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Author Topic: 0.33a - Gauss cannon still produces flux after fully charged  (Read 2719 times)

Erebos

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0.33a - Gauss cannon still produces flux after fully charged
« on: June 06, 2011, 06:37:24 AM »
To use the gauss cannon, one must hold down the LMB until it is fully charged, then release it to fire ("autocharge":false, "requiresFullCharge":true).

The problem is it still produces flux even when the cannon is fully charged, which means that if you don't release the LMB, at 500 flux/second the flux meter will quickly max out.
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Alex

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Re: 0.33a - Gauss cannon still produces flux after fully charged
« Reply #1 on: June 06, 2011, 08:14:57 AM »
That's technically a feature (it continues to build flux at half the rate once fully-charged).

We're gradually converting pulse weapons to a different control scheme, though. So in some not-too-distant build, the Gauss cannon will require a single click to use - it'll charge by itself, for a second or two, and then fire.
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Re: 0.33a - Gauss cannon still produces flux after fully charged
« Reply #2 on: June 06, 2011, 05:13:03 PM »
Ah. I kind of like being able to release the shot at a moment of my choosing, but I think the new control scheme will be for the best—at the moment, I have to divide my attention between the target, the charge-up indicator bar, and my flux level.
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