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Re: How to snipe?[message #349817 is a reply to message #349814]

Thu, 18 May 2017 14:35

silversurfer

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You may as well ask "What's the point of pistols or rifles once I have ARs?". Shotguns are best used by mercs with the Hunter/Ranger trait. They get lots of bonuses related to shotguns. Shotguns with buckshot are good for suppression and help poor shooters to actually hit something. Against armored opponents they don't do much damage (unless you use flechette ammo) but even they can be knocked off their feet by the high amount of breath damage a full load of buckshot does. I gave Ira a shotgun (Neostead if I remember correctly) to start with so she can improve her shooting skills.
I wouldn't outfit a whole team with shotguns but it's a fun weapon class. My hunter/medic still uses a SPAS-15 and her kill count is higher than that of some of the AR guys. big grin

Compared to default 1.13 I have the HANDLING_SHOTGUN_MODIFIER set to 0.8 in Item_Settings.ini because I think the handling values for shotguns in Items.xml are a bit high for such basic weapons.

I use SMGs only for my auto weapons people until I get ARs for them or use them as a sidearm for my snipers.

I try to get as many mercs as I can afford, then do the food quest for the rebels so I can recruit Miguel. That already makes 3 mercs that don't cost anything on the long run (IMP, Ira, Miguel). A few cheap AIM mercs like Barry, Meltdown etc. can easily be paid. I usually don't take Drassen directly but try to head for San Mona first to loot some nice stuff in the houses and have a talk with Tony. This usually provides some SMGs, rifles, ARs, ammo and maybe a sniper rifle on the way which is a good start for any offensive on a town like Drassen and the according SAM site. Also the money that Kingpin doesn't need anyway comes in handy too. ;-)

Wildfire Maps Mod 6.07 on SVN: https://ja2svn.mooo.com/source/ja2/branches/Wanne/JA2%201.13%20Wildfire%206.06%20-%20Maps%20MOD

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		How to snipe? By: lax1234 on Fri, 05 May 2017 20:29
		Re: How to snipe? By: killswitch on Fri, 05 May 2017 21:29
		Re: How to snipe? By: lax1234 on Fri, 05 May 2017 22:32
		Re: How to snipe? By: lax1234 on Sat, 06 May 2017 01:13
		Re: How to snipe? By: silversurfer on Sat, 06 May 2017 11:19
		Re: How to snipe? By: killswitch on Sat, 06 May 2017 11:42
		Re: How to snipe? By: lax1234 on Sat, 06 May 2017 12:08
		Re: How to snipe? By: silversurfer on Sat, 06 May 2017 14:07
		Re: How to snipe? By: lax1234 on Sun, 07 May 2017 10:22
		Re: How to snipe? By: silversurfer on Sun, 07 May 2017 10:48
		Re: How to snipe? By: lax1234 on Thu, 11 May 2017 22:21
		Re: How to snipe? By: silversurfer on Fri, 12 May 2017 17:15
		Re: How to snipe? By: lax1234 on Fri, 12 May 2017 23:55
		Re: How to snipe? By: silversurfer on Sat, 13 May 2017 23:05
		Re: How to snipe? By: DepressivesBrot on Sun, 14 May 2017 00:08
		Re: How to snipe? By: lax1234 on Sun, 14 May 2017 18:37
		Re: How to snipe? By: silversurfer on Mon, 15 May 2017 21:12
		Re: How to snipe? By: lax1234 on Tue, 16 May 2017 00:05
		Re: How to snipe? By: silversurfer on Tue, 16 May 2017 13:20
		Re: How to snipe? By: lax1234 on Thu, 18 May 2017 12:02
		Re: How to snipe? By: silversurfer on Thu, 18 May 2017 14:35
		Re: How to snipe? By: lax1234 on Fri, 19 May 2017 17:07
		Re: How to snipe? By: edmortimer on Fri, 19 May 2017 20:29
		Re: How to snipe? By: Deleted. on Fri, 19 May 2017 21:02
		Re: How to snipe? By: lax1234 on Sun, 21 May 2017 23:32
		Re: How to snipe? By: The_Bob on Sun, 21 May 2017 23:55
		Re: How to snipe? By: Подонок on Wed, 24 May 2017 15:21
		Re: How to snipe? By: silversurfer on Wed, 24 May 2017 15:50
		Re: How to snipe? By: Deleted. on Wed, 24 May 2017 19:29
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