Weapons

[Jessica]

Shotgun = pure ownage

[Devan]

Chainsaw + shotgun

[Swarm]

A shotgun that shoots chainsaws XD

[xaiverneo1]

Well, this is turning out great! Can't wait to hear what they have finished next. Hope Jpillz and Blank realease some more info tomarrow.

[Arbadour]

Wait... If every player has a circle of light they can move around, in Parties, won't they all overlap an cause seizures if zombies start spawning? Because like, you'd be swinging your aim around with 5 other circles of light.

Seizures: We thought about that.

[reddeath123]

Originally Posted by Blank101

For this week's blog I'm going to go over the weapon types that will be available in Zed. Basically all weapons are split into 2 major groups - melee and ranged. Inside both major groupings is a list of categories that each weapon can fall under. Those categories are:

Ranged

-Sidearms
-SMGs (Sub Machine Guns)
-Shotguns
-Sniper Rifles
-Assault Rifles
-LMGs (Light Machine Guns)
-HMGs (Heavy Machine Guns)
-Explosive

Melee

-One Handed Blades
-Two Handed Blades
-Blunt Objects
-Mechanical

Most of the categories are pretty self explanatory, but I'll go over the list just to give you all an idea of what kind of things to expect.

Sidearms - Holstered for quick access. (Ex) P99, P220, USP, Glock, Colt Python, Desert Eagle.
SMGs - Combining automatic fire of a machine gun with the cartridge of a pistol. (Ex) Mac-11, Uzi, MP5, Wather MP, UMP, Spectre M4, P90.
Shotguns - Useful in close quarters combat situations. (Ex) Mossberg 590, Benelli M3101, SPAS, Remington 1100, Double Barrel, SAIGA, USAS-12.
Sniper Rifles - Long range rifles. (Ex) Mosin-Nagant, M25, Dragunov.
Assault Rifles - Rifles capable of both semi-automatic and automatic fire. (Ex) Famas, Steyr Aug, L85A1, G36, M16, FN Scar, M4 Carbine, AK47.
LMGs - Although still capable of being carried, these weapons are very heavy. (Ex) Bren, Ameli, M249.
HMGs - These weapons must be mounted first before being fired. (Ex) M2 Browning, M61 Vulcan.
Explosive - Any weapons that contain an area of effect in damage. (Ex) Grenade, M32, XM306.

One Handed Blades - Any small melee weapon with a blade. (Ex) Knife.
Two Handed Blades - Melee bladed weapons that require two hands. (Ex) Axe.
Blunt Objects - Melee weapons that are blunt. (Ex) Board, Baseball Bat, Fists, Golf Club, Chair.
Mechanical - Melee weapons with a motor. (Ex) Chainsaw.

This is not an exhaustive list. Just some things we are thinking about.

I also wanted to address the issue of JPillz's picture being "too bright and cheery". We are going to be adjusting the lighting to get the right mood for the final product. To give you a slightly more realistic view of what the game might look like, I've made a quick flash file which is a little more atmospheric.

Here it is:

[swf width='526' height='400']http://www.pawngame.com/beta/zed/swf/ZedGraphicsDemo.swf[/swf]

Please note you will need to view this in the developer blog to see the flash file (or you could just open the file directly).

Well that's it for this week. Be sure to check back next Friday for another update!

add the peacemacer it is strongere than the deasrert eagle,revover and a lot of athers

[jkiller82]

Dude u should make auto-shotgun a choice.

[theunimportant]

yeah i like auto shotgun, good idea

[ownzalot]

uhh awsome much??? i love how you got the blades and blowing crap up and? HOLY CRAP A CHAINSAW!

[R3V3NG3]

this getting to much like dead frontier i suggest to not copy it but improvve on it btw i cant wait cuz the guns :P