UFO:Alien Invasion

Archive => Bugs prior to release 2.3 => Topic started by: Thyranim on June 24, 2009, 09:41:50 pm

Title: R24810 - Grenade Launcher + Frag Shells
Post by: Thyranim on June 24, 2009, 09:41:50 pm: when using the grenade launcher with frag shells laoded, it sems like it has a range of 0 and the shell explodes on firing.

there are many small frags coming out of my soldier with a very short range towards the target... ?

the only topic i've found on searching is this one
http://ufoai.ninex.info/forum/index.php?topic=1457.0
2007 :D
Title: Re: R24810 - Grenade Launcher + Frag Shells
Post by: Sepelio on June 24, 2009, 10:07:22 pm: I think its supposed to work like this - as a far more powerful shotgun.
Title: Re: R24810 - Grenade Launcher + Frag Shells
Post by: Thyranim on June 24, 2009, 10:18:39 pm: :o

but then why is there a grenade launcher needed when the grenade just explodes just in front of your head?
and how to manage, that the frags are only flying towards the enemy and not back to yourself?
and why is the explosion of the grenade not hitting (or killing?) yourself? ^^
Title: Re: R24810 - Grenade Launcher + Frag Shells
Post by: BTAxis on June 24, 2009, 10:35:36 pm: It's meant to make the grenade launcher act as a primary fire weapon so you don't have to take along another weapon for that purpose.
Title: Re: R24810 - Grenade Launcher + Frag Shells
Post by: Thyranim on June 24, 2009, 10:54:13 pm: but it act as a grenade detonater, not a grenade launcher...
thermal grenades and incenediary grenades are first launched and explode either on impact or after time...
frag grenades explode instant on launch -_-
Title: Re: R24810 - Grenade Launcher + Frag Shells
Post by: Ildamos on June 25, 2009, 12:22:53 am: Yep, it's meant to function like an uber-shotgun round (http://ufoai.ninex.info/wiki/index.php/Equipment/Ammunition/25mm_Flechette_Grenades).

Thanks to this thread and BTAxis, I now remember the advantages of carrying some of these babies.
Title: Re: R24810 - Grenade Launcher + Frag Shells
Post by: Sepelio on June 25, 2009, 02:19:59 am: Quote from: Ildamos on June 25, 2009, 12:22:53 am

Yep, it's meant to function like an uber-shotgun round (http://ufoai.ninex.info/wiki/index.php/Equipment/Ammunition/25mm_Flechette_Grenades).

Thanks to this thread and BTAxis, I now remember the advantages of carrying some of these babies.

Mainly the utterly insane damage ;D
Title: Re: R24810 - Grenade Launcher + Frag Shells
Post by: Ildamos on June 26, 2009, 01:45:14 am: Question: do you have to wait until you deplete your "normal" grenades before you can switch to this type of ammo? If the answer is "no" how do you switch? (I normally finish a battle before I deplete any of my soldiers' "magazines".)