Quick question, I'm trying to make a gal max out the joker feat, but alas all I know that fits that requirement is the anchor. What other weapons count, since I have not yet found extra large mallets or exploding cream pies?
Finally had some time to read through the wiki myself. To answer the original question I think these weapons are the most practical for Joker farming based on my past experiences:
- The simplest method: Use a baseball bat to knock out enemies, revive them with water, then wack them again. Repeat until the target dies. There are far more effective methods but you can do this from the start without any tech requirements.
- Harpoon gun/carbine: Just shoot soft targets with regular piercing bolts until they die, easy. Works good as a primary weapon for aquatic missions but you can use them anywhere since the harpoons can also be fired on land.
- The Monstermano and Cats Paws are silly looking but just as lethal as a normal combat knife. Attack targets, they die, simple. In the unlikely event that they fall unconscious they will probably bleed out (which still counts as a kill for Joker progression)
- The Steam Hammer, Anchor and Wrecking Ball are all lethal weapons and should be able to kill most targets in one or two hits. In the unlikely case that your target survives and just falls unconscious you can use them to attack them on the ground because they are range 2 or better. You can also use these weapons to finish off any unconscious target no matter who attacked them first.
- Stunning a target unconscious with a Ninja fans, iphones and magnalites will give a point towards Joker, you don't have to kill the target this way so you can use them as a capture tool in the course of normal missions without having to change your strategy. The fire extinguisher melee attack can also be used this way but it is too lethal for most targets, you might have luck using it against tougher armoured enemies like gun runners.
And if you want the meta cheese strat:
- Hold a ninja fan in one hand and mr. handy (crowbar) in the other hand. Knock out targets with the ninja fan, then use the crowbar to bonk the unconscious enemy on the ground until it dies. This would theoretically apply 2 points towards joker per kill. This works because demolition tools count as "ranged weapons" (otherwise they would not be able to hit terrain)
Good missions candidates for farming joker are those with lots of enemies like bandit forts/towns, zombie infestations, animal hunting/tomb raiding/tribal rescue missions (with spiders especially). Just use your primary gal to solo carry the mission with a few support troops in the back with lethal weapons just in case things get out of hand.
