	15	41	2.73
Elite Combat Rifle	None	✓	10	28	2.80	8	23	2.88
Elite Combat Rifle	None		12	36	3.00	10	33	3.30
Elite Combat RIfle	Dmg x3	✓	18	52	2.89	15	46	3.07
Elite Combat RIfle	Dmg x3		23	70	3.04	20	62	3.1
Sniper Rifle	None		36	192	5.33	29	154	5.31
Sniper Rifle	Dmg x3		67	266+	—	52	266+	—
Shotguns*	None		33	124	3.76
Shotguns*	Dmg x3		67	210	3.19

*These entries compare the Tactical Shotgun (regular ammo) with the Devastator Shotgun (AP ammo).

The data shows that AP ammo inflicts about 3x the damage as regular ammo against the turret for the Battle Rifle and Combat Rifles (the average multiplier for the eight "Dmg x3" trials is 2.91). This multiplier is 1.76x for the Revolver (calculated as an average of the 4 values above), and 5.3 for the Sniper Rifle without damage upgrades.

Door test: Number of shots required to destroy a door

Methodology

Firing position against the Apex Centre door

The following tests were performed to determine the number of shots that are needed for a given weapon to destroy the door. For purposes of this test, the door was selected to be the door to the Apex Centre's security room B, located just before the reception area and just after taking the elevator from the CSO. This door was selected because it has more health than many other doors found in indoor locations. Additionally, while it is not as study as metal doors in sewers, it has a consistent and continuous hitbox.

The weapon was fired by standing inside the office further from the position directly facing the door. The distance to the door was 5.15 meters, as measured using a scoped weapon. The Debug Menu third-party mod was used to supply weapons, ammunition, and upgrade parts needed for the testing. All lethal firearms were tested except for Otar's Revolver, which was not convenient for testing because it cannot be added through the debug menu.

As indicated in the "upgrades" and "silencer" fields in the tables below, weapons were tested in both base-damage (i.e., no damage upgrades have been applied) and upgraded-damage (i.e., with 3x damage upgrades applied) conditions. For each of these two conditions, if the weapon is capable of using a silencer, the weapon was tested with both the silencer attached and unattached.

The performance of the weapon is reported in the following two formats:

• "Shots required" is the number of shots required to destroy the door when firing the weapon at a distance of 5.15 meters.
• "Normalized damage" is a measure of damage normalized to the damage of the bare 10mm Pistol (no upgrades and no silencer), derived by diving 21 (the shot count for this pistol) by the shot count for the weapon in question. Therefore, the non-upgraded, non-silenced 10mm Pistol has normal damage of 1.000, while a value of 2.333 means that the weapon inflicts 2.333 times that of the bare 10mm Pistol.

The "notes" field reports one of the following, if applicable:

• For weapons that are variants of a base weapon (e.g., "Elite Edition" variants), the percent damage difference relative to the base weapon is computed. This percentage is characterized by two values: the observed value, which is the ratio of the respective number of shots required, and the error range attributed to the discretization of the shots count. For example, when silenced elite pistol requires 21 shots, while the silenced pistol requires 28 shots, the observed improvement is 1 - 28/21 = 33%. However, if the door is destroyed at the 21th shot, the "true" value reflecting weapon damage is not 21, but a number in the range of 20 < x ≤ 21. Therefore, the range of discretization error is from 1 - 27/21 = 29% to 1 - 28/20 = 40%. Therefore, the percent damage difference is denoted in the table as "+33% (29-40%)."
• Shotguns were also tested at point-blank range, i.e., standing directly at the door, in order to provide an assessment of their damage drop off over distance. The shot count at this range is recorded in the "notes" field.

