Boomstick

[Arctangent]

Shotguns are versatile weapons.



Boomstick removes the standard Doom arsenal in favor of leaving all players with just a shotgun. This isn't the single shotgun we're all familiar with, however; not only can it fire two shots before needing to be cycled, it can also be loaded with a variety of different munitions on the fly to adapt to any situation instantly.

This is your simple ammo display, showing your currently loaded shot and how much of each shot you have left. Additionally, the shells to the left show how many shots you have before you will have to cycle after shooting; if you've only got one in the chamber, you can press alternate fire to manually cycle the spent shell.

1. Buckshot
Bog standard shotgun blast, though this one has a tighter spread than most. Deals heavy damage on a well-aimed shot.
Damage: 9x9
Ammo: Infinite

2. Birdshot
Highly exaggerated shotgun blast. Each individual pellet does very little, but their count is as huge as their spread. Good for following up on any other attack that already dealt high damage but didn't kill.
Damage: 2x40
Ammo: 20

3. Flechette
Launches a bunch of short-ranged nails affected by gravity. Fatal at point blank, it loses effectiveness as the nails scatter further and further. Plus, the nails become less damage as they fly, reducing the damage output significantly past close quarters.
Damage: 14 - 4x12
Ammo: 12

4. Dragon's Breath
Lets loose a short gout of flame that fires straight ahead, but has limited range. Despite this, its projectiles actually double in strength as they travel, making it mediocre at short range but deadly with proper spacing
Damage: 12 - 24x6
Ammo: 10

5. Frag
Launches a grenade in an arc ahead. The grenade is affected by gravity, but has really high speed and deals damage in an area around itself when it detonates - damage that is fully capable of harming you, so don't use this on someone who's in your face!
Damage: 20 impact, 72 - 1 radius
Ammo: 8

6. Rail
Fires a piercing rail right where the crosshairs are. The rail ignores armor and can hit multiple targets instantly, though its raw damage is on the lower end.
Damage: 55
Ammo: 12

Recommended for any PvP game mode; co-op is fully functional, but will quickly devolve into everyone using nothing but buckshot with maps that don't have large amount of backpacks. Although, I suppose that's pretty much how some maps play, anyway.

Download from Best-Ever
Download from TSPG-Painkiller

Currently, there is an "official" server each on both of these hosts; Best-Ever is currently running it on deathmatch with 32in24-13, and Painkiller is running it on last man standing on DBAB LMS.

[Ivan]

Uh oh, someone made "Ivan the Mod". My favorite weapon all over the place!

Only one complaint: Those sprites for the shotgun, while good, I'd suggest a rehanding to fit Doomguy's especially since I know what kind of character they were meant for. (It's a female)

[Arctangent]

Only one complaint: Those sprites for the shotgun, while good, I'd suggest a rehanding to fit Doomguy's especially since I know what kind of character they were meant for. (It's a female)

I would maybe agree if the hands were incredibly feminine ( although at that point I'd have probably picked them with that intention, so even then ... ), but as-is they're more gender neutral than anything; I feel like, especially in an FPS, that's far better than anything that shows explicit gender.

[Razgriz]

Yeah Ivan and Dr Decay love their shotguns, though I messed around with it offline and it seems like it would be pretty fun overall.

[Doomkid]

Great concept and well executed. Looking forward to trying it in multiplayer!