Ready Steady
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Ready Steady is a weapon mod for assault rifles, submachine guns and light machine guns that lowers recoil. The bonus grows much larger when V aims from cover. At Tier 4 and above, aiming from cover also removes horizontal recoil. It suits a character who holds a position behind cover and fires long bursts from it. Ready Steady is available from the early game, since weapon vendors can stock its lower tiers.
Effect
Ready Steady has two parts. The first part lowers recoil at all times. The bonus is 3% at Tier 1 and 15% at Tier 5.
The second part works only while V aims from cover. It lowers recoil by a further 7% at Tier 1. At Tier 5 the extra bonus reaches 35%. From Tier 4 the cover bonus applies to vertical recoil, and horizontal recoil is removed while V aims from cover.
Recoil is the kick that pushes the sights off target after each shot. Less recoil keeps a long burst on one spot. The cover bonus is far larger than the base bonus, so the mod rewards a fighting style built on cover.
Ready Steady is worth the slot on an automatic weapon used from behind cover.
How to Get Ready Steady Guide
- Check weapon vendors, which sometimes stock Tiers 1 to 3.
- Skip time by a day and check again if it is not on sale.
- Combine a matching pair at the crafting menu to raise its tier.
Ready Steady Map Location
The map shows the 2nd Amendment weapon shop in Little China, one of the weapon vendors that sell it.
Ready Steady map location:
Map credit by Map Genie.
Compatible Weapons
Ready Steady is compatible with 9 SMGs, 9 assault rifles and 3 machine guns.
| Name | Image | Type |
|---|---|---|
| DS1 Pulsar | 
|
Power |
| G-58 Dian | 
|
Smart |
| Guillotine | 
|
Power |
| Guillotine x-MOD2 | 
|
Power |
| HA-7 Warden | 
|
Smart |
| M221 Saratoga | 
|
Power |
| Senkoh LX | 
|
Tech |
| Shigure | 
|
Power |
| TKI-20 Shingen | 
|
Smart |
| Name | Image | Type |
|---|---|---|
| D5 Copperhead | 
|
Power |
| D5 Sidewinder | 
|
Smart |
| DA8 Umbra | 
|
Power |
| HJSH-18 Masamune | 
|
Power |
| Kyubi | 
|
Power |
| Kyubi x-MOD2 | 
|
Power |
| M251s Ajax | 
|
Power |
| Nowaki | 
|
Power |
| Umbra x-MOD2 | 
|
Power |
| Name | Image | Type |
|---|---|---|
| M2067 Defender | 
|
Power |
| MA70 HB | 
|
Power |
| MA70 HB x-MOD2 | 
|
Power |
Upgrades
Ready Steady comes in Tiers 1 to 5. Each tier raises both the base bonus and the cover bonus. Tier 4 adds the removal of horizontal recoil from cover. A matching pair of the same mod and tier can be combined at the crafting menu into one copy a tier higher. A mod can only go on a weapon of the same tier or higher. Once installed in a weapon, the mod stays in that weapon.
Character Builds
Ready Steady pairs with perks that reward cover and steady aim. Unexposed in the Cool tree raises Mitigation Chance while V aims from cover. Mind Over Matter in the Reflexes tree lowers recoil while aiming. Ready, Rested, Reloaded lowers the Stamina cost of shooting assault rifles and submachine guns.
Light machine gun users can look to the Body tree. Onslaught refills ammo after a kill with a light machine gun. Like A Feather removes the movement speed penalty of shotguns, light machine guns and heavy machine guns.
Mod Categories
All Weapon Mods
Every weapon mods mod is listed below.
| Name | Image | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Airstrike | 
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Raises crit chance and crit damage for midair attacks |
| Barbarian | 
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More damage against stunned, staggered and knocked down enemies |
| Better Half | 
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Raises crit chance with the second half of the magazine |
| Big Mag | 
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Bigger magazine, slower reload |
| Bleedout | 
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Bleeding damage can crit |
| Bloodbruiser | 
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Makes a blunt weapon lethal and able to cause Bleeding |
| Boomerang | 
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A headshot kill with a thrown weapon can return it at once |
| C-Thru | 
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Charged shots pierce cover sooner and lose less damage |
| Condenser | 
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Tighter pellet spread, less damage per pellet |
| Critochet | 
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Raises crit chance with ricochets |
| Cyclone | 
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A sprint attack opens unlimited combos with stacking attack speed |
| Equalizer | 
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More damage against Elite enemies |
| Firecracker | 
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Shoots explosive rounds |
| Fleetshot | 
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Lower Stamina cost and no heavy weapon slowdown, less armor penetration |
| Focus Fire | 
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Tighter hipfire spread, shorter effective range |
| Gambiteer | 
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Faster bullets and more armor penetration, less homing |
| Hackatomy | 
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Hits can apply a quickhack effect based on the body part hit |
| Haemocide | 
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Longer Bleeding and more crit chance, lower base damage |
| Headhopper | 
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More lock-on targets, faster lock-on and more headshot damage |
| Headtoll | 
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A headshot kill streak grants stacking combat bonuses |
| Javelin | 
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More armor penetration with melee, doubled on throws |
| K.O. | 
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More damage and knockdowns on stunned enemies, slower attacks |
| Kneel! | 
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Leg shots can dismember and kill instantly |
| Panorama | 
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Larger smart reticle that holds a lock longer, slower lock-on |
| Parallax | 
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Longer range and less sway when aiming, Stamina stops regenerating |
| Pax | 
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Makes the weapon non-lethal, more damage outside combat |
| Pinpoint | 
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Tighter bullet spread after each headshot, stacking |
| Pyro | 
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Turns part of the damage into Thermal damage with a chance to Burn |
| Ready Steady | 
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Lowers recoil, more so when aiming from cover |
| Severance | 
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Hits to the head or limbs of a weakened enemy can dismember and kill |
| Shuffler | 
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Drawing the weapon refills part of the magazine |
| Silencio | 
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More crit chance and crit damage when crouched and undetected |
| Slice 'Em Up | 
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A kill leaves enemies more open to Finishers for a short time |
| Spinetickler | 
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Fully charged hits can cause an EMP blast |
| Stabilizer | 
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Better weapon handling when crouching or crouch-sprinting |
| Supercharger | 
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Faster charge and lower Stamina cost, less armor penetration |
| Swiss Cheese | 
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More armor penetration, higher Stamina cost per bullet |
| Vivisector | 
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More dismemberment, then more torso damage for a short time |
| Wallpuncher | 
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Charges to 200%, full armor penetration, no cover penalty |
| Zenith | 
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More crit chance, tighter spread and faster swap after drawing |
| Zero-G | 
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More effective range, thrown weapons fly straight |