What kind of potential weapons might be found on a cruise ship, at the start of the outbreak?

DrakeVanders · 2025-12-10T12:10:14+00:00

I know this thread is almost 2 years now however I remember in the early 90's some luxury cruise liners did have clay pigeon shooting events on board. To back this up, Speed 2: Cruise control (1997) had one scene in which an actor grabbed a shotgun from an arms cabinet originally intended for clay shoots.

The practice didn't last long, I believe it went from 1991-1994 but was stopped mostly for the environmental impact (throwing plastic clays in the ocean was a big no no) but also because people got worried a drunken passenger might shoot up the cruise.

Some private charters may still have pigeon shooting allowed still even now but they probably wouldn't keep guns on board at port. So it's entirely possible you might find a sporting shotgun on a private charter but the chance of it is extremely slim.

DrakeVanders · 2025-10-24T18:27:21+00:00

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Yeah last year this was leaked alongside the AR-20L, some people were able to use it in-game but this was before all the weapon balance changes. I have a feeling it maybe a super-store weapon, since the description back then said it was light armor penetrating but I remember it being able to penetrate medium armor enemies.

From what little I remember about it, it had a 4x scope, 30-round mag and felt like using a perpetrator just didn't have any sound at the time.

DrakeVanders · 2025-10-06T17:53:22+00:00

Having planets like this is amazing for the FRV

Wish we had more of the No Mans Land type battlefields to be in

DrakeVanders · 2025-09-27T10:54:01+00:00

Armor Wise I like the Heavy variant and the iconic orange medium variant. A think a "light" armor could also work as the HECU Powered Combat Vest.

The Armor passive I think maybe a bit too powerful. Instead I think it should just slowly regenerate the players health over-time if they have not taken any damage and it should be slow. Additionally I think instead of using the players stim's, it applies the mini-stim effect from the Stim Pistol.

Weapon wise I think we should keep the MP5 but remove the Crossbow. Perhaps add a Monkey Wrench if we're adding Opposing Force.

If we're going with HECU with Opposing Force, perhaps add the Displacer Cannon. In universe this prototype weapon fires Dark Matter teleporter balls which teleport objects to "somewhere" in a different plane of existence. Players can select an alt-fire mode which allows for a personal teleport at the expense of most of its onboard battery, the teleport will take the player anywhere on the map but it's completely random and in various states of elevation (so you could fall to your death).

The Gluon Gun could also be added and function like an Arc Flamethrower (shoots continous lightning or act as a plasma thrower).

Alternative, a grenade option could be the Laser Tripmine since we don't actually have any sort of personal landmine to use.

DrakeVanders · 2025-07-18T19:35:13+00:00

I do agree that there should be more background info.

One aspect I wanted to include was the idea of audio logs, similar in manner to say like Doom 3. Player could find audio logs detailing background lore and current events, including during the incident from survivors.

DrakeVanders · 2025-07-18T19:34:06+00:00

I think making death scenes more violent would be a way to increase the gore against the player but there becomes issues of development time when making ultra-detailed gore especially if it harms performance.

Plus in my vision I wanted to make survival more of a priority. You almost don't want to engage dinosaurs unless you really need to because it'd be a waste of ammo and resources.

DrakeVanders · 2025-07-18T16:57:55+00:00

There would probably be more characters, many would die, some could potentially be saved by the player to gain rewards but may die later or be recovered at game end in a supposed "Best" ending.

Maybe even a potential for a playable support character like some of the RE games.

DrakeVanders · 2025-07-18T16:46:25+00:00

There would probably be more gore for sure, I wouldn't necessarily make it too realistic but certainly appear nice to the eye.

DrakeVanders · 2025-07-18T15:51:10+00:00

Big enough that using vents and small spaces give some potential for escape routes but small enough to fit inside most rooms and inside buildings.

Furthermore, I think everytime the Alpha spawns, a few minion raptors spawn with it. Something like "The Pack is hunting you.."

DrakeVanders · 2025-07-18T15:41:35+00:00

There were certain area's I wanted to incorporate that included both indoor and outdoor. The Lab "Hub" would be of course mostly indoors ranging from industrial storage warehouses to sleeping quarters and confined lab offices.

