Into the Radius VR: Basic Weapons and Gear Guide

Important Gear:

• Detector ($200) – Used to detect and reveal artifacts to make money. Bring one, maybe a spare as well.
• Camera ($50) – Take note of the handles on the Camera. While this item only has use during Paparazzi missions to take photos of active targets, you’ll sometimes find a camera in the Radius without handles. Bring said camera back, as it’s a “Camera Trap” and worth $300 at the shop.
• Advanced Probes ($25) – Spent shell casings to throw at anomalies. Always make sure you’re carrying a spare bag of probes in your pack should you drop the one you’re using.
• Pocket Lamp ($50) – A weak green light, designed to sit in a pocket slot and turn with your torso. Good for clearing buildings. Harder to clear Black Grass anomalies with than a full flashlight.
• Medical Injector ($220) – Will heal approximately 60% of your health over a short amount of time. Unlike a Regen artifact, you don’t have to hold onto it.

9x18mm Weapons:
Makarov ($300, $100/magazine)

• Upgrades – Add Rail S ($250), Pistol Suppressor Adapter ($300), Reliability +15% ($400)
• Switch State – Special Pistol Scope Mount ($300)
• Your starter gun. 8 in the magazine. You can find one of these with ammo and magazines in the very beginning of the first zone, atop the Watchtower where you spawn in from base. This respawns with each Tide.

7.62x25mm Weapons:
TT-33 ($300, $100/magazine)

• Upgrades – Add Rail S ($250), Pistol Suppressor Adapter ($300), Reliability +15% ($400)
• Switch State – Special Pistol Scope Mount ($300)
• A damage upgrade from the Makarov with the same magazine size, you can probably find one of these lying around in a supply crate in one of the first three zones.

12 Gauge Weapons:
IZh 27 Sawn-Off ($500)

• Upgrades – Attachment Rail B ($500), -30% Recoil ($650)
• Switch State – Rail B Sight Mount ($500), Increased/Reduced Spread Shot ($400)
• Basic 12 Gauge double-barrel break-action shotgun. The description is accurate in that the weapon is not accurate. Extremely powerful, and can take out armored enemies with Slug ammo. Make sure you use the attached ammo rack for maximum fun and efficiency! (Grab ammo from rack with trigger, from front to back)
• There is a side-by-side version of this gun that you can find in the Radius.

Gear:

• Advanced Probes ($50) – Probes with little cloth strips attached. No different functionally from the basic probes, they just fly differently. Down to personal preference, but always make sure you’re carrying a spare bag of probes in your pack should you drop the one you’re using.
• Gas Mask ($1200) – Prevents Anomaly Damage from the Green Gas anomaly, and as far as I can tell, reduces damage significantly from Web anomaly. Necessary for several missions.
• Headlamp ($400) – Goes on over headgear and toggles on/off with trigger when hand is empty and placed at head. Very bright and easy to use. Can be worn with a helmet, etc.
• Smoke Grenade ($200) – It’s a smoke grenade. Spews smoke everywhere, good for hiding from enemy fire.

Attachments:

• Weapon Flashlight S ($550) – A flashlight for your pistol.
• Laser Pointer S ($750) – A very powerful laser for your pistol. Fairly easy to discern out to medium range.
• Viper P – The only red dot you can mount on a pistol.
• Pistol Silencer ($600) – Fits all 9mm pistols, PP-91, TT-33, and the MP5.

9x18mm Weapons:
GSH-18 ($600, $150/magazine)

• Upgrades – Add Rail S ($250), Pistol Suppressor Adapter ($300), Reliability +15% ($400)
• Switch State – Special Pistol Scope Mount ($300)
• Reliable pistol with 18-round magazines. Can mount a sight, silencer, and a single S rail attachment.

OC-33 ($1200, $220/magazine)

• Upgrades – Add Rail S ($250), Pistol Suppressor Adapter ($300), Reliability +15% ($400)
• Switch State – Special Pistol Scope Mount ($300)
• A high-capacity machine pistol that’s basically a pocket SMG with 27-round magazines.

PP-91 ($2200, $180/magazine)

• Upgrades – Add Rail S ($250), Pistol Suppressor Adapter ($300)
• Switch State – Firerate +/- 20% ($400), Rail B Sight Mount ($500)
• Full size SMG with 20-round magazines. Doesn’t holster, unlike the OC-33. You can fold the stock, though.

7.62x25mm Weapons:
PPSH ($2000, $150/magazine)

• Upgrades – Add Rail S ($250)
• Switch State – Firerate +/- 20% ($400), Rail B Sight Mount ($500)
• A classic, with 35-round magazines available in the shop.
• You can occasionally find drum magazines with a 71 round capacity in the Radius.

