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Referred to as "Ordnance" in-game, these weapons occupy the "Support" group alongside machine guns and thrown explosives. The exception are the flamethrowers; one is only attainable in certain special scenes, and the other is in the "Meat Fort" category. This category also includes the "Kolibri9001" in-game, though it is placed on the pistol sub-page due to it being based on one.
China Lake Launcher
The final present introduced in the 2019 Meatmas update was a long-requested one, the China Lake Launcher.
The twentieth gift added in the 2018 Meatmas event was a FIM-92 Stinger anti-aircraft rocket launcher. It's the game's first (and, so far, only) guided-projectile weapon; it also holds the honor of being quite possibly the most faithful recreation of the Stinger's elaborate firing procedure seen in any piece of media to date.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingFIM-92 Stinger - 70mmError creating thumbnail: File missingThe Stinger's gift box, which comes with a set of instructions. The 3D modeler's name is cut off by the size of their own creation; for reference, the artist's name is "3mern".Error creating thumbnail: File missingMeanwhile, in the Sampler Platter scene (to which the Stinger and its instruction manual were also added), we get a close look at the Stinger's gripstock (with an incorrect straight rather than forward-sloping grip)...Error creating thumbnail: File missing...and the IFF antenna. Which doesn't serve much purpose in-game, since there aren't currently any friendly aircraft in-game (nor is there an IFF interrogator box for the antenna to interact with).Error creating thumbnail: File missingThis small object is what's known as a battery coolant unit, or BCU for short. This holds 2 things: a battery, which powers the weapon's electronics, and a supply of gaseous argon, which cools them (since IR-seeking systems need to be extremely cold to work).Error creating thumbnail: File missingIt fits into a hole in the bottom of the gripstock unit, and has to be inserted for the weapon to fire. Don't just put it in whenever, though; the BCU only provides a 45-second supply of power to the guidance system, so if you don't fire it within 45 seconds, you'll have to replace it.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe next step is to turn on the guidance system (via a firing-hand touchpad button press), producing a continuous, grainy-sounding beep; aiming at a valid target for a few seconds, such as one of these F-18-sized flying steaks (yes, you read that right) in the Sampler Platter's skies, will make this beep louder and clearer, indicating that a lock has been acquired. This is a very slight deviation from the real weapon's operation; the in-game launcher can start a lock aiming at the target right away, whereas the real launcher must first establish contrast by aiming at a patch of open sky first, though this likely wasn't implemented due to the unfeasibility of properly coding such a feature.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThen, just hold down the uncaging switch on the gripstock's forend, aim a bit above the target, and fire.Error creating thumbnail: File missingA second or so later, the rocket's main motor engages, and it seeks and destroys the distant meat-jet.Error creating thumbnail: File missingFollowing this, the launcher can simply be discarded. This is partly in line with its real-world counterpart; the Stinger's LTA (launch tube assembly; essentially just the missile itself and the tube surrounding it) is a single-use, disposable unit, while the gripstock is re-usable, though "reloading" a gripstock with a fresh LTA is seldom done in the field, and used launchers are usually just held onto to be dealt with later. This is a bit of a moot point in-game, since the entire launcher can just be spawnlocked and duplicated indefinitely.Error creating thumbnail: File missingSomewhat strangely, the list of valid targets includes the Meatmas Snowglobe's crystal snowflakes; this is presumably so that the player has something to use their new-found toy on (as difficult as it is to hit something so small so close to the minimum distance at which a Stinger's rocket will actually start seeking out its target). Here, a fired rocket can be seen falling towards the ground, a few frames before the main rocket motor kicks in and sends it skyward.Error creating thumbnail: File missingFittingly enough, the "Meatal Gear Ronch" boss is quite vulnerable to Stingers (despite being encountered at rather short ranges compared to the Stinger's typical minimum, and the rather obvious issues involved with using an anti-aircraft rocket launcher against something that's not in the air).Error creating thumbnail: File missingThough, of course, the mech can attack with its own Stingers as well; this exchange of missiles is another mechanic more faithful to the source material than it is to reality, and makes even less sense than the other way around, since the missiles lock onto targets below the launcher; they're essentially used like high-tech mortars.
