Editing New Players Guide (section)

== Find your combat style ==
You have three slots to hold weapons, starting out with a [[Swords|Sword]] in your Left Hip Slot, a [[Axes|Throwing Axe]] in your Right Hip Slot and a [[Bows|Bow]] in your Back Slot. You'll need to decide which [[Weapons]] suit your gaming style, but generally you want at least one ranged weapon (either a hip throwing weapon or a back-slot bow/crossbow or staff).

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Sharp weapons are extremely effective against Zombies, blunt weapons are more throwable and effective against skeletons, although daggers are the most throwable weapon. Swords do the highest damage.  All sharp weapons can stick into your opponent which can leave you needing your offhand weapon to continue the fight until it becomes available.

There are those that swear by the Bow Mechanics in this game as truly realistic. Others who may play in a sitting position may use Reload crossbows as they are the simplest to point and shoot.

[[Magic Staffs|Magical Staffs]] offer a variety of attack styles include direct attacks with the [[Fireball Staff]] to crowd control with the [[Ice Staff]] and also a healing option with the [[Healing Staff]].

You can use [https://forsaken-planet.com/simulator The Combat Simulator] to examine how Perks relate to specific attack styles and against specific [[Enemies]].

Use [https://forsaken-planet.com/drop-rate-calculator The Gear Drop Calculator] to figure out how likely a weapon will appear with a specific set of perks.

For the first thirty levels or so the weapons you find will have about the same damage as your level number.