Test results: Regular ammo

Weapon	Upgrades	Silencer	Nominal Damage	Shots Required	Normalized Damage	Notes
10mm Pistol	None	✓	10	28	0.750
10mm Pistol	None		15	21	1.000
10mm Pistol	Dmg x3	✓	25	15	1.400
10mm Pistol	Dmg x3		30	11	1.909
Elite 10mm Pistol	None	✓	10	21	1.000	+33% (29-40%) vs. base weapon
Elite 10mm Pistol	None		15	16	1.313	+31% (25-40%) vs. base weapon
Elite 10mm Pistol	Dmg x3	✓	25	11	1.909	+36% (27-50%) vs. base weapon
Elite 10mm Pistol	Dmg x3		30	9	2.333	+22% (11-38%) vs. base weapon
Machine Pistol	None	✓	10	61	0.344
Machine Pistol	None		20	32	0.656
Machine Pistol	Dmg x3	✓	25	32	0.656
Machine Pistol	Dmg x3		35	17	1.235
Revolver	None		50	9	2.333
Revolver	Dmg x3		65	5	4.200
Combat Rifle	None	✓	10	54	0.389
Combat Rifle	None		35	40	0.525
Combat Rifle	Dmg x3	✓	25	29	0.724
Combat Rifle	Dmg x3		50	22	0.954
Elite Combat Rifle	None	✓	10	36	0.583	+50% (47-54%) vs. base weapon
Elite Combat Rifle	None		35	27	0.778	+48% (44-53%) vs. base weapon
Elite Combat Rifle	Dmg x3	✓	25	19	1.105	+53% (47-61%) vs. base weapon
Elite Combat Rifle	Dmg x3		50	15	1.400	+47% (40-57%) vs. base weapon
Battle Rifle	None		60	13	1.615
Battle Rifle	Dmg x3		75	7	3.000
Elite Battle Rifle	None		65	13	1.615	Same as base weapon
Elite Battle Rifle	Dmg x3		80	7	3.000	Same as base weapon
Sniper Rifle	None		70	4	5.250
Sniper Rifle	Dmg x3		85	3	7.000
Tactical Shotgun	None	✓	40	15	1.400	6 shots at point-blank range
Tactical Shotgun	None		70	11	1.909	5 shots at point-blank range
Tactical Shotgun	Dmg x3	✓	55	8	2.625	4 shots at point-blank range
Tactical Shotgun	Dmg x3		85	6	3.500	3 shots at point-blank range

Test results: Armor-piercing (AP) ammo

Weapon	Upgrades	Silencer	Nominal Damage	Shots Required	Normalized Damage
Revolver	None		50	3	7.000
Revolver	Dmg x3		65	2	10.50
Classic Revolver	None		60	3	7.000	Same as base weapon
Classic Revolver	Dmg x3		75	2	10.50	Same as base weapon
Otar's Revolver	None		70	3	7.000	Same as base weapon
Combat Rifle	None	✓	10	17	1.235
Combat Rifle	None		35	13	1.615
Combat Rifle	Dmg x3	✓	25	9	2.333
Combat Rifle	Dmg x3		50	7	3.000
Elite Combat Rifle	None	✓	10	12	1.750	+42% (33-55%) vs. base weapon
Elite Combat Rifle	None		35	9	2.333	+44% (33-63%) vs. base weapon
Elite Combat Rifle	Dmg x3	✓	25	6	3.500	+50% (33-80%) vs. base weapon
Elite Combat Rifle	Dmg x3		50	5	4.200	+40% (20-75%) vs. base weapon
Battle Rifle	None		60	7	3.000
Battle Rifle	Dmg x3		75	4	5.250
Elite Battle Rifle	None		65	7	3.000	Same as base weapon
Elite Battle Rifle	Dmg x3		80	4	5.250	Same as base weapon
Lancer Rifle	None	✓	45	5	4.200
Lancer Rifle	None		85	3	7.000
Lancer Rifle	Dmg x3	✓	60	2	10.50
Lancer Rifle	Dmg x3		100	2	10.50
Sniper Rifle	None		70	2	10.50
Sniper Rifle	Dmg x3		85	2	10.50	1 shot at 3.1m or closer
Devastator Shotgun	None		70	6	3.500	3 shots at point-blank range
Devastator Shotgun	Dmg x3		85	3	7.000	2 shots at point-blank range

Chart

Number of shots required to destroy door (lower is better) - results for all weapons and weapon configurations tested. The difference between the two bars of each weapon show the effect of upgrading weapon damage.

Supplemental testing: Pistols at 25m range

In order to obtain additional data on the 10mm pistols, the upgraded pistols were fired at a range of 25m against a different door in the Apex Centre. This test provides an additional comparison between the weapon configurations.

	Upgrades	Silencer	Shots Required	Notes
10mm Pistol	Dmg x3	✓	34
10mm Pistol	Dmg x3		25
Elite 10mm Pistol	Dmg x3	✓	25	+36% (32-42%) vs. base weapon
Elite 10mm Pistol	Dmg x3		19	+32% (26-39%) vs. base weapon

This additional test supports the hypothesis that the elite pistol does about 33% more damage than the base pistol across all configurations. The 32% observed improvement of the elite pistol vs. the base pistol (with an error range of 26-39%) in this 25m test is a more accurate estimate than the +22% observed improvement (with an error range of 11-38%) in the earlier 5.15m test.

