Using a gun as melee weapon

[Gam3r87]

like this gun for example http://gearsofwar.wikia.com/wiki/Mark_2_Lancer_Assault_Rifle it uses a chainsaw and gun all in to weapon not asking to make that weapon my request to make a mod that uses the ranged weapon in to a melee weapon

[devinpatterson]

You can do it for pistols (the attack animations work well with a handgun) but a new model is required (at least the way I do it) for each weapon. It may be possible to do it for a bayoneted rifle (using one of the thermite lance animations, and also requiring new models), but I don't know of any attack animations that convincingly mimic a rifle butt smash.

 

I'll put together a demo (when I have a little time) of a single pistol as an example. There may be other ways of doing it (ie forcing a special animation) but this is the only way I'm confident it will work trouble free. The downside is of course a new model for each weapon, but the model is re-used from my display weapons project, so in a way it's not any additional work.

[Gam3r87]

cool stuff looking forward for that demo

[devinpatterson]

cool stuff looking forward for that demo

 

Will do, it will be the .45 semi auto since the model is already made.

[devinpatterson]

Started working on the pistol whipping;


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo1eIGo9A8s&feature=youtu.be


This is a very early beta and there is still a lot of details to finish, but you get the basic idea. Currently it's only for pistols (energy and firearms). I have two idea's for rifles that *may* work, and I'll try and test them sometime this month.

 

I figured a multi tiered perk might be in order, for the maneuver to increase damage etc

[devinpatterson]

1st beta is over here.