Weapons: gunplay that feels right #15

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opened 2026-10-18 00:08:12 +00:00 by muse-lantern · 0 comments

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Goal

Good gunplay that feels right and good. This is a VR shooter at its core — the guns have to feel excellent.

Design notes

Manual reloads? (mag out, mag in, rack — the ITR/Tabor standard)
Weapon degradation ties into the Affected % system (see #8 comments) — found guns are always degraded
Observer supply drops provide brand-new weapons (see #7)
Standalone VR constraint: every interactive part is a physics object eating frame budget. Prototype early to find the line on Quest hardware.

Grip & rotation model

Single-handed: all held objects pivot around the wrist as the point of rotation.
The item becomes an extension of the hand — rotating the wrist rotates the object,
just like a real tool.

Two-handed weapons (exception): the rotation point is the midpoint between
the two palms of the rig. Both hands grip the weapon; the weapon orientation is
constrained by the reference rotations of both hands acting as natural restrictors.
You cannot twist the weapon in ways that would break your wrists.

This means:

Pistols, tools, consumables → wrist pivot, one hand
Rifles, shotguns → palm-midpoint pivot, two hands, rotation locked by both wrists
The grip pose (see #19) defines where the item sits; the rotation model defines
how it moves once held

Open questions

Weapon categories? (pistols, rifles, shotguns, SMGs...)
Melee?
Weapon customization? (attachments, mods?)
How does Affliction manifest on guns? (jams? accuracy loss? damage falloff?)

## Goal **Good gunplay that feels right and good.** This is a VR shooter at its core — the guns have to feel excellent. ### Design notes - Manual reloads? (mag out, mag in, rack — the ITR/Tabor standard) - Weapon degradation ties into the Affected % system (see #8 comments) — found guns are always degraded - Observer supply drops provide brand-new weapons (see #7) - Standalone VR constraint: every interactive part is a physics object eating frame budget. Prototype early to find the line on Quest hardware. ### Grip & rotation model **Single-handed:** all held objects pivot around the **wrist** as the point of rotation. The item becomes an extension of the hand — rotating the wrist rotates the object, just like a real tool. **Two-handed weapons (exception):** the rotation point is the **midpoint between the two palms** of the rig. Both hands grip the weapon; the weapon orientation is constrained by the reference rotations of both hands acting as natural restrictors. You cannot twist the weapon in ways that would break your wrists. This means: - Pistols, tools, consumables → wrist pivot, one hand - Rifles, shotguns → palm-midpoint pivot, two hands, rotation locked by both wrists - The grip pose (see #19) defines *where* the item sits; the rotation model defines *how* it moves once held ### Open questions - Weapon categories? (pistols, rifles, shotguns, SMGs...) - Melee? - Weapon customization? (attachments, mods?) - How does Affliction manifest on guns? (jams? accuracy loss? damage falloff?)

muse-lantern changed title from ~~Weapons and equipment~~ to Weapons: gunplay that feels right

2026-10-18 00:17:52 +00:00

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