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Title: chaingun
Post by: vcxzet on July 14, 2006, 08:16:29 pm
chaingun has no rotation sound and it starts firing instantaneously
There should be some delay between the start of rotation and fire
Title: chaingun
Post by: zeta on July 14, 2006, 08:36:44 pm
ya ive been thinkin the chaingun is kinda powerful

maybe if u made it so it didnt start shooting right away like real chainguns

xD
Title: chaingun
Post by: PanKot on July 14, 2006, 08:48:04 pm
agreed, short delay after pressing trigger would be welcomed
Title: chaingun
Post by: Stasis on July 14, 2006, 09:10:25 pm
Think of the current chainguns as being electrically powered.
Problem solved!
Title: chaingun
Post by: vcxzet on July 14, 2006, 09:58:17 pm
Quote from: "Stasis"
Think of the current chainguns as being electrically powered.
Problem solved!

they are but they need to reach a certain(and constant) speed to start shooting
Title: chaingun
Post by: Rekov on July 14, 2006, 10:05:37 pm
Quote from: "vcxzet"
Quote from: "Stasis"
Think of the current chainguns as being electrically powered.
Problem solved!

they are but they need to reach a certain(and constant) speed to start shooting


The point is, that electrical moters have linear acceleration, which means they would be up to speed in a fraction of a second.
Title: chaingun
Post by: vcxzet on July 14, 2006, 10:17:27 pm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaingun
Quote
It is a common misnomer to refer to Gatling guns (rotary cannons) or miniguns as chain guns; even in some video games, such as Wolfenstein 3D and Doom, the player carries a minigun referred to as a chain gun

Is it a real chaingun or a minigun in Tremulous???
http://world.guns.ru/machine/minigun-e.htm lol
read the "Hollywood Miniguns: Predator vs. common sense." section
and
http://www.pureluckdesign.com/videos/Dillon%20minigun%20unload.wmv
wow shi_
Title: chaingun
Post by: Henners on July 14, 2006, 10:42:15 pm
Quote from: "zeta"

maybe if u made it so it didnt start shooting right away like real chainguns


lol
Title: chaingun
Post by: zeta on July 14, 2006, 10:46:01 pm
ya its interesting cuz its moddeld like a minugun, but called a chaingun xD

thats interesting, looks like teh devs screwed up LoL

no hard feeling just need to change the name of the gun xD



EDIT dont worry Tribes 2 had a minigun that was named a chaingun also, same as tribes 1 xD
Title: chaingun
Post by: DarkRogue on July 14, 2006, 11:42:21 pm
it's called a chain gun cause that's what most gamers recognize it as. Save for the UT community shose chain guns have always been miniguns ;)
Title: chaingun
Post by: zeta on July 15, 2006, 01:46:28 am
exactly i didnt realize till i read vcxzet's post on explaining lol!
Title: chaingun
Post by: Rekov on July 15, 2006, 08:11:32 pm
Well then they should just change the name and end the debate.
Title: chaingun
Post by: vcxzet on July 15, 2006, 08:59:53 pm
Quote from: "Rekov"
Quote from: "vcxzet"
Quote from: "Stasis"
Think of the current chainguns as being electrically powered.
Problem solved!

they are but they need to reach a certain(and constant) speed to start shooting


The point is, that electrical moters have linear acceleration, which means they would be up to speed in a fraction of a second.

there is no delay! insta-fire
1 sec delay would be good
Also there is no rotation sound
I dont have a problem with its name chaingun is just fine  :)
Title: chaingun
Post by: Thorn on July 15, 2006, 10:10:46 pm
whats the point in making every little stupid thing real? Minigun chaingun who gives a shit .



GAMES LIKE THIS ARE NO REAL LIFE SIMULATIONS!!!!
Title: chaingun
Post by: Neo on July 15, 2006, 11:03:22 pm
Actually chaingun is a misnomer for gatling gun, which is what you have in games.

You can easily tell the difference between the two lol.

Anyway i'd suggest something like they had in AvP(i think), where it had a wind up to fire, but you could use the alt-trigger to keep it rotating before hand, but you'd give off an easy to hear sound.
Title: chaingun
Post by: Paradox on July 16, 2006, 02:03:12 am
It would be cool if it had a rotation sound, kinda like:
whap! whap whap whap! buudddd!
the whaps increasing in intensity.
Title: chaingun
Post by: Mwa on July 16, 2006, 02:26:54 am
Quote from: "Paradox"
It would be cool if it had a rotation sound, kinda like:
whap! whap whap whap! buudddd!
the whaps increasing in intensity.

*dirty comment*
Title: chaingun
Post by: ^Black on July 17, 2006, 03:26:02 am
Well, the main part of people using chainguns are in s1...no helmets.
You can be pwned by a dretch with a headbite and ankle bite. You need fast reactions to shoot it b4 it gets a chance...1 sec delay, and hummies=dead.
No one would use it anymore...meh. Its fin, leave it.

And Mwa, are you 10?
Title: chaingun
Post by: 0z on July 17, 2006, 07:44:58 am
You won't hit me anyway when I decide to dodge when I play with a dretch, so small delay wouldn't change anything :P
Title: chaingun
Post by: Lava Croft on July 17, 2006, 04:50:29 pm
Maybe people can first learn to aim with the chaingun, and more importantly, stop dying by chainguns. They suck.
Title: chaingun
Post by: PHREAK on July 17, 2006, 07:34:50 pm
Chaingun is a spray'n'pray weapon till hummies reach s3 and get bsuits.
Then it's only good against tyrants and goons, and OK to very crappy for anything smaller.

I love chaingunners in s1. Their confidence is so high that killing them is a breeze. If I can kill u with ease when you're standing up and running, imagine how easy it is when you crouch and don't move ;)
Title: chaingun
Post by: Orc on July 18, 2006, 02:12:45 am
So for the sake of realism if you were to add spinup to the chain/gatling gun would you also add a realistic rate of fire? That website says that most gatling guns fire at least 4,000 rounds a minute, which means it would dump the 70 rounds needed to kill a tyrant in less than 1 second... personally I think its fine like it is compared to that
Title: chaingun
Post by: kozak6 on July 18, 2006, 02:40:22 am
I think it should be renamed to teh SPACE GATLING SHOOT-O-MATIC.

And you have to keep the capital letters.
Title: chaingun
Post by: phaedrus on July 20, 2006, 04:54:36 pm
Quote from: "kozak6"
I think it should be renamed to teh SPACE GATLING SHOOT-O-MATIC.

And you have to keep the capital letters.


You forgot to capitalize 'teh'.

I love the chaingun.  I never crouch with it.  Instead, I think of it more as a giant bucking bronco of a sawed off assault shotgun.

Works Great.  Less Filling.

Jeff