Weaponsmith Archive
Thread: Blast Damage Removed??
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mindspat
Wed Aug 24, 2005 5:17 pm
#1
I'm not fully aware of how to reproduce "blast" dmg on a weapon for I have yet to do so. I've used scopes on ALOT of my weapons pushing their accuracy over +50 and have yet to see a weapon with Blast although some FWG5's are now energy.
My understanding is that the "bug" cause the damage type to cycle through to the next damage type in the list. If it started out as a kinetic then it would get pushed to energy and if it was energy it would get pushed to blast.
I've also heard that there's a major issue when using the looted stocks "and" the pre-nerf scopes. I've not had any noticable problems with this as of yet and it's likely due to me just not crafting enough...
I will hit up my last recipiant who recieved a few carbines to check on their damage types since I never even thought to look after crafting them.
donkeyP
Wed Aug 24, 2005 10:08 pm
#2
In using the looted scopes and stocks they will change the damage type. Kinetik to Energy......Energy to Blast.
The porblem with the blast weapons is since it does not realy exist atm, it does 1 point of dmg every shot nomatter what.
LaViaTHoN42
Wed Aug 24, 2005 11:24 pm
#3
donkeyP wrote:
Blast damage does not technicly exist atm, they have said they will be fixing the weapons that have a damage type other than what is normal for that weapon in the next few patches. We just have to wait and see when it will come.
i hope so... i have about 40m credits tied up in power cells for weapons i cant sell that do blast damgae that should not..
Moebius01
Thu Aug 25, 2005 12:28 am
#4
Hey guys I have a question!
Last night I made a custom ordered Adv Laser Rifle madewithpower cell enhancements and looted scope (not sure if it was pre pub22 or not)... either way, to be perfectly honest I did not even NOTICE if it was blast dmg or not (I'm assuming it was based on the following info). So my customer bought it last night, then this morning messages me saying that they removed blast dmg in this morning's patch and his sweet laser rifle is now only doing 1 point of dmg. He of course then asked if I could take the gun back.
Now I have been spending very little time fighting lately and maybe I am out of the loop... did they REMOVE blast damage? Or alter it somehow?? What do you all think might be going on here?? Is he giving me incorrect info or did I just inadvertantly fleece the guy?
I would LOVE to have tested it myself and done more researchbut had to leave for work shortly after which is where I am now.
*small voice* Help? 
donkeyP
Thu Aug 25, 2005 12:33 am
#5
Blast damage does not technicly exist atm, they have said they will be fixing the weapons that have a damage type other than what is normal for that weapon in the next few patches. We just have to wait and see when it will come.
fabkins
Thu Aug 25, 2005 12:57 pm
#6
"n using the looted scopes and stocks they will change the damage type. Kinetik to Energy......Energy to Blast.
The porblem with the blast weapons is since it does not realy exist atm, it does 1 point of dmg every shot nomatter what."
First, the above IS NOT a correct statment.
Here are the facts on old components:
- If you use a single old looted component (ie looted not in the current publish) it will change the damage type. So Kenetic goes to Energy, Energy goes to Blast
- If the weapon has gone to Blast it will either:
1) Do 1 damage (+elemental if the weapon has element) IF there was ONLY one old looted component used
2) Do normal damage IF there are TWO old looted components used - hence this can be achieved by using an old looted Scope and Stock.
The damage produced with a working blast weapon (type 2) does not report any particular damage type but seems to kill stuff just fine. I know I use one everyday.
Secondly,
The have NOT fixed the weapon yet that are damage type blast, this may come later. They have fixed all newly looted components to not alter the damage.
QUESTION:
How can I tell if its an old or new looted component:
- Newly looted scopes have a much smaller accuracy range. Like 7-20 (im guess the range a bit , dont take this as verbatim). Old scopes have accuracy of 40+
- Old stocks are completely indistingishable to new ones. At least to me and ive got plenty of both.
Form Fitting Stocks work just fine.
Hope this helps,
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