Additional, the decrease in damage from 5.15m to 25m are 55.8%, 56%, 56%, and -52.6% for the above weapons, respectively.

Silencer penalty calculations

Based on the data in the above tables, the damage penalty for using a silencer is calculated in the table below.

• The observed penalty is the percentage reduction in damage. For example, for the 10mm Pistol, an increase from 21 to 28 in the number of shots required to destroy corresponds to a penalty of ((1/28)-(1/21))/(1/21) = -25.0%.
• For penalties based on Test 1 data, the "error range" is the range of true values after accounting for the discretization of the shot count as a proxy for damage (e.g., if the 21st shot destroyed the door, then the true number of shots needed is in the range of 20 < x ≤ 21, if fractional shots could be counted.). For the 10mm Pistol, the lower and upper bounds for the true penalty value are ((1/(28-1))-(1/21))/(1/21) = -22.2% and ((1/28)-(1/(21-1)))/(1/(21-1)) = -28.6%, respectively.
• Penalty values are calculated for turret test data only if both the silenced and unsilenced pixel counts are greater than 10, due to the lack of precision at low pixel counts.

Weapon	Upgrades	Shot Count Increase (Door Test)	Silencer Penalty (Observed % and error range)
10mm Pistol	None	21 → 28	-25.0% (22.2 - 28.6%)
10mm Pistol	Dmg x3	11 → 15	-26.7% (21.4 - 33.3%)
10mm Pistol (25m)	Dmg x3	34 → 25	-26.5% (24.2 - 29.4%)
Elite 10mm Pistol	None	16 → 21	-23.8% (20.0 - 28.6%)
Elite 10mm Pistol	Dmg x3	9 → 11	-18.2% (10.0 - 27.2%)
Elite 10mm Pistol (25m)	Dmg x3	25 → 19	-31.5% (26.3 - 38.9%)
Machine Pistol	None	32 → 61	-47.5% (46.7 - 49.2%)
Machine Pistol	Dmg x3	17 → 32	-46.9% (45.2 - 50%)
Combat Rifle	None	40 → 54	-25.9% (24.5 - 27.8%)
Combat Rifle	Dmg x3	22 → 29	-24.1% (21.4 - 27.6%)
Elite Combat Rifle	None	27 → 36	-25.0% (22.9 - 27.8%)
Elite Combat Rifle	Dmg x3	22 → 29	-24.1% (21.4 - 27.6%)
Combat Rifle (AP)	None	13 → 17	-23.5% (18.8 - 29.4%)
Combat Rifle (AP)	Dmg x3	7 → 9	-22.2% (12.5 - 33.3%)
Elite Combat Rifle (AP)	None	9 → 12	-25.0% (18.2 - 33.3%)
Elite Combat Rifle (AP)	Dmg x3	5 → 6	-16.67% (0 - 33.3%)
Tactical Shotgun	None	11 → 15	-26.7% (21.4 - 33.3%)
Tactical Shotgun	Dmg x3	6 → 8	-25.0% (14.3 - 37.5%)
Weapon	Upgrades	Damage Decrease (Turret Test)	Silencer Penalty (Observed %)
Lancer Rifle (2.25m)	None	138 px → 57 px	-58.7%
Lancer Rifle (2.25m)	Dmg x3	197 px → 91 px	-53.8%
Lancer Rifle (23m)	None	127 px → 51 px	-59.8%
Lancer Rifle (23m)	Dmg x3	182 px → 83 px	-54.4%
Elite Combat Rifle (2.25m)	Dmg x3	23 px → 18 px	-21.7%
Elite Combat Rifle (23m)	Dmg x3	20 px → 15 px	-25.0%

Difficulty level

All tests described above were performed under the "Give Me Deus Ex" difficulty level.

However, the difficulty level does not affect the damage dealt to the turret and the door. This was confirmed by retests of the 2.25m turret test with the non-upgraded revolver at the "Tell Me A Story" and "Give Me A Challenge" difficulty levels, which resulted in the same damage in pixel count as the original test at "Give Me Deus Ex" for both regular and AP ammo. Additionally, the non-upgraded silenced pistol was tested to destroy the door in the door test in the same number of shots (28 shots) at "Tell Me A Story" as it did on "Give Me Deus Ex."

