From f1797b08f2ce0d55e5ce5c46712b79f3d9625686 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: John Doe Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2023 12:33:14 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] zoennote --- code/modules/projectiles/gun_attachables.dm | 3 +-- code/modules/projectiles/guns/boltaction.dm | 9 +++++++++ 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/code/modules/projectiles/gun_attachables.dm b/code/modules/projectiles/gun_attachables.dm index fffa638177b5..f86588aa921b 100644 --- a/code/modules/projectiles/gun_attachables.dm +++ b/code/modules/projectiles/gun_attachables.dm @@ -1135,8 +1135,7 @@ Defined in conflicts.dm of the #defines folder. icon = 'icons/obj/items/weapons/guns/attachments/rail.dmi' icon_state = "vulture_scope" attach_icon = "vulture_scope" - desc = "TODO" //zonenote - //desc_lore = "An intermediate-power Armat scope designated as the AN/PVQ-31 4x Optic. Fairly basic, but both durable and functional... enough. 780 meters is about as far as one can push the 10x24mm cartridge, really." + desc = "A powerful yet obtrusive sight for the M707 anti-materiel rifle." // Can't be seen normally, anyway slot = "rail" aim_speed_mod = SLOWDOWN_ADS_SCOPE //Extra slowdown when wielded wield_delay_mod = WIELD_DELAY_FAST diff --git a/code/modules/projectiles/guns/boltaction.dm b/code/modules/projectiles/guns/boltaction.dm index 186e636f762a..9639e0c75a20 100644 --- a/code/modules/projectiles/guns/boltaction.dm +++ b/code/modules/projectiles/guns/boltaction.dm @@ -120,6 +120,15 @@ /obj/item/weapon/gun/boltaction/vulture name = "\improper M707 \"Vulture\" anti-materiel rifle" desc = "The M707 is a crude but highly powerful rifle, designed for disabling lightly armored vehicles and hitting targets inside buildings. Its unwieldy scope and caliber necessitates a spotter to be fully effective, suffering severe scope drift without one." + desc_lore = {" + Put into production in 2175 as an economical answer to rising militancy in the Outer Rim, the M707 was derived from jury-rigged anti-materiel rifles that were captured during the Linna 349 campaign. + + The rebels (colloquially known among the USCMC as bug-boys and beebops) had achieved extensive success at Neusheune using the aforementioned rifles to pick off incinerator-wielding marines by detonating their napthal fuel tank in the midst of squad formations, subsequently leading to the USCMC designating users of those rifles as high-priority targets, as well as changes in USCMC patrol tactics. + + Some of the failings and quirks of the beebops' jury-rigged rifle were quickly noticed by vehicle crews early on in the campaign, as in multiple memoirs the crews mention that: "Once the rain starts, that's when you know you've got an ambush." + + The 'pitter-patter' of 'rain' that the crews heard was in fact multiple rifles failing to penetrate through the vehicle's external armor. Once a number of the anti-materiel rifles were examined, it was deemed a high priority to produce a Corps version. In the process, the rifles were designed for a higher calibre then that of the rebel versions, so the M707 would be capable of penetrating the light vehicle armor of their UPP peers in the event of another Dog War or Tientsin."} + icon = 'icons/obj/items/weapons/guns/guns_by_faction/uscm.dmi' // overriden with camos icon_state = "vulture" item_state = "vulture"