GP-25
The third alpha build of Update #76 was the GP-25 grenade launcher, complementing the prior alpha's M203. It comes in two forms: a standard variant (mountable on both the standard and "Tactical" variants of the AKM, the same sub-update's AK-74N, the AK-101, and the "Kalashniluger"), and a fictional variant that can be attached to Picatinny rails. A third version was added in Update #87, as an integral component of the "Mp7 Sustenance". In order to fit the MP7, this variant has no pistol grip, instead using part of the MP7's original foregrip mounted forward of the trigger guard; this presumably means that the grip serves either as a handstop/foregrip for the SMG (in which case the launcher is fired somewhat normally, with a thumb hooked through the MP7's trigger guard for support) or as an actual grip (in which case the launcher's trigger would probably have to be pushed with the user's thumb).
One of the firearms added to H3VR in the "Meat Fortress" update/TF2 crossover was a recreation of the latter game's Demoman's Grenade Launcher, a fictional rotary design drawing cues from the M79 grenade launcher and the Milkor MGL.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingMilkor MGL - 40x46mmError creating thumbnail: File missingM79 - 40x46mmError creating thumbnail: File missingAdmiring the fictitious grenade launcher.Error creating thumbnail: File missingTaking a brief look at the other side; a bit redundant, as unlike its main user, the Grenade Launcher is largely symmetrical.Error creating thumbnail: File missingCracking the launcher open; while not strictly impossible, the weapon would have to have one impressively beefy lower hinge to support that much weight.Error creating thumbnail: File missingLoading in some fancy glowing "42mm Demonade" rounds; unlike in TF2, the player here can actually load all 6 of the weapon's visibly-present chambers, instead of just 4. Well, to be fair, its wielder does perpetually maintain a BAC somewhere north of 0.2, so make of that what you will.Error creating thumbnail: File missingEmulating the behavior of a similarly-intoxicated individual, and firing a grenade directly at the floor.Error creating thumbnail: File missingOr at least that's how it looks at first; as in the source material, the grenades detonate on a timer, bouncing and rolling harmlessly off of surfaces until then.Error creating thumbnail: File missingAiming at a Scout-Sosig; there being no post to line this ladder up with (nor a notch in the non-adjustable sight itself), this is little more than a window through which one can see the approximate place where fired rounds will land.Error creating thumbnail: File missingIt does at least give a good view of the sole exception to the aforementioned rule, another tidbit inherited from the source material: the grenades bounce harmlessly off of inanimate objects, but detonate on direct impact with enemies.Error creating thumbnail: File missingOne notable difference between this model and the one in TF2 is the nature of its ammunition; whereas the original version fired caseless grenades, the H3VR version ejects cases upon reloading.Error creating thumbnail: File missingIn keeping with the ongoing theme of alternating similarities and differences between the two models, both have bright, glowing, tracer-like lights on their projectiles...Error creating thumbnail: File missing...but this incarnation's grenades' explosions affect one another, allowing them to scatter each other around and create chaos in enclosed spaces, as seen here.
Heckler & Koch HK69A1
Adding to the game's slowly-growing collection of grenade launchers, the Heckler & Koch HK69A1 was (rather fittingly) added in Update #69.
Added in Update #60, the "Junkyard Flamethrower" is, as the name implies, a homemade flamethrower composed of various pieces of tubing, wiring, and other miscellaneous bits, all added onto what appears to be a pressure washer wand.
