Alien Arena: Warriors Of Mars – Weapons Guide
Base Weapons
Blaster
Each player is given a blaster when you spawn. While the human and alien weapons look different, they behave identically.
Primary fire: Single plasma ball.
Secondary fire: Single laser beam.
Violator
Players also receive a melee weapon called the Violator. This is a probing device that can kill players in very close proximity almost instantly. Of course, getting in such close proximity without getting killed is a difficult proposition.
Primary fire: Electrocution in forward direction.
Secondary fire: Lethal gas in all directions.
Pickup Weapons
Disruptor
Common weapon found in almost all levels. Hitting a player in the head will trigger the “Headshot” achievement.
Primary fire: Single laser beam with minor spash damage.
Secondary fire: Single laser beam with explosive splash damage(uses more ammo).
Chaingun
Common weapon found in almost all levels. Loses accuracy and effectiveness as range increases.
Primary fire: Automatic bullet fire.
Secondary fire: Single burst of bullets.
Smartgun
Fairly common weapon. Similar to a grenade launcher, only a bit more alien. Good for spamming in desperate situations, or large crowds.
Primary fire: Bouncing goo that electrocutes players in close proximity, and then explodes after a few bounces, or if directly hitting a player.
Secondary fire: Lays goo blobs on the ground that explode when a player runs over them, or eventually after a bit of time passes.
Rocket Launcher
Most common weapon in Alien Arena, and a staple of most all deathmatch games.
Primary fire: Fast-moving single rocket.
Secondary fire: Slow-moving homing rocket, needs “Cell” ammo to home in.
Flamethrower
Fairly uncommon weapon. A very useful weapon in desperate situations.
Primary fire: Fire column, in close proximity.
Secondary fire: Fireball, at medium range capability.
Beamgun
Somewhat common weapon. One of the more lethal weapons in the game, however, both firing methods consume ammo rapidly.
Primary fire: Multiple laser beams.
Secondary fire: Multiple plasma balls.
Vaporizer
Uncommon weapon. Extremely lethal, but also very slow firing and not a lot ammo initially. You cannot pick up new ammo for this weapon.
Primary fire: Devasting laser beam with enormous splash damage, uses ammo fast.
Secondary fire: Massive plasma ball with major splash damage.
Minderaser
Found in all maps. Every two minutes, this weapon will appear on the next weapon respawn, making its appearance very dynamic. A klaxxon sounds when one appears. This weapon not only gives the player frags, it removes them from the players it kills.
Primary fire: Robotic seeker. The seeker travels slowly, scanning for a player. When it finds one, it homes in very rapidly and destroys them instantly. Then it continues on until it finds another, or hits a wall and explodes.
Secondary fire: Robotic spider. The spiderbot will wait until a player appears and kill it. They often partrol around an area. Players can also destroy them by firing on them.