Multi-Barrelled Weapon

[McclaudEagle]

Hi.

 

I was just wondering, is it possible to make a weapon that fires a bullet from more than one barrel? Below is an example of what I mean:

 

The Minigun has 6 barrels, and when fired, only one gets used. You can increase the projectile count, but that's not what I want. Would it be possible that when using single shot, you could utilize all 6 barrels?

 

Thanks.

[WastelandAssassin]

well, i don't know if it can be done, but if it can, i think i know how

in NifSkope, when you make the weapon, you need to set several things, and amongst them, where the bullet will appear (if it is a firearn)

so, if you could put more than one marker like this, it should do the trick

 

i will try to see if i can find a tutorial for NifSkope, and see if it is possible to do such a thing

[McclaudEagle]

Ok. I got the idea from seeing a weapon built by Metal Storm that has 36 barrels.

[WastelandAssassin]

well, i found the tutorial i remembered, but i am still not sure

basically, a bullet is placed where the weapons' bullet node is, when the weapon is fired

and i am not sure you can have more than one bullet node in a weapon

but you can experiment with NifSkope a little, and try it out

[RoxasXtreme]

or , excuse me for the slight idea since I have a lack of knowledge in meshes , but if its possible to make the bullet node move in a circle along the opening of the 6 areas , would it not do the trick?

[McclaudEagle]

The idea of the weapon, which is based on the Metal Storm electric charged gun, is the it uses multiple barrels. The real life weapon has 36 barrels that are fired at exactly the same time, however, unlike normal guns, it doesn't use a firing pin. Instead, it uses an electric charge to fire the weapon, meaning less sound and the ability to fire more rounds. Apparently, the weapon has the capability to fire 1 million rounds per minute.

 

[WastelandAssassin]

well, i really doubt that it can be done

however, if you could contact a weapon modder (and there are plenty of them out there) than maybe you can get a proper and definitive answer

[ecksile]

AFAIK nif's can only contain 1 projectile node. Idk if this node can be animated, but afaik you can't add more. But if i it can be animated new attack animations will need to be added, Which may or may not require the replacing of a preexisting animation. If hes asking for a set of barrels which fire all at the same time...I dont see why you couldn't make a new muzzle flash and projectile which shoots the amount needed at the same time. And then simply put the node in the middle of all the barrels.

[McclaudEagle]

That sound ok, except the projectiles would only fire from the middle, meaning all it would look like is a large muzzle flash when only 1 barrel is actually firing, since all the projectiles would be coming from one point.

[ecksile]

I'm just curious if you have tested this before? Its just a theory as I have never tested it, but much like the multiple projectile of the shotgun it should be possible to line them up in a circle or straight line and have it spawned that way.