Using func_tanks in HL2: DM

Ok, still working on the snow map here...adding some interesting features, too :wink: In this case it's a turret that fires...snowballs! Technical issues aside, the snowballs are firing correctly and in the correct direction, albeit starting a little above where they should (I should just lower that...) but the funny thing is that I have the func_tank bullets to None (i.e. 0) and it does something strange. It fires whatever gun you're currently equipped with, at a very fast rate (3x or more the usual speed), while not draining your actual ammo or forcing you to reload the gun. So the turret fires snowballs and spits out bullets like a minigun (with the SMG selected). Any ideas? Is this a bug? Doesn't seem like any of the other settings should matter, but I can post them if someone wants me to.

lol no clue man

i bet its a bug, d00d. sorry, i can't think of anything on this one... other than MAYBE the turret is somehow not set up right and... nevermind, I'm stumped... wait for the patch!!!

Thanks guys, but by some stroke of luck I actually figured it out! Here are their values for the Bullets option:

0 - None
1 - Pistol
2 - SMG1
3 - AR2
4 - Laser

but the actual values, with this build at least, are

0 - glitch (as previously described)
1-4 same as above
5 (type in) - None

So by setting Bullets to 5 the gun doesn't shoot anything -- as I want it to. Actually it might be anything above 4, but I'm too lazy to check and it doesn't really matter :wink:

But does it cause dammage to other people, I think I remember reading that the gun animation works, but no one takes dammage.

This isn't a model, this is a plain ol' HL1-style func_tank. And it would appear that scatter-brained me spoke too soon, as I don't recall changing anything (especially not the Bullets option) and it's not working again.

For now I think I'll just set up a quick console command
workaround...since the play only has the grav gun, I can make it so it
removes that gun when he starts using the turret, and gives it back
when he's done...shrug