I think I've understood the Reegar
Mar 16, 2023 22:51:59 GMT
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Post by burningcherry on Mar 16, 2023 22:51:59 GMT
Why it misses shots, precisely speaking. I cannot quantify this because it's some deep chaos but i can tell what is happening and what's the practical meaning.
So, the tests:
1. Reegar clip into Atlas. Theoretical damage: 22 * 1056 = 23232 from 22 * 8 = 176 bullets. Actual damage: 13332 – 101 hits in 1.67 s (~60 hits/s).
2. Reegar clip into Atlas, Marksman on. Actual damage: 8052 – 61 hits in 1.23 s (~50 hits/s).
3. Scimitar clip into Atlas at 1000 RPM. Theoretical damage: 8 * 360 = 2880 from 8 * 8 = 64 bullets. Actual damage: 2565 – 57 hits in 0.67 s (~100 hits/s).
4. Scimitar clip into Atlas at 1000 RPM, Marksman on. Actual damage: 1935 – 43 hits in 0.57 s (~75 hits/s).
5. Phaeston clip into Atlas at 9600 RPM, Marksman on. Did the expected damage while hitting some 200 bullets/s.
The most likely explanation is that there's something wrong in the code that schedules shotgun pellets to arrive in the next few frames. The threshold of fire rate required to trigger the glitch is very high and I think only the Reegar actually hits it. The practical significance is that the Reegar doesn't benefit from fire rate bonuses – but we now know how it benefits from high FPS and I can estimate that it reaches its full power around 105 FPS and will get noticeably buffed by RoF buffs around 144 FPS.
I don't expect it to be meaningful for multiple players if it's not for one, as the issue is likely in the re-scheduling of hits from one player (marked as coming from that one player) and hits from other players should be independent.
So, the tests:
1. Reegar clip into Atlas. Theoretical damage: 22 * 1056 = 23232 from 22 * 8 = 176 bullets. Actual damage: 13332 – 101 hits in 1.67 s (~60 hits/s).
2. Reegar clip into Atlas, Marksman on. Actual damage: 8052 – 61 hits in 1.23 s (~50 hits/s).
3. Scimitar clip into Atlas at 1000 RPM. Theoretical damage: 8 * 360 = 2880 from 8 * 8 = 64 bullets. Actual damage: 2565 – 57 hits in 0.67 s (~100 hits/s).
4. Scimitar clip into Atlas at 1000 RPM, Marksman on. Actual damage: 1935 – 43 hits in 0.57 s (~75 hits/s).
5. Phaeston clip into Atlas at 9600 RPM, Marksman on. Did the expected damage while hitting some 200 bullets/s.
The most likely explanation is that there's something wrong in the code that schedules shotgun pellets to arrive in the next few frames. The threshold of fire rate required to trigger the glitch is very high and I think only the Reegar actually hits it. The practical significance is that the Reegar doesn't benefit from fire rate bonuses – but we now know how it benefits from high FPS and I can estimate that it reaches its full power around 105 FPS and will get noticeably buffed by RoF buffs around 144 FPS.
I don't expect it to be meaningful for multiple players if it's not for one, as the issue is likely in the re-scheduling of hits from one player (marked as coming from that one player) and hits from other players should be independent.
