Nutbar Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 So, I found the reported bug about the vehicle-equipped Scatter laser crashing the game, but does the same hold true for the soldier-equipped one, or should that be working normally? I want to try it out so bad, but the dang game keeps crashing on the ground mission loading screen! Is it because I have guys equipped with Scatter lasers on my chinook? Is the Scatter laser playable at all yet, or what? Thanks in advance for the help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranTorres Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 try it now in the new release, freeesshh release Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutbar Posted March 13, 2012 Author Share Posted March 13, 2012 I have tried 9.1, but, unfortunately now there's a new CTD bug on the geoscape that I keep getting often. I can't even play long enough to even research laser weapons, let alone try them out in combat. /sadface. Oh well, I'm sure it will get fixed eventually. Out of curiosity tho', do the soldier-equipped scatter lasers actually work? Can you actually play with them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 I'm not sure if they are ready to use. I'll ask Chris and see if we can get the spirte issues fixed for the next release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoIdidnt Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Actually i think Chris said in one of his posts that laser weapons and wolf armor research wont be available until the ufo interiors are put into the game again. *probably a mini update this weekend* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsisk Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Yeah, I played quite a bit recently and the research tree just plain stopped after plasma pistols/rifles and Alien Invasion. Not sure if that's the save/load game wipes out research bug, or if it's the issue you mention, NoIdidnt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutbar Posted April 1, 2012 Author Share Posted April 1, 2012 I'm playing 9.2, and I can research, make, and equip Scatter lasers, but when I try to play with them, I always get a CTD on the ground mission loading screen. Has anyone actually playtested the Scatter laser yet, or have I just been fooling myself all this time? =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutbar Posted April 3, 2012 Author Share Posted April 3, 2012 Hello? Anyone have an answer? Anyone out there? Bueller? As of v9.2, is the Scatter laser playable? Can you actually shoot aliens with them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggarius Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Why don't you test it out and let us know if it's bugged? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorlom Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 I think he has. But he wants to know if anyone has managed what he hasn't. Nutbar: I'm going to assume that silence means noone has managed it and that it isnt playable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gauddlike Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 I have added a couple of missing entries into files so that the scatter laser could go onto missions but it still crashes (only when the soldier carrying it faces west). Looks like it has some animation problems as well as some missing files. Guess you will have to wait until next release to try it again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gauddlike Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 OK after a bit more messing about I have replaced the missing animations so that the scatter laser is usable in combat, even if it looks a little odd. It still has issues though. For example it only fires in 3 shot bursts but also only has a 4 shot battery life so you have to reload after every shot or only fire a single shot. In other words no the scatter laser is definitely NOT playable in this version! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranTorres Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 How come you guys can research lasers?? All I can research is the alien invasion topic and the MIG interceptor am I totally bugged? well good luck with the laser issue, hope I can do it in 9.3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gauddlike Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 You need to capture alien weapons and equipment first. Once you start researching their gear you can start working on lasers. Although I did just make lasers available without pre requisites for testing purposes, wouldn't do that if you plan on enjoying the game though I was surprised I didn't need any alenium to build the ammo though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzz Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 You need to capture alien weapons and equipment first. There some kind of bug. I can not figure what and how but something like entering to combat or loading game will break research tree. It's already mentioned somewhere. Laser and armor technologies just not appear or disappear, I didn't test this too much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gauddlike Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Yeah been reported a few times now, I'm sure Chris and the team are working on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amiga4ever Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Can U research anything except of alien alloys and plasma guns? I cannot find ufo navigation, allenium or power source on crash site ( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutbar Posted April 4, 2012 Author Share Posted April 4, 2012 You are correct, Gorlom. Thank you for your response. I have tried it, several times, in 9.0, 9.1, and now 9.2, and I have got a CTD on either the ground mission loading screen, or the geoscape, every single time. Unfortunately, that is 2-3 hours of my life that I will never get back. Lol! I mean, how cool does a "heavy machine gun laser" sound? Pretty awesome to me! So, I had to try it, but I guess it just doesn't work yet. I wish someone would've told me that a long time ago. I'm just not going to play the game again until the next update comes out. When it does, I will be sure to ask FIRST if it works or not before spending the time to try it myself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorlom Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Just ask Gauddlike for detailed instructions how to "fix" or workaround for getting and useing the scatter laser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzz Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 (edited) I will be sure to ask FIRST if it works or not before spending the time to try it myself! You can check this very easy - run Xenonauts_gc_editor - GroundCombat.bat, press U, give to one of you soldiers this weapon and if you CTD when return to game then this not work and visa versa Edited April 4, 2012 by zzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gauddlike Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 If it doesn't work next version Nutbar I will try to fix it and send you the details Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thothkins Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 Is there an issue with the scatter laser in 9.5? I just had half a dozen CTDs. Only when I didn't move the guy with the scatter laser did it seem to work out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gauddlike Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 If you are asking about a weapon problem it's best to mention the armour type they were wearing as they have separate animation files. Basic armour looks like the files are all there but jackal armour doesn't have any animation files at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thothkins Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 yeah, it didn;t seem to be any specific thing, which is why I thought I'd ask before jumping the plasma pistol and posting a bug. It could have been the scatter laser with jackal armour. I'll have a go again later and report back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzles Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 fwiw, looking through the assets file, Wolf and Jackal are missing the sprites for the Scatter Laser, which is probably the source of the crashes (despite that fact the game should default to the unarmoured sprites). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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