Project Brutality Weapons Pack (PBWP)

A community weapons and systems addon for Project Brutality Staging. PBWP bundles dozens of firearm addons into one loadable pack with spawn toggles, progression, gadgets, and a built-in PDA.

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Quick Start

1. Click the green Code button on GitHub → Download ZIP
2. Load the zip as a pk3 mod in GZDoom / UZDoom
3. Recommended load order:

Order	Addon	Required?
1	Your map WAD (optional)	No
2	Project Brutality Staging	Yes
3	Glory Kills	Optional
4	PBWP	Yes (this pack)
5+	PBX stack (optional)	No — see below

Minimal stack: Map → PB Staging → PBWP. PBWP shadows Staging BaseWeapon_* lumps and must stay after Staging.

Optional PBX stack (load after PBWP, in this order):

Order	Addon	Role
5	PBX-Core-main.zip	Shared HUD, upgrades, maths (PBXCore_*)
6	PBX-Weapons-main.zip	Replaces legacy PBWP weapons (CSSG, NeoHMG, Ballista, Demon Ext, etc.)
7	PBX-Armors-main.zip	Armor system
8	PBX-Items-main.zip	Powerups / item spawners
9	PBX-Addons-main.zip	Helmet drops, damage indicators, hit feedback, smart scavenger, backpack reload

PBWP does not require PBX. When PBX is loaded, PBWP skips duplicate systems (helmet drops, directional damage indicators, PBX weapon spawns) so the two packs do not fight. Killstreak Frost Aura FX helpers are named PBWP_FrostAuraFreeze / PBWP_FrostAuraFrozen so they do not collide with PBX-Core’s FrostAuraFreeze / FrostAuraFrozen.

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Requirements

Addon	Required?	What you lose without it
Project Brutality Staging	Yes	Everything — player, HUD base, spawners, PDA hooks
Glory Kills	No	Glory-kill finisher path; PB PB_Execute() fatalities still work
PBX stack	No	Extra weapons (CSSG, NeoHMG, Ballista, …), helmet drops, damage indicators — use PBX zips after PBWP

Load-order notes

• PBWP must load after PB Staging so weapon-base patches apply.
• PBWP loads before PBX when using the optional PBX stack (PBX-Core → PBX-Weapons → … → PBX-Addons).
• Glory Kills is probed at map load (isGKLoaded); GKCompat weapon states and glory-kill achievements activate only when detected. Load the Glory Kills pk3 for the GK ability HUD overlay (provided by that mod, not PBWP).

Features & Systems

System	What it does
127+ weapons	Per-weapon spawn toggles for custom playthroughs (firearms + melee)
Weapon pack presets	One-click enable/disable for whole sets (God Complex, Karnage, IN, Schism/F&I, Freezer, VietDoom, Duke, etc.)
PDA	Weapon codex, monster log, combat shop — press P
Experience economy	Kill XP, 25 ranks, floating damage numbers, reward spin
Experience shop	Buy gear from the in-game menu or PDA shop tab
Achievements (VUAS)	PDA browse tab + toast unlocks
Killstreaks	PB-Pand Edition streak rewards (includes Hyperweapon Rig — see below)
Melee weapon wheel	12+ melee options with durability
Gadgets & equipment	22 equipment-wheel items + melee wheel, Meat Hook, Shieldsaw, and more
Monster Enhancement Settings	Built-in Champions Lite — champion traits/mutations on any monster pack (PB Options → Addon Options → PB War Pack)
Item magnet	Buy from XP shop; bind Toggle PBWP Item Magnet (default M)
Screen tilt / weapon sway	PBWP Options → Screen Tilt / Weapon Visual Settings
Random weapon switcher	Optional interval randomizer
Doorbuster	Optional door-breach mechanic
Pickup polish	Floating cruelty bonuses, armor mutators, pickup variations (helmet drops: PBX-Addons)
God Complex Extras	Optional gameplay layer for GC weapons: Rune-Lite buffs, complex ammo drops, BFG-tier weapon replacer, shield/leg sphere and chalice pickups, and alt-fire modes via the Gearbox wheel (no extra keys)

PDA quick reference

• P — open weapon codex
• Grid shows pickup sprites for logged weapons (Staging, PBWP, and PBX when loaded)
• Hover a weapon for the detail panel; PgUp / PgDn to scroll
• Shop and achievement tabs live in the same PDA

Hyperweapon Rig (killstreak reward)

Earned from killstreak milestones when killstreaks are enabled. Grants 30 seconds of the slot-9 Hyperweapon Rig — five weapons fire in a staggered volley (outer wings → inners → center hero → inners → outer wings).

