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The Recycler and Railclaw
May 26, 2026 at 09:28 AM
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Every Traveler in EXODUS carries the same two pieces of signature equipment: a Recycler, a shapeshifting firearm powered by reclaimed Celestial technology, and a Railclaw, a grappling gauntlet that handles both movement and an ability slot for combat powers. Between them, these two tools shape the silhouette of the player character in every combat and traversal scenario.
The Recycler is a single physical weapon that transforms between multiple configurations rather than a slot to which Jun bolts different guns. The transformation happens on the fly, so a player in cover can swap from a long-range precision configuration to a close-range spread option in the time it takes to drop a magazine. Configurations confirmed in trailers and community updates so far:
Configuration | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Piercer | Semi-automatic precision rifle | Mid-to-long range; controlled fire rate; the default for most combat openings. |
| Repeater | Rapid-fire mid-range rifle | Sustained DPS option for mobile mid-range threats. |
| Sharpshooter | High-damage precision rifle | Long-range single-target option, intended for snipers and elite units. |
| Shredder | Close-range spread weapon | Shotgun-style configuration for clearing packs at point blank. |
| Spectre | Single-shot stealth configuration | Quiet ranged kills; the headline tool of the stealth toolkit. |
The Recycler's specific damage values, fire rates, and reload behaviors have not been published in detail; expect those to surface closer to launch.
The Railclaw is a grappling-hook gauntlet worn on the Traveler's left arm. Its primary job is traversal: it lets Jun zip up to high ledges, swing across gaps, and reposition rapidly in combat. The developers describe it as "a core piece of a Traveler's toolkit", and the game's level design routinely places vantage points, side corridors, and stealth-friendly perches that are only reachable with it.
The same gauntlet that hosts the Railclaw also has an ability slot for active combat powers. The most thoroughly previewed of these is the Lance, a livestone javelin that the gauntlet hurls for heavy single-target damage. Additional gauntlet abilities are expected to slot in alongside the Lance over the course of the campaign, though the full ability catalog has not been confirmed yet.
Combat-side, the gauntlet also provides:
Silent takedowns. Close-quarters melee finishers that do not break stealth.
Environmental manipulation. Limited interaction with locks, panels, and specific Celestial objects.
Ability synergy. Several gauntlet abilities are designed to combo with companion powers in firefights.
Two additional gauntlet abilities have been confirmed by 2026 community updates: Eruption, which shapes livestone into bridges for traversal and launches enemies airborne in combat, and Precognition, a scan-the-environment ability that surfaces landmark history out of combat and marks enemy positions, tripwire mines, and patrol routes during stealth approaches. The Ghost City demonstration also showed a livestone glove melee strike, a hardened-fist finisher in close quarters. The full gauntlet ability set is covered on Gauntlet Abilities.
The combination of a single shapeshifting weapon and a single gauntlet is a deliberate design choice. It signals that EXODUS is not built around an arsenal of distinct rifles, but around fluency with one configurable weapon and one configurable gauntlet. Players who internalize the Recycler swap and Railclaw movement will spend their time choosing how to engage rather than what to carry.
The other half of the moment-to-moment combat picture, including stealth, squad direction, and conversation choices, lives in Combat and Gameplay. For the larger narrative stakes those firefights serve, see Time Dilation and Story and Setting.