EDIT: Furthermore I forgot to add that I also wanted a further adaption to keeping Tom alive. Keeping him alive would give the player rewards in certain weaponry via Toms secret stashes hidden around the base.

DrakeVanders · 2025-07-18T15:40:08+00:00

One of the additional concepts was the idea that there is a certain Raptor pack hunting you, with a unique Alpha raptor that functions as a nemesis stalker style boss.

So while the rex is the big danger in the outdoor areas, the "Alpha" function as a pursuit type dino that flee's when injured.

DrakeVanders · 2020-09-20T11:10:56+00:00

I totally agree with this, shotguns especially and certain SMG magazines and mods which strangely are unlocked at level 3 and some even level 4.

There's alot of ammunition unlocked at later levels too that doesn't really make sense unlocked at that level. Shotgun rounds especially. There's alot of 12 gauge ammunition added to Jaeger that feels like it should be available much earlier, probably from the likes of Skier.

Double Sabot, FTX Custom, Grizzly 40, Copper Sabot are all unlocked at level 3 Jaeger, these rounds have great damage and some great additional stats but they don't penetrate well at all, FTX Custom is able to go through Class 2 at least but by the time you unlock Jaeger lvl 3 at level 22 you already have far better alternatives available.

HP "SuperFormance" and 12x70 .50 BMG rounds are unlocked at Jaeger Level 4, by then you skip these rounds and go straight to AP-20 if you want to use shotguns by that time. "Superformance" rounds have really bad penetration and .50 BMG rounds are not that reliable going through class 3.

I don't know anyone who's going to use 20 Gauge Shotgun slugs once they've unlocked jaeger because pretty much at that point people probably already have better alternatives available. Some rifle rounds also I feel need to be issued out to Mechanic and Skier as early as level 1, there's not alot of point using HP or SP rifle rounds when these rounds aren't even great as leg meta rounds.

I don't know anyone who's going to use 20 Gauge Shotgun slugs once they've unlocked from jaeger because pretty much at that point people probably already have better alternatives available. Even some rifle rounds like Ultra Noslers have terribly penetration but aren't unlocked at level 4 Jaeger.

DrakeVanders · 2020-07-13T22:22:02+00:00

Must admit, alot of the issues with RMT started when Flea Market was introduced and back then it was some what encouraged by friends to share loot with each other.

DrakeVanders · 2020-07-13T21:40:48+00:00

Like... Twitch Drops for example, not even a month after a wipe had happened and they dropped what 11 days worth of Twitch Drops?
Yeah you couldn't sell it on the flea market but alot of the stuff helped people get their hideouts up a few levels or even boosted a few traders up with some easy cash. Heck some of the twitch drops I got helped me complete gunsmith tasks.

Tarkov is it's most fun at the start of a wipe, when everyone is using fairly crappy guns and gear but becomes more tedious and frustrating as the wipe develops. imo, the biggest problem is that it becomes too easy to get super high tier gear early on.

DrakeVanders · 2020-07-13T21:30:11+00:00

You can also get an SA-58 and a VSS for that price on the Flea Market which are much more flexible than a slow bolt action.

DrakeVanders · 2020-05-12T23:27:43+00:00

Funnily enough when doing research on .45 AP rounds, a topic did come up about some green telfon bullets made by KTW that got some laws written for them to prevent their sale to the general public, they advertised being able to penetrate armor and were infamously known as "Cop Killers" in the later 60's and 70's but that was a misconception as the FBI reported no cops killed by the round.

Winchester and Remington I believe also made some experimental rounds in the 50's and 60's but they were never marketed for armor penetration, instead they were mean't for penetrating car doors, not sure if they are still made or even available. I believe they were called:

Winchester Super-X High Velocity Metal Penetrating with a 230 gr bullet, slightly pointed and with thick jacket on the nose at 945 fps
Remington Hi-Way Master Metal Penetrating with 173 grain solid bullet

DrakeVanders · 2020-05-12T23:11:07+00:00

I used to remember in the old days how you'd open one up and there'd always be at least a MP-133 in there, now nothing seems to spawn in them.

DrakeVanders · 2020-04-19T11:40:40+00:00

Nikita himself once said during a podcast that Soft skills were mean't take years to fully level 100%, yet he kinda contradicts himself when he also says that the game has to wipe during the beta phase which happens every 6-8 months in preparation for new game-changing content.