Input	Action
Fire	Full five-gun volley (unlimited ammo while power is active)
Alt-fire	Cycle loadout: Ballistic → Energy → Heavy → Exotic (HUD message + switch sound)

When the timer expires, overlays clear and your previous weapon is restored automatically. First select plays a short respect animation (PB standard).

Configuration menus

Path	Purpose
PB Options → Addon Options → PB War Pack	Main PBWP hub
PB War Pack → Weapon Spawn Settings	Full per-weapon spawn list + pack preset buttons (Enable/Disable Karnage, IN, VietDoom, Duke, etc.)
Addon Options → Configure Spawns → Weapons	Quick weapon-tier toggles
PBWP Options	Fatalities, killstreaks, magnet, and more
PB War Pack → God Complex Extras	Master toggle + Rune-Lite, complex ammo, BFG replacer, sphere/chalice spawns
Weapon Spawn Settings → God Complex	Per-GC-weapon spawn toggles (also links to God Complex Extras)
PB War Pack → Monster Drop Settings	Salvage weapons from specific enemies (see below)

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Monster weapon drops

These weapons are primarily obtained by killing the right enemy with drops enabled. Several also appear on map weapon spawners when their spawn toggles are on (see notes in the chart).

Where to turn them on: PB Options → Addon Options → PB War Pack → Monster Drop Settings
Quick presets: Weapon Spawn Settings pack buttons also flip drop toggles — e.g. Enable Schism / Fire & Ice turns on Stormcast (Schism) and Thunder Crossbow (Fire & Ice) drops; Enable Freezer turns on Cryo Rifle map spawns and drops; Enable IN turns on Bio-Acid Launcher drops.

Drop chart

Weapon	Enemy that drops it	Notes
Marauder SSG	Marauder	May also spawn Meat Hook + MSSG upgrade packs; rare shotgun spawner T3/T4 pickup
Mancubus Flame Cannon	Mancubus (arm gas on death)	First pickup
Dual Flame Cannons	Mancubus (arm gas)	Second pickup while you hold the single cannon
Cryo Rifle	Frost Dark Imp / Volcabus	Freezer preset — optional drop refills ammo; also spawns on plasma rifle spawns T3/T4
Thunder Crossbow	Revenant family	Fire & Ice — optional drop refills cells; also spawns on plasma rifle spawns T2–T4
Stormcast	Arch-vile / Hellion	Schism — also BFG spawner T3/T4 when enabled
Bio-Acid Launcher	Cacodemon	IN preset
Cyberdemon RL	Cyberdemon gun wreck	PBX weapon — toggle in same menu
Mastermind Chaingun	Spider Mastermind	PBX weapon — toggle in same menu

Salvage durability (PBX-style)

Monster-drop gear is salvaged, not factory-fresh:

1. First pickup — full durability pool (varies by weapon, roughly 30–60 uses).
2. Each shot or swing — spends 1 durability point (in addition to normal ammo/fuel).
3. At zero — weapon breaks (metal shards + break sound) and is removed.
4. Repeat drop — refills partial durability and some ammo instead of giving a duplicate gun.

PBX monster weapons (Cyberdemon RL, Mastermind Chaingun) use their own durability pools from PBX-Weapons.

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Weapon Roster

Weapons below ship in PBWP lumps. Toggle each in Weapon Spawn Settings, or flip whole sets with the pack preset buttons (God Complex, Karnage, IN, Demon-Tech, Schism, Freezer, Russian Overkill, Doom 2016, Duke, PB3.0, VietDoom).

