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Ammunition
Ammunition is used in all weapons other than melee and consumables. In Save the World, it can be crafted either from the inventory view or any time by holding down the reload button as long as the player has the resources needed. It can also be found in many locations on mission maps, sometimes hidden in plants or trash. Often, ammo can be found rather openly in ammunition boxes.[1] In Battle Royale, ammunition can be found from floor loot, chests, ammo boxes and supply drops, but unlike in Save the World, it can't be crafted. In addition, players can carry up to 999 ammo of any kind, with a few exceptions. You can only carry 12 rocket ammo in pubs and you can only carry 60 in Creative and Battle Lab/Playground.
Every ranged weapon needs a certain kind of ammo. Players should check their Inventory and which ammo will fit their current equipment.
During v7.20, all ammo types (excluding Hooks and Arrows) have been re-textured to match the design of when dropped on the ground (for example, rockets will now show a rocket with the angry eyes and mouth).
Light Bullets are generally used in SMGs or Pistols, to a few exceptions like the Minigun or Tactical AR. They are usually found in stacks of 18 (formerly 12 before Patch 4.3) in their corresponding loot types, except for Miniguns, where stacks of 90(formally 60)are provided instead.
This article discusses content that has been put in the Vault.
This item has been made unavailable in order to adjust the game balance. It may return in the future.
Heavy bullets are typically used in Sniper Rifles, though the Hand Cannon and the Flint-Knock pistol also uses this ammo too. This is the highest caliber in weapons and is effective from long range. They are typically used by weapons with low fire rate and very high damage per shot. The lowest damage is 75 and the highest firerate's 1.25.
Heavy Bullets
Details
Max. Stack
50
Shells 'n' Slugs[]
Shells 'n' Slugs are used by Shotguns only (with the Boom Bow being an exception). They are usually found in stacks of 4 or 8 (previously 5 or 10) in their corresponding loot type.
Shells 'n' Slugs
Details
Max. Stack
150
Rockets[]
Used by rocket launchers. Unlike other ammo in BR, you cannot carry up to 999 of the same kind, which would make explosive weapons too overpowered if you do, so the max you can carry is 12, while on creative it can go up to 60.
Arrows were a kind of ammunition that was infinite until v16.0. Arrows along with the majority of the Bow weapons could now be obtained regularly across the map. They are used for Crossbows & Bows (except for the Boom Bow. With v16.0, the max stack size of arrows are 30 (However, Crossbows continue to have infinite arrows).
In Party Royale, you don't have infinite ammo but you have 99. You can replenish ammo by constantly using the Plunger Bow vending machine.
Arrows
Details
Max. Stack
99 (Party Royale)
Hooks[]
Hooks are the ammunition type used by Grapplers & Harpoon Gun. It is unobtainable because each gun that uses this ammo has their own uses. Generally, every weapon that uses this ammo has 10 hooks.
This ammo is not really used in Battle Royale. The first ever weapon to include this ammo is the Zapotron, while 7 seasons later with a promotion for Avengers: Endgame, it was used for Chitauri's rifles. In the Star Wars promotion event during the first season of Chapter 2, it was also used in First Order Blaster Rifles and this gun was the second gun being in core gamemodes (Solo, Duos & Squads), the Zapotron being the 1st. This ammo is infinite, which means you do not have to hold this ammo for those guns to work.
Light Bullets are generally used in weapons that use low caliber bullets such as the Siegebreaker and Bobcat. It is typically used in weapons with a high rate of fire. You can carry up to 6000 light bullets at a time.
Light Bullets
Details
Max. Stack
6,000
Crafting
Wood
Metal
Nuts' n bolts
Result
10x
4x
2x
60x
Medium Bullets[]
In Save the World, up to 4000 medium bullets can be carried. Medium Bullets are used by weapons using mid-range caliber bullets, typically with balanced firepower and rate of fire. Some weapons that use Medium Bullets are the Grave Digger, Wraith, Lynx and many more.
Medium Bullets
Details
Max. Stack
4,000
Crafting
Wood
Metal
Nuts' n bolts
Result
10x
4x
2x
40x
Heavy Bullets[]
Heavy bullets are typically used in slow and powerful weapons. You can carry up to 1000 heavy bullets at a time.
Heavy Bullets
Details
Max. Stack
1,000
Crafting
Wood
Metal
Nuts' n bolts
Result
10x
4x
2x
10x
Shells 'n' Slugs[]
Shells 'n' Slugs, as the name suggests, are used by weapons that use all types of shells, such as buckshot or slugs. A maximum of 1200 shells 'n' slugs can be held at a time.
Energy cells are primarily found in Save the World, used in weapons that use a power source instead of traditional bullets. You can carry up to 3000 energy cells at a time.
Instead of having a set amount of items in your inventory and when used it gets rid of the item in your inventory, charges does the opposite.
All items that uses charges as their "ammo" are dropped in stacks of 5. Once used, a reload icon will show up on top of the items' icon slot in your inventory, and if used five times, the item stays in your inventory, but you have to wait for another charge to reload, taking around 20 seconds.
The mid-caliber ammo would be based on the NATO 7.62x51mm ammo, or it can alternatively be called the .308 Winchester, as both calibers have basically no difference in between them.
What is unusual in-game is that while the new UI icon for the mid-calibre bullets shows them as regular ammo, the old UI icon shown them as being hollow-point.
As the description in Save the World suggests, it is for weapons that use all types of shells, such as buckshot, birdshot, or slugs. The only weapon that is not a Shotgun that uses Shells 'n' Slugs is the Boom Bow. Based on a 12-gauge round filled with #00 buckshot for shotguns.
Light Bullets[]
Medium Bullets[]