PPSH Full Version ($3000, $150/magazine)

• Upgrades – Add Rail S ($250), Accuracy +15% ($300)
• Switch State – Firerate +/- 20% ($400), Rail B Sight Mount ($500)
• A classic, with 35-round magazines available in the shop.
• You can occasionally find drum magazines with a 71 round capacity in the Radius.

9x19mm Weapons:
G17 ($750, $150/magazine)

• Upgrades – Pistol Suppressor Adapter ($300), Accuracy +15% ($400)
• Switch State – Special Pistol Scope Mount ($300)
• Pistol with 17-round magazines.
• Doesn’t have a traditional safety.
• Has a single Rail S under the barrel.

M9 ($800, $175/magazine)

• Upgrades – Add Rail S ($250), Pistol Suppressor Adapter ($300), Reliability +15% ($400)
• Switch State – Special Pistol Scope Mount ($300)
• Reliable pistol with 15-round magazines.

MP5 ($2500, $250/magazine)

• Upgrades – Add Rail S ($250), Accuracy +15% ($300)
• Switch State – Firerate +/- 20% ($400), Rail B Sight Mount ($500)
• SMG with 30-round magazines, this has three firemodes; Semi-Automatic, 3-round Burst, and Full Auto.
• Uses the Pistol silencer without needing an adapter upgrade.

12 Gauge Weapons:
IZh-27 ($2200)

• Upgrades – Attachment Rail B ($500), -30% Recoil ($650)
• Switch State – Rail B Sight Mount ($500), Increased/Reduced Spread Shot ($400)
• A very accurate double-barrel hunting shotgun. Has an ammo rack on the side for ease of use. More damage than the sawn-off version, and works great with medium range combat. A bit awkward to handle in CQC due to its length.
• Great for eliminating armored enemies early on due to slug ammo’s high damage and penetration.
• There is a side-by-side version of this gun that you can find in the Radius called the “Hunting Shotgun”

Gear:

• Helmet ($1200) – Bullet Protection. Adds weight to your character, but invaluable for later stages with lots of mimics.
• Body Armor ($4000) – Bullet Protection. Adds weight to your character, but invaluable for later stages with lots of mimics. (especially Gunner mimics)
• RDG-1 Grenade – A fragmentation Grenade.
• VOG-25 Grenade – Only used as ammunition for the underbarrel grenade launcher.

Attachments:

• PBS-1 Silencer ($1000) – Fits all AK Models
• DTK Silencer ($1000) – Fits the Mosin, SKS, and Tiger rifles
• NATO Silencer ($1000) – Fits the NATO rifles (M4A1, AUG, and the FN-17)
• Grenade Launcher – Fires VOG-25 grenades, loaded by bringing a grenade to the barrel. Does not need to be mounted on a gun to fire, so it works as a grenade pistol of sorts. (Credit rtanski)
• All USSR Sights.
• All Rail B attachments other than the 7x-35x adjustable scope.

12 Gauge Weapons:
IZh-81 ($3200)

• Upgrades – Dual Attachment Rail B ($650), -30% Recoil ($650)
• Switch State – Rail B Sight Mount ($500), Increased/Reduced Spread Shot ($400)
• A pump-action shotgun with a 5-round tube magazine, this weapon is extremely flexible and can carry you into Factory if you have good aim (and Slug ammo for Armored enemies).
• If you want to pump a shell without firing or just check what shell type you have loaded, press the trigger on your forward hand to release the action.
• Has an ammo rack.

5.45x39mm Weapons:
AK-74 ($4000, $300-$400 per magazine)

• Upgrades – Attachment Rail B ($500), -20% Recoil ($500), Firerate +20% ($400)
• Switch State – Rail B Sight Mount ($500)

AKS-74u ($3000, $300-$400 per magazine)

• Upgrades – Attachment Rail B ($500), -20% Recoil ($500), Firerate +20% ($400), Accuracy +15% ($500)
• Switch State – Rail B Sight Mount ($500)
• A compact and less accurate AK-74
• You can fold the stock.

AK-74M ($5500, $300-$400 per magazine)

• Upgrades – Attachment Rail B ($500), -20% Recoil ($500), Firerate +20% ($400)
• Switch State – Rail B Sight Mount ($500)
• A modernized AK-74, lighter and more reliable.

5.56x45mm Weapons:
M4A1 ($5500, $400/magazine)

• Upgrades – Accuracy +10% ($400)
• Switch State – 2 round burst instead of Auto ($300)
• M4 Carbine, has 2 attachment Rail B and a sight mount Rail B.

AUG ($4000, $350/magazine)

• Upgrades – Accuracy +10% ($400), Fire Rate +15% ($300)
• Switch State – 2 round burst instead of Auto ($300)
• A full auto bullpup rifle, with one attachment Rail B and a sight mount Rail B.
• Does not have a semi-automatic mode.

