User blog:Hander66/Pistol visual glitch or bug?

So I was messing around on Zombie Pods with my favorite medic, clearing small hordes with my [RED] CM 225 pistol when I realized that the shots being fired weren't coming for the gun, but were coming where most guns go. I tried it again and got a image of it and then noticed that it was the position of the gun and how it was held from the pistol to other types of weapons, from LMGs (CM 505), ARs (Striker), and shotguns (Stripper). I also tried the same thing with my new and shiny Hotspot and saw the laser comes from where it was supposed to, from the gun.



My main reasoning of way this happens, is how the game is scripted to only shoot from one angle, the way most guns (except pistols) are held, from the Hotspot to the Starburst, they are fire from the barrel. The only guns to not follow this rule is the pistols, from what I have tested on this. This happens on any map though, so I though it was just that a pistol is always shown in front of the player instead of the side, which is for any other gun.

I was wrong though, and when testing this with my Posion claw, it shot from the same place as the pistol  was, showing that weapons scripting wasn't to blame. I think it was just that NK overlooked something and that is is just a visual bug, I don't think many people have noticed this, so it hasn't been fixed yet.



I have also noticed that sometimes my character has an arm band, and sometimes it doesn't. I have noticed that my character has this with any weapons, not just a certain few. I had no clue wheither to call this a glitch/bug or some remainment of a code that just happens to appear at times, so I'll leave that up to you guys to decide. Happy Hunting!