Slot 1 — Melee

Weapon	Notes
Energy Beam Katana
Argent Sith Beam Katana
Insanity's Requiem Mk.2	Vorpal Blade
God Complex	Legendary Chainsaw
Schism	Battle Axe and Shield
Russian Overkill	Razorjack
VietDoom (BD v22)	Machete

Slot 2 — Pistols / SMGs

Weapon	Notes
44 PDW
Beretta 92 Silenced
Doom Blaster
Thanatos Magnum
UZI SMG
LiTDoom	LiT .500 Magnum Revolver
Insanity's Nightmare	Beretta92 Harmony, Holy Bastard (W-SMG)
Demon-Tech	Demon-Tech Pistol
PB 2022	Hell Pistoler (shrink beam + weapon wheel)
Karnage Legacy	Handgun G2, MP-55
VietDoom (BD v22)	M1911A1, M3 Grease Gun, Thompson M1A1, MAT-49
Duke Nukem 3D	Pistol (dual-wield)
PB3.0 weapons	UAC-12a Automat (IBMP-12), UAC-33 Ballistic Shield (Riot Shield)

Slot 3 — Shotguns

Weapon	Notes
Hexa-Lion Shotgun	Hexa-Soyboy
M1887 Winchester Lever-Action
Marauder SSG	Rare shotgun spawner T3/T4; also drops from Marauder
PB 2022	Marauder SSG (alt-fire shotgun blast; hook on weapon special)
Rotating Double Barrel
God Complex	Legendary Assault Shotgun
Insanity's Nightmare	Rotational SG, HASG (Lady Golide)
Demon-Tech	Demon-Tech Shotgun
Doom 2016	Doom 2016 Shotgun
Karnage Legacy	Shotgun V1, Rainmaker
VietDoom (BD v22)	Ithaca 37
Duke Nukem 3D	Shotgun
PB3.0 weapons	X12 Shotgun, M45 Halo 3 Shotgun

Slot 4 — Rifles

Weapon	Notes
Bolt-Action Sniper	UAC 50B
Insanity's Nightmare	AK-47, Assault R1 (HAR), Black DMR, Advanced Mask Man Rifle, Mask Man Rifle, M1X, Dark Fate, Magnum Sniper Rifle
Doom 2016	Doom 2016 Machinegun
Russian Overkill	Power Overwhelming
Karnage Legacy	SSVX-AR
VietDoom (BD v22)	M16A1, M14, XM21 (M21), AK-47, SKS, Mosin-Nagant
PB 2022	Fusil
Cyberaugumented	Warbringer
PB3.0 weapons	Mauser Karabiner 98k

Slot 5 — Machine Guns / Nailguns

Weapon	Notes
Auto Cannon
UAC Super Nailgun
UAC MACH-3 Type-B HYDRA
Insanity's Nightmare	Gallery Nailgun, Insanity's Nightmare Minigun, Apocalypse Killer HAR
VietDoom (BD v22)	M60, M1918 BAR, RPD, Stoner 63
Duke Nukem 3D	Ripper Chaingun
Cyberaugumented	Nightfall Augumented, X40-DK Legionnaire
PB3.0 weapons	Tactical Nailgun (Stroggos SGP-331)

Slot 6 — Explosives

Weapon	Notes
Totenheim Integridar Nuke	Hellbound Tactical Nuke Launcher
Insanity's Nightmare	Chthonic Rifle, Fallen Hawk, Super Grenade Launcher (Samantha)
Doom 2016	Doom 2016 Rocket Launcher
Karnage Legacy	PA Grenade Launcher
VietDoom (BD v22)	RPG-7, M79 Grenade Launcher
Duke Nukem 3D	RPG, Devastator
Cyberaugumented	Intervention Y0, Caduceus, Dispatcher of Delusions

Slot 7 — Energy Rifles

Weapon	Notes
Ancient Crossbow
Gauss Cannon
God Complex	Legendary Plasmatic Rifle
Doom 2016	Doom 2016 Plasma Gun, Doom 2016 Vortex Rifle
Cyberaugumented	Amnesia Proton Phaser, Liquidation, Sirius Crisis Roscoe

Slot 8 — Special Energy

Weapon	Notes
God Complex	Devastador (UAC-Prototype BFG)
Freezer	Cryo Rifle (Freeze Thrower) — plasma spawner T3/T4 + Frost Imp / Volcabus drop
Insanity's Nightmare	Extinction Ray (Argent Fury), Ion Rifle, Plasma Assault Rifle, Thunder Carrier (Type A)
PB 2022	UAC Prototype Dark Matter Rifle
Demon-Tech	Tech Blaster
Fire & Ice	Thunder Crossbow (4 fire modes + storm shield alt-fire)
Karnage Legacy	Plasmastinger
Legacy of Rust (LoR)	Calamity Blade
Cyberaugumented	Deracinator, Dismantler

Plasma-tier map spawns (T3/T4): Cryo Rifle (Freezer) and Thunder Crossbow (Fire & Ice, T2–T4) inject into PB plasma rifle spawners when their spawn toggles are on. Cryo Rifle and Thunder Crossbow no longer use salvage durability gates — monster drops remain optional bonuses (ammo/cell refills).

