Auto-weapon Switch In V1.1...

Paranoia2MB

<div class="IPBDescription">will this be takin out?</div> Hello there,

I just have a small question about the autoweapon switch as you can see. And what I want to know is..will this nuisance be takin out or become optional for the next patch (hopefully 1.1)?

At times I just dont want to pick up a new gun that is empty by accident and then procede to get killed because of it. It's even worse when I switch to my pistol only to find out that I end up throwing the pistol at the enemy and die shortly after because of the welder and the weapon switch.

It would be an interesting to see a way to pickup guns/HA/JP by pressing your use key. What if I don't want to use HA because I prefer the speed, even though it gives me WAY less protedtion. I don't want to take something that I don't want to use when there is a person right behind me who would make a MUCH better use outta it. Same goes for guns, I'm just happy with my LMG. LMG/Shotty + JP is all I need. Maybe a grenade launcher, but other that that just the lmg/shotty hehe. Speaking about GLs, try not to give a person w/ a GL a welder because they are Khara fodder, unless if they have a JP or maybe HA.

Okay i'm done here, I may add more later, but eh.
Feel free to flame or whatever.

Peace
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Gwahir

if the auto-pickup were removed, the best way to allow weapons to be picked up would be to drop your current weapon, which is doable from the radial menu. Though if this became the policy, people would start binding it into their keyboard.
I also agree that I would rather not auto-switch to a welder or mines when I pick them up and I have an lmg. I've been killed a few times because of that.

Paranoia2MB

Take note that I do use Backspace to drop my current weapon, but you have to act FAST! to pick up your original gun again because when you do toss your weapon; your guy doesn't throw it to far lol.

Gwahir

why would one wish to pick up the original weapon in this case? The idea was to open the slot for another weapon.

Soldier_of_Misfortune

I couldn't agree more with the original poster. It sucks so much if you are a light marine with an HMG or something, you start trying to gun down this fade he backs up you move in and pick up a welder. <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->

pardzh

Or how about a checkbox in the customize menu that allows you to switch this on and off?

I recently played a mod that had that, I can't recall what mod though...

Windelkron

I especially hate when the comm drops a bunch of equipment in the base, and when I'm trying to get the GL, I pick up the welder too. What good does a welder do with the GL? None. I bound drop to G (like in the other mods I play) so I can pick up the pistol that I dropped. Unfortunately, sometimes I manage to pick up the welder when it's in midair or something.

Gwahir

the welder with a gl can be well used so long as you play the role you're given. The GL is not so often to fight aliens directly as to help keep the path clear and get the aliens to back off. Let the surrounding men do that while you support them, as such you can keep them alive, thus keeping you alive, by welding them. This of course is in the scenario where the people around you are HA.

civman2

I bound y to drop once, i think my right-click menu broke and i had to drop my weapons to swim from feedwater to refinary <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo-->

anyway, i think that it should only autoswitch for primary weapons, and make you drop ur pistol for a secondary weapon. (besides, then noobs wouldn't get the mines and welders, which you want going to experianced players anyway)