The assault rifle is the best weapon to fully upgrade for endgame damage in How to Fish.
Fully upgrade the assault rifle for the highest endgame damage in How to Fish. The physics fishing game by Dazed Games on Steam is also a shooter — you kill sea creatures, upgrade a boat, and fight bosses across five islands. The assault rifle is the weapon the endgame is built around, the gun you want fully kitted for the lava whale final boss, and the last weapon a well-run farming loop pushes you toward.
Why the assault rifle is the endgame pick
| Weapon | Best use |
|---|---|
| Assault rifle | Final fully-equipped endgame weapon; fully kitted AR for the lava whale |
| Pistol | Farming gun that upgrades to about 100 damage per shot; not the final pick |
| Uzi | Maxed, clears the island 3 shark and island 4 bird fights |
| Sniper rifle | Alternative to a maxed Uzi if recoil is a problem; also handy for a 360 no scope |
| Shotgun | Early carry — bought over the pistol on island 2, good against the piranha boss |
| Brass knuckles | Melee for small adds and the first boss; the killing blow for Handyman |
| Dynamite | Cheap fish-harvesting and utility tool, not a combat weapon — it will kill you |
Key The assault rifle sits at the top of the weapon progression. A maxed AR with the right attachments is what you bring to the final fight, and getting there means handing your old gun to a co-op partner while you build the AR up.
The pistol is the closest alternative. On the volcano-island farming route, keep upgrading the pistol — a compensator helps a lot — until it lands around 100 damage per shot. It is a strong farming weapon, but it is a stepping stone: the loop ends once you can afford assault rifles for both players. The Uzi and sniper rifle are the mid-game boss workhorses — a maxed Uzi clears the island 3 and island 4 fights, and if its recoil is fighting you, switch to the sniper rifle and upgrade it instead. The rest each have a narrow job.
What to fully equip on the assault rifle
Every weapon has four attachment slots, and filling all four on a single gun unlocks the Fully equipped achievement. On the assault rifle, those slots are an extended mag, a laser sight, a red dot or sniper scope, and a compensator or suppressor. The island 4 attachment pool adds the sniper scope and suppressor, letting you complete the set while running the volcano.
Fully kit the AR for the final boss, and Fully equipped unlocks along the way instead of becoming a separate chore. When choosing priorities during the build, lock in the laser and suppressor first — hip-firing with a suppressor and laser delivers excellent DPS against the whale and the lava whale.
When to invest in the assault rifle
Hold off on the big spend until the volcano island. Fish are worth far more there, especially once you lava-cook everything for a clean 1.5x return, so farming the money for the AR and its attachments is much faster at that point. You can fully kit one from island 3, but there is no reason to rush it and pay more.
On the volcano farming loop, lava-cook every fish before you sell it for the 1.5x value bump — that funds the assault rifle and its attachments fastest.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which weapon has the highest damage fully upgraded?
The maxed assault rifle is the top endgame damage choice. Upgrade the pistol to about 100 damage per shot while farming, then replace it with an assault rifle as soon as you can afford one. Bring the maxed assault rifle with all attachments to the final boss.
What weapon should I fully upgrade for the final boss?
Fully upgrade the assault rifle and apply all attachments before fighting the lava whale. It is the weapon you need for the final boss.
Does Fully equipped require the highest-damage weapon?
No. Fully equipped only requires applying all attachments to a single weapon, but complete it on the assault rifle because you need that weapon for the final boss anyway.
How many attachment slots can a weapon have?
A weapon can have four attachment slots. The attachment options are Extended mag, Laser sight, Red dot or sniper scope, and Compensator or suppressor.
Is the Uzi or sniper rifle better before the assault rifle?
A maxed Uzi works for the terrorizing bird fight. If the recoil is a problem, buy the sniper rifle and upgrade that instead.
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