Basic Rules:

1. MUST use the same Primary and Secondary Weapons your Cleaner starts with, through the ENTIRE Act, however, you are ALLOWED to upgrade your Weapons for a better Rarity.*

Ex: Sharice Keeps 'UMP45' Primary & 'Axe' Secondary as Weapon Types for the entire Act.

*2. To fully upgrade a weapon, ALL attachment slots MUST be filled BEFORE picking up a higher rarity weapon. Attachment rarities can ONLY be 1 rarity level higher than the weapon itself, no more no less.

Ex: White (common) Weapons need all attachments slots filled with Green (uncommon) Attachments, Green (uncommon) Weapons need all Blue (rare) Attachments, Blue (rare) Weapons need all Purple (epic) Attachments, and Purple (epic) Weapons need all Yellow/Gold (legendary) Attachments.

3. You MAY use Weaponsmith to unbolt attachments from OTHER guns to fully upgrade your weapon.

Ex: Sharice CANNOT use Weaponsmith to unbolt ANY attachments from a UMP45 or Axe, regardless of the Weapon's rarity.

4. Once you slot in an attachment you CANNOT remove or replace it, even with the same rarity attachment type.

5. You can ONLY hold ammo for the weapons you're using. Check your inventory often to drop ammo for other Cleaners.

6. The item your Cleaner starts with, in the first mission (unique accessory), must ONLY be that item for that slot, even if it's similar to a Legendary Accessory. Multiples of that item are allowed. Empty starting slots can be flexible throughout the Act.

Ex: Sharice starts with a Flashbang and can only use a Flashbang as an offensive accessory. She is allowed to have multiple flashbangs in her offensive slot. She CANNOT use the Blinding High-Beams Legendary Accessory.

7. If you're eligible for a higher rarity weapon but it has random attachments, use Weaponsmith to remove ALL the attachments, and attachments that were removed CANNOT be picked up by you. You MUST find attachments somewhere else. If you do not own Weaponsmith, you MUST still follow rules 1-3, and look for a weapon with NO, or CORRECT, starting attachments.

8. All Burn Cards are allowed EXCEPT for the following:

- Primary & Secondary Weapon Upgrade

- Dusty's Customs Cards

9. Miniguns are allowed to be used as it does not replace a weapon slot, have attachments, or use personal ammo. --**QUICKPLAY RULES**--

When you join a Quickplay lobby, you should be given a [BOT] to choose from. Whether you choose to play that [BOT] when you join or wait until the next mission, you should still be given that [BOT]'s weapons, regardless of what character you choose. The following rules are for Quickplay ONLY as they provide a bit of lenience for starting late in an Act.

**Weaponsmith is Recommended but not Required**

1. If you decide to play as the same Cleaner as the [BOT], KEEP your weapons as they should be the correct starting weapons for that Cleaner.

OR

If you decide to play as a different Cleaner than the [BOT], drop ALL your weapons as they are the incorrect starting weapons for your Cleaner. You MUST search for your Cleaner's weapons and unique accessory* in the Vendor or out in the world. *DO NOT forget about your Cleaner's unique accessory! If you start with the correct one then keep it, if not drop it; [BOT]s have their own starting accessories separate from a player.

2. If you are starting with NO WEAPONS:

You are ALLOWED to pick up higher rarity weapons than a White (common) as long as it is the starting weapons of your Cleaner. However, once you have picked up the weapon you must work towards fully upgrading it.

3. If you are only finding weapons with mixed attachments:

You are ALLOWED to pick up weapons with mixed attachments as long as you do NOT add or remove attachments. However, if you have Weaponsmith, you can remove the attachments necessary and are ALLOWED to add the correct attachments to fully upgrade it.

---------If You Have the Below DLCs These Rules Apply in Addition to the Basic Rules---------

Tunnels of Terror Rules:

1. Blue (rare) and Yellow/Gold (legendary) weapons found in Warped Chests or Burn Cards are powerful; thus, the cleaners are enthralled with their abilities. Therefore, if you decide to pick one up you may only choose one (primary or secondary) and MUST remove your other weapon. You MUST also use your new weapon for the remainder of the Act and cannot replace it with a normal or warped chest weapon; it's yours to keep.

Ex: Damnation (primary) --> Drop Secondary Weapon | Embezzler (secondary) --> Drop Primary Weapon

2. Yellow/Gold (legendary) accessories are ALLOWED as long as they do not replace a cleaner's unique accessory.

3. Armored Plates are ALLOWED.

Children of the Worm Rules:

1. There are 5 Food Buffs and Cleaners are very picky about their food too! Here are the food types that are allowed to be eaten by their respective Cleaner:

Cereal: Holly, Heng**, Hoffman

Green Beans: Doc, Prophet

Peaches: Karlee, Sharice

Peanut Butter: Jim, Walker, Tala

Power Bars: Mom, Evangelo

*Wasteland Chef is allowed to make Gourmet & Mediocre Meals that ANY Cleaner can eat!

**Heng will still get Food Buffs from other Cleaners

2. Skull Totems are ALLOWED to be picked up and dropped as it does not replace a weapon, have standard attachment slots, or use any ammo.

3. Duffel Bags cannot be picked up if it replaces your Cleaner's unique accessory slot.

Rivers of Blood Rules:

1. Melee Weapons now have attachment slots but the Basic Rules still apply to upgrading and replacing them.

2. Flamethrowers are ALLOWED to be picked up and dropped as it does not replace a weapon, have attachment slots, or take any standard ammo.

Picky Preppers

Battle lust

Berserker

Body armor

Bodyguard

Bomb squad

Team effects

Bravado

Broadside

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