7.62x39mm Weapons:
AKM ($3500, $200-$320 per magazine)

• Upgrades – Attachment Rail B ($500), -20% Recoil ($500), Firerate +20% ($400)
• Switch State – Rail B Sight Mount ($500)
• Dovetail attachment for USSR sights is standard.

SKS ($4000, $200-$320 per magazine)

• Upgrades – Add Rail B ($500), KO92 Barrel Adapter ($600) Recoil -30% ($500)
• Switch State – Rail B Sight Mount ($500)
• A semiautomatic carbine that can mount the PU scope. Sadly lacks a bayonet at the moment.
• Takes AKM magazines (Including the 30-round ones!)
• Needs the KO92 Barrel Adapter upgrade to mount a DTK Silencer.

7.62x54mm Weapons:
Mosin-Nagant ($4500)

• Upgrades – Add Rail B ($500), KO92 Barrel Adapter ($600) Recoil -20% ($500)
• Switch State – Rail B Sight Mount ($500)
• A powerful bolt-action sniper rifle, this can mount the PU scope.
• Has an ammo rack.
• Needs the KO92 Barrel Adapter upgrade to mount a DTK Silencer.

Attachments: You unlock the 7x-35x adjustable Rail B scope at this point. It adjusts by grabbing the lever on the back of the scope with Trigger and rotating it to the desired magnification. It’s pretty handy, but may not be worth it at $3500.

12 Gauge Weapons:
SPAS-12 ($4500)

• Upgrades – Dual Attachment Rail B ($650), -30% Recoil ($650)
• Switch State – Rail B Sight Mount ($500), Increased/Reduced Spread Shot ($400)
• Semi-automatic shotgun with an 8-round tube magazine. Has an ammo rack.
• Does not have a stock.

9x39mm Weapons:
VSS ‘Vintorez’ ($6500, $400/magazine)

• Upgrades – Add Rail B ($500), Reliability +15% ($400)
• Switch State – Rail B Sight Mount ($500)
• Integrally silenced sniper rifle that can take either 10 or 20 round magazines (10-round is listed as more reliable). Saves on maintenance costs.
• Has dovetail mount standard for USSR attachments.
• Magazines for this and the VSS are fairly common in later zones.

AS ‘VAL’ ($7000, $550/magazine)

• Upgrades – Add Rail B ($500), Reliability +15% ($400)
• Switch State – Rail B Sight Mount ($500)
• Integrally silenced assault rifle that can take either 10 or 20 round magazines (10-round is listed as more reliable). Saves on maintenance costs.
• Has dovetail mount standard for USSR attachments.
• You can fold the stock.
• Magazines for this and the VSS are fairly common in later zones.

Groza-14 ($6500, $450/magazine)

• Upgrades – Add Rail B ($500), Accuracy +15% ($500)
• Switch State – Firerate +/- 20% ($400), Rail B Sight Mount ($500)
• A bullpup rifle with a large bore offset and an integrated grenade launcher. Takes 20 round magazines. Can be modified to mount B rail sights and attachments, but not silencers.

7.62x54mm Weapons:
Tiger Rifle ($7000, $400/magazine)

• Upgrades – Add Rail B ($500), KO92 Barrel Adapter ($600) Recoil -30% ($650)
• Switch State – Rail B Sight Mount ($500)
• A semi-automatic sniper rifle with 10-round magazines and a standard dovetail mount. Very accurate, with strong recoil.
• Needs the KO92 Barrel Adapter upgrade to mount a DTK Silencer.

12 Gauge Weapons:
SAIGA-12 ($6500, $300/magazine)

• Upgrades – Attachment Rail B ($500), -30% Recoil ($650)
• Switch State – Rail B Sight Mount ($500), Increased/Reduced Spread Shot ($400)
• Semi-automatic shotgun with a 5-round box magazine. You can find the weapon itself as well as 10-round magazines on later maps (Credit to D Scriptus) that make it very high-capacity.
• You can fold the stock.

7.62x51mm Weapons:
FN-17 ($10000, $700/magazine)

• Upgrades – Recoil -20% ($500)
• Switch State – 2 round burst instead of Auto ($300)
• Powerful assault rifle with 20-round magazines. High-maintenance.
• Has a Rail B sight mount and Rail B attachment mounts.
• You can fold the stock.

DVL-10 ($9000, $500/magazine)

• Upgrades – Reliability +15% ($400), Weight -1kg ($400)
• Powerful and accurate bolt-action sniper with a 10-round magazine. Features an integrated suppressor, so you save money on maintenance. Makes almost no noise.
• Has a Rail B sight mount and a Rail B attachment mount.
• A rather heavy weapon, so the weight upgrade may help if you’re often overburdened.
• You can fold the stock (I need to test this still)

By doomblade187