Inconsistancies with the Shotgun Sentry. #1764
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Tested this on live server when it was reported. Sentry on thunderdome was shooting all the additional pellets as intended, but logs show sentries in the field proper only ever hitting with the main shell. Needs investigation. |
To Clarify, this was on the map LV-642. In case that matters. |
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On a different note, shotgun sentries are kind of wacky. On a very laggy, high-pop round of LV I was playing runner and triggered the shotgun sentry but did not get immediately shot by it. Almost a minute later, I was carrying a capture and suddenly was hit by the triggered shotgun sentries pellets far away from it and went into crit instantly. I don't know if its a code related issue or a server side issue, but just wanted to say. |
# About the pull request Fixes Issue #3053 (and potentially #1764) This PR aims to fix a bug that has been around for a long time which is explained below. Changes tested. The reason why buckshots and any other multi-projectile weapons (or explosions) are not working correctly is because of the PR that added random speed variance for projectiles (#1608). This PR caused the buckshot's additional projectiles to either lag behind or go faster than the main projectile which stuns the target, causing the additional projectiles to not hit the target most of the time. However there is also another factor which causes the additional projectiles to not hit the target. That is the fact that when the main projectile hits and stuns the target (makes them fall down to the floor), the additional projectiles miss the target because they are on the floor and go over the target. This causes the shotgun to not deal the intended damage because only the main projectile hits and barely does any damage. **This is a bugfix. It doesnt buff the projectile damage in any way. It technically also only affects stunnable targets because the problem is targets being stunned and the projectiles missing them. For example; Hivelords dont get stunned, therefore they dont have an issue with the additional projectiles.** # Explain why it's good for the game A buckshot shouldn't miss a target that you are adjacent to. The bug causes the buckshot to be completely useless at times, because it doesnt work as intended. Even though you are adjacent to your target, the projectiles miss the target which clearly shouldn't happen. If you are still confused as to what this PR fixes exactly, videos below should show the problem. # Testing Photographs and Procedure **These are before / after footages. First video is before the fix, second video is after the fix.** <details> <summary>Screenshots & Videos</summary> Before https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/364bb19e-25a5-4f6f-9dd3-ce4beea0fcfa After https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b797c3b3-97d2-476b-bac6-f450b976efe6 </details> # Changelog :cl: Ansekishoku fix: Buckshot additional projectiles no more miss the target when they get stunned by the main projectile. /:cl: --------- Co-authored-by: Doubleumc <Doubleumc@users.noreply.github.com>
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Fixed with #7406 |
Testmerges:
-#1546
-#1562
-#750
-#1760
-#1224
Description
Watching the Shotgun Sentry from a ghosted position revealed to me that pellet count is Inconsistent from what it should be.
Difference between expected and actual behavior
The Shotgun Sentry should shoot regular old Buckshot. 4 pellets, 65 damage each pellet. It seems inconsistent, hitting for less pellets even at point blank range.
Steps to reproduce
1.) Place shotgun sentry.
2.) Place enemy in range.
3.) Check logs and witness the inconsistent pellet count.
Issue bingo (not required to be all checked)
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