Weapon types
PAPERHEAD’s equipment includes six gun types and the pencil, Object808.
| Weapon | Basic identity |
|---|---|
| Pistol | Your first firearm, introduced in Chapter 3 |
| Shotgun | A shotgun with primary and secondary attacks |
| Machine gun | Sustained gunfire |
| Railgun | An option against organic enemies |
| Rocket launcher | Explosive attacks, including incendiary and nuclear options |
| Smoker | A BFG-style weapon; armor can block its effect |
| Object808 | Pencil bombs, erasing and environmental interactions |
Kicks and pencil bombs are actions within this wider kit. The flashlight and serum are tools, rather than extra gun types.
Default PC inputs
| Action | Input |
|---|---|
| Primary attack | Left mouse button |
| Secondary attack | Right mouse button |
| Weapon wheel | Q |
| Switch weapons | Mouse wheel / number keys 1–7 |
| Pencil bomb | X |
| Eraser melee | C |
| Kick | Left Shift |
Use your configured bindings when they differ from the defaults.
Fit the pencil into gun combat
Erase corpses to recover health and shorten bomb cooldown. Use bombs against enemies to replenish gun ammunition. See the pencil guide for that resource loop, or first gun if you are still in the opening chapters.