Railgun Exo and Clogs

DestherDesther Join Date: 2012-10-31 Member: 165195Members
Railgun only does 50 damage to a clog instead of 400 and it also appears to block the death ray from hitting farther targets. Is this intended?

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  • RoobubbaRoobubba Who you gonna call? Join Date: 2003-01-06 Member: 11930Members, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Shadow
    while draw damage says 50, one fully charged shot will destroy a clog (or multiple if aligned), I think. if not 1 shot then 2 for sure. no trouble hitting targets through clogs here.
  • VetinariVetinari Join Date: 2013-07-23 Member: 186325Members, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Silver
    Roobubba wrote: »
    while draw damage says 50, one fully charged shot will destroy a clog (or multiple if aligned), I think. if not 1 shot then 2 for sure.

    I'm pretty sure this isn't the case.
  • SUPER_SARSSUPER_SARS Join Date: 2013-02-13 Member: 183039Members
    Roobubba wrote: »
    while draw damage says 50, one fully charged shot will destroy a clog (or multiple if aligned), I think. if not 1 shot then 2 for sure. no trouble hitting targets through clogs here.

    No matter the charge on the shot it will do 50 damage to the clog. Now actually knowing this you can fire multiple shots pretty quickly at minimum strength, each shot shooting through multiple clogs. Any clog wall will fall down rather quickly.
  • Soli Deo GloriaSoli Deo Gloria Join Date: 2009-06-25 Member: 67926Members
    Desther wrote: »
    Railgun only does 50 damage to a clog instead of 400 and it also appears to block the death ray from hitting farther targets. Is this intended?

    Clogs have a special way of taking damage. I forget what this is named, but essentially in one burst the most damage a single clog can take is 50. Even if you direct blast a clog with a shotgun or spam grenades at it, the 200hp clog will still take 4 hits to destroy. The reason is that clogs were next to useless in earlier builds because one grenade would decimate an entire wall.
  • draktokdraktok Join Date: 2013-02-18 Member: 183156Members
    Makes sense, albeit not portrayed very well.
  • BensonBenson Join Date: 2012-03-07 Member: 148303Members, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Shadow
    Hurray clog armor!

    now make it a passive upgrade for lifeforms

    better yet, let the gorge put clogs on aliens that block 1 hit (great for shotguns)
  • KuddlyKalliKuddlyKalli Yuggera Country Join Date: 2010-12-23 Member: 75905Members, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Shadow, Subnautica Playtester
    Clogs have a special way of taking damage. I forget what this is named, but essentially in one burst the most damage a single clog can take is 50. Even if you direct blast a clog with a shotgun or spam grenades at it, the 200hp clog will still take 4 hits to destroy. The reason is that clogs were next to useless in earlier builds because one grenade would decimate an entire wall.

    This is partly correct. Clogs can only take a maximum of 50 damage per hit, but each pellet from a shotgun counts as a separate hit and thus it will do full damage. Shotguns are actually rather good at clearing out clogs.
  • Cannon_FodderAUSCannon_FodderAUS Brisbane, AU Join Date: 2013-06-23 Member: 185664Members, Squad Five Blue, Squad Five Silver, Reinforced - Shadow
    wow, something I didn't know. I will have to check if this is in the wiki.
  • PsiWarpPsiWarp Gifted Gorge Richmond, B.C., Canada Join Date: 2010-08-28 Member: 73810Members
    Yup, Shock Absorb is quite handy against burst damage. Aside from Flamethrower being #1 at clearing Clogs, I'd say Shotty and Minigun make the blobs burst quickly too.

    Oh, don't forget the Welder. Never underestimate the guy in the back welding people up [-X !
  • Cannon_FodderAUSCannon_FodderAUS Brisbane, AU Join Date: 2013-06-23 Member: 185664Members, Squad Five Blue, Squad Five Silver, Reinforced - Shadow
    The back guy with welder gets bit first >:) (usually its me being bit). Great work on the new layout of the wiki btw. I have been doing my bit on the tips and strats (will put more stuff up when I have time).

  • amoralamoral Join Date: 2013-01-03 Member: 177250Members
    they do so annoy me, I end up spamming rails at clogs while punching.
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