Goonhub
08-28-2016, 10:41 AM
Ironically pneumatic cannons and blunderbusses (which is basically a gun that uses liquid or gas, ignited by piezo igniter to propel a projectile, here have a toy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8LvxwwCK-o but actual weapons using same idea existed and still exist) on other servers are wery similar weapons, with the difference being that pneumatic cannon uses gas to propel, which is obtained from canisters and one canister can offer maybe 5 full refills, and while having peassure in tank, the cannon needs onnly projectile reloaded; Blunderbuss on the other hand requires propelant and projectile reloaded after each shot (propelant being anything flamable, from welding fuel to plasma or actual gun powder), and due to fire created while shooting, also ignites any fuel in air (so shotting in a plasma filled room would be about the same as lighting a cigar or using a flamethrower in that room) but the advantage of the blunderbuss was it hit harder (altho if ya ask me it can do same dmg as the air cannon) but main advantage was propelants were easy and plenty to find, and ya could easily carry a beaker or two and have more shots than someone with a tank or two for the airgun).
So to compare
Pneumatic cannon: - uses airtank (can be hard to obtain sometimes) any compressed gas for propellants, however airtanks have 5 or so full power shots, while setting the peassure release lower saves on gas reduces damage and range too
takes less parts to make than blunderbuss, can be shot in a room filled with flamable gas without igniting it
Blunderbuss: uses igniter or zippo for ignition of flamables as propellant, performance depends on propelants, and ammount of them loaded into the gun (max capacity for propelant being 10 units)
takes more effort to make than the air cannon (cause there are more steps and parts) takes more time to reload (cause both propelant, and projectile have to be reloaded) but the propelants are easy to make or obtain (litterally anythin flamable)
It is also a LOUD weapon, so not useful if ya wanna be stealthy.
I think we should make air tanks craftable, or made via fabricators (example as QM i never spawned with the tank, not even the emergency one) to not only stimulate space exploration, but also improvized items (imagine a jetpack that is propulsion only, uses the fire extinguisher and 2 big gas tanks) Speaking of fire extinguishers are they craftable? i had situations where we had fires and couldnt find any, someone nabbed them! (probably the pyro setting the station ablaze)
there should be also pistol variations, at least in the form of a firelock pistol, which while being smaller, and fits in bags and belts, unlike blunderbuss acceppts only one projectile (mostlikely custom projectiles like slugs and buckshots are made, in which case slugs are good vs armored targets, while buckshot, is good for unarmored targets on which it causes a lot of bleeding), this would enable peeps to have a gun they can carry with them in a bag or belt, thus awoiding beepsky aresting them, and this gun while having good damage, just like blunderbuss, takes long time to reload, so security can easily deal with any trouble makers, while allowing explorers and screw to defend themselves with ssomethin!
Another idea i had is a blackpowder revolver, which basically would be a six-shooter, with stronger firepower than the detectives revolver, but would have some major disadvantages! Making it would take a while, ammo would take a while to make too (blackpowder as propelant and bullets from metal). Pipe frame+ revolver frame+ cylinder would have to be put together. Due to the enourmous ammount of effort (and a LOT of different resources) taking to actually make black powder, this weapon could also have replacable cylinders, so peeps can have reserves ready! The cylinders would require 1-2 untis of black powder per hole (and cylinder has six) and a bullet per hole! So reloading the cylinder, would be blackpoder then bullet, repated until filled fully or however player wishes it, then cylinder inserted into the revolver!
This would be and should be the safe to use (a lot of fuckin effort) gun that aint a one shooter! considering the trouble needed to make it, i doubt anyone but scientists would make some for exploration!
So to compare
Pneumatic cannon: - uses airtank (can be hard to obtain sometimes) any compressed gas for propellants, however airtanks have 5 or so full power shots, while setting the peassure release lower saves on gas reduces damage and range too
takes less parts to make than blunderbuss, can be shot in a room filled with flamable gas without igniting it
Blunderbuss: uses igniter or zippo for ignition of flamables as propellant, performance depends on propelants, and ammount of them loaded into the gun (max capacity for propelant being 10 units)
takes more effort to make than the air cannon (cause there are more steps and parts) takes more time to reload (cause both propelant, and projectile have to be reloaded) but the propelants are easy to make or obtain (litterally anythin flamable)
It is also a LOUD weapon, so not useful if ya wanna be stealthy.
I think we should make air tanks craftable, or made via fabricators (example as QM i never spawned with the tank, not even the emergency one) to not only stimulate space exploration, but also improvized items (imagine a jetpack that is propulsion only, uses the fire extinguisher and 2 big gas tanks) Speaking of fire extinguishers are they craftable? i had situations where we had fires and couldnt find any, someone nabbed them! (probably the pyro setting the station ablaze)
there should be also pistol variations, at least in the form of a firelock pistol, which while being smaller, and fits in bags and belts, unlike blunderbuss acceppts only one projectile (mostlikely custom projectiles like slugs and buckshots are made, in which case slugs are good vs armored targets, while buckshot, is good for unarmored targets on which it causes a lot of bleeding), this would enable peeps to have a gun they can carry with them in a bag or belt, thus awoiding beepsky aresting them, and this gun while having good damage, just like blunderbuss, takes long time to reload, so security can easily deal with any trouble makers, while allowing explorers and screw to defend themselves with ssomethin!
Another idea i had is a blackpowder revolver, which basically would be a six-shooter, with stronger firepower than the detectives revolver, but would have some major disadvantages! Making it would take a while, ammo would take a while to make too (blackpowder as propelant and bullets from metal). Pipe frame+ revolver frame+ cylinder would have to be put together. Due to the enourmous ammount of effort (and a LOT of different resources) taking to actually make black powder, this weapon could also have replacable cylinders, so peeps can have reserves ready! The cylinders would require 1-2 untis of black powder per hole (and cylinder has six) and a bullet per hole! So reloading the cylinder, would be blackpoder then bullet, repated until filled fully or however player wishes it, then cylinder inserted into the revolver!
This would be and should be the safe to use (a lot of fuckin effort) gun that aint a one shooter! considering the trouble needed to make it, i doubt anyone but scientists would make some for exploration!