Looking For Hard Numbers: Drop Decays?

McMastersMcMasters Join Date: 2002-11-13 Member: 8536Members, Constellation
in Frontiersmen Strategy
<div class="IPBDescription">how long does a gun stay? ammo? cont...</div>How long does a gun stay when dropped by comm? By a marine? By a dead marine?

Can somone fill this stuff in?

Ammo/Health last _____ seconds.
A gun droped by the comm lasts _____ seconds.
A gun dropped by a marine lasts _____ seconds.
A gun off of a dead marine lasts _____ seconds.

Thanks! This might help for 'Russian Deployment' (1 gun for three people ^_^;)
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  • StormehStormeh Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 3541Members
    I think it is 30 seconds for all of that, although i could be wrong <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->

    (I know that dropped ammo/health/guns by the commander only lasts 30 secs) not sure about the others.
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  • McMastersMcMasters Join Date: 2002-11-13 Member: 8536Members, Constellation
    Are you sure about the 30 secs on the comm-dropped guns?

    Why would people say 'stockpile guns at base' if this were true?
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  • MoroseMorose Join Date: 2002-11-03 Member: 5961Members
    Pretty sure that comm dropped guns stay around until picked up. Stuff dropped by the Marines themselves (when picking up something that replaces a weapon for instance) does not however. Not sure of exact time. Seems like about 30-40 seconds.
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  • FlatlineUTDFlatlineUTD Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7695Members
    Ammo/health stay for 30 seconds.

    Heavy Weapons, Armor, and Jetpacks stay until picked up.

    Pistols and LMGs don't stay down until picked up, but I'd estimate that they stay for about 1 minute.
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  • McMastersMcMasters Join Date: 2002-11-13 Member: 8536Members, Constellation
    So, Flatline - if I, as a marine, drop my HMG at base, it stays there?

    Or is there a difference between a Comm drop and a Marine? Anyone?
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  • FlatlineUTDFlatlineUTD Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7695Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--McMasters+Nov 18 2002, 12:01 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (McMasters @ Nov 18 2002, 12:01 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->So, Flatline - if I, as a marine, drop my HMG at base, it stays there?

    Or is there a difference between a Comm drop and a Marine? Anyone?<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    In all the games I've played, I've never seen an HMG sitting on the ground *not* get picked up before 5 seconds. There's always been someone there to grab it up without hesitation.
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  • FlayraFlayra Game Director, Unknown Worlds Entertainment San Francisco Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 3Super Administrators, NS2 Developer, Subnautica Developer
    If the commander drops a weapon, it stays until someone picks it up. If the commander drops ammor or health, or if a soldier drops a weapon, it will expire after 30 seconds.
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  • FlatlineUTDFlatlineUTD Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7695Members
    Well, I guess no one else can answer it better than that. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
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