Summary
Once Humanis a game that merges several genres into one. It has an intriguinghorror theme, backed up by solid survival game mechanics, and a story arc more akin to a single-player RPG. The game is free to play, and it is entirely possible for free players to enjoy the entire game without spending a penny in the cash store.
Assault Riflesare a staple of mostsurvival shooters, andOnce Humanis no different in this respect. Offering good damage at a decent range, they are the Swiss Army Knife of ranged weapons inOnce Human. However, some are still better than others.
TheKAMassault rifle is the basic version of this line of assault rifles inOnce Human, obviously inspired by a certain real-world assault rifle manufactured by Kalashnikov. Every player can unlock the blueprint for the KAM by opening up the corresponding memetic.
With no special, baked-in bonuses, and no weapon mods that suit this weapon, mostbeginners toOnce Humanwill choose to skip it entirely, and rely on a melee weapon for the first 10 to 15 levels in the game until they can unlock a better ranged weapon.
Every player inOnce Humanwill unlock theKAM - Pioneerblueprint early in the game. The blueprint fragments are a scripted drop that forms part of the blueprint acquisition tutorial. However, this is actually a decent weapon up until the mid-game.
The shrapnel combat mechanic is easy to understand. When a bullet hits an enemy, it has a chance of breaking apart, and each fragment causes more damage. Overall, this is a workable weapon, especially if the player uses further blueprint fragments to upgrade its star level. However, it is overshadowed by later options on this list.
TheKAM - Crankis probably the least used of all assault rifles inOnce Human. The burn combat mechanic is seen as being a little weak compared to others, such as unstable bomber and power surge.
That being said, not every player will be lucky enough to unlock an assault rifle with better special bonuses early in the game, and in this situation, the KAM - Crank can act as a decent stopgap. If they choose to run with it, the player shouldn’t waste resourcescalibrating the weapon.
Even though theSOCR - Outsideis only available from theWish Machine, it is an epic assault rifle that manyOnce Humanplayers will unlock. This is because it is one of the blueprints that can be won in the Wish Machine tutorial.
This is a solid weapon that can take a player all the way to the end-game, once it has been fully calibrated and the player has built a suit of armor that focuses on a power surge build. Overall, this is a weapon that many people will use at some stage, even if they decide to specialize in something else later on.
TheSOCR - The Last Valoris an upgraded option that replaces theKAM - Pioneerfor players who are focusing on a shrapnel build. For theseOnce Humanplayers, it could be worth spending theStarchromrequired to purchase this blueprint outright from the Wish Machine, rather than relying on RNG.
A high-level shrapnel build can be devastating once a player has fully calibrated this weapon and equipped their armor with complementary armor mods. However, this weapon really needs to be taken to calibration level 10 to get the most out of it, which is going to be resource-intensive to achieve.
Frost vortex builds are one of the least common builds inOnce Human, simply because it is hard to see the benefits of the vortex damage, as it is entirely positional. However, where frost vortex really shines is when a player has modded their armor to grant additional frost vortex bonuses, such as automatic reloads.
TheKAM - Abyss Glancecan form the basis of a sold frost vortex build, although some players prefer the SMG equivalent weapon, due to the higher rate of fire, but at the cost of reduced damage at range. Either way, a good frost vortex build can be devastating when used properly in thissurvival game.
