A rather realistic overhaul to the Pump-Action-Shotgun
A big "Thank you" to momoca99 for introducing me into Modding Doom!
1.1: Fixed Infinite Ammo Bug | Added a "Faster Reload" File (making the other mod unnecessary)
1.2: New Icon | 2 files with vanilla or slower "tactical" reload speed
For minimalistic people:
- Reduced the spread of the Pellets
- Higher Damage
- Red Iron Sights
- Changed Shape of Iron Sights
- Slower Reload (optional)
- Removed the Strap
- New Icon
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For the interested/gun enthusiasts etc.:
There are plenty of Ammo Types (lethal and non-lethal). Tremendously in my opinion. And since were dealing with a Combat Shotgun made for use against humans (I doubt UAC issues Shotguns for Birdhunting or Home Defense) its very probably that the type of ammunition we've been using since 93' is supposed to be 00. Buckshot. Its a widely and well known used type of Shotgun Ammo. Very High Close Range lethality, and still effective even at 50 meters (54,6807 yards for the special people). There are even special Wad Types which force the pellets to stay even more compressed. Plus there are Chokes if it still doesnt stay as compressed as you'd like. (A Wad is a Cup which holds the BBs/Pellets for the first few meters after the end of the barrel).
My point is: A shotgun can still have high effectiveness at 50 meters/yards, you just need the right ammo type, choke and barrel length. Thats why I decreased the spread of the Pellets. (I did not completely decrease it, the spread is still there, especially at 50 meters)
Iron Sights. Having a Green and a Red one on the same Gun. I find it quite unsettling. Very unsettling. Thats why I made them both Red. Shape of Iron Sights: I just didnt like the bulky square form.
Slower Reload: I understand Doom is meant to be fast and action packed and reloads (or at least realistic/slow reloads) dont fit this genre. But since realism is a must in videogames for my taste and this mod also aiming to be realistic I made the reload animation much slower. I know, speedloader do exist for pump-shotguns but unfortunately we dont have them in Doom. Should you still detest the idea of the slower reload, I included a 2nd file with the vanilla reload speed restored.
The Strap: Most people I know who play Brutal Doom, use mods to remove/delete it. Im also not fond of it.
New Icon: The old icon looked like the down-syndrome child of a Nerf and Toys R Us Shotgun. I made a new one based on a Mossberg 590 with wooden buttstock and forestock.
Enjoy!
Why is the reload animation so slow? Other than that one complaint, nice! But really, I'm playing Doom, not Escape from Tarkov.
Needs faster reloading, but good job.
Im not American
The reload is too slow even to be realistic. I mean it takes almost a full second to fit the shell in the chamber, even a normal person is able to reload faster if desperate. Other than that your skin is pretty dandy
My suggestion is that you make the reload at least 30% faster
I'd say that it's a pretty good overhaul to the weapon, which felt kinda awkward to use. Reducing spread and basically making the shotgun look more realistic is a good aim, much like the realistic ssg mod, my only complain is the reloading time. I mean, would you really take that much time in the middle of a life or death situation involving hell spawns?, I don't think so, still, it's a good mod, keep it that way.
This reminds the one thing i never Like about BD Black Edition, the slow reloading.
I mean, yeah is realistic, but not exactly suited for fast paced doom.
"Slower Reload: I understand Doom is meant to be fast and action packed and reloads (or at least realistic/slow reloads) dont fit this genre. But since realism is a must in videogames for my taste and this mod also aiming to be realistic I made the reload animation much slower. So slow, you will actually have to count your shots. I know, speedloader do exist for pump-shotguns but unfortunately we dont have them in Doom (I hope I gave someone who is skilled at modding Doom an idea)" - The Description
I think I'll just upload another mod/addon with faster reload since so many dont like it. But it wont be that much faster.
I actually really like this version with slower reloading, it makes you think twice before using the shotgun over the super shotgun (which is faster and more powerful but forces you to make pauses every 2 shots), I thinks it adds balance to the weapon without making it underpowered, also making the autoshotgun more useful when you just need the consistent dps without stopping (at the expense of accuracy and ammo saving).
Only one issue: the version of brutal doom which this mod is based on, had a bug where once you run out of ammo, another shell would be reloaded even if you had none, giving you potentially infinite ammo. in the RC7 of Brutal doom this bug was fixed, but using your mod the problem is present again.
Could you make another version of your mod where this bug is fixed? Pretty please?
I know its been long since your request, but now it should be fixed
I just wanted to wait for the v21 Gold release before doing anything
Your addon "isn't available for download via any mirrors" i dunno if this is a moddb problem or not, as I've never ran into this, but it's definitely inconvenient. Actually, a number of addons, except for one, have given me this exact error, so moddb.wtf is probably having issues.
I tried it 5 times and it worked every single time, must be a ModDB issue, if not tell me
Is not working on gold version. Can you fix?
Load order:
BdV21gold
Your mod
Nothing more