Gunfight

[Godwind_Dora]

Is there any disadventage if a firearm is used in close range?

If there is, would it be same when I use mecha-size firearms?



sorry about my bad english.

[Vair]

I'll tell you that even if there is disadvantage like that, it never was big enough for me to make regular gun ineffective.

[Francisco Munoz]

If the weapon range is larger than 6 (listed as 28/56/84 in mecha scale) you get a -1 per each scare inside half the minimun range range.
So said range 7 weapon will get:
 -3 to hit if both mechas are in contiguous squares
 -2 to hit if 2 squares appart
 -1 to hit if 3 squares appart
Weapons with larger range get larger penalties. Weapons with 10 range get penalty starting at 5 squares.

PS: I could be wrong with the half range rounding. Click R (shift+r) in a game combat while using a long range weapon to check it for sure.

[EarthquakeDamage]

Quoting: Francisco Munoz

If the weapon range is larger than 6 (listed as 28/56/84 in mecha scale) you get a -1 per each scare inside half the minimun range range.

To clarify:  SF2 weapons with range 7 display as 28/56/84.  Anything less than that has no point-blank penalty.

I'd like to add that I'm pretty sure weapon add-ons do not affect the minimum range.  Adding a barrel extension to your 6-12-18 SF0 weapon won't give you point-blank penalties.

[Godwind_Dora]

So there was disadventages. Now I have a clear reason to upgrade close combat skill.

Many Thanks for replys.