Let's design human weapons!

[ViruS]

I think that has too many ideas that are 'stolen'.
I like the tear gas though, but marauder as an exception? I think marauders are already powerful if used correctly. Marauder is one of the most frequent weapons i use due to its speed [http://aussieassault.net/statistics/player/2070]

Thinking of which, it'd be useful to have some sort of grappling hook upgrade to have humans fly around :D [replaces jetpack]

[janev]

High tech
Laser Gatling
Replace chaingun

Tesla gun
Replaces flamethrower for controlling little creepy-crawlies

Plasma grenades

Low Tech
Nailgun
A gun that shoots heavy spikes that slow aliens. The larger the alien the faster the slowing effect wears off. A large alien would only be mildly inconvenienced by the bolts. A small alien with slow to crawl, even pinned to walls (please yes!). The trick to balancing it would be the rate of fire on the bolter, the duration of slowing effect and damage done. This would be a killer weapon when used in a fire team but not so strong 1 on 1. High damage/slow rate of fire and you get a viable sniperrifle, low damage/high rate of fire and you get a funky machinegun

Golf club
This would be a random item you can pick up. 1 per map.

Thermal Lance
It'll get you into a bank vault and it'll take down a few acid tubes.

Demolition pack/ dynamite
Like a grenade, only improvised.

Pressurewasher flamethrower.
Different skin for the flamethrower. No self-respecting colonist has a flamethrower hanging around but he might have a pressurewasher. :)

Some of the old tremulous weapons as randomly spawned loot around the map.

[KenuR]

High tech
Golf club
This would be a random item you can pick up. 1 per map.

I'm sorry, what? o_O

[janev]

High tech
Laser Gatling
Replace chaingun

Tesla gun
Replaces flamethrower for controlling little creepy-crawlies

Plasma grenades

Low Tech
Nailgun
A gun that shoots heavy spikes that slow aliens. The larger the alien the faster the slowing effect wears off. A large alien would only be mildly inconvenienced by the bolts. A small alien with slow to crawl, even pinned to walls (please yes!). The trick to balancing it would be the rate of fire on the bolter, the duration of slowing effect and damage done. This would be a killer weapon when used in a fire team but not so strong 1 on 1. High damage/slow rate of fire and you get a viable sniperrifle, low damage/high rate of fire and you get a funky machinegun

Golf club
This would be a random item you can pick up. 1 per map.

Thermal Lance
It'll get you into a bank vault and it'll take down a few acid tubes.

Demolition pack/ dynamite
Like a grenade, only improvised.

Pressurewasher flamethrower.
Different skin for the flamethrower. No self-respecting colonist has a flamethrower hanging around but he might have a pressurewasher. :)

Some of the old tremulous weapons as randomly spawned loot around the map.

Fixed that for you. Please do not misquote me in a way that changes the meaning.

[KenuR]

Oh, sorry. The "I'm sorry what" didn't have anything to do with "High Tech" at the top.

Golf club
This would be a random item you can pick up. 1 per map.

I'm sorry what? o_O

There you go.

[janev]

Oh ok, well you know, dretchpunt like a Sir. Not everyone gets to be a Sir all the time since that would be boring, so limit the easteregg weapons to one per map or something.

[ViruS]

I'm sorry, did i hear a nail gun? Syringe launcher 2.0? Was't there one in quake i think.... and tf2's medic's primary weapon...

[janev]

I was actually thinking more along the lines of painkiller. http://www.ign.com/articles/2005/11/18/ ... -hell-wars

There have been nailguns in a lot of games though.