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What if in the game you could make official firearms (including ammo) as opposed to makeshift zip guns? I was thinking the player could come across some houses with machinery used to make firearms and ammo. Basically an at home workshop for guns. They existed back then in 1993 as well as today in real life so it would be fitting to come across a house with a workshop for guns and ammo the player could use. The player could have a gunsmith occupation to make use of the machines more readily with the right skill level than with other occupations. The player would have to get resources to put into the machines to make the guns and ammo such as steel wood and smokeless powder. Then the player would put the materials in each machine and progress turn them into guns and ammo until they were finished. Such machines would include drill presses, milling machines, lathes, stampers, etc. The player could also come across gun factories to use to make guns and ammo as well as use the already finished inventory of them. You can't always find a nearby gun store or police station and looting cars, homes, dead bodies as well as zombies for guns and ammo usually doesn't yield much not to mention it's tedious. That's why as a survivor it makes sense to make your own guns and ammo!

So, I was thinking that you should have the ability to make really basic improvised weapons. Like, duct tape a knife to a stick to make a longer range stabbing weapon, or maybe even strap a knife on the end of a rifle or shotgun for a makeshift bayonet. Then of course there could be some more in-depth things, like if you find a stick and a pocket knife (instead of a Kitten knife) you could sharpen the stick into a makeshift stabbing weapon, since a pocket knife is a bit small, and you could sharpen a long stick, but it'd be weaker than the Kitten knife on a stick for obvious reasons. The list could go on, post your ideas if you like. I know this isn't very fleshed out, but that's because I'm not very creative.