As it turns out, this was added largely for the sake of preparation; the "Meat Fortress" update added a replica of the TF2 Pyro's flamethrower, a device based largely on a commercial weed-burner (though possessing a passing resemblance to the M1 Flamethrower), composed of a gas pump handle, a propane tank, and various pieces of piping and hoses, operating with similar mechanics to the Junkyard Flamethrower.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe "Junkyard Flamethrower" on a table in the Proving Ground scene, along with a tank of fuel and a Molotov cocktail.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe left side of the improvised flamethrower, showing off the tape-covered "GAS" tank, presumably serving as the flamethrower's pressure reserve; for gameplay's sake, this never needs replacing.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe other side of the flamethrower.Error creating thumbnail: File missingLoading the flamer...Error creating thumbnail: File missing...before pausing to take a look at what was just loaded. The tank is labeled "Dr. Boner's Industrial Strength Nail polish remover", and features a warning to "USE ONLY IN A WELL-VENTILATED AREA"; from this, it can be inferred that the tanks (seemingly propane tanks, of the sort used in portable camp stoves and the like) are filled with concentrated acetone. While this may be second only to The Fury's Flammenwerfer 41 loaded with unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine and nitrogen tetroxide (i.e. rocket fuel) from Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater in terms of odd flamethrower fuels, it does make some sense: as any bottle of non-industrial nail polish remover will tell you, acetone is highly flammable, and would make a more effective fuel than the gases commonly used in homemade flamethrowers, though its volatility and tendency to evaporate easily would limit its effective range and make it somewhat dangerous - not that an ordinary flamethrower is exactly OSHA-approved, mind you.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe muzzle of the flamethrower, constructed of a cut-open soda can; judging by the blackening of the end, this flamer's seen some use. Which is simultaneously encouraging and worrying.Error creating thumbnail: File missing"Aiming" the flamethrower...Error creating thumbnail: File missing...and "firing" it.Error creating thumbnail: File missingOverjoyed that the weapon didn't explode upon firing, our fire-fighting friend takes a look at the adjustment lever at the flamethrower's rear.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe lever adjusts the flamethrower's gas pressure; pulling it back reduces the pressure...Error creating thumbnail: File missing...creating a wide spray of flames, like so...Error creating thumbnail: File missing...while pushing it forward increases the pressure...Error creating thumbnail: File missing...creating a more realistic, less video-gamey narrow stream of fire.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThis narrow stream allows more precise, long-ranged use, perfect for roasting more distant Sosigs. As for the wide mode, its use in close quarters is unparalleledly lethal; when combined with the tendency of in-game flame particles to spread out and slide along solid surfaces, this leads to...Error creating thumbnail: File missing"It was a pleasure to burn. It was a special pleasure to see things eaten, to see things blackened and changed."Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe Pyro's take on the homemade flamethrower concept. Note that the standard model's propane tank is missing, leaving behind a cradle of solid metal bands.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThis is because, as with the Junkyard Flamethrower, ammunition comes separately, and the tanks must be attached prior to firing...Error creating thumbnail: File missing...a process which causes the weapon's forward-mounted pilot light to turn itself on.Error creating thumbnail: File missingAdmiring the rear end of the flamethrower, while taking note of the gas pump handle used as a trigger. Hey, as long as it works.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe pressure-adjustment mechanic from the Junkyard Flamethrower is also present on this version, with the adjustments being preformed via this knob; this appears to be the propane tank's flow-adjustment knob, though it is depicted as part of the flamethrower instead of part of the tank (likely due to the issues with moving parts on removable/attachable objects).Error creating thumbnail: File missingTwisting it all the way to the left creates a wide area of effect at the cost of range...Error creating thumbnail: File missing...while turning it to the right does exactly the opposite.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThere is one important mechanic, however, that the TF2-derived flamethrower does not share with its prior-added counterpart (but does share with its source material):Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe ammo-consuming, projectile-redirecting, enemy-pushing, and eternally laughter-inducing airblast.
M1A1 "Bazooka"
Update #50 added the M1A1 Bazooka to H3's collection of explosive toys. Unfortunately, the reloading procedure is incorrectly simplified, with the rocket simply being shoved into the rear of the tube, without bothering to attach the wire to the electrical contacts at the rear of the launcher (which served to transfer electricity to, and ignite, the rocket's booster charge and motor).
