GUNS, UPGRADES, WORKBENCH
Ready to turn scrap into pure firepower?
In War Mechanic, weapons are your best friends, your loudest allies, and sometimes your only ticket out alive. The right grip, sight, or magazine can mean the difference between profit... and a body bag.
Let’s dive into how you can craft, tweak, and dominate the battlefield with style.
Workbench Mechanics
The workbench is an essential tool for every player. This is where you can modify and upgrade your weapons, tailoring them to your personal needs and playstyle. In the workshop, you’ll craft unique gear that will help you survive even the toughest battles. To perform upgrades, you’ll need specific resources and blueprints, which can be found during missions, purchased from Wild Bill, or discovered while exploring the island.
Upgrade Process
To upgrade a weapon, players need to collect enough resources (such as metals, electronic components, and mechanical parts) used to craft new parts. Blueprints are essential for each upgrade - they provide detailed instructions for making modifications correctly.
Every upgrade requires careful planning and the right materials. This process is crucial for adapting your arsenal to the game’s increasing difficulty.
Weapon Upgrades:
At the workbench, you can modify the following weapon parts:
Grip: Improves stability, accuracy, and handling. A better grip means less recoil and more precise shots.
Optics: Swap scopes, holographic sights, or red dot sights to improve aiming speed, precision, and adaptability in different combat scenarios.
Bolt: Upgrading the bolt increases reload speed, firing stability, and weapon durability.
Trigger: A better trigger enhances responsiveness and firing rate, enabling faster and more accurate shots.
Magazine: Expanding magazine capacity means longer bursts without reloading, which is crucial in intense firefights.
Attachments: Add accessories like suppressors, foregrips, lasers, or side rails to gain tactical advantages and improve weapon versatility. You’ll need to install the top and bottom rails first: the top rail for optics and the bottom rail for other attachments.
Weapon examples:
Shotgun — devastating at close range. Perfect for quickly breaking shields or clearing crowds. Can be upgraded for a tighter spread or boosted damage with special ammo.
Pistol — a versatile choice with fast aiming. Great for taking out single targets, can be customized for rapid critical hits or silent takedowns.
Revolver — high penetration and precision. Excellent for hitting weak spots, favored by players who enjoy a close-range “sniper” style.
SMG — rapid-fire weapon ideal for on-the-move combat. At higher levels, it can acquire status effects such as bleeding or disorientation.
Combat is all about analysis and precision: it’s not just about shooting — you need to know where to hit, what to hit with, and how to upgrade your arsenal to survive.
Every enemy in War Mechanic has weak points you’ll need to learn to target, such as. Study your targets. Adapt your loadout.
Exposed energy cores
Sensory modules (eyes, cameras)
Unarmored joints
Overheated armor sections
That’s just a taste — we’ll be showing much more very soon.
We’ll be sharing even more soon – but in the meantime, you can visit our Kickstarter preview.
It’s your chance to take an early look, share your thoughts, and get ready to be part of the War Mechanic journey from the very start!