Damage types

In NS2, every Frontiersmen and Kharaa weapon or attack is given a damage type. Damage types give weapons more defined roles.

List of Damage Types

Primary Damage Types

Damage types most involved in damage dealt between players.

• Normal
  • Every armor point of the target will absorb 2 points of damage
  • Frontiersmen: Assault Rifle, Shotgun, Sentry, MAC Attack
  • Kharaa: Bite, Parasite, Spit, Hydra Spike, Poison Bite, Xenocide, Drifter Attack

• Light
  • Every armor point of the target will absorb 4 points of damage
  • Frontiersmen: Pistol, Mine

• Heavy
  • Every armor point of the target will absorb 1 point of damage
  • Frontiersmen: Minigun

• Puncture
  • Does 25% extra damage to players. Every armor point of the target will absorb 2 points of damage
  • Kharaa: Lerk Spikes, Swipe, Gore

• Flame
  • Deals 300% extra damage to flammable structures
  • Frontiersmen: Flamethrower, Welder

Secondary Damage Types

These damage types apply to certain circumstances or function as a limitation, such as the structure-only ARC attack.

• Structural
  • Does 100% extra damage to structures
  • Frontiersmen: Switch-Axe, Grenade Launcher, Claw
  • Kharaa: Lash

• Structures Only
  • Only damages structures
  • Frontiersmen: ARC Cannon

• Corrode
  • Deals damage to structures only and double damage to armor.
  • Kharaa: Bombard, Bile Bomb

• Door
  • Attack may deal damage to doors, as well as structures. Armor is treated as 1 point of Health.
  • Kharaa: Smash

• Biological
  • Only affects non-mechanical units
  • Kharaa: Heal Spray

• Gas
  • Only damages player health
  • Kharaa: Spores