Weapons and Combat Items
Throughout the course of playing Soldier of Fortune, you will find a variety of in-view weapons and combat items. Some of these include a sniper rifle, submachine gun, rocket launcher, and the ultra-high-tech Microwave Pulse Gun. All in all, there are twelve in-view weapons and five combat items at your disposal, scattered throughout the game. Since finding them and discovering their abilities is half the fun, here’s a description of the basic weaponry you will begin the game with. Finding out the rest is up to you...
Weapons
| “Pig Sticker” Combat Knife |
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Ammo: 6 maximum in
inventory
Weight: .46 kg
Weapon Slot Cost: 0 (standard issue)
Primary attack: Thrust/Slash
Alternate Attack: Throw. Cannot
throw the last knife in your possession.
Description: Although primarily created as a thrusting weapon, this high-tensile steel combat/survival knife is weighted and balanced to allow skilled users to throw it with a high degree of accuracy. The perfect weapon when stealth is a must.
| 9mm Black Panther |
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Ammo: 9mm
Cartridge: 18 magazine
Fire Mode: Semi-automatic
RoF: 40 rpm
Muzzle Velocity: 350 mps
Weight: .86 kg
Weapon Slot Cost: 1
Description: Originally created in 1983 by an English company searching to create a lightweight, highly durable handgun, the Black Panther has quickly dominated the handgun market. Its remarkable success can be attributed to its simplicity, hardiness, and compact size.
| B-42 (Berserker) 12-gauge shotgun |
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Ammo: 12-gauge slug
Cartridge: 8 magazine
Fire Mode: Single Shot
RoF: 24 rpm
Muzzle Velocity: 385 mps
Weight: 4.86 kg
Weapon Slot Cost: 2
Description: Developed specifically for police and military use, the B-42 is a highly lethal close-combat assault weapon. Although the addition of the elbow hook on the skeleton stock allows the B-42 to be fired one-handed, it generally decreases the accuracy of the weapon.
Combat Items
| Ballistic Armor |
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Description: Originally worn by police and SWAT units, the Ballistic Armor achieved worldwide success when it became more flexible and lightweight while still retaining a high amount of stopping power.
| Flash Pak |
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Description: The Flash Pak (or stun grenade) emits a broad-band light array and loud stunning explosion which causes anyone looking at the pak to be blinded and disoriented for a limited duration. In some instances, permanent blindness has occurred due to retinal burns.
| C4 with timer |
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Description: C4 has been portrayed as the plastic explosive of terrorists for many years in the mass media market. As it stands, plastique is a highly stable, highly explosive charge that can be used nearly anywhere. With the addition of the 5-second timer, plastique is a great way of circumventing locked doors and curious guards.
The Shop/Lasky’s Used Books
Periodically, you will visit Sam Gladstone at Lasky’s Used Books to contact The Shop. Follow Sam to the back room and log on to the computer by "using" it (press the spacebar). Using the computer brings up a modified version of the main game menu:
Get Mail Here – Click on the flashing e-mail icon to receive your mission briefing from The Shop.
Continue Arrow – After reading your mission briefing, click on the flashing arrow in the lower right hand corner of the menu screen. This will take you to the Outfit menu.
Outfit Yourself – This sub screen allows you to acquire weapons and combat items from The Shop. The windows at the top of the screen show how many weapon and item slots you have available. The column on the left lists all of the weapons available for you to choose from and a description of each. The column on the right lists all of the combat items available for you to choose from and a description of each. Left-click on the weapons and items you wish to acquire and their icons will fill in your remaining open slots. Don’t forget ammunition! Your weapons aren’t much good without it...
Note: The number of weapon and item slots is dependent on the difficulty level setting. The harder the difficulty level, the less equipment you will be able to carry to help you with your mission.
Deploy – Left-click the Deploy icon at the bottom of the Outfit menu screen after selecting all of your weapons and items. This button will send you to the next hotspot on your quest to take down The Order.
