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[Spark04]

Im sure there is a thread on this already but since the forum search is broke I am going to start another one.

I thought Gauss ammo did not explode yet I keep dying from ammo explosions when this is the only type of ammo I carry.

Comments?

[FupDup]

Maybe the Gauss Rifle itself exploded (which they do) and it incorrectly lists it as ammo?

[TungstenWall]

Gauss ammo is just solid, metal slugs. Inert.

However, the Gauss rifle itself can explode.

[Tennex]

has happened to me too. and it ignores case. in my experiences.

[FrDrake]

Your gauss rifle itself explodes and must be counting as a an ammo explosion as far as the game is concerned.

Non gauss ammo has a 10% chance to explode, gauss rifles have a 90% chance to blow for 20 damage.

Tennex, on 12 April 2013 - 09:56 AM, said:

has happened to me too. and it ignores case. in my experiences.

It should not ignore CASE, if you can document that please submit it as a bug.

[alexivy]

Never had that happen to me, but my buddy did have an ammo explosion when he was carrying no ammo. Yes, it said ammo explosion on the death screen and no he wasn't carrying AMS ammo. So it's possible that it was only a coincidence that you had gauss ammo on you and it's more of a phantom ammo bug.

[FrDrake]

Had he already shot all his gauss rounds ?

[Mawai]

The gauss cannon itself can explode when critted or destroyed. According to a recent dev post, ammo has a 10% chance of exploding while a gauss cannon has a 90% chance of exploding. If you use an XL engine with a gauss in the torso then the gauss cannon blowing up will destroy your mech. It may be that the gauss cannon explosion is being recorded as an ammo explosion since the mechanic is the same.

[hammerreborn]

Guass rifle explosion resulting in death counts as an ammo explosion death. Guass ammo cannot explode.

/thread.

[Willie Sauerland]

FrDrake, on 12 April 2013 - 09:57 AM, said:

It should not ignore CASE, if you can document that please submit it as a bug.

I thought

only CASE II

protected

from Gaus Rifle

explosions...

We don't have

CASE II

yet...

[Smeghead87]

FrDrake, on 12 April 2013 - 09:58 AM, said:

Had he already shot all his gauss rounds ?

That post got me thinking, should a gauss rifle effectively power itself down and cease to be explosive after all ammo is expended?
That would bring it in line with other ammo that can no longer explode when it has been used up.