Fixed combat shotgun

by Buttery Stancakes·v1.0·Updated 2020-08-23

固定战斗猎枪

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About this mod Machine translation

By further tightening the range, the combat shotgun becomes a more valuable alternative to the tactical shotgun.

In terms of weapon balance in L4D2, the combat shotgun has always bothered me. While I feel that pump shotguns and chrome shotguns are perfectly complementary alternatives, I have never found myself using a combat shotgun in a situation where a tactical shotgun presented the opportunity. Let me explain. . .

Both the Chrome Shotgun and Combat Shotgun fire 2 fewer pellets than their alternatives, but deal increased damage per pellet. This reduces combat effectiveness against hordes, but the average damage against a single target is almost the same. Additionally, the weapons have a tighter dispersion pattern than similar weapons, making them better able to deal with long-range targets.

However, when you run the numbers, a problem arises - the Chrome Shotgun and Combat Shotgun's maximum damage per shot is reduced by about 25%, but the Chrome Shotgun's range is reduced by about 60%. However, the Combat Shotgun was only reduced by about 10%, causing a damage loss that was more than the trade-off.

This mod simply reduces the spread of the Combat Shotgun, making it more in line with the Chrome Shotgun.

Install & use Install: Left 4 Dead 2 addon (.vpk)

  1. Nearly all Left 4 Dead 2 custom content ships as .vpk files: unzip and copy the .vpk into the game's left4dead2/addons folder.
  2. Create the addons folder if it does not exist; content loads automatically on launch.
  3. The in-game Addons menu lets you review, enable and disable what is installed.
  4. A few packs or tools do not follow the .vpk flow — follow the bundled readme.

In multiplayer, the host and players need the same addons installed.

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固定战斗猎枪
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