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[Feywald]

I noticed that after Tuesdays patch one of the loading screen’s tips is that Gauss Ammo doesn’t explode. Twice before Tuesday I have died in a DRG-5N(C) from ammo explosions, I know in the lore it shouldn’t explode but thought there was a mechanics reason for the deaths.

I did not see anything about fixing a bug with ammo explosions in the patch notes is this still an issue or was it just a bug with what was displayed at my death?

[Tennex]

happened to me before with gauss. ieven tried case. still happnd

bugs. bugs everywhere

Edited by Tennex, 18 April 2013 - 05:52 AM.

[Feywald]

At least i know im not mad now, thanks for the heads up about CASE.

[neviu]

gauss ammo doesnt explode... its the gun,,, and shows it as ammo,,

[Joseph Mallan]

I think your Gauss is exploding and being labeled as an Ammo explosion.

[MrZakalwe]

The gauss ammo may not explode but the gause rifle always explodes when it takes even a single point of damage- the game seems to list that as an ammo explosion.

Gauss rifles are explosive, it seems.

[Fabe]

Gauss Ammo does not explode when hit but the Gauss rifle does and is counted as an ammo explosion. Maybe that's what happened.

[Ewigan]

yep, they are

[Ragor]

Tennex, on 18 April 2013 - 05:51 AM, said:

happened to me before with gauss. ieven tried case. still happnd

bugs. bugs everywhere

CASE doens't prevent your ammo from explosion, it just prevents explosion damage to be spread to other sections. The section itself is still fully destroyed.

And like neviu stated, it is the Gauss itself which explodes. And this explosion of the gun is for weird reasons is displayed as ammo explosion.

[Fabe]

MrZakalwe, on 18 April 2013 - 05:54 AM, said:

The gauss ammo may not explode but the gause rifle always explodes when it takes even a single point of damage- the game seems to list that as an ammo explosion.

Gauss rifles are explosive, it seems.

It's always been that way since tabletop,

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Since the Gauss Rifle fires solid metal slugs, with neither propellant nor explosive, Gauss Rifle magazines are not susceptible to ammunition explosions. However, if the weapon itself is struck by enemy fire, the capacitors that power the electromagnets will release their stored energy, with an effect similar to an ammo explosion. (In game terms, a critical hit on a Gauss Rifle is equivalent to a 20-point ammo explosion.) Some 'Mechs employ CASE in the section containing the Gauss Rifle to protect internal components in the event the weapon explodes.

[DarkDevilDancer]

Its the gun which is why you never run XL with a gauss riffle equipped.

[Mercules]

[Hillslam]

Gauss ammo IS exploding in game. It is a bug. It is not fixed with this patch. It is not supposed to explode, but it is happening.

This is separate from the rifle explosion being mislabeled as an ammo explosion.

The devs are aware. I have tickets into support that are still in unresolved state.

Confirmed its ammo explosion too: my ammo was in opposite arm from torso where the rifle was located and the rifle was untouched and remained undamaged.

It was easily reproduced for submission to bug support: I put ammo in an unarmored arm then ran around all akimbo with my arm out front getting it blown off. Several times the ammo there went up when the arm went.

Being an Atlas the rifle was safe and sound snuggled on the other side of the body even after the ammo explosion.

Edited by Hillslam, 18 April 2013 - 06:50 AM.

[Noobzorz]

Hillslam, on 18 April 2013 - 06:48 AM, said:

Gauss ammo IS exploding in game. It is a bug. It is not fixed with this patch. It is not supposed to explode, but it is happening.

This is separate from the rifle explosion being mislabeled as an ammo explosion.

The devs are aware. I have tickets into support that are still in unresolved state.

Confirmed its ammo explosion too: my ammo was in opposite arm from torso where the rifle was located and the rifle was untouched and remained undamaged.

Well now. If true, this changes everything.

[AnnoyingCat]

carry a ton of it in you head slot and see what happends~

[Tennex]

neviu, on 18 April 2013 - 05:52 AM, said:

gauss ammo doesnt explode... its the gun,,, and shows it as ammo,,

i got the explosion in my R/L torso? my weapons were in the arm. do arm weapon explosions spill over to torso ?

it also stopped happneing when i moved the ammo from the torsos to the legs

Edited by Tennex, 18 April 2013 - 06:52 AM.

[WANTED]

Can't remember which mech stock build it is right now but one of them carries a Gauss with CASE and no ammo in the torso. I wondered why that CASE was in the torso with the gauss and this is why

Edited by WANTED, 18 April 2013 - 06:54 AM.

[Tennex]

WANTED, on 18 April 2013 - 06:54 AM, said:

Can't remember which mech stock build it is right now but one of them carries a Gauss with CASE and no ammo in the torso. I wondered why that CASE was in the torso with the gauss and this is why

i dont think case prevents weapon explosions? does it prevent weapon explosions from damaging XL?

[KinLuu]

Tennex, on 18 April 2013 - 06:51 AM, said:

i got the explosion in my R/L torso? my weapons were in the arm. do arm weapon explosions spill over to torso ?

it also stopped happneing when i moved the ammo from the torsos to the legs

Yes, they spill over.

[Zerberus]

AnnoyingCat, on 18 April 2013 - 06:51 AM, said:

carry a ton of it in you head slot and see what happends~

I almost always carry ammo in my head.

It`s practically impossible to not crit something in the head that`s not essential and won`t kill me any way, so I may as well go out in a blaze of glory.

Oh, and the head bin is always emptied first, so that`s actually the best "crit buffer" there is, becasue an empty bin doesn`t explode.

Seriously, shoot the ammo bin in my head as often as you want. Just don`t hit the case of whiskey, because that will **** me off to no end.