Scrat Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 A time ago, you could use a screwdriver on any egun that didnt have infinite ammo to remove the battery. You could then recharge the battery and place it back in the gun to have full ammo, or replace it with a better battery for a higher ammo cap, or just carry some batteries for emergency field recharges. Many uses for this, but seemingly now you cannot remove the batteries from eguns at all. Fix dis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox McCloud Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 This was very intentionally removed; it's not a bug and was done for balance reasons. When you could change out cells, it effectively meant anyone with science access had umlimited shots--just print off a bunch super cells and carry them around--it nearly completely alienates the cap's laser gun and the advanced energy gun, which have the selling point of being self-recharging (which is an upside that becomes pointless when you can fire 30 shots). It would also contribute to permastunning and keeping entire crowds down with the hybrid taser as you could just spam it around like no tomorrow and end up stunning everyone with it. The current balance issues that secborgs have? That's what officers and traitor scientists will turn into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadApple797 Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 I was thinking maybe just make the battery removal and insertion process more complicated.if it took, say, a wrench and a screwdriver to both take it out and put it back in it could lengthen he process enough to make it too long to change mid-firefight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fj45 Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Maybe also make it that you need to replace the wiring? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streaky Haddock Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 If the problem was science having guns, then require an ID swipe on the gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadApple797 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Hell just make unscrewing and rescrewing the battery take 5ish seconds of standing still, as the lockboxes stop the science from having guns now. Right now the HoS usually just has 2 E-guns and a taser, I would prefer he asks someone for batteries, it also gives RnD a good reason to develop and produce super-caps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plotron Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Now you can see people carrying X number of guns in their backpacks. You can't mass-produce those, true. Make the replacement process longer (by requiring extra tools) and the most high-end batteries last shorter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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