How to make a melee weapon that is made out of stuff have a ranged attack?

[Dragoon]

I wanted to make a mace with a pile bunker for a short ranged attack. I know the bullet def is what makes the weapons range damage, set but I wanted to make it cost stuff so if you made it out of stronger material the melee damage scales up, even if the range damage does not.

I am able to make it, but when I set it to cost stuff it crashes. I can have it set to specific materials but I would like for it be able to be costing stuff. Can anyone help?


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[Distman]

I've had no luck making weapons with more then one verb (melee + projectile).

Can't help you with the crash though. Have you checked the output log?

[kaptain_kavern]

I think I recall there is weapons that are both melee and distance in one of the Rimsenal weapon pack (maybe Feral but I'm not that sure which one)

[ziame]

check out nandonalt's arsenal or armoury - he has there a fire extinguisher. it has both a ranged attack ("grenade") and melee.

[Dragoon]

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Sorry, I should clarify. I am able to make a melee a ranged, but you know how longswords can be made out of a multitude of materials? Well, I want to do that with the mace. I know that the damage for the ranged attack won't change but if it's made of out plasteel instead of steel than the melee damage would be stronger.

[SpaceDorf]

Have you tried making a gun from stuff, just for the sake of clarity ?

[Dragoon]

Have you tried making a gun from stuff, just for the sake of clarity ?

Yes. I am able to make guns from stuff, that's how I found out that the material of the gun does not affect the the damage of the bullet.

[SpaceDorf]

So it only blows up when you give the stuffed weapon the melee verb ?

[Dragoon]

So it only blows up when you give the stuffed weapon the melee verb ?

Yes, it has really got me confused as to why it would only do that when both verbs are added.

[Dragoon]

Here is an example of a gun made out of stuff.

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[SpaceDorf]

I was contemplating what the difference between guns and melee weapons is.
And I thought that I never saw a gun with a material designator ( steel rifle, plasteel rifle )

If this designator gets removed from a gun the melee part gets confused.