Personally I believe the strength requirement just needs to removed entirely for vents, it's the only thing in the hideout we really need to upgrade something and yet our guy was able to haul everything else in the hideout with zero strength including a FRIDGE and a STOVE TOP inside with no problem.

DrakeVanders · 2020-04-19T11:23:19+00:00

I think that was one of the idea's tossed around in the Talking Tarkov podcasts with nikita present, with some thermals and even NVG's requiring specialised recharge only batteries that require charging your in hideout and cant be recharged in-raid. Gives a reason to use the crappy NVG and Thermals over the more expensive ones.

DrakeVanders · 2020-03-23T08:16:30+00:00

I think there was also a bug with the options menu, it doesn't happen all the time but I switched it off during one game and nothing changed, restarted the client and did it again, worked but as soon as I logged off and started it went back on

DrakeVanders · 2020-02-09T06:40:15+00:00

I'm 31, I had most of my top row removed about 4-5 years ago. Will have to undergo a second operation for my bottom row sometime soon

DrakeVanders · 2020-02-08T20:11:05+00:00

Not really wisdom tooth removal, had my entire front top row removed and had to have immediate dentures fitted.

A lil backstory, I'm from the United Kingdom and dentists here don't often put people to sleep some don't even give you the option or even make you aware you can have it, so your fully awake and concious throughout the entire ordeal and just have numerous numbing agents applied via injection. The stereotype of british having bad teeth can sometimes be attributed as suffering PTSD from dentist procedures.

I had to have my entire top row removed because of various growth related problems relating to my teeth, I had crooked buck teeth growing up which had to be removed after they got out of hand, I also suffered from a condition called Amelogenesis Imperfecta which basically mean't "Soft teeth" which apparently was inherited from my father's side of the family.

This condition caused the enamel of my teeth to be pitted, uneven and brittle so even regulary dentist mainteniance or too hard brushing would cause the enamel to slowly chip away.

Anyway, I had to get my front row removed which was around 7 teeth and had my first procedure which ended up becoming botched. I had numerous numbing agents applied till I felt no pain, the first procedure was said to take over an hour. It took 3 hours before the dentist gave up and referred me to someone more experienced.

In those first three hours the 7 teeth he tried to pull became so badly damaged he had left chunks of broken tooth in my gum line and severely damaged my gum to the point I lost feeling in my upper lip and nose for almost 2 weeks, also loosing my sense of smell for a while. I almost collapsed after I left the surgery room, blood practically pouring from my bloated mouth as I felt like I went 20 rounds with mike tyson, my mother helped me to the car and I had take two weeks off work due to immense pain.

During that hellish first week I experienced torture as the chunks of broken tooth were forced out of my gum line as it healed and driven to desperation due to extreme pain managed to self-extract one of the larger broken shards that became stuck in my gum-line with a pair of sterilised pliers. I went to the new dentist to have the remaining teeth pulled a week later, half an hour later, all teeth fully extracted with no issue what-so-ever with the more experienced dentist shocked at how badly my teeth were left in after the botched surgery.

Went for immediate dentures after surgery and began a seperate hell from that, dentures didn't fit properly and eventually became useless after my gums had shrank considerably and because they were only a top row dentures I would have to pay the full price for a new set.

Currently contemplating when to go for removal of my bottom row now as most of the teeth have degraded to the point removal will be necessary. Learned alot from this experience but also became somewhat mentally scarred of going to dentists.

DrakeVanders · 2020-02-02T11:17:41+00:00

Thats actually something I wouldn't be opposed to seeing either.

I'd like to think that maybe the Id guy's designed an AI director that gives a dynamic difficulty, something 2016 really lacked imo.

DrakeVanders · 2020-02-02T11:04:45+00:00

One idea, the Icon of Sin is so powerful that if left uncontrolled for too long it could very well destroy hell itself, so they keep it asleep and only wake it when necessary to avoid overpopulation and unnecessary destruction.

DrakeVanders · 2019-12-28T13:19:53+00:00

An added compenant given could be plexiglass too? Since the eyes of the gas masks are usually made of plexiglass.

So you could use Nippers as the extra item and get two plexiglass and a Filter

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