Slot 9 — BFG Tier

Weapon	Notes
Legacy Unmaker
Mancubus Flame Cannon	Monster drop only — Mancubus arm gas
PB 2022	Mancubus Flame Cannon (salvage durability)
Dual Mancubus Flame Cannons	Monster drop only — second Mancubus pickup upgrades single cannon
God Complex	Enraged Legendary BFG, God Enraged BFG, Nemesis BFG
Demon-Tech	Demon-Tech Minigun, Phase Eradicator BFG
Schism	Stormcast
Insanity's Nightmare	Bio-Acid Launcher, Satan Scream (Unmaker variant)
PB3.0 weapons	BFG9500
Cyberaugumented	Cinereal Ordnance

Stormcast and Bio-Acid Launcher are monster drops only (Arch-vile / Hellion and Cacodemon).

Pack preset quick reference

Preset	Weapons / systems covered
God Complex	7 weapons — slots 1, 3, 7, 8, 9 (+ God Complex Extras menu)
Karnage Legacy	8 weapons — slots 2, 3, 4, 6, 8
Insanity's Nightmare (IN)	24+ IN weapons across slots 0, 2–6, 8, 9 + Bio-Acid drop
Demon-Tech (DTECH)	Demon-Tech Pistol, Demon-Tech Shotgun, Tech Blaster, Demon-Tech Minigun, Phase Eradicator BFG
Schism / Fire & Ice	Schism: Battle Axe, Stormcast drop. Fire & Ice: Thunder Crossbow (plasma spawner + Revenant drop)
Freezer	Cryo Rifle (plasma spawner T3/T4 + drop), freeze grenades, freeze bots
Russian Overkill (RO)	Razorjack, Power Overwhelming
Doom 2016 (D2016)	D2016 Shotgun, Machinegun, Rocket Launcher, Plasma Gun, Vortex Rifle
Duke Nukem 3D	5 weapons + pipebomb equipment — slots 2, 3, 5, 6
PB3.0 weapons	X12, M45, IBMP-12, Riot Shield, Tactical Nailgun, Kar98k, BFG9500
VietDoom (BD v22)	20 weapons across slots 1–6 and 8
Cyberaugumented	11 weapons across slots 4–9 (Warbringer through Cinereal Ordnance; includes Legionnaire, Dispatcher, Sirius Crisis)

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Equipment Roster

Equipment below is selected from the Gearbox equipment wheel (not weapon slots). Pick up an item once to unlock it on the wheel, then hold the equipment key to choose it and press Use Equipment to deploy.

Toggle world spawns in PB Options → Addon Options → Configure Spawns → Equipments (and God Complex for GC sphere/chalice pickups). Pack preset buttons also flip some equipment spawns — e.g. Enable Freezer turns on freeze grenades and freeze bots; Enable Duke turns on Duke pipebomb pickups.

Wheel Slot 0 — Misc

Equipment	Notes
Leech	Life-drain beam; uses PB_DTech as ammo
Meat Hook	Grapple / mobility — no ammo. PBWP ships ZScript rope grapple (PB_FireGrapplePulse → Hook / HookTrail, pb_hook / pb_hookboost) for PB Staging. HookTrail.OrientAlongRope keeps upright TEND chain links along the rope (no 90° roll). Legacy ACS hook / tip-only HookShot are unused for the wheel path.
God Complex	Demonic Chalice (alt-fire consumable via wheel)

Wheel Slot 1 — Damage

Equipment	Notes
Frag Grenade	Core PB throwable
Quick Launcher	Auxiliary rocket launcher
Void Grenade	Gravity-collapse grenade
Freezer	Freeze Grenade

Wheel Slot 2 — Utility

Equipment	Notes
Caltrops	Ground spike trap
Proximity Mine	Timed proximity explosive
Stun Grenade	Shock / stagger burst
Electric Pod	Deployable turret pod
Shield Grenade	Protective bubble grenade
Duke Nukem 3D	Pipebombs & Detonator (throw, then detonate)
God Complex	GC Shield Sphere

Wheel Slot 3 — Remote Charges

Shared detonator — picking up any remote charge also grants DetonatorAmmo; use equipment again to trigger placed charges.

