Talk:Shotgun (Q1)

The shotgun's acquisition icon isn't unused. It plays whenever you start or load a game, as does every other weapon icon.

It would probably play if the weapon was an acquirable in the first place, but as it happens it's point entity counterpart doesn't exist for use in the world (outside of possible mods that add it).

106.70.86.206 14:52, October 8, 2017 (UTC)

Maybe it flashes in your sourceport of choice, but it does not flash in GLQuake or the original DOS version.

You are correct, the reason it is unused is because there is no entity counterpart. But that is exactly why it is unused, that is the only time the acquisition icons play.

Deathstalker (talk) 15:46, October 8, 2017 (UTC)

Just checked both windows versions of quake (GL and WIN). Not only does the shotgun's acquisition icon not play at all, but the other icons don't flash on game start or load either.

I'm pretty much wrong on all accounts, save for the obvious "it's not a world entity" line.

106.70.86.206 09:52, October 15, 2017 (UTC)