Error creating thumbnail: File missingM1A1 Rocket Launcher "Bazooka" - 2.36-inch rocketError creating thumbnail: File missingThe M1A1 in first person. A rather difficult weapon to grab a good screenshot of, considering its sheer size.Error creating thumbnail: File missingStill, with enough due diligence (read: throwing rocket launchers on the ground), its full extent becomes visible.Error creating thumbnail: File missingAnd for those who were expecting the right side to be a substantial departure from the left, well... I don't have anything to say except "sorry". And perhaps "lower your expectations." Anyway, back to business...Error creating thumbnail: File missingLoading a M6A1 rocket into the rear of the weapon. As mentioned, this is the only thing required for reloading, with no simulation of the attachment of the contact wire.Error creating thumbnail: File missingAiming the M1A1. Unlike in many games, the weapon's multiple front sight posts are actually useful here, as the projectile drops over distance, and the weapon can be manipulated freely, rather than having a single fixed aim-down-sights position.Error creating thumbnail: File missingFiring the Bazooka, which produces a suitably impressive cloud of smoke.
M203A1
Update #76's second alpha build added the long-requested, just-as-long-thought-impossible feature of attachable underbarrel grenade launchers, the first example of which being one of the most well-known, the M203 - more specifically, it is the short-barreled M203A1 variant.
The M79 grenade launcher was one of the first weapons added to H3, predating even the name; it, along with a few other weapons, was added to the early prototype stages of the game before it even received a proper name. In the 9th alpha of Update #52, the weapon got a new model and texture set, along with several new ammo types. These include 5 more-or-less normal rounds - an M381 high-explosive round, an M397 airburst round (which bounces off of whatever surface it hits and explodes in mid-air), an M576 buckshot round, an M781 inert practice round, and a CS gas grenade (which was added later, in the same update's 10th alpha) - and 4 more outlandish rounds (all of which have colorschemes and labels more reminiscent of novelty fireworks than of actual military ordnance). These are:
The "X214 Steelbreaker", a high-velocity armor-piercing saboted round,
The "X477 Cornerfrag", a low-yield fragmentation grenade that airbursts 4 meters from the launcher's muzzle, intended for blindfiring around corners in close quarters (hence the name),
The "X666 Baphomet", essentially a 40mm version of the Dragon's Breath round,
and the later-released "X1776 Freedom Party", a 40mm flashbang that releases red, white, and blue confetti upon detonation.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingM79 grenade launcher - 40x46mmError creating thumbnail: File missingAdmiring the M79 under the light of the warehouse's roof windows. Note the trigger guard; for whatever reason, this version of the launcher had a trigger guard that flopped around freely. This is probably based on the M79's side-folding winter trigger guard, to allow usage with thick gloves without adding a large winter trigger, but the dev's forgot that it also locks into position, instead of flaccidly wiggling about.Error creating thumbnail: File missingPopping open the launcher. At full size, it can be seen that the for-some-reason-red rounds on the table have holes in the end of them; this shows that they're modeled after Airsoft 40mm rounds, which use these holes to send forth a shower of plastic BBs on impact.Error creating thumbnail: File missing"I've got an idea. Instead of just throwing grenades at them, how about we send them grenades in another manner?"Error creating thumbnail: File missingReadying the M79...Error creating thumbnail: File missing...and blasting away the nefarious Wall-1000.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe work done, it's time to remove the spent casing, and take a much-needed vacation.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe brand-new M79, along with its new ammunition. From left to right: the M781 trainer, the M576 buckshot, the M397 airburst, the M381 HE, the X214 Steelbreaker, the X477 Cornerfrag, and the X666 Baphomet.Error creating thumbnail: File missingA closer look at the shiny new M79, complete with its gorgeous new properly-secured trigger guard.Error creating thumbnail: File missingShowing off a feature of the M79 that is all but entirely unique to H3: not only does its sight leaf fold up...Error creating thumbnail: File missing...but its rear sight notch is actually adjustable for distance. This runs contrary to the model seen in most video games, where the protagonist generally just picks a random distance and goes with it. This feature was present on the older version of H3's M79 as well.Error creating thumbnail: File missingOpening up the breech.Error creating thumbnail: File missing"Pardon me, sir, but this is an indoor range, so I would really recommend against that."Error creating thumbnail: File missing"Sir, what are you doing-"Error creating thumbnail: File missing"SIR!"Error creating thumbnail: File missingOne RSO heart attack later, a spent casing pops itself out of the M79.
