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This article lists all of the possible critical hits caused by the puncture damage type.

Legend:

  • A - Amputation (limb loss)
  • F - Fatal (instant death critical)
  • K - Knockdown
  • R - Injury level (rank 1, 2 or 3)
  • S - Stun w/number of rounds


Head

Rank Damage Message Status Effects Wounds
0 0 Thrust catches chin. Leaves an impression but no cut. none none
1 5 Glancing strike to the head! none R1
2 8 Nice shot to the head gouges the critter's cheek! S2 R2
3 10 Beautiful head shot! That ear will be missed! S5 R2
4 15 Strike to temple! Saved by thick skull! S7 R3
5 20 Beautiful shot pierces skull! Amazing the critter wasn't killed outright! S10 R3
6 25 Amazing shot through the critter's nose enters the brain! F R3
7 30 Strike though both ears, foe is quite dead! F R3
8 35 Strike pierces temple and kills foe instantly! F R3
9 40 Awesome shot skewers skull! The critter blinks once and falls quite dead! F R3

Neck

Rank Damage Message Status Effects Wounds
0 0 Talk about a close shave! Let's try closer next time. none none
1 3 Minor strike to neck. none R1
2 5 Well placed shot to the neck. S2 R2
3 7 Strike just below the jaw, nice shot to the neck! S3 R2
4 10 Pierced through the neck, a fine shot! S5 R3
5 15 Neck skewered, sliding past the throat and spine! That looks painful. S8 R3
6 15 Fine shot pierces jugular vein! The brain wonders where all its oxygen went, briefly. F R3
7 20 Strike clean through neck, what a shot! Good form! F R3
8 25 Strike punctures throat and ruins vocal cords! F R3
9 30 Incredible shot clean through the throat severs the spine! F R3

Abdomen

Rank Damage Message Status Effects Wounds
0 0 Poked in the tummy. Hehehe. none none
1 5 Minor puncture to abdomen. none R1
2 10 Nice puncture to the abdomen, just missed vital organs! none R1
3 15 Strike pierces gall bladder! That's gotta hurt! S3 R2
4 20 Strike to abdomen punctures stomach! S3 R2
5 25 Vicious strike punctures intestines! S? R2
6 25 Bladder impaled, what a mess! S8 R3
7 30 Deft strike to abdomen penetrates several useful organs! S6 R3
8 40 Strike to abdomen skewers the critter quite nicely! F R3
9 50 Perfect strike to the abdomen. The critter howls in pain and drops quite dead! F R3

Back

Rank Damage Message Status Effects Wounds
0 0 Thrust slides along the back. Cuts a nagging itch. none none
1 5 Minor puncture to the back. none R1
2 10 Nice puncture to the back, just grazed the spine! none R1
3 15 Strike connects with shoulder blade! S2 R1
4 20 Nailed in the lower back! S3 R2
5 25 Well placed strike to back shatters vertebrae! S5 K R2
6 30 Deft strike to the back cracks vertebrae! S6 R3
7 35 Awesome shot shatters spine and punctures lung! S R3
8 40 Shot to back shatters bone and vertebrae! F R3 N3
9 50 Incredible shot impales a kidney. Too painful to even scream. F R3

Chest

Rank Damage Message Status Effects Wounds
0 0 Blow slides along ribs. Probably tickles. none none
1 5 Minor puncture to the chest. none R1
2 10 Strike to the chest breaks a rib! none R1
3 15 Loud *crack* as the critter's sternum breaks! S2 R1
4 20 Well placed strike shatters a rib! S3 R2
5 25 Damaging strike to chest, several ribs shattered! S5 R2
6 30 Strong strike, punctures lung! S6 R3
7 35 Awesome shot shatters ribs and punctures lung! S? R3
8 40 Beautiful shot pierces both lungs, the critter makes a wheezing noise, and drops dead! F R3
9 50 Incredible strike pierces heart and runs the critter clean through! F R3

Left/Right Eye

Rank Damage Message Status Effects Wounds
0 0 Attack bumps an eyebrow. Oh! So close! none none
1 1 Minor strike under the left eye, that was close! none R1
2 5 Well aimed shot almost removes an eye! S3 R2
3 10 Surgical strike removes the critter's left eye! S5 R3
4 17 Attack punctures the eye and connects with something really vital! F R3 eye/head
5 20 Shot knocks the critter's head back by pushing on the inside of the skull! F R3 eye/head
6 25 Incredible shot to the eye penetrates deep into skull! F R3 eye/head
7 30 Shot destroys eye and the brain behind it! F R3 eye/head
8 35 Strike through eye, the critter is lobotomized! F R3 eye/head
9 40 Strike to the eye penetrates skull, ocular fluid sprays widely! F R3 eye/head

Left/Right Hand

Rank Damage Message Status Effects Wounds
0 0 Strikes a fingernail. Bet it'll lose it now. none none
1 1 Strike to right hand breaks a fingernail! none R1
2 3 Strike through the palm! none R1
3 5 Shot to the hand slices a finger to the bone! none R1
4 7 Shot pierces a wrist! S1 R2
5 9 Slash across back of hand, tendons sliced! S2 R2
6 12 Impressive shot shatters wrist! S3 R2
7 15 Strike to wrist severs right hand! S4 A R3
8 18 Strike to wrist severs right hand! S5 A R3
9 20 Strike to wrist severs right hand quite neatly! S? A R3

Left/Right Arm

Rank Damage Message Status Effects Wounds
0 0 Tap to the arm pricks some interest but not much else. none none
1 3 Minor puncture to the right arm. none R1
2 5 Strike pierces upper arm! none R1
3 7 Well aimed shot, punctures upper arm! S1 R1
4 10 Strike pierces forearm! S2 R2
5 14 Elbow punctured, oh what pain! S3 R2
6 17 Well aimed strike shatters bone in right arm! S5 R2
7 22 Strike to right arm cleanly severs it at the shoulder! S6 A R3
8 25 Strike to right arm shatters elbow and severs forearm! S? A R3
9 25 Shot shatters shoulder and severs right arm! S10 A R3

Left/Right Leg

Rank Damage Message Status Effects Wounds
0 0 Thrust glances off the [target]'s knee without a lot of effect. none none
1 5 Minor puncture to the (right/left) leg. none R1
2 9 Strike pierces thigh! K R1
3 13 Well aimed shot, punctures calf! S1 R1
4 17 Strike pierces calf! S3 K R2
5 20 Well placed shot pierces knee, that hurt! S5 K R2
6 23 Great shot penetrates thigh and shatters bone! S6 K R2
7 27 Blow shatters knee and severs lower leg! S8 K A R3
8 30 Strike punctures thigh and shatters femur! S10 K A R3
9 35 Shot shatters hip and severs (right/left) leg! S10 K A R3