Equipment	Notes
Swarmer	Homing micro-missile swarm
Laser Charge	Remote laser charge
Acid Charge	Remote acid charge

Toggle all three spawns together: Configure Spawns → Spawn Remote Charges.

Wheel Slot 4 — Friendlies

Equipment	Notes
Beacon	Summon / rally beacon
Freezer	Freeze Bot

Wheel Slot 5 — Throwables

Equipment	Notes
Throwing Axe	Also available on the melee wheel
Shurikens	Ninja stars
Fire & Ice	Shield Saw

Shield Saw has no ammo counter; equip and throw from the wheel once you own it.

Related — Slot 0 gadget weapons

These still occupy weapon slot 0 (gadget wheel) rather than the equipment wheel:

Gadget	Notes
Satchel-Charge & Detonator	Timed throw + remote detonate (Det_SatchelCharge)

Equipment spawn quick reference

Toggle / preset	Equipment affected
Enable Freezer	Freeze Grenade, Freeze Bot
Enable Duke	Duke Pipebombs
God Complex Extras	GC Shield Sphere, Demonic Chalice (separate spawn toggles under Configure Spawns → God Complex)
Spawn Remote Charges	Swarmer, Laser Charge, Acid Charge
Configure Spawns → Equipments	Shield Grenade, Void Grenade, Electric Pod, Caltrops, Shurikens, Beacon, Shield Saw, Meat Hook, Freeze Grenade

Frag Grenades, Proximity Mines, Stun Grenades, Quick Launcher, and Leech ship with Project Brutality Staging progression — no separate PBWP spawn toggle.

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Team

Member
RENEGADE ANDROiD
BeefRice / LovecraftNeko
Warcarlsson
Doc
JhulkerCraft
Runner

Originally assembled and currently maintained by RENEGADE ANDROiD. The project grew from Insanity's Nightmare, Demon-Tech, Gadgets & Equipments, Fire and Ice Power Fantasy, Project Survival, and years of community weapon addons from the Project Brutality Discord and former Brutal Repository. BeefRice (LovecraftNeko) implemented many of the core systems that tie the pack together.

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Credits

Attributions for included mods, systems, and assets. See the CREDITS/ folder for per-addon detail files.

Contribution	Credit
PBWP assembly & maintenance	RENEGADE ANDROiD
Core systems (melee wheel, gadgets, progression hooks, and more)	BeefRice / LovecraftNeko
Zombie helmet drops & floating cruelty bonuses	Adryan
Armor mutators	Kineret.G
Pickup item variations	TDGuy, Runner & DarkShadow
Killstreaks (PB-Pand Edition)	John & Kole
Melee weapon wheel source	ThePopeOfDope — Project Survival
Item Magnet (re-branded from Dragon Sector for map compat.)	Dragon Sector
Universal champion enemies	Mikk-
Instant Random Weapon switcher	BROS_ETT_311
Doorbuster	Brutal Doom Platinum
Experience economy (PB 2022 basis)	Project Brutality community
Achievements (VUAS)	VUAS authors
PB3.0 weapon packs	Community authors (X12, M45, BFG9500K, Karnage Legacy, IBMP-12, Tactical Nailgun, Vorpal Blade, Riot Shield, Mauser Kar98k, etc.)
UAC / LiT weapon packs	LiT Revolver, Totenheim Integridar Nuke, Phase Eradicator BFG, 50B Bolt-Action Sniper, Legacy Unmaker, MACH-3 HYDRA, Hexa-Soyboy Shotgun
VietDoom v22	Sgt Mark & Thorir
Insanity's Nightmare weapons	Insanity's Nightmare authors
Schism weapons	Schism authors (Battle Axe, Stormcast)
Fire & Ice weapons	Brutal Hexen / Fire & Ice authors (Thunder Crossbow, Shield Saw)
Russian Overkill weapons	Russian Overkill authors
Demon-Tech weapons	Demon-Tech authors
Duke 3D weapons	Duke addon authors (Pistol, Shotgun, RPG, Pipebombs, Ripper, Devastator)
Doom 2016 weapon pack	D4 pack authors
God Complex weapons	God Complex authors
Realm667 powerups	Realm667 authors

Permissions were gathered for included content where possible. If you are a contributor and want a credit line updated, open an issue or reach out to the maintainers.