Nearly every gun that you find lying around (or scrounge from fallen enemies) inAtomfallis a rusty piece of junk that’s barely holding onto functionality. you may certainly make do with these scavenged weapons, but as you investigate the game’s mystery further it helps to have weapons that are more reliable. That’s where upgrading your gear comes in.

Learning to enhance your guns in Atompunk takes a big investment of resources, so you won’t be able to do it right away, but it’s definitely something worth working towards. Here’s everything you need to know about getting Pristine weaponry.

How To Unlock The Gunsmith Skill

To upgrade guns, you need to firstlearn the Gunsmith Skill.It’s not available at the start of the game; instead, you need tofind and read the Crafting Manual.The easiest way to get one is tobuy it from Morris, the shopkeeper in Wyndham Village.

Once you’ve read the Crafting Manual, the three Skills in that category will be available to learn, including Gunsmith. Now, you just need to find enough Training Stimulants to actually unlock it. Gunsmith is very expensive,costing a whopping 7 Stims. Your best bet is to save them as you find them inBunkers, hidden rooms, and the Interchangeuntil you have enough.

How To Get Morris To Give You The Manual For Free

When you arrive and Wyndham Village,go to the Brewery at 30.5E, 80.5N.In the cellar is a note connecting Morris to Maisie’s murder at the church. Show it to him, then agree to keep quiet in exchange for a favor. He’ll give you the Crafting Manual without having to barter for it.

How To Upgrade Guns

When you’ve learned Gunsmith, you’llautomatically gain the crafting recipe to upgrade any firearm that you pick up.In general, upgrading a gun requirestwo copies at the same tierto strip for parts, plusgun oil and scrapto use as crafting materials. Once you have the parts, all you have to do iscraft the new weapon as you would any other item, from the Crafting screen.

The three tiers of weapons, from lowest to highest, areRusty, Stock, and Pristine.

Upgrading a weapon to a higher tierincreases its accuracy and damage, making it much deadlier in a fight and reducing the chance that you’ll waste precious ammo. Since you need two Stock versions of a weapon to upgrade to Pristine, you’ll ultimately need to findfour Rusty copiesand plenty of oil and scrap for a full upgrade.

You can very rarely find Stock variants of weapons while exploring; when you do, be sure to make room in your inventory for them, as they’re some of the most valuable finds in the game.