Problem with super weapons

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Szunyi
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Problem with super weapons

Post by Szunyi »

hello

i have a problem with some of my weapons(like rocketshotgun,or with my faster bowcaster)
the problem is when i shot with the weapon sometimes the bullet appears sometimes not and i dont know why :(
as i saw this appears in other mods(for example in chaos mod) so maybe the problem is not with my mod but with my computer which is weak.

not only the effect of the bullet disappears, for example i stand face to face with my enemy... i press the fire button...my ammo is reduced...but nothing comes out from my weapon and the enemy have the same health.
however if i use a shotgun sometimes only one bullet comes out from the weapon ,sometimes all of the bullets .
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Re: Problem with super weapons

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Maybe some memory buffers in the game-engine are overloaded, a shotgun which shoots out several rockets uses more memory than the standard weapons for which the game was built.
It may well be that you simply can't do what you want to do, the way you're currently trying to do it. Try using a more low-poly rocket model, lower the amount of particles distributed by a shot; In Other Words; lower the amount of memory your weapon needs.
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Re: Problem with super weapons

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Particles(lasers and similar; not meshes) are limited. I dont know if you can increase the max particles.
I think the hit detection might hang together with the particles: no particle > no ordnance > no collision with hitspheres> no hit(not sure; only explanation which came to my mind).
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Re: Problem with super weapons

Post by hypshadowthehedgehog »

yeah, I once created an "apocalypse" weapon that shot about 80 rockets out, but many of the rockets would not render (however, there were still enough to look amazing). Occasionally, the weapon would jam and no shots would fire for a while. I have a pretty high end computer, so believe me, its a problem with the game, not the computer
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Re: Problem with super weapons

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Yes, those particles are definitely limited by the game itself.
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