--- key: mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-wall-penetrating-weapons type: mechanic id: game-mechanics--gm-wall-penetrating-weapons lang: en title: Wall-penetrating weapons summary: >- A shot passes through a penetrable barrier. The player can attack a target behind cover while considering material and enemy position. updatedAt: '2026-10-22' status: active url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-wall-penetrating-weapons/ jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-wall-penetrating-weapons.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-wall-penetrating-weapons.md aliases: [] tags: - Game design techniques - Weapons sourceIds: - source-eb6371c428526079 - source-c1beae3536d93465 - source-0ed6f33fd1bc0f91 - source-7c5998328bceceba - source-30665194164017ae sources: - id: source-eb6371c428526079 title: 'Game Mechanics: Wall-penetrating weapons' url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/wall-penetrating-weapons' verifiedAt: null - id: source-c1beae3536d93465 title: Cyberpunk 2077 (2020) url: >- https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/wall-penetrating-weapons/game/cyberpunk-2077 verifiedAt: null - id: source-0ed6f33fd1bc0f91 title: Red Faction (2001) url: >- https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/wall-penetrating-weapons/game/red-faction verifiedAt: null - id: source-7c5998328bceceba title: 'Red Faction: Armageddon (2011)' url: >- https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/wall-penetrating-weapons/game/red-faction-armageddon verifiedAt: null - id: source-30665194164017ae title: Resistance 3 (2011) url: >- https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/wall-penetrating-weapons/game/resistance-3 verifiedAt: null relations: [] placements: - catalogId: game-mechanics id: gm-wall-penetrating-weapons title: Game design techniques url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/game-mechanics/#gm-wall-penetrating-weapons categoryIds: - gm-category-weapons supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-22' title: Wall-penetrating weapons description: >- A shot passes through a penetrable barrier. The player can attack a target behind cover while considering material and enemy position. image: src: images/mechanics/interaction-wall-penetrating-weapons.webp width: 500 height: 364 game: Red Faction sourceUrl: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/wall-penetrating-weapons' originalUrl: 'https://cdn.gamemechanics.org/webm/red_faction_raildriver.webm' sourceFrameSeconds: 0.64 credit: Volition / THQ; frame from clip via GameMechanics.org rights: >- Game imagery © its respective rights holders. Source host: GameMechanics.org. Visible source watermarks preserved. All rights reserved; excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0. caption: Rail Driver locates a target behind a wall alt: >- Red Faction’s green Rail Driver scope shows a yellow enemy silhouette through a wall. markers: - x: 50 'y': 45 label: Target visible through the barrier - x: 71 'y': 48 label: Wall between weapon and target tips: - Keep penetration rules consistent with barrier material and thickness. - Provide hit feedback even when the line of sight is blocked. examples: - title: Red Faction url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/wall-penetrating-weapons' endsAt: null provenance: >- Editorial reference index based on the 199 public Game Mechanics pattern pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by gamemechanics.pro; pattern names, category associations and game-reference URLs retained from gamemechanics.org. The source gallery includes a film analogy. Linked materials retain their original rights; references are upstream attributions, not independent verification. license: CC-BY-4.0 codeLicense: MIT attribution: gamemechanics.pro contributors catalogKey: catalog/game-mechanics --- # Wall-penetrating weapons id: game-mechanics--gm-wall-penetrating-weapons type: mechanic key: mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-wall-penetrating-weapons lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-wall-penetrating-weapons/ A shot passes through a penetrable barrier. The player can attack a target behind cover while considering material and enemy position. ## At a glance ![Red Faction’s green Rail Driver scope shows a yellow enemy silhouette through a wall.](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/interaction-wall-penetrating-weapons.webp) [Red Faction](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/wall-penetrating-weapons) · Game imagery © its respective rights holders. Source host: GameMechanics.org. Visible source watermarks preserved. All rights reserved; excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0. [Source recording](https://cdn.gamemechanics.org/webm/red_faction_raildriver.webm), 0.64 s 1. Target visible through the barrier 2. Wall between weapon and target - Keep penetration rules consistent with barrier material and thickness. - Provide hit feedback even when the line of sight is blocked. - [Red Faction](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/wall-penetrating-weapons) ## How it works A shot reaches a target behind a penetrable barrier. ## Variants ### How the technique works - A shot reaches a target behind a penetrable barrier. ## Context and limits All 199 Game Mechanics entries at the check date: player actions, systems, presentation techniques and contested patterns. Entries are grouped by their first source-card category; all categories appear in their descriptions. Definitions use original wording. References link to game-specific galleries; images and videos remain at the source. ## Connected materials ## Sources and provenance Editorial reference index based on the 199 public Game Mechanics pattern pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by gamemechanics.pro; pattern names, category associations and game-reference URLs retained from gamemechanics.org. The source gallery includes a film analogy. Linked materials retain their original rights; references are upstream attributions, not independent verification. - [Game Mechanics: Wall-penetrating weapons](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/wall-penetrating-weapons) (id: source-eb6371c428526079) - [Cyberpunk 2077 (2020)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/wall-penetrating-weapons/game/cyberpunk-2077) (id: source-c1beae3536d93465) - [Red Faction (2001)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/wall-penetrating-weapons/game/red-faction) (id: source-0ed6f33fd1bc0f91) - [Red Faction: Armageddon (2011)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/wall-penetrating-weapons/game/red-faction-armageddon) (id: source-7c5998328bceceba) - [Resistance 3 (2011)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/wall-penetrating-weapons/game/resistance-3) (id: source-30665194164017ae) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors