For example, the Cattleman Revolver is the handgun equipped at the beginning of the game. Note that Familiarity for a particular model of weapon applies to all variations of that model. When the Reload bar reaches its max potential (no gray segment), then Familiarity is at maximum. The Reload bar on the weapon wheel provides a clue to a weapon’s Familiarity, however.
As Familiarity increases, Range, Reload speed, and Accuracy increases.įamiliarity is only shown in the weapon compendium. It represents how often a weapon is used, and is based on the total number of kills - humans and animals combined - achieved with each weapon. Accuracy does not apply to melee knives and machetes, so its value is zero for those weapons.įamiliarity is a lesser known variable that influences the performance of firearms and the bow only. Fire Rate and Reload do not apply to melee weapons and throwable weapons, so their stat bars are black, meaning zero value.
Some of the weapon stats do not apply to all weapon types. See the section below about Weapon Degradation for more details on weapon maintenance. The stats for firearms can also be viewed by selecting the weapon in the weapon wheel and clicking Maintain.
