More detailed gun mechanics?

[invalidturkey 2]

So I was playing Receiver recently (a game some guys made in the 7-day FPS challenge) and had an idea.

Why not give the game more gun mechanics? Be able to take bullets from clips and put them into other ones, make the safety work for guns that have them, and just make it so you can fiddle around with the gun more, maybe even add some modifications for guns? Also it would be pretty cool if you just found BULLETS that are less rare than full clips, less ammo and such.

I personally think it would make using a gun more of a skill than a point and mash click and reload, maybe having to grab certain clips from certain pockets and such.

What do you guys think?

Not sure if it's possible with the engine they're using though.

[birdman 108]

So I was playing Receiver recently (a game some guys made in the 7-day FPS challenge) and had an idea.

Why not give the game more gun mechanics? Be able to take bullets from clips and put them into other ones, make the safety work for guns that have them, and just make it so you can fiddle around with the gun more, maybe even add some modifications for guns? Also it would be pretty cool if you just found BULLETS that are less rare than full clips, less ammo and such.

I personally think it would make using a gun more of a skill than a point and mash click and reload, maybe having to grab certain clips from certain pockets and such.

What do you guys think?

Not sure if it's possible with the engine they're using though.

I like everything but the safety. It would never be used.

[invalidturkey 2]

I like everything but the safety. It would never be used.

Yeah, I threw that in there as an example, it would probably be better to add the ability to actually be able to holster your weapon.

[terex 322]

Ammo merging would be cool.. But most gun mechanics wouldn't be used in a game like this. Unless you want to take it apart, clean it and maybe modify it. Have fun cleaning....

[invalidturkey 2]

Ammo merging would be cool.. But most gun mechanics wouldn't be used in a game like this. Unless you want to take it apart, clean it and maybe modify it. Have fun cleaning....

Hehe, well Rocket DID say it was an anti-game, so why not just throw in gun maintenance to pass the time eh?

[bazbake 456]

Seriously, there is now officially a Receiver post every three days. Was there a sale or something?

But for real, use the search function. I know for a FACT that receiver is in the titles of several of these posts.

[invalidturkey 2]

Seriously, there is now officially a Receiver post every three days. Was there a sale or something?

But for real, use the search function. I know for a FACT that receiver is in the titles of several of these posts.

Huh, that's news to me, I wasn't even focussing on that game, I was just saying it on a side note.

Anyway if this is basically a repost of another thread I apologize, I remember quickly searching something and not finding anything, but I searched another thing right now and found another thread with the general idea, just no actual new ideas other than "Like this game right here" I was more going for this is a good place to look and maybe start. Other than just that mention I think it should be different in quite a few ways.

[Lady Kyrah 1110]

It makes me kinda wish for more "homemade" firearms, as most of today's firearms ar all operated the same way, for obvious reasons:

-safety

-slide/charging handle

-hammer

-magazine

could be interesting to see players develop preferences based on the operation of the gun itself.

[bazbake 456]

Huh, that's news to me, I wasn't even focussing on that game, I was just saying it on a side note.

Anyway if this is basically a repost of another thread I apologize, I remember quickly searching something and not finding anything, but I searched another thing right now and found another thread with the general idea, just no actual new ideas other than "Like this game right here" I was more going for this is a good place to look and maybe start. Other than just that mention I think it should be different in quite a few ways.

With subsequent redundant threads you get less and less input as people lose interest in repeating themselves or just assume you're posting what the last two or three people posted. Also, it doesn't bode well that you didn't put any tags in your title so that the next person who plays receiver will completely miss your post as well.

[invalidturkey 2]

With subsequent redundant threads you get less and less input as people lose interest in repeating themselves or just assume you're posting what the last two or three people posted. Also, it doesn't bode well that you didn't put any tags in your title so that the next person who plays receiver will completely miss your post as well.

This thread isn't even ABOUT receiver, seriously guys, it's about an IDEA PARTIALLY BROUGHT ON FROM IT, I'm not saying, HEY LOOK AT THIS GAME COPY IT, I'm saying look at that, that's a good idea.

[bazbake 456]

It's not so much about receiver as it is about people not using the tag and search system. There are threads that are 10 pages long that discuss everything in your original post. And while you're here, you could edit this thread and put tags in it so we don't end up having this discussion with someone else.