Adding the gun bag functionality to the launcher slot

[Tirpitz93]

Hello,
I had a look at the Gun bag for the first time today. Really like the feature, but I feel like the gun bag functionality would be better or additionally located as a launcher slot (like CSW weapon bags).

Really like the self interact to take/exchange the weapon.
This would allow a sniper team to carry a light weapon into the AO, and when in situ bring out the big gun, as well as carrying a backpack. This would not be much different from having a launcher on your back from an ergonomics point of view.

[BrettMayson]

This will not be possible due to a technical limitation of the engine.

Backpacks are their own separate objects, which means we can store information on them using setVariable. ACE stores the gun type using this command, which is not possible on a launcher as they do not have this functionality. There would be no way for ACE to know which gun is supposed to be stored inside the bag.

[Tirpitz93]

I mean it's always a matter of how complicated are you willing to make a system in order for it to work. you could attach the variables to the player, and on dropping it, transfer them to the ground holder, then to the next player.

[Tirpitz93]

Another option would be to handle it like TFAR, with _IDd classes up to 1000 (or whatever).

[BrettMayson]

In my opinion it's not worth the hassle of either of those options. I rarely see the gun bags used to begin with, and using IDs can be very inconvenient. With persistent systems they are extremely annoying, TFAR / ACRE are worth the hassle for the amount they are used and how much they improve the gameplay experience, I don't think gun bags are worth it. If you want to be able to carry more gear while using a gun bag you could always increase the capacity in a patch mod.