Weapons

All vanilla weapons have had some serious rebalancing to put them more in line with the balance in the official Quake Champions. Weapon firing rates are the same as vanilla Quake 1, except where otherwise specified.

The weapons added by Scourge of Armagon remain untouched.

Melee

No longer only an axe, many Champions now wield a unique melee weapon that is all their own. Most however will use the familiar Gauntlet from Quake III Arena. The differences are purely cosmetic in most cases.

Old Damage	New Damage
20	70

Heavy Machine Gun

Added by Quake Champions Classic, the Heavy Machine Gun is a rapid fire hitscan weapon, originating in Quake III Arena (technically the heavy variant premiered in Quake Live). The Heavy Machine Gun replaces the Nailgun pickups in all maps, allowing it to be used across the entire game. Grunt backpacks now drop 10 bullets. If a map doesn't contain bullet boxes, some shotgun shell boxes will also yield a little bullet ammo.

Damage	Cooldown	Ammo Type	Ammo Limit
9	0.1 seconds	Bullets	150

Shotgun / Super Shotgun

Both shotguns have gotten a significant boost in their damage output, now being extremely useful in close range. While you can still technically snipe with them, the lower ammo limits do encourage you to get up close and personal with them instead. The starting Shotgun is replaced by the Super Shotgun once it is picked up. The Super Shotgun now only consumes 1 shell per shot.

Weapon	Old Damage	New Damage	Old Ammo Limit	New Ammo Limit
Shotgun	24 (6 pellets)	40 (10 pellets)	100	25
Super Shotgun	56 (14 pellets)	120 (30 pellets)

Nailgun / Super Nailgun

Nails now deal radius damage, making them more dangerous not only for your enemies but also for you. More enterprising players can attempt to nail jump with the new change. The radius damage may seem high but due to the way Quake measures radius distance the actual damage inflicted ends up being a little lower than direct damage. The Nailgun is now a starting weapon, though you currently need to pick up some ammo for it before you can use it. The Super Nailgun replaces the Nailgun once picked up, and now only consumes 1 nail per shot.

Weapon	Old Damage	New Damage	Radius Damage	Old Ammo Limit	New Ammo Limit
Nailgun	9	12	20	200	150
Super Nailgun	18	18	37

Grenade Launcher / Rocket Launcher

Grenades will now deal direct damage in addition to splash damage, operating nearly identically to Rockets. Rockets no longer add a random amount of damage to direct hits.

Weapon	Old Direct Damage	New Direct Damage	Radius Damage	Old Ammo Limit	New Ammo Limit
Grenade Launcher	0	100	120	100	25
Rocket Launcher	100 + rand*20	100	120

Lightning Gun

The lightning beam bug has been fixed, so the LG will now fire only in the direction you aim. Sorry, speedrunners, but there are plenty of other ways to break the game in this mod! The Lightning Gun is no longer the power house of the cell, but it still remains a valuable part of a Champion's arsenal.

Old Damage	New Damage	Old Ammo Limit	New Ammo Limit
30 per bolt	13 per bolt	100	150

Railgun

Added by Quake Champions Classic, the Railgun is a slow but high damage hitscan rifle. The Railgun will spawn in each episode of the original campaign, as well as all of the original multiplayer maps. In the event that a map has no Railgun and more than one Rocket Launcher, the second Rocket Launcher will turn into a Railgun.

Damage	Cooldown	Ammo Type	Ammo Limit
90	1.5 seconds	Uranium Slugs	10

Proximity Mine Launcher

A weapon originating from Scourge of Armagon, it fires mines that explode after a short time or if an entity gets close. It can be swapped to by either scrolling or by using Impulse 36.

Radius Damage	Old Ammo Limit	New Ammo Limit
95	100	25

Laser Cannon

A weapon originating from Scourge of Armagon, it fires lasers that decrease in power by 10% every time they hit a surface. It can be switched to by either scrolling or by using Impulse 37. In the Remaster, it can also be switched to using the Weapon Wheel. No changes have been made directly to the Laser Cannon.

Max Damage	Min Damage	Cooldown	Old Ammo Limit	New Ammo Limit
18	13	0.1	100	150