Goonhub
03-09-2025, 07:29 AM
(This post was last modified: 03-09-2025, 07:30 AM by RSOD. Edited 1 time in total.)
this might just be the worst idea i've proposed. we'll see.
Let's involve matsci in the making of more shitty guns, no?
Basically, open the slamgun, stick a small coil (conductive, of course. Copper works, but higher conductivity lowers the electricity cost to fire) into the barrel of the slamgun, add some wire, close the gun, slap a power cell and a signaler on it (or a battery?) and shock the shit out of the bullets to fire them, at a hefty power cost. But now, it works like a break action! (shells auto eject when opening) It can't be collapsed anymore, though.
(add some extra wire after it's finished to give it a sling of sorts? allowing it to be worn on the back at least.)
maybe a chance to shock you while firing unless you have insuls?
WHY?
i like the arsenal the average crafting enthusiast is given, but i feel like slamguns are a missed opportunity to act as frames for something better.
(also, pipeshot in its current state isn't worth unless you piss off sci and break their plasmaglass windows you build pipebombs, fly off station, put a bunch of floors down and make scrap metal. stealing the bartender's gun just gets sec to hunt you down, or the bartender themselves, and salvagers will be less than happy to give you their guns without at least handing a few projectiles back to your face as a friendly introduction)
i like guns.
if this isn't directly your fancy, feel free to propose an alternate method to upgrade a slamgun. I think zip guns are fine as is, though.
Let's involve matsci in the making of more shitty guns, no?
Basically, open the slamgun, stick a small coil (conductive, of course. Copper works, but higher conductivity lowers the electricity cost to fire) into the barrel of the slamgun, add some wire, close the gun, slap a power cell and a signaler on it (or a battery?) and shock the shit out of the bullets to fire them, at a hefty power cost. But now, it works like a break action! (shells auto eject when opening) It can't be collapsed anymore, though.
(add some extra wire after it's finished to give it a sling of sorts? allowing it to be worn on the back at least.)
maybe a chance to shock you while firing unless you have insuls?
WHY?
i like the arsenal the average crafting enthusiast is given, but i feel like slamguns are a missed opportunity to act as frames for something better.
(also, pipeshot in its current state isn't worth unless you piss off sci and break their plasmaglass windows you build pipebombs, fly off station, put a bunch of floors down and make scrap metal. stealing the bartender's gun just gets sec to hunt you down, or the bartender themselves, and salvagers will be less than happy to give you their guns without at least handing a few projectiles back to your face as a friendly introduction)
i like guns.
if this isn't directly your fancy, feel free to propose an alternate method to upgrade a slamgun. I think zip guns are fine as is, though.
