What about a nailgun? Like one that uses the huge house nails. Equiping this could also let you barricade for less SPs.

 Nailgun would be nice. A whole new class of not-useless-outside-of-battle could be nice. Nailgun, hammer (not sledgehammer), and similar. 

Of course if the weapons have a use outside of battle, they would need to have some kind of damage penalty. which also seems realistic enough. A nailgun has a short "useable-as-a-weapon"-range. This means that the range might not be longer than 20-30, especially if it is batterypowered, (most nailguns are powered by a cord). But its a good idea. I like it... But maybe the automatic weapons need a redoing first? They are pretty useless at the moment...

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Speaking of unconventional weapons;

Slap-Chopper kitchen preperation utensil

Level: 50

Cost: 3 easy payments of $19.95

Weight: A small child

Damage: 0-1

Range: 0

Caliber: 7.62

Rounds: 0

Burst cost: $12.95 (For shipping and handling)

Not usable in close-combat

/joke

ok serious time. 

If I was in a zombie apocalypse, and I needed to improvise some sort of ranged weapon....How about a "Detached Zombie Arm"?  You know how the old lady zombie is holding one?  Maybe we can use one as a weapon too!  It can be ranged, by being able to throw it, and can be used in close-combat. 

How about a modified nerf gun?  I know some wacky people out there slap on all kinds of gadgets on to a nerf gun or make one themself and the thing ends up being rather lethal.  Or a boomerang? Or a dumbbell? I know Im getting into melee weapons now but how about a Stripper pole?  Or a chain+cinderblock flail?

OMG Its Vince with the slap chop. HAHA. I love that guy. The slap chop rap is the best. Was there already a nailgun in the game before I said anything? o.O or are these guys just really that fast. Damn!!!

I really would like to see a home made crossbow like the one Gordan Freeman uses in Half-Life 2.

IT SHOOTS FRICKIN REBAR!

Petrol Bombs in a variety of bottle sizes would be cool too. Like fatter 40oz. bottles will have more area affect dmg and cover the enemy in flames, but they take up more space and takes more effort to throw them. Also upgrades, like mixing soft plastics into the gasoline so it turns into a gelly. You could shove a piece of fishermans net into each bottle to give it more chances to stick and cover the target completly.

Bear traps would be a nice addon to the already existing landmines. Maybe you could get a special acheivment for catching a bears in them. These kind of traps would do a little dmg and would make the enemy have to attack it to get free. This would give players more time to be afk. If all the zeds outside are getting fumbled in your traps, they wont do as much dmg to the house in the night.

Do we have slingshots in the game?  How about a shoulder-mounted rocket launcher?  Can we have catapults that used severed heads as ammunition?  Can we set those heads on fire?   Maybe we can have laser cannons.  But it would take a turn or two for one of those to power up. 

I like the idea of flame weapons. You could have flame throwers as a medium distance weapon, and petrol bombs that are area effect.

The burning liquid stays at that area for "X" turns and burns any zombie that crosses it within that time frame. You could throw it at a zombie at a distance of 30, and as the zombie behind it hits the 30 mark it also burns.

Burning damage could also run for "x" amount of turns, causing additional damage per turn they stay lit.

@ Fizco

You really get what Im saying. Thats nice. The petrol bombs do need dmg over time and that area affect would be awsome. It would be great for damageing multipul targets. Spray cans and arosal cans + lighter could = a short range flame thrower. If you use it to much in a row or have low smarts you can have it explode in your face!!! O.o Haha

Another cool idea is to have "Unique" versions of the weapons.  Say for a Katana.  Maybe you go into an abandoned apartment and you find "Toshiro's Katana", and it would be stronger than the original version but you could use the original version to *repair it.

Or maybe have a "Unique" affect.  Say you find "Smirnov's Ak-47" and this Ak-47 can be used in close-combat.  Or "Harry's Magnum" which has a chance of doing 5 extra damage even if the weapon originally hit the maximum attack damage.  Or maybe "Koch's 417" which has more damage than the M416, and it's burst-fire cost is only 2 bullets instead of 3.

*(something from another thread)

@Odigo

That sounds cool and all, but Ive seen that a lot in other games. And, I dont really want to have Toms Colt 45.s I want to have Seths Colt 45.s xD What I mean is, maybe add in somthing like, if you kill 100 zeds, or earn 50k exp using the same gun or somthing, it gets named for you. Its like you get so used to your gun that you can repair it blind folded. Maybe a 1 or 2 dmg bonus, or a melee use. Its the same thing basicaly, but just so its named after your character. I dont know if others could ever use your items. Maybe if the corpe looting ever gets in the game (the player corpse looting) you could loot named guns of retired characters. So someone who gets a decent lvl and then quits, after a few months you can snag there named gun and get the bonuses. It just wont have your name. IDK

Would be nice with special one off weapons... especially if there is a player economy/trading system/something more than NPC shops.

Should they be one off or just very unique? How do you avoid that WoW spawn crud.

@kalokain

Avoid anything similur to WoW. This is ingrediants for a good game. xD Things that suck in WoW and should never see the light of day in ZP are...

The auction house system...

The terrable PVP... (You die like 400 times a day)

Items binding to you. (I would give you this extra dagger I have, but its magicaly stuck in my pocket)

Terrable chat system. (I dont want to type 5 things to reply to someone)

Cant attack anyone (I dont care if your on my team, if your being a d bag your gonna get bonked)

Leveling system (Records show lvl 80s being made in 26 hours) LOL

One sided class system (Paliden wins)

Armor is crap after a year (Your fly as hell until the new update)

Everyone has 8 characters (Your not truly role playing anything, your just a nerd with no life farming in as much gp and xp you can)

Talents (Some talent trees are just terrable)

Community (Walk up to someone in town and say hello, see what heppens.. nothing)

Hearth Stone (Makes no fear in the game, stuck in a cave, just teleport out)

Instances (clone universe, makes no sence to be in the same cave as someone and not be able to see them)

Quests that are done over and over. (It doesnt make any sence to kill the same guy 30 times.

Dieing (This is my HUGE gripe. You die every 2 seconds. And it doesnt matter. OMG I have to pay a repair bill!! LOL. Dieing should be a bigger deal than that. It shouldnt be somthing that makes you wanna quit, but it should be somthing that is avoided at all costs.)

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Posted By Seth Myrrh on 12 Mar 2010 02:12 PM


Melee with guns. Its standard to pistol whip, or hit with the stock of your rifle.