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OpenXcom => Open Feedback => Topic started by: SIMON BAILIE on June 06, 2018, 09:06:20 pm

Title: HEAVY LASER
Post by: SIMON BAILIE on June 06, 2018, 09:06:20 pm: Has anyone ever tried to get burst mode or full auto for the heavy laser as in ufo extender or is this even possible in openxcom?

https://www.ufopaedia.org/index.php/File:Burst1.png
Title: Re: HEAVY LASER
Post by: Meridian on June 06, 2018, 09:11:04 pm: And what do they do? Kinda hard to figure out from a screenshot...
Title: Re: HEAVY LASER
Post by: SIMON BAILIE on June 06, 2018, 09:29:06 pm: Heavy laser: This adds 2 firing modes to the heavy laser. Firing the weapon will cost 50 energy. version 1.31+: Each mode has a recharge time cost.
Burst mode: you select 3 target points, and the soldier will shoot a 5 shots burst (on each and between points). Recharge time: 2 turns.

Full auto: you select 2 points, the soldier will spray the area inbetween with 8 shots. Recharge time: 3 turns.
Title: Re: HEAVY LASER
Post by: Meridian on June 06, 2018, 09:47:09 pm: No, not possible currently.
Title: Re: HEAVY LASER
Post by: SIMON BAILIE on June 06, 2018, 10:02:45 pm: Thanks for the quick reply, maybe sometime soon!
Title: Re: HEAVY LASER
Post by: The Reaver of Darkness on August 15, 2018, 11:07:59 am: It is partially possible.

You can set autoShots to 8 or 15 or some other high number, and set your tuAuto to some appreciably high value (probably 50 or higher). This will make all auto shots fire that many shots.

(OXCE+ only)
You can then set sprayWaypoints to 2 or 3 (or more) in order to be able to fire the auto shot across a set of waypoints.

The end result is that you mostly achieve the shot functionality albeit it's called auto shot rather than burst fire or full auto. The only things you can't do are two kinds of auto shots on the same weapon, and spending energy to fire. (as far as I know, anyway)
Title: Re: HEAVY LASER
Post by: ohartenstein23 on August 15, 2018, 02:57:44 pm: Quote from: The Reaver of Darkness on August 15, 2018, 11:07:59 am
The end result is that you mostly achieve the shot functionality albeit it's called auto shot rather than burst fire or full auto. The only things you can't do are two kinds of auto shots on the same weapon, and spending energy to fire. (as far as I know, anyway)

OXCE allows for configuring all of these on a weapon; you can rename any of the shot types, give aimed or snap modes multiple shots, and have any action cost a combination of TUs, energy, stun damage, or HP.
Title: Re: HEAVY LASER
Post by: The Reaver of Darkness on August 16, 2018, 12:34:34 pm: Quote from: Meridian on June 06, 2018, 09:47:09 pm
No, not possible currently.
Seems it is possible, then.
Title: Re: HEAVY LASER
Post by: ohartenstein23 on August 16, 2018, 02:56:10 pm: Quote from: The Reaver of Darkness on August 16, 2018, 12:34:34 pm
Seems it is possible, then.

Meridian wrote that before the new code allowing it was written.
Title: Re: HEAVY LASER
Post by: The Reaver of Darkness on August 16, 2018, 09:51:14 pm: New code for weapons? (:
Title: Re: HEAVY LASER
Post by: Meridian on August 18, 2018, 05:45:20 pm: link https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,6423.0.html