Changes: Platform Gun

Revision as of 17:24, 21 May 2021

Initial Stats

Magazine Size	4
Max Ammo	16
Rate of Fire (per second)	1.0
Reload Time	2.0s

“	It does what it says on the box. By firing a combination of highly volatile chemicals at a nearby wall, the result is a rapidly solidifying concrete-like foam that can support several tons of weight. Do not ingest!
	— Item Description

The Platform Gun is a Support Tool used by the Engineer. It is a massive, long-barrelled cannon that fires a unique material composite called "Plascrete", which is fired as a spherical shape and morphs into a semi-oval shape with a flat top upon landing. During the reload animation, the Engineer is presumably mixing the chemicals by spinning the cylinder. The platforms themselves are bright yellow and vulnerable to destruction, via Pickaxes or explosives.

While the Platform Gun is simple in functionality, it has a lot of uses (e.g. fire them underneath mineral veins that are too high up on the walls to be accessed, seal up hazardous terrain, create staircases to ascend walls or cross gaps).

Using the Laser Pointer on a Platform will display if it is equipped with the Plastcrete MKII mod (fall damage reduction). A Platform without the mod will have "PLASCRETE FOAM" written, while a Platform with the mod will show "PLASCRETE FOAM MKII".

Despite their high velocity, the platforms are affected by gravity when fired. While the Platform Gun remains consistent in firing accuracy, the accuracy will become significantly skewed to the left or right when a player or object is too close to the front of the player.

Modifications

There are three tiers of modifications and each tier has one to three upgrades. Only one modification can be equipped per tier.

Mod

Effect

Description

Price

Tier 1

Supercharged Feed Mechanism

+1 Rate of Fire

We overclocked your gun. It fires faster. Don't ask. Just enjoy. Also probably don't tell Management, please.

420	Credits
10	Bismor

Expanded Ammo Bags

+8 Max Ammo

You had to give up some sandwich-storage, but your total ammo capacity is increased!

420	Credits
10	Jadiz

High Capacity Magazine

+4 Magazine Size

The good thing about clips, magazines, ammo drums, fuel tanks ...you can always get bigger variants.

420	Credits
10	Croppa

Tier 2

4

Plastcrete MKII

-90 fall damage (after resistances)

Shock-absorbing compound reduces fall damage

780	Credits
22	Enor Pearl

Tier 3

8

Expanded Ammo Bags

+8 Max Ammo

You had to give up some sandwich-storage, but your total ammo capacity is increased!

960	Credits
16	Croppa
12	Umanite

Repellant Additive

+Bug repellant

Enemies will avoid walking on the Plastcrete Foam whenever possible.

960	Credits
16	Jadiz
12	Magnite

Disabled Inertia Inhibitor

+Disabled Inertia Inhibitor

This tweak ensures that the user's velocity is transfered to the projectile. Usefull in high-speed applications but it requires doing more math in your head.

960	Credits
12	Umanite
16	Enor Pearl

Gallery

Trivia

In an earlier version of the Update 21 Experimental Branch, there were two experimental modifications, one of which would cause the gun to fire cubic platforms, the other doubled the radius of the platforms. Both were removed before release for unknown reasons. Relatedly, the Plastcrete MKII platform modification made the platforms very similar to Deep Snow in function, with snow particles and being melted by fire in the neighboring experimental update.
You can use platforms to see through the world to find buried Cargo Crates, Machine Events, and more by shooting a platform at eye height while in a pit or wall. More platforms added above or below can increase the size of the window and it can even make you fall out of the world in which you teleport back up or somewhere else with varying amounts of fall damage.
Sticky Flames can melt Plastcrete MKII platforms with a heavy amount of smoke. This is likely due to their similarity to snow piles. It is unclear if the melting is intended or if it is a side effect of inheriting the properties of Deep Snow.

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This page is possibly not up to date. It was last updated for Update 34: Modest Expectations

