Also Most Flare guns ammo is 12 gauge. So it would be fun to also make possible to shoot flares out of break action shotguns (BK-43 - because flare rounds are too long to load into pump action shotguns or mags like in vaiga)

Just addition to this topic: Shotgun slugs (at least in Russia) were created because of strict laws against rifles. So slugs were manufactured in different types and sizes to be an alternative to rifles (which were hard to get hold on to). So there are many old different designs for slugs, buckshot etc. And ofc. it would be cool to have 1 more type of slug for pvp, like i mentioned above, for pvp use (aka high penetration). Even in 1970" police in 'Murica was using these 'hard' compound slugs which could penetrate up to 1" mild steel (atleast it was advertised as that in patents). A lot of different designs for shutgun ammo originates in russia and meaninig the lore of dayz, i think it would be more fitting dayz than having M4,augs, lemas (which clearly not russan derived) laying in russian bilitary baracks ? And again By all means, i dont suggest removing/updating current weapons, mechanics. I only suggest more types of ammo.

I am fully aware that dayz still need some things added. but in the last few years we saw a lot of automatic weapons added like separate variants of ak, separate variant of m4, le-mas, new augs etc. which in my experience greatly widens the gap betweens those who go hunting for top gear in game and those who play more PVE style game. This change in mind would also act like some sort of balancing for those who like shotgun game play.

Hello. I have been playing Dayz since 2014 and i'm still feel nostalgic towards that oldschool dayz pvp game-play when most of the people were running with sks and mosins (because there were only weapons at the time except double barrel izh and ect.). As with new patches we see more interest towards automatic weapons i have a suggestion to make which may satisfy some slow fights loving people like me. Game should contain more ammo types for shotguns ! Idea is that there is already good assortment of shotguns in the game, but there is only 3 different ammunition types: rubber slugs, buckshot, slugs. But IRL shotgun ammunition have much many ammo types, like birdshot, different type of slugs, fragmentation slugs, slugs from lead, or slugs from brass or steel which are very good at penetrating armor in short distances. Idea is that when your character is headed towards endgame, usually shotguns like BK's are dropped of necessity of picking up better bigger guns. But if there would be bigger variation on shotgun ammo and some of it would be more 'military' grade like high penetration brass slugs or some coper fragmentation slugs it would maybe introduce some new game play of shotguns to dayz. Maybe even some more modification for shotguns would be fun. For example there could be lootable 'rifled' barrels for shotguns which you could interchange for bk-133 which would increase accuracy for slugs or rifled chokes for also increasing accuracy. Maybe more attatchments etc. What's exciting that shotguns like bk-133 can be life long weapon viable for starters (with current ammunition in game like rubber slugs/buckshot) and also for late game players (with upgrades like rifled choke and high penetration slugs, maybe some sights like 1.5x). A weapon which you could grow together with your character. quick table to visualize the idea early game --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------> late game type Rubber slugs | Bridshot | buck shot | slug | fragmentation slug | High penetration slug example Not much damage, | Like buckshot, | current buck shot | current slug, | shoots 1 projectile like slug | applies bleed, penetrates armor but good for knock out | but more rounds per | good all around for | good damage | which in theory fragments on impact. | acts like mosin round in short range | shot with less damage | damage and bleed | on short range | big shock damage, a lot of bleed IF | good penetration on doors/walls/armor | each. mostly for bleeding. | application | | target does not wear armor | maybe with 'rifled' mod would be useful instead of rifles for up to 100m | fights (if attachemts to shotguns are made) Idea is to make shotguns more upgradable and viable in late game, but by no means i want a sniper from a bk. And also, current shotgun ammo fits very well in the game and i only suggest addition of new types, not a removal/modifing current ammunition.