DronzTheWolf Posted August 24, 2019 Posted August 24, 2019 As the title says. The thumper shoots solid tungsten slugs, and tungsten is used in armor penetrating round because of it's extreme hardness and mass, making it a very powerful penetrator. I agree that having it not leave shrapnel is a good thing, as the bullet would probably pass clean through or remain whole and not shard into sharp bits, but giving it penetration wouldn't make it too OP.
Carver Posted August 25, 2019 Posted August 25, 2019 Seems a decent idea. What's the damage on it? If AP properties are added, a very minor damage nerf may be needed to round it out.
DronzTheWolf Posted August 26, 2019 Author Posted August 26, 2019 22 hours ago, Carver said: Seems a decent idea. What's the damage on it? If AP properties are added, a very minor damage nerf may be needed to round it out. 30 damage iirc, I can't remember off the top of my head.
Nantei Posted August 26, 2019 Posted August 26, 2019 It's worth noting that last I heard, armor penetration works pretty damn poorly, mechanically speaking, often doing nothing at all.
Scheveningen Posted August 26, 2019 Posted August 26, 2019 Armor penetration works pretty well, it's just that armor penetration properties are incredibly rare.
Nantei Posted August 26, 2019 Posted August 26, 2019 My information is outdated then. 30 brute is pretty mild for an ERT weapon that can't shrapnel, so I support this change.
Carver Posted August 28, 2019 Posted August 28, 2019 I'd lessen it just a little bit to 25 brute but that's my only input.
Brutishcrab51 Posted September 26, 2019 Posted September 26, 2019 I don't see a reason to lessen it to 25. The 9mm machine pistol deals similar damage and it's a weapon Security can get for 3-4,000 credits from Cargo. It seems reasonable that the Gauss Thumper, a semi-automatic solid-tungsten-rod-launching rifle, should deal at least 30 damage with pretty considerable armor penetration. 30 damage is mild anyways, it's useless when compared to even a laser rifle. But, then again, the laser rifle is deceivingly powerful.
DronzTheWolf Posted October 23, 2020 Author Posted October 23, 2020 On 12/07/2020 at 21:14, DronzTheWolf said: Bump. I'll fuckin' do it again.
Flpfs Posted November 5, 2020 Posted November 5, 2020 https://github.com/Aurorastation/Aurora.3/pull/10469
Contextual Posted November 19, 2020 Posted November 19, 2020 I support this entirely, for reasons of both balance and realism
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