Axed a guy for his machine gun in elektro, Cant carry it and backpack, Is the machine gun hacked in?

[manowar 19]

As the topic states, I axed a guy in elektro for his machine gun, and cant have a backpack with it, is it hacked in?

[t3hnoob 9]

yeppers!

Edited August 18, 2012 by t3hnoob

[manowar 19]

great... oh well, It will do until I find something better, The guys name was Owner, go figure.

[Ped 80]

Have to be honest, I'd love to see that monster. If it's so big it takes your backpack slot, it must rain some serious pew pews.

[manowar 19]

Its an M249 Saw. It rains ultra pew pews. But it seems im going to have to take a detour to stary sobor to replace it. I need a backpack more than i need 200 rounds of slaughter.

[solidice 24]

why would it be cheated in? i found a m249 saw at a crash site. It's legit. an alice bag should be big enough. its a big pew pew that also uses stanag rounds next to the 20 round belt ammo.

[manowar 19]

I took it and it forced me to drop my backpack. and when i picked backpack back up it dropped the saw. this individual one is illegitimate

[YESbrah (DayZ) 10]

It's completely legit, you should've kept it. You can spray at a group of people and they retreat most of the time.

[tiptoptopper@gmail.com 244]

Which backpack do you have?

[Paeyvn 23]

That's...strange...

I've definitely had a saw multiple times with no affect on my backpack. I found all those on crash sites though.

[manowar 19]

It's completely legit, you should've kept it. You can spray at a group of people and they retreat most of the time.

Im at stary sobor atm and a group of about 4 people ran towards me and when they got relatively close I jumped out yelled SCOTLAND! and started spraying. they spread out and started hauling ass away, I killed one, I wasnt even trying to kill them i just wanted them away.

[tiptoptopper@gmail.com 244]

I jumped out yelled SCOTLAND! and started spraying.

Seen that happen a million times.

[Platonius 7]

http://www.dayzwiki.com/wiki/Weapons

best place to check if the weapon is legit or not.

[WalkerDown (DayZ) 296]

http://www.dayzwiki.com/wiki/Weapons

best place to check if the weapon is legit or not.

An hacked weapon can be a legit weapon spawn-hacked (as most are).

[bazbake 456]

A M249 SAW weighs 22 pounds. It really should replace your backpack slot.

Compare, for example, the M136 rocket launcher which weighs an incredibly massive 14 pounds and replaces your backpack.

Encumbrance isn't based around the size of things in the Arma 2 engine, it's based around how rare the ammo is. Also, video games^TM.

[Seanosilas 11]

Well..

Machine gun does not help us know if it is hacked in or not.

Please clarify ._.

[clever 12]

If my memory serves me correctly, any LMG takes up your special equipment slot (Which is where your backpack goes in DayZ). You won't be able to carry a backpack while you have an LMG equiped.

[AryanBoogeyman 185]

If my memory serves me correctly, any LMG takes up your special equipment slot (Which is where your backpack goes in DayZ). You won't be able to carry a backpack while you have an LMG equiped.

^To the best of my knowledge this is untrue.^

I have ran an M-249 as well as an MK-Mod 0 on different occasions with no backpack issues.

Any one else have the same experience as OP?

Edited August 19, 2012 by AryanBoogeyman

[bohdan77 15]

In the original game weapons like LMGs took up that slot. But Dayz(mod) makes LMGs not take that slot up. So its prob a bug on OPs side.

[kryvian 123]

for a long time I strolled with a M4A1 CCO SD and a SAW in my backpack, whenever shit got real I took that out, with no problems, and I never dropped my backpack. Tho I've herd of bugs that it sometimes drops your backpack like in olden days (I never got to have a SAW in olden days, so idk)

[Ajvkorn 72]

I don't get where you guys try and find your facts about what happens when you pick up an LMG.I promise you that you can put it in your backpack. I have had 3 guns, one being an :LMG on me. One in my primary, and two in my bag. It is just a bug and it has happened to my friend also. It probably was a spawned gun and it is bugging out on you. If you pick up a new backpack and it still doesn't work, you either need to leave it or deal with no backpack. It is not intended for that to happen. It is a legit gun though.

[merrfack 90]

Well if a saw takes up your backpack slot. then the 50cal's should also.

[WalkerDown (DayZ) 296]

Machine guns are like any other rifle in the game, they gets the primary weapon slot and can be carried into the back pack (10 slots). The only weapon that takes your back pack slot (atm) is the M136 (the rocket launcher).

[ZekkCC (DayZ) 51]

When I tried to equip one of those, it would always remove my backpack. I could place it inside my backpack but not wield it and have a backpack on my back at the same time. :\

[Gustav Mahler 40]

Here comes the truth. In ArmA 2, LMGs and the 50 cal. snipers consume your backpack slot as well. The LMGs and 50 cals. in DayZ are not the same as those in ArmA 2. They are modified versions that allow for the carrying of a backpack. Obviously the hacker that hacked this M249 in hacked in the wrong M249.

Edited August 19, 2012 by Gustav Mahler