Firearms for your first foray into the Zone.
Aside from upgrading weapons,Techs can also upgrade your gear, like your mask and suit.
Upgrade Trees
Forsome weaponsand certain slots,youcan’t grab every available upgrade.
Other times, upgrades require that you’ve gotten a previous upgrade to apply another.
Upgrade
Cost
Effect
Rubber Coating
350
Decrease recoil by 10%.
Extra Barrel Rifling
800
Increase armor-piercing power By 30%.
Return Mechanism Sleeve Tightener
700
Increase bullet range by 10%.
Flash Suppressor
1,300
Reduce muzzle flash | Decrease spread by 25%.
Decreasing Recoil is a pretty straightforward upgrade; it’sgoing to make the gun easier to keep on target.
You’ll need tochoose between the Extra Barrel Riflingand theReturn Mechanism Sleeve Tightener.
The Extra Barrel Rifling is going toincrease your damage dealt to enemies wearing armor.
Overall, you’re going to get more mileage out of the better armor-piercing of the Extra Barrel Rifling.
Milled Parts Replaced With Stamped Parts
300
Reduce weapon weight by 30%.
Adjusted Bolt Locking Lugs
Flatten bullet arc by 15%.
This upgrade is entirely for convenience’s sake, but it’s by no means useless.
It’s an exceptionally cheap upgrade, and there’s no reason not to grab it.
However,flatness and range are two separate things.
Rebalanced Stock
250
Increases aiming speed by 15%.
Enlarged Back Pad
Increases aiming accuracy by 15%.
Rubber Stock Rear
Decreases recoil by 10%.
The Rebalanced Stock is going tomake your weapon snappier to use.
The Enlarged Back Pad goes hand-in-hand with the Rebalanced Stock.
The Rubber Stock Rear pairs perfectly with the other rubber upgrade for the AKM-74S, theRubber Coating.
The Zone has something to discover, no matter how you go about it.
