Freedom Wars Remastered: Impact Damage Explained

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• What is Impact Damage in Freedom Wars Remastered?
• Boosting Stagger Damage in Freedom Wars Remastered

Freedom Wars Remastered displays each Abductor's health bar prominently on its torso. Players utilize various weapons and combat items to deplete this health and achieve victory. The game incorporates diverse damage types, each with unique mechanics. While Light Melee weapons are frequently used for severing specific body parts, Impact Damage serves a similar strategic role.

Mastering Impact Damage significantly enhances Abductor takedown speed. This guide explains Impact Damage functionality and its effective application in Freedom Wars Remastered.

What is Impact Damage in Freedom Wars Remastered?

Impact Damage is primarily found on Heavy Melee weapons and certain Ranged Weapons. While a numerical value often accompanies the Impact Damage percentage, this doesn't directly translate to increased overall damage. Instead, it represents non-elemental damage that boosts the force of standard attacks, consequently increasing the Abductor's stagger rate. A full stagger meter results in the Abductor staggering, falling, or exhibiting unique reactions, creating an opportune moment to inflict substantial damage before recovery.

Unlike the visible health bar, the stagger meter is hidden, meaning an Abductor can stagger at any point upon reaching a specific rate threshold. This presents both advantages and disadvantages. Offline play allows for charging powerful follow-up attacks. However, in online multiplayer, staggering an Abductor might hinder teammates' attack opportunities. Some Abductors, such as Ramosa, react by moving backward when staggered, potentially complicating precise hit placement.

Boosting Stagger Damage in Freedom Wars Remastered

Increasing Stagger Damage necessitates unlocking the Weapon Development Facility. This facility enables weapon crafting and customization, offering various enhancement options. The Manufacture Modules feature allows creation of custom modules using gathered resources. The Stagger Damage Up Module requires Glassy Carbon, a common field resource in Basic Operations. Multiple identical modules can be combined using the Synthesise Modules feature to upgrade their effectiveness. Attaching the crafted module to a weapon boosts its Impact Damage, improving stagger capabilities.

Because Impact Damage is non-elemental, prioritizing physical damage upgrades over elemental enhancements maximizes stagger efficiency. This makes modules like Stagger Damage Up highly valuable for users of heavy melee weapons or ranged weapons naturally adept at building stagger.