Milkor MGL
Along with the M320, Update #52's 10th alpha brought along a Milkor MGL; specifically, an MGL-140, a later model with longer chambers to allow for the use of more varied ammunition types.
The Orion Flare Gun is available in-game, having been added in Update #15. While it is capable of firing 12 gauge shells in-game, doing so with any sort of high-pressure shell (i.e. anything other than flares, "Cannonball" rounds, Dragon's Breath shells, or "Freedomfetti" shells) will destroy the flare gun, rendering it useless. However, Update #17 added a fictional steel-framed version capable of handling high-pressure loads.
Added in Update #88, the Potato Cannon, while far from the most conventional weapon in the game (though there are plenty that are more unconventional), it meets the strict definition of a firearm. This weapon is based on a typical homemade cannon using PVC pipe and ignited using a barbeque lighter and some aerosolized hairspray as fuel. To make the cannon more wieldy and closer to a proper weapon, the lighter is mounted directly onto the cannon and is used as a makeshift trigger and pistol grip, rather than simply poked through a touch hole. As real life examples of homemade cannons are potentially dangerous, the developers repeatedly state not to attempt to do some of the things that are possible with the in-game Potato Cannon; this includes using the spraycan that comes with the cannon as a flamethrower device.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe infamous Spud Gun, in all its backyard hooligan glory. Made of PVC pipe, a barbecue lighter jammed into the middle, and a few tactical rails glued on - we'll get to those later.Error creating thumbnail: File missingA closeup of the text on the piping; it reads "NOT FOR PRESSURE." Humor aside, PVC is typically not meant for high-pressure applications; potato cannons can get away with this by virtue of having a relatively low pressure from the hairspray fuel compared to industrial applications, though explosive failures are not unheard of.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe end cap is removable for fueling; looking inside, one can see the tip of the lighter poking out.Error creating thumbnail: File missingPulling the trigger on the weapon causes sparks to appear in the combustion chamber.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe cannon comes with its own hairspray can, where apparently sosigs with hair do exist in the world of H3VR. This brand of "TOTALLY STIFF" hairspray has a warning that reads: "IF HAIR REMAINS STIFF FOR LONGER THAN 24 HRS PLEASE CONSULT A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL".Error creating thumbnail: File missingFueling the potato cannon; the amount of spray used does affect the power of the cannon, though there seems to be an upper limit as the cannon does not explosively fail if a ton of spray is used.Error creating thumbnail: File missingLoading a 50mm Potato into the muzzle.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe potato just barely pokes into the barrel; normally, one would jam the potato down near the combustion chamber for best results, but the cannon doesn't come with a ramrod, and but all that's really needed is an airtight plug.Error creating thumbnail: File missingTaking aim with the potato cannon; a sosig is about to experience a potato mashing.Error creating thumbnail: File missingAt full power, a potato can have lethal results, as sosigs explode in a shower of mustard.Error creating thumbnail: File missingWith the aforementioned rails, any standard attachment can be used with the potato cannon; even muzzle devices are useable, though they must be removed prior to loading.Error creating thumbnail: File missingAnd on today's episode of "Do NOT try this at home"...Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe spraycan can be used as an improvised flamethrower when held near an open flame.Error creating thumbnail: File missingAnd on next week's episode of "No seriously DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME"...Error creating thumbnail: File missingIn a pinch, the spray can can also be used as a firebomb when shot at.
