Hello friends and players! For some time we will embark in a series of blog entries about small arms. We can use this opportunity to make nice renders as well =)
Weapons in GoH
Our weapons in GoH have up to 4 LOD instances. This means that when you zoom outwards in the game, the mesh changes to seamlessly non-appeciatable versions which have a lot fewer polygons. This means that even though they are detailed in close quarters they do contribute to the optimisation we strive to achieve in the game.
And now, here are some handy killing tools:
PPD 40
The predecessor to the mighty PPsH-41, this weapon was widespread to NCOs and other notable infantry units for the first year of the Great Patriotic War. It comes with 71-round drum magazine and a great rate of fire, capable of suppressing the enemy with ease.
PPSH 41
The standard sub-machinegun of the USSR after 1941 utilises the great rate of fire of the PPD and more effective production. PPSHs come in both drum and stick magazines, carrying 71 and 35 rounds respectively.
DP-27
The standard MG of the USSR came into production in ... The 47 rounds come in disk magazines. The MG is accurate and does not suffer as much recoil as German MGs, so it can fire long bursts without getting too much bullet dispersion.
DT-29
The tank standard MG, which was a modification from the DP, was an easy to manufacture weapon that utilised larger drum magazines of 63 rounds. In many respects it is otherwise comparable to the DP. The DT comes in extended and retracted bipod variants.
Nagant Pistol
You thought we were gonna talk about the Mosin-Nagant rifle... Not today, we will leave rifles for next week. The Nagant revolver was used by staff and a silenced version is available to special forces.
Ammunition
In Gates of Hell we use real ammunition magazines for the firearms. However, some weapons can use more than one type of magazine. But by no means can you load different calibers of ammo or just different type of bullets than the guns were made to shoot.