Weapon drop?

JJaX · 10th Aug 2001, 01:05 PM

Ok im at work so i cant test this but ok here i go.
Since you can bind a key to do a weapon drop for others to pick up your gun + ammo. You lose ther gun and all the ammo for the gun? (still with me here)

So after you ditch your roket launcer can you go pick another one up from were you orginally got it?

So in theory (which i know im wrong) could you just stand on a weapon and just keep throwing them out like a weapon dispencer type thingy.
Me = confused.......

SU3000 · 10th Aug 2001, 01:28 PM

you can't pick up a dropped weapon if you are carrying one, much like you can only pick up a weapon once.

Viking1 · 10th Aug 2001, 01:31 PM

No you can't.

Each time you pick up a new weapon and throw it, it is still classified as a pickup weapon. Any player that already has this weapon will not be able to pick up the ones you are throwing.

However, something I have not tried, you could pick up a weapon, fire it once and then throw it. This may then remove the pickup limitation on the weapon because it has changed in status.

worth checking into I guess.

JJaX · 10th Aug 2001, 01:37 PM

see i was confused because i thought a dropped weapon was classified as if you fragged someone and took there weapon they had in there hands and got there ammo.

So what your saying is if i drop my weapon, i wont be able to go pick up another from where i got my original????????

[ACE]Revenant · 10th Aug 2001, 03:53 PM

You will in fact,and I do it all the time.

If my gun is almost empty I throw it away and pick up a new one. (especially when defending with shock on lava this is often required)

-Revenant

rhakka · 10th Aug 2001, 11:27 PM

You won't, however, be able to pick up the one you tossed again. tossing it clears it from your inventory, allowing you to pick up the gun at its spawn point again. So if you are near to a weapon, you need never run out of ammo if you toss before you run out and go pick up a new one.

A nice trick is to toss it right in front of the weapon spawn so your enemies pick up a rocket launcher with one rocket in it instead of six. If they fire it, they are SOL until they find an ammo pack.

SamD · 10th Aug 2001, 11:48 PM

Weapon stay enabled
You can pick up ANY Thrown weapon or Spawned weapon as long as you don't have that weapon already. You can pick up ONLY Dropped (after death) weapon's ammo.

Weapon stay disabled:
You can pick up any weapon.

Sir Questor=UTK= · 11th Aug 2001, 08:48 AM

Well it's one of those (I thought old) tricks that keep you going. As was stated above, you throw away your weapon before you fire the last shot and then you can get the new one. Also used a lot in TDM to give weaps to team mates cus you can just get a new one on your next trip past.

10th Aug 2001, 01:05 PM	#1
JJaX Sup Big Perm, I mean Worm Join Date: Mar. 23rd, 2001 Location: NJ Posts: 477	Weapon drop? Ok im at work so i cant test this but ok here i go. Since you can bind a key to do a weapon drop for others to pick up your gun + ammo. You lose ther gun and all the ammo for the gun? (still with me here) So after you ditch your roket launcer can you go pick another one up from were you orginally got it? So in theory (which i know im wrong) could you just stand on a weapon and just keep throwing them out like a weapon dispencer type thingy. Me = confused....... __________________

10th Aug 2001, 01:31 PM	#3
Viking1 Highly Unstable Join Date: Aug. 12th, 2000 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 474	No you can't. Each time you pick up a new weapon and throw it, it is still classified as a pickup weapon. Any player that already has this weapon will not be able to pick up the ones you are throwing. However, something I have not tried, you could pick up a weapon, fire it once and then throw it. This may then remove the pickup limitation on the weapon because it has changed in status. worth checking into I guess. __________________ {CU}Viking1 My Page

10th Aug 2001, 01:37 PM	#4
JJaX Sup Big Perm, I mean Worm Join Date: Mar. 23rd, 2001 Location: NJ Posts: 477	see i was confused because i thought a dropped weapon was classified as if you fragged someone and took there weapon they had in there hands and got there ammo. So what your saying is if i drop my weapon, i wont be able to go pick up another from where i got my original???????? __________________

10th Aug 2001, 03:53 PM	#5
[ACE]Revenant - Join Date: Aug. 7th, 2000 Posts: 1,099	You will in fact,and I do it all the time. If my gun is almost empty I throw it away and pick up a new one. (especially when defending with shock on lava this is often required) -Revenant __________________ [Ci]Revenant

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10th Aug 2001, 01:28 PM	#2
SU3000 Bringer of Fear and 0wnage Join Date: Jun. 10th, 2000 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,040	you can't pick up a dropped weapon if you are carrying one, much like you can only pick up a weapon once.

10th Aug 2001, 11:27 PM	#6
rhakka a.k.a. Zeus, ruler o' the universe Join Date: May. 6th, 2000 Location: portland,ME,USA Posts: 494	You won't, however, be able to pick up the one you tossed again. tossing it clears it from your inventory, allowing you to pick up the gun at its spawn point again. So if you are near to a weapon, you need never run out of ammo if you toss before you run out and go pick up a new one. A nice trick is to toss it right in front of the weapon spawn so your enemies pick up a rocket launcher with one rocket in it instead of six. If they fire it, they are SOL until they find an ammo pack.

10th Aug 2001, 11:48 PM	#7
SamD Hooker with a penis Join Date: Nov. 1st, 2000 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 348	Weapon stay enabled You can pick up ANY Thrown weapon or Spawned weapon as long as you don't have that weapon already. You can pick up ONLY Dropped (after death) weapon's ammo. Weapon stay disabled: You can pick up any weapon.

11th Aug 2001, 08:48 AM	#8
Sir Questor=UTK= Skilled Join Date: Dec. 31st, 2000 Posts: 268	Well it's one of those (I thought old) tricks that keep you going. As was stated above, you throw away your weapon before you fire the last shot and then you can get the new one. Also used a lot in TDM to give weaps to team mates cus you can just get a new one on your next trip past.