Musket causing an extra charge point to be required for distance missions.

swydswyd

If I charge all my scouts all the way up then try to use them in later rounds of the distance it shows them having 2 charge points but needing 3 to be fully charged if they are equipped with the musket.
Just trying to understand the mechanics of how this is meant to work.

zbot

@swydswyd charge your scouts with the musket equipped, normal scout weapons need 2 charges, musket requires 3.

zbot

@swydswyd just tested it out, if the scout is fully charged with the musket and you unequip the musket for a normal scout weapon and equip the musket back you lose a charge point.

DrUnpleasant

zbot said:

@swydswyd just tested it out, if the scout is fully charged with the musket and you unequip the musket for a normal scout weapon and equip the musket back you lose a charge point.

Well, that certainly sucks. I've certainly avoided using the musket in Distance because of this.

Billbam

Since we get our charge points one at a time with the bayonet it absolutely should be 2 kills...does not make sense, only weapons that multi kill are 3.

Jaden

@zbot

If you don't use them in a mission, you don't.

Haven't tried when using them in a mission - so can't attest to that. But you definitely don't if you don't use them.

Took a video but since I can't upload it here, I took some screenshots with timestamps.

Charged with the musket:


Changed to spear:


Two charge points with normal scout weapon (spear):


Back to the musket:


Three charge points still there:

zbot

@Jaden thanks I tried it on a distance mission and switched back, lost a charge point.

Jaden

@zbot
I was actually wondering about that today before I discovered the threat as I had only tested equipping back and forth without entering a mission.

So now we know what to avoid if we don't want to lose our 3rd charge point: don't use them on a mission equipped with a regular scout weapon.

It's a shame - but at least no charge point gets lost just by giving them a normal weapon.

@Governator Could that be what had happened to you that time?

Governator

> @Jaden said:
> @zbot
> I was actually wondering about that today before I discovered the threat as I had only tested equipping back and forth without entering a mission.
>
> So now we know what to avoid if we don't want to lose our 3rd charge point: don't use them on a mission equipped with a regular scout weapon.
>
> It's a shame - but at least no charge point gets lost just by giving them a normal weapon.
>
> @Governator Could that be what had happened to you that time?

Hmmmm... I don’t recall swapping out weapons. It’s possible that may be what happened. I usually charge up my scouts and then don’t use them again until I get to the map where I need them. My guess is still that I brain farted.