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Was using the Uzi with VBR 6.3mm AP and there was an IED bomber with a facemask, shot him twice in the head and he didn't go down. AP for pistols/SMGs are meant to be 2 shots in the head to kill, seems like you need 3 now. Things seem way off.

I have been seeing some odd behavior recently as well. I fired a burst into a IED with a 9mm SMG and retreated around a corner waiting for the explosion, only to have the IED surprise me by running around the corner and explode. I couldn't believe multiple bullets didn't meet the damage threshold for a IED to self detonate. Also had multiple instances recently where a burst from any weapon (anything from shotguns to 308) that would have normally killed a bot ends up with me dead and the bot with sub 10 HP.


Hey Daiymo, after you look into it, can we get some clarification of what the new armor system is affecting? I think damage is being calculated differently.

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"failed to lock vertex buffer in CMeshDX8:LockVertexBuffer"

Isn't that a paged pool error? I remember I had a similar one but I think it was index buffer. It's a common source engine problem. Maybe the vertexbuffer is too?

Figured it out hopefully. This update reset some graphics options, notably the Paged Memory Pool setting. I have changed it to low again (gg NWI) that should fix everything, will report back if it does not.

I have had lots of crashes since the update, the majority seem to occur shortly after map load (custom or vanilla), but crashing the middle of the round is annoying really common as well. These crashes occur on maps I have had no trouble in previously. Basically what happens is I can join a server or the map changes and be ingame for a split second before crashing. It then becomes impossible for me to rejoin that map because the same loading for a second before crashing will happen indefinitely. I have no choice but to rejoin a different server.

Just now I received the first error message in the past few days of playing/crashing since the update. Played a full round of Dust2 on Server 2 and ministry is voted next. Same as before except this time when it CTD a message popped up stating "failed to lock vertex buffer in CMeshDX8:LockVertexBuffer".

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The AC-556, is quite light, is that suppossed to be? It's 19Hg, which is lighter than most SMG's and much ligther than the comparable carbine's. It's only a tiny bit heavier than .357 revolvers.

That is probably for gameplay reasons, because without the light weight, what could it do that smgs couldn't do better? Long range maybe, but usually the primary weapons are better for that anyway. It could get a extended magazine option (which increases weight) or maybe it could be a test run for drum mags in a secondary. Oooh the possibilities .

A official beta test is about to happen with new player models along with some other stuff. So all skins for current models are about to become incompatible and, if there are animation changes too, all current custom models will also become incompatible. While the custom models can probably be fixed, there is no reason to use the older player models (outside all the work poor Daimyo put in to them of course).

Until the modularity of equipment is added to these custom models it is impossible to tell who a medic is or other important class distinctions. Plus, some of these models don't conform 100% with hitboxes making you miss otherwise dead on shots. Not so important in regular coop, but on Sernix it would be brutally unfair (and would hamper your team if you missed a headshot on a IED). Lastly, due to the way ragdolls are respawned after non-fatal deaths (lol), some custom models (notably these COD ports) glitch out and stretch or may not be in the proper position for dragging. Texture reworks and equipment add-ons are the most compatible way to add variety and easy identification.

While I would love to use these ported custom models, there are just too many problems surrounding them to use on server with such heavy teamwork requirements like Sernix. If Daimyo wishes to swap out a few models that would be fine with me, but we can't expect him to dump hours of work to correctly add something that is gameplay altering and official patches break fairly often.

Kind of a quandary because modern helmets can stop 5.56 (even states level 3A protection in description of helmet ingame). Should a headshot always be a 1 hit kill for bots? I'm torn, but it would be unlikely for insurgents in that part of the world to have access to 3A helmets anyway because they likely would use surplus steel helmets meant to stop shrapnel only. Plus it does provide a consistent gameplay experience in that you know for sure that a bot will go down with a headshot regardless of weapon/ammo type.

It looks like a couple modelers on the workshop have taken it upon themselves to port a large amount of models from other games recently. It seems this trend will continue for about a month or more, so I'm just posting these here for future reference.

Benelli M3 Super 90 - IIRC this shotgun can fire 3.5 inch (aka super magnum) 12 gauge shells. I don't know if Daimyo wants to bother splitting up the shotgun types, but I believe it would help balance (ex. Saiga would be restricted to lower damage 2.75 inch shells and therefore not be the flat out best shotgun).

Dragunov SVU - This bullpup version of the Dragunov is select fire. It would be somewhere between the SVD and M14 in terms of weight/accuracy/recoil.

M240 - Figures. As soon as the MK 48 gets added the M240 shows up. Due to the rather large mag on this particular model, perhaps this mg could be even heavier than the MK 48 but with 150 round belts.

PKP Pecheneg - Modern version of the PKM. This would be a more authentic choice for the insurgents (them running around with M249's is kinda weird). Since this mg uses 7.62x54R there would have to be a restriction on ammo types or new types would have to be added for balance.

MG4 - I imagine a lighter MK 46 with a 75 round belt due to the small magazine size on this particular model. Perhaps more controllable due the lack of raw firepower.

It seems to me the most complained about ingame is the FAL for both un/suppressed. Though I would say the SVD definitely needs a replacement, unsuppressed doesn't sound like a gunshot at all.

Edit: Ninja'd by Daimyo

Everyone must remember that due to the number of scripts running simultaneously, among other factors, lag is a omnipresent problem. I too have had numerous times where I dumped an insane number of rounds into a bot before it went down. I imagine the server momentarily lost track of where the hitboxes or my aimpoint was in that set of frames. It is frustrating, but stuff like this will always be apart of playing modded games.

The only suggestion I can think of to rectify the seeming unfairness of a bot walking away with 7 health after you let rip on full auto and you still died would be to include a bleeding mechanic. Say under 10 health (15 if using HP ammo) the bot slowly bleeds out with maybe some sort of notification letting you know what occurred. This mechanic should reduce the rage felt when you get into a firefight and appear to lose unfairly along with being more realistic.

The workshop has exploded in the past week. I know there was an recent update with more weapons but... I want... I NEED MOAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Railed Deagle - 10 shot 357 mag version of the deagle with a red dot on the rail would be sweet.

CM901 - Players still seem a little miffed the Scar-H was moved to the SSR. Here is a compact option to replace it.

AWP - 10 shot 308 or 5 shot 338 if new rounds are getting added.

L118A1 - Same as above if you are not a AWP fan.

AK CUSTOM or MW2 AK47 - Because of the full stock this could be a better controlling AKM with a weight in between AKMS and RPK. Or Custom Galil There exists a 7.62x39 version of the Galil (ACE) which could fill this role

MW3 AK74U - This model could work as the draco (shortened) AK I posted about previously.

Now for the crazy stuff.

CODBO MP5k - Let's make bad decisions and have an SMG that fires .38 special or .50 AE because why not? Only 1 weapon for each of these rounds, why not spread the love?

Groza-1 - Because reasons.