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-{{quote|It does what it says on the box. By firing a combination of highly volatile chemicals at a nearby wall, the result is a rapidly solidifying concrete-like foam that can support several tons of weight. Do not ingest!|Item Description}}
-== About ==
-The [[{{PAGENAME}}]] is a Support Tool used by the [[Engineer]]. It is a massive, long-barrelled cannon that fires a unique material composite called "Plascrete", which is fired as a spherical shape and morphs into a semi-oval shape with a flat top upon landing. During the reload animation, the Engineer is presumably mixing the chemicals by spinning the cylinder. The platforms themselves are bright yellow and vulnerable to destruction, via [[Pickaxe]]s or explosives.
-While the Platform Gun is simple in functionality, its usefulness cannot be understated. Platforms are applicable to a huge number of situations. The most prominent is to fire them underneath mineral veins that are too high up on the walls to be accessed. The Engineer can team up with the [[Scout]] to access these minerals; the former uses his Platform Gun to place a platform underneath the resource, then the latter uses his [[Grappling Hook]] to ascend to the resource and stand comfortably on the platform while extracting it. This is often necessary in gamemodes such as [[Mining Expedition]] and [[Point Extraction]], where mission-critical resources such as [[Morkite]] and [[Aquarq]] are not always easy to acquire.
-The Platform Gun has many other uses too. It can be used to seal up hazardous terrain, such as molten slag in the Magma Core or fissures in the Glacial Strata. It can cover up holes in terrain that enemies could exploit to gain a flanking position on one's team. Veteran Engineers can often be seen using platforms to shape the defensive areas of [[Salvage Operation]] missions to provide tactical advantages for himself and his team. This is especially effective with the Repellent Additive modification, which can be used to limit the directions the creatures will approach from and even create choke points. Finally, it is possible to create platform staircases to ascend walls or cross gaps - however, this is a very easy way to quickly burn through one's available platform supply, which is already limited. These kinds of tasks are better achieved by the [[Driller]]'s [[Reinforced Power Drills|Titanium Powerdrills]] or the [[Gunner]]'s [[Zipline Launcher]] respectively.
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+{{quote|It does what it says on the box. By firing a combination of highly volatile chemicals at a nearby wall, the result is a rapidly solidifying concrete-like foam that can support several tons of weight. Do not ingest!|Item Description}}
-== Modifications ==
+The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a Support Tool used by the [[Engineer]]. It is a massive, long-barrelled cannon that fires a unique material composite called "Plascrete", which is fired as a spherical shape and morphs into a semi-oval shape with a flat top upon landing. During the reload animation, the Engineer is presumably mixing the chemicals by spinning the cylinder. The platforms themselves are bright yellow and vulnerable to destruction, via [[Pickaxe]]s or explosives.
-There are three tiers and each tier has up to three upgrades, only one upgrade can be equipped per tier.
+While the Platform Gun is simple in functionality, it has a lot of uses (e.g. fire them underneath mineral veins that are too high up on the walls to be accessed, seal up hazardous terrain, create staircases to ascend walls or cross gaps).
+Using the [[Laser Pointer]] on a Platform will display if it is equipped with the Plastcrete MKII mod (fall damage reduction). A Platform without the mod will have "PLASCRETE FOAM" written, while a Platform with the mod will show "PLASCRETE FOAM MKII".
+Despite their high velocity, the platforms are affected by gravity when fired.
+While the Platform Gun remains consistent in firing accuracy, the accuracy will become significantly skewed to the left or right when a player or object is too close to the front of the player.
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+== Modifications ==
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+| style="padding:10px" | {{icon upgrade|ProjectileSpeed}}<br/>Disabled Inertia Inhibitor
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+| This tweak ensures that the user's velocity is transfered to the projectile. Usefull in high-speed applications but it requires doing more math in your head.
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+ | enor pearl = 16
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 * In an earlier version of the [[Update 21: Going Lethal|Update 21]] [[Experimental Branch]], there were two experimental modifications, one of which would cause the gun to fire cubic platforms, the other doubled the radius of the platforms. Both were removed before release for unknown reasons. Relatedly, the Plastcrete MKII platform modification made the platforms very similar to Deep Snow in function, with snow particles and being melted by fire in the neighboring experimental update.
-* While the Platform Gun remains consistent in firing accuracy, the accuracy will become significantly skewed to the left or right when a player or object is too close to the front of the player.
 * You can use platforms to see through the world to find buried [[Cargo Crate]]s, [[Machine Events]], and more by shooting a platform at eye height while in a pit or wall. More platforms added above or below can increase the size of the window and it can even make you fall out of the world in which you teleport back up or somewhere else with varying amounts of fall damage.
-* You can use animation cancelling to fire the Platform Gun faster, rendering the Supercharged Feed Mechanism modification less useful to avid users of this trick. This can be performed in a variety of ways but it comes down to starting an animation such as using your pickaxe in-between shots at specific intervals to fire the Platform Gun quicker.
 * [[CRSPR Flamethrower|Sticky Flames]] can melt Plastcrete MKII platforms with a heavy amount of smoke. This is likely due to their similarity to snow piles. It is unclear if the melting is intended or if it is a side effect of inheriting the properties of Deep Snow.
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