Close Combat

Skill Close Combat
Modifies	To-hit chance with unarmed attacks and melee weapons, and also character's speed of run.
Initial level	30% + 2 x (Agility + Strength)
Related perks	HtH Evade, Bonus HtH Damage, Bonus HtH Attacks, Silent Death, Right between the Eyes
Related traits	Bruiser, Heavy Handed

"A combination of martial arts, non-ranged weapons in hand-to-hand, or melee combat - knives, sledgehammers, spears, clubs and so on."

Unarmed attacks are divided into two groups: primary and secondary. At any one time you will have up to four attacks available: the strongest primary punch/kick you meet the requirements for (a plain punch/kick if none), and the strongest secondary punch/kick you qualify for, if any. The secondary attacks have a higher AP cost and cause more devastating effects.

Attacks without any weapon are considered as "no-handed-weapon" attacks, so you can kick\punch even having all your legs and arms crippled.

Your base melee damage increases only if your Strength is equal to or higher than 7.

Although it's called unarmed, you can use Unarmed-Class Weapons to increase damage of your punches.

Close combat weapons formerly tied to the Unarmed skill

The table below lists all the close combat weapons that were formerly tied to the Unarmed skill.

PICTURE	NAME	DMG TYPE	DMG	RANGE	AMMO	ST	AP	PERKS
	Boxing Gloves	Normal	1-1	1	None	1	3	Knockback Smasher! Life Steal
	Plated Boxing Gloves	Normal	2-5	1	None	1	3	Knockback Smasher! Life Steal
	Rock	Normal	1-4	1	None	1	2	None
	Fool's Gold	Normal	3-6	1	None	5	3	None
	Uranium Ore	Normal	3-6	1	None	5	3	None
	Refined Uranium Ore	Normal	4-9	1	None	8	3	None
	Claw	Normal	5-10	1	None	1	3	None
	Brass Knuckles	Normal	5-16	1	None	1	3	Slayer Smasher! Bonus Rate of Fire
	Spiked Knuckles	Normal	8-22	1	None	1	3	Spiked More Criticals Smasher!
	Power Fist	Normal	16-32	1	50 SEC	1	3	Smasher! Fast Trigger Life Steal
	Mega Power Fist	Normal	30-40	1	50 SEC	1	3	Smasher! Smasher! Fast Trigger

Close combat weapons formerly tied to the Melee Weapons skill

The table below lists all the close combat weapons that were formerly tied to the Melee Weapons skill.

PICTURE	NAME	DMG TYPE	DMG	RANGE	AMMO	TYPE	ST	AP	PERKS
	Shiv	Normal	1-4	1	None	Single-Handed	1	4	Slayer Slayer Slayer
	Knife	Normal	7-12	1	None	Single-Handed	2	4	Bonus Min Damage Fast Trigger Fast Trigger
	Combat Knife	Normal	12-19	1	None	Single-Handed	2	4	Slayer Poison Killing Spree
	Switchblade	Normal	8-15	1	None	Single-Handed	1	4	Penetrate Life Steal Life Steal
	"Little Jesus"	Normal	14-21	1	None	Single-Handed	2	2	Bonus Min Damage Poison Killing Spree
	Wakizashi Blade	Normal	20-80	1	None	Single-Handed	2	4	Penetrate Better Critical Better Critical
	Old Shovel	Normal	1-3	2	None	Single-Handed	6	4	None
	Shovel	Normal	2-5	2	None	Single-Handed	6	5	None
	Club	Normal	8-23	1	None	Single-Handed	3	3	Fast Trigger Poison Bonus Rate of Fire
	Crowbar	Normal	10-18	1	None	Single-Handed	5	4	Spiked More Criticals More Criticals
	Wrench	Normal	3-6	1	None	Single-Handed	3	3	Bonus Max Damage Bonus Max Damage Bonus Max Damage
	Sharpened Pole	Normal	2-4	2	None	Two-Handed	4	6	None
	Spear	Normal	8-12	2	None	Two-Handed	4	5	None
	Sharpened Spear	Normal	12-20	2	None	Two-Handed	4	5	None
	Laser Spear	Laser	20-73	2	None	Two-Handed	4	5	None
	Sledgehammer	Normal	8-16	2	None	Two-Handed	6	5	Knockback Better Critical Life Steal
	Super Sledge	Normal	36-72	2	None	Two-Handed	5	5	Knockback Slayer Better Critical
	Mega Sledge	Normal	50-99	3	None	Two-Handed	8	4	Random from list Random from list Random from list
	Cattle Prod	Electrical	12-20	1	20 SEC	Single-Handed	4	4	More Criticals Fast Trigger Life Steal
	Super Cattle Prod	Electrical	40-62	1	20 SEC	Single-Handed	4	4	More Criticals Better Critical Life Steal
	Plasma Torch	Plasma	50-100	1	15 MFC	Single-Handed	4	4	Random from list Random from list Random from list
	Louisville Slugger	Normal	24-60	1	None	Two-Handed	4	4	Random from list Random from list Random from list
	Ripper	Normal	15-32	1	30 SEC	Single-Handed	4	4	Spiked Spiked Better Critical