RG-6 Grenade Launcher
The RG-6 grenade launcher was added on day 21 of the Meatmas 2020 Advent Calendar event in update #100.
Along with the standard M203A1, Update #76's 2nd alpha build added an RM Equipment M203PI, the main distinction between the two being their compatibility; while the M203A1 can only be mounted to the M16A1 and the "classic" M4A1, the M203PI can be attached to any standard Picatinny rail.
Rounding out Update #50's collection of largely-WWII-centric weaponry is the Panzerschreck. Much like the M1A1 Bazooka, reloading the weapon is a simpler process in-game than it is in reality; whereas in-game the rocket is simply stuffed into the tube and fired, in reality the rocket had to be properly lined up in the tube, and the user had to press down the pin on top of the contact box to allow electricity to be transferred to the rocket, thus allowing its ignition.
The 2016 Meatmas Update added 3 gifts on its 25th and final day, one of these being the game's first rocket launcher, the RPG-7.
The "Meat Fortress" crossover update added the Soldier's "Rocket Launcher" from Team Fortress 2, a fictional repeating design based on a (heavily stylized) RPG-7 with its grips reversed. Initially, its ammo (the so-called "RPGMF Rocket") only had one type (a standard HE round), but Update #91 (the 2020 4th of July update) gave it several more.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingRPG-7 - 40mmError creating thumbnail: File missingAn RPG-7 and a crate full of rockets, found at the Sampler Platter's Dessert Table. It's a hard thing to find, too - you have to show up early, or else it'll all be taken by the 12:30 lunch rush.Error creating thumbnail: File missing"Yes, I get that it's not loaded, but that doesn't mean that this isn't the single stupidest thing you have ever done."Error creating thumbnail: File missingTaking a closer look at the RPG-7, with it (thankfully) pointed in a far, far safer direction.Error creating thumbnail: File missingLoading in a PG-7V rocket.Error creating thumbnail: File missingFollowing this is a step that a great many games tend to forget: cocking the hammer. The RPG-7 uses a revolver-style spur hammer (albeit one that strikes directly upwards) to set off its rockets; since the trigger mechanism is single-action-only, the hammer must be cocked before every shot.Error creating thumbnail: File missing"Aiming" the RPG. Well, at least there was an attempt.Error creating thumbnail: File missingFiring the launcher...Error creating thumbnail: File missing...and watching the rocket hit its mark. While it can't be shown here (for obvious reasons), one thing to note is the inclusion of a sound delay system for distant explosions - even at the back of this relatively small range, there is still a noticeable delay between seeing the round go off and hearing it, meant to simulate the difference between the speeds of light and sound. This feature, along with a great many others (including the Sampler Platter itself), was introduced in Update #52.Error creating thumbnail: File missingAmusingly, due to the way that H3 defines loading (i.e. if a round intersects a certain trigger area, it is automatically loaded), simply slamming a rocket into the side of the RPG-7's main tube...Error creating thumbnail: File missing...produces a loaded rocket launcher, presumably either meaning that the rockets are capable of teleportation, or that osmosis can be performed with far larger particles than scientists previously thought. IMFDB does not encourage the practice of slamming live rockets into things; doing so outside of a video game is highly unlikely to end well.Error creating thumbnail: File missing"Aiming" once again, this time at the cluster of shipping crates and explosive barrels that makes up the bulk of the Dessert Table's target content.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThis has predictable results.
"Rocket Launcher"
Error creating thumbnail: File missingAnd when we said "heavily stylized", we meant heavily stylized.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe "Rocket Launcher"'s rockets, as in TF2, are these little gray objects that go into the muzzle...Error creating thumbnail: File missing...and not necessarily one at a time. As in the source material, this launcher manages to fit 4 rockets in the tube (though, unlike the original