~~hjx~~
i guess you have a gadgeteer, huh?

not only can she use the modern weapons, but with her engineering skills, she can make them! and tons of other useful stuff.
so when you're wandering around, if you find really weird things, say like ... oh ... i dunno ... a doll, a lightning rod, a hinged box, duct tape (lol!! i always knew duct tape was used everywhere in the universe!!!), a magnifying glass, a magnet .... stuff like that. keep them. she makes all kinds of great weapons outta junk!!
with all this extra stuff needed by your gadgeteer, you may have to set up a safe spot to store things. an empty chest in a convenient place is a great idea. if your "load" numbers turn blue, you are overweight and slowed down, so dump some of your inventory in your safe spot.
this game makes TONS of use of the "merge" ability. not only for the gadgeteer, but for alchemists, too. it's used primarily for gadgeteer inventions, but also for solving quests. so don't hold back. try to merge everything you can.
just remember this, when you try a merge::
1) if it says "these items cannot be merged".... they won't ever be able to be used together. forget that combination and go on.
2) if it says "josie blow cannot merge these items" (or something like that) .... try it again after making a level, cuz at some point it will work.
well, you have tons of gaming to do, so have fun!