I hear ya. I always wished that these weapons also came with 2 sets of reload animation just like the pistols so that,

・If you reload with 1 or more bullets remaining, you wouldn't pump/cock the gun at the end.
・If you reload with 0 bullet remaining, you would pump/cock the gun at the end.

But it would also help with what you mentioned, where pumping after shooting the last bullet will initiate a specific animation that starts with showing there is no bullet being loaded in the chamber anymore.

The shell was always loaded, that's the way i like to animate. But before it's less visible, just rotate it a bit to make it more visible, though i'm beginning to question it due to me being annoyed that only pistols have tactical reload and empty reloads lol...

Oh. Pardon me.
I just checked, and you've apparently added a visible shell being loaded in the chamber during the pump animation?
https://psteamcommunity.yuanyoumao.com/id/chriskim365/screenshot/2457357698621059093/
Appreciate adding such QOL detail.

And yeah, I see what you mean. Good insight.
If it bugs you too much, one solution would be to make the chamber not visible during the pump animation. You could do it by making the gun stay in the same position as the idle animation, similar to the default shotgun pump animations and such. But, it would also mean your effort of implementing a visible shell being loaded in the chamber will go to waste.

@LuckyRoot It already changed, just the pump during firing. However i begin to question it because no guns other than pistols have this "empty fire" thing, so you will still see a red shell loading during your last shot...

Hud icon confirmed
Thank you for the update!
And a potential animation change coming soon too?

@LuckyRoot Yeah, was testing today with slight animation change and a hud.

@DewDoritoz #fixTF2
You're welcome!

@CinnabarFlail
Oh wow. I didn't know that. Thanks for the history lesson.
Makes me appreciate modders like you even more.
And HUD icon support coming soon, you say? Appreciate it!

Thanks @LuckyRoot

@LuckyRoot Yeah... i forgot the HUD, before TLS you needs script and stuff to have a proper HUD. but now due to TLS it changed so it's easier to make one now. Will update with HUD once i finish with my next gun. But yeah i sometimes take a break and most of the time out of the loop when it comes to new stuff lol.

@DewDoritoz #fixTF2
Dokun just made a HUD icon for a chrome shotgun Spas-12!
https://psteamcommunity.yuanyoumao.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3268917969

Spas-12 used to be my least favorite shotgun until I found this mod.
The animation, sound, model, texture, pretty much every aspect about this mod just oozes high quality.
Thank you, for letting me see the true beauty of a Spas-12 shotgun
This is my go-to for the chrome shotgun mod nowadays.

I wish I can find an actually Hud Icon for this!
All I could find for Hud Icons were for the Spas-12 or M1014.

I wish this was on the spas 12 because these animations are too clean and good really nice mod

It's fantastic and cocacolastic

Looking wicked

It's back online, was hidden due to some system check thing.

hey nice

@Nick No... It's one of the reasons why i decide to animate it myself lol.

Did my eyes deceive me? A correct SPAS reload in the workshop? O_O