[solved] Possible to use mining tool as weapon?

[aubergine18]

Is it possible to using mining tool (eg. axe) as a weapon? I'm thinking of early game mod that would add some extra tools, many of which would be useful as early game weapons. As far as I can tell, the mining tools and weapons are separate prototypes, and I can't see any easy way of swapping entities when necessary to allow the tool/weapon to be equipped in either slot.

[Ranakastrasz]

If you have no ammo in your weapon, then in melee range your character will swing his axe when you try to fire, if an enemy is in melee range. Otherwise, I don't think you can.


As for melee weapons, if you make a dummy custom ammo with a few million charges, and a weapon with extremely short range, and hitscan like SMG, then you can simulate a melee weapon.

I have no idea how to do the animation however.

[aubergine18]

Ah, I had no idea the mining tool would be used as melee weapon if no other weapon/ammo available. With that feature, there's no need for me to do any trickery - which is great news!