Summary

  • MPS5 - Blue Tiger is an easy-to-unlock SMG with bounce capabilities, ideal for close-in gunplay and farming loot in Once Human.
  • MPS7 - Div-Evo brings shrapnel damage to the table for players wanting a different SMG option in Once Human.
  • Icy Rain SMG offers a frost vortex mechanic that constantly reloads ammo, making it a unique and valuable weapon in Once Human.

With its Lovecraftian horror theme, and mixture of survival gameplay and story-driven questing, Once Human is a game that melds several genres into a unified whole that just simply works. Gameplay takes place across a 6-phase, 7-week season, with a reset between each season.

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SMGs are seen by many players as neither fish nor foul. They lack the range of an assault rifle, and the damage of a Shotgun, sitting somewhere between the two. However, for close-in gunplay against multiple enemies, a good SMG can be lethal. An SMG can also be a good secondary weapon instead of using a pistol as a sidearm in Once Human.

6 MPS5 - Blue Tiger

Designed For A Bounce Build

MPS5 - Blue Tiger Is A Good SMG In Once Human
  • How to get: Blueprint looted from crates on the open-world map.
  • Specials:
    • 30% chance to trigger bounce upon hitting.
    • Bounce damage +60%.

  • Suggested weapon mods:
    • Bounce Rampage
    • Not Throw Away Your Shot
    • Precision Bounce
    • Super Bullet

The MPS5 - Blue Tiger is the easiest of the rare or better SMGs to unlock when playing Once Human. Only the unluckiest players won’t pick up enough blueprint fragments to unlock this SMG within their first 10 to 20 hours of play.

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The SMG works off the bounce mechanic, which means a bullet can potentially bounce from one part of a target to another, causing additional damage. Overall, this is a decent little SMG that is a real workhorse until a player gains access to a better one in Once Human.

5 MPS7 - Div-Evo

Shrapnel SMG

MPS7 - Div-Evo Is A Good SMG In Once Human
  • How to get: Blueprint looted from mystical crates in the Chalk Peak area.
  • Specials:
    • 25% chance to trigger shrapnel.
    • Any kill increases the chance of triggering shrapnel by 80% for 12 seconds.
    • Hitting a weak spot grants shrapnel target parts +1 for 4 seconds.

  • Suggested weapon mods:
    • Obliterate
    • Shrapnel Souvenir

The MPS7 - Div-Evo SMG makes a good alternative to the KAM range of Assault Rifles for players who want to put together a shrapnel build fairly early in the game. The blueprint fragments can be logged in the Chalk Peak region, which the player gains access to around level 20 so that they can craft this gun.

Shrapnel is an interesting mechanic that can significantly boost damage when used properly. When shrapnel is triggered, a round splits into smaller fragments and hits other parts of an enemy.

4 Icy Rain

Frost Vortex SMG

Icy Rain Is A Good SMG In Once Human
  • How to get: Complete the main story mission “Murmurs in the Forest” to unlock.
  • Specials:
    • A critical hit grants a 40% chance of triggering frost vortex.
    • When frost vortex occurs, auto-reload 15% of the magazine.
    • Grants an additional frost vortex.

  • Suggested weapon mods:
    • Cryo Blast
    • Vortex Multiplier

Frost vortex is one of the less common builds that Once Human players use simply because it is not well understood. The key mechanic here is that every frost vortex triggered reloads some amount of ammo to the weapon. If built with a high crit rate, the player will never need to reload this SMG.

The nice thing about the Icy Rain SMG is that every player can get a copy of the blueprint by following the main story arc, as it is given as a reward for the “Murmurs in the Forest” quest.

3 MPS7 - Outer Space

For Power Surge Builds

MPS7 - Outer Space Is A Good SMG In Once Human
  • Hot to get: Blueprint can be won from the Wish Machine.
  • Specials:
    • 25% chance of triggering power surge when hitting an enemy.
    • After killing an enemy, power surge trigger chance +30% for 12 seconds.
    • After reloading, power surge trigger chance +40% for 3 seconds.

  • Suggested weapon mods:
    • Static Shock

The power surge is one of the better combat builds in Once Human, or at least it is simpler to understand than others. When power surge is triggered, the enemy hit is stunned for a short time, and they take an amount of electric shock damage.

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MPS7 - Outer Space is a workable alternative to the SOCR Outsider assault rifle if a player is lucky enough to unlock this blueprint early on in the game. The Wish Machine can be pretty random unless a player is willing to spend Starchrom to buy out a blueprint full stop.

2 MPS5 - Kumawink

Legendary Bounce SMG

MPS5 - Kumawink Is A Good SMG In Once Human
  • Hot to get: Blueprint can be won from the Wish Machine
  • Specials:
    • 25% chance of triggering bounce on hit.
    • Bounce trigger factor for that shot is +60% if weak spot hit.
    • Bounce base damage +50%.
    • When the magazine falls below half full, bounce trigger count +1.

  • Suggested weapon mods:
    • Super Bullet
    • Not Throw Away Your Shot

The MPS5 - Kumawink is a worthy upgrade over the MPS5 - Blue Tiger, although the fact that the blueprint has to come from the Wish Machine means that a player will have to be somewhat lucky to unlock this upgrade early on in Once Human.

That being said, the increased damage of this legendary SMG is significant over the aforementioned rare one. This is especially true once the weapon has been calibrated up to rank 10. Overall, for a bounce build, this is a great choice of primary weapon.

1 KV-SBR - Little Jaws

Great For Unstable Bomber Builds

KV-SBR - Little Jaws Is A Good SMG In Once Human
  • Hot to get: Blueprint can be won from the Wish Machine
  • Specials:
    • Hitting enemies 15 times triggers unstable bomber.
    • Unstable bomber delay +0.3 seconds.
    • When hitting enemies impacted by unstable bomber, the current unstable bomber final damage is +10% (20% for weak spot hits).
    • For every 0.1 seconds of unstable bomber delay, unstable bomber damage +20%.

  • Suggested weapon mods:
    • Reckless Bomber
    • Bombardier Souvenir

Many players of Once Human see an unstable bomber build as being the best. There can be no doubt that this build can dish out very high damage, but it is also complex to pull off. It takes practice to time the unstable bomber attacks safely.

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However, KV-SBR - Little Jaws is an excellent choice as a primary weapon for an unstable bomber build in Once Human, with its baby brother, the DE.50 - Jaws pistol, one of the best weapons in the game, being carried as a sidearm. But as with all legendary weapons in Once Human, acquiring the blueprint is impacted by the RNG of the Wish Machine.

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Released
July 9, 2024
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Developer(s)
Starry Studio
Platform(s)
PC, Android, iOS
Genre(s)
Survival, Shooter, Open-World