Discussion and analysis

Nominal damage ratings vs. actual damage

The tests confirm that nominal in-game damage ratings are unreliable for comparing weapons. Notable cases are summarized below:

• Elite Pistol - The elite variant deals about +33% more damage than the standard pistol, even though the two weapons have the same damage ratings.
• Elite Combat Rifle - The elite variant deals about +50% more damage than the standard combat rifle, even though the two weapons have the same damage ratings.
• Elite Battle Rifle - The elite variant deals the same damage as the standard battle rifle, despite having has a slightly higher damage rating.
• Otar's Revolver - Otar's revolver deals the same damage as the (un-upgraded) standard revolver, despite having a higher damage rating. Since Otar's Revolver cannot be upgraded, Otar's Revolver falls behind the other two revolvers when upgrades are available.
• Classic Revolver - The Classic Revolver was observed as dealing approximately the same damage as the standard revolver, despite having a higher damage rating. In the turret test, the classic revolver was observed as inflicting slightly less damage than the standard revolver in three cases, and slightly more damage in one cases. The reason for this discrepancy is unclear.
• Sniper Rifle vs. Lancer - The Sniper Rifle deals considerably more damage when both weapons are using AP rounds, even though the (unsilenced) Lancer has a higher damage rating than the Sniper Rifle. The difference in observed damage could potentially be attributed to properties associated with the ammunition.

Damage penalty when using a silencer

• The damage penalty of the silencer varies from weapon to weapon.
• The Pistol (both standard and elite editions), Combat Rifle (both standard and elite editions), and Tactical Shotgun all lose around 25% damage when a silencer is attached, despite what the in-game damage rating state.
• The Machine Pistol loses around 47% damage when a silencer is used.
• The Lancer loses around 55% damage when a silencer is used.
• The test results generally show that the silencer's effect on the nominal damage rating is inaccurate or misleading. For example, attaching a silencer to a Combat Rifle reduces the nominal damage by 25, which is a 71% decrease from 35 (with no damage upgrades) or a 50% decrease from 50 (with 3x damage upgrades). However, the test results show that the silencer only results in approximately a 25% decrease in damage in both situations.

Damage drop-off over distance

• While damage drop-off was not the focus of the tests, tests performed at different ranges show that damage drop-off is a property that varies across different weapons and different types of ammunition for those weapons.
• In general, sidearms (pistol, revolver, and machine pistol) suffer significantly higher damage drop-off than longarms (combat rifle, battle rifle, and sniper rifle). Shotguns suffer from even higher damage drop-off than sidearms.
• Both battle rifles were observed as being having no drop-off due to range when using regular ammo. However, the same was not true when using armor-piercing ammo. This suggests that damage drop-off is ammo dependent.

General comments on weapons based on test results

• The Elite Combat Rifle performs much better than what is be expected from its nominal stats due to two main reasons: its large (+50%) increase in damage per shot compared to the base weapon, and the fact that the silencer only reduces damage by 25%, which is much lower than what the nominal ratings would suggest. Additionally, the tests show that its AP rounds increase damage significantly, approximately tripling the damage inflicted against the turret, a feature not available to other low-damage weapons such as the Pistol and Machine Pistol.
• Similarly, the Elite Pistol likewise overshadows the base weapon, since it was shown to have +33% higher damage. Since the Elite Pistol and Elite Combat Rifle are both free-DLC weapons, their respective base weapons offer little benefit over the elite editions, except for the fact that having the base variant offers easier inventory management in terms of picking up weapons for their ammunition.
• The standard Revolver compares very well to high-damage rifle-type weapons at close range, but has a steep damage drop-off when the range increases. Considering the upgrades available to the standard Revolver, and the fact that regular revolver rounds inflict significant damage even compared to AP rounds, the standard Revolver is easily the best revolver variant, as well as being one of the top weapons in damage per shot and overall damage output.
• Otar's Revolver is a clear loser in these tests since it does the same damage as an un-upgraded standard Revolver but has no damage upgrades. Furthermore, Otar's Revolver suffers from damage drop-off due to range, limiting its effectiveness as a sniping weapon.
• The test results show that the Sniper Rifle has the highest damage-per-shot among all firearms when AP ammo is used. Considering that the Sniper Rifle is relatively versatile (for example, it can be hip-fired rather easily after a laser sight has been attached), the Sniper Rifle is arguably one of the better lethal weapons in the game, with the main limitations being the inability to attach a silencer, and the limited availability of AP ammo.