Alpha Ammo

💭 Guns are a fundamental part of combat in Starbound. They are efficient, reliable, and, most importantly, safe options for long-range combat. However, something I always felt was missing was an ammunition management system that prevented infinite and definitive weapons, and created  the need to deal with inventory and resources at every stage of the game, in addition to not completely overlapping all other combat options.

With all this in mind, I decided to introduce a usage cost for guns, in the form of ammunition, and I took the opportunity to also bring a little more distinction between their different types, promoting a sense of reward for using skill in each shot and knowledge of the different types of guns. I tried a very simplified approach, aiming to respect the original aesthetics of the game as much as I could. So, this is my contribution to guns and ammo in Starbound! 💭

🔫 Specific ammunition for each weapon type.

🎯 Certain skills have been improved to increase the possibilities of efficient use of weapons.

🔄 Skills that were previously only available on common weapons are now also found on uncommon and rare weapons.

🛠️ Non-elemental versions of weapons are now found on uncommon and rare versions, with increased damage potential to replace the elemental effect.

🌟 Some unique weapons have also been modified, such as the Gnome Gun, Doomcannon, Ray Gun, Plasma Assault Rifle, and a few others.

🔋 Now that weapons use ammunition, regular shots no longer use energy.

📈 Instead of displaying energy consumption in the item description, the type of ammunition used by the gun is now displayed.

🏭 Ammunition can be found in loot around the universe, or produced in the Forge.

🔫 Assault Rifles with 42 shots per charge, increased damage on uncommon and rare weapons, and reduced speed and accuracy.

🧨 Grenade Launchers with 6-shot slots, throwable grenades as ammunition, and increased damage explosions.

🔫 Automatic Pistols with 24 shots per charge, increased damage on rare weapons, and reduced firing accuracy.

🔫 Pistols with 12 shots per charge, significantly increased damage, reduced firing speed, lower accuracy on common weapons and higher accuracy on rare weapons.

🚀 Rocket Launchers with 2-shot slots, significantly increased damage, and reduced firing speed.

🔫 Shotguns with 8 shots per charge, increased damage on rare weapons, projectiles that are much more spread out, and reduced firing speed and range.

🔫 Sniper Rifle with 6 shots per charge, significantly increased damage and accuracy, and reduced firing speed.

(The recipes for crafting ammunition are learned the first time each type of gun or ammunition is collected.)

(**Weapons related to explosions affect all creatures, including the one who threw the grenade or rocket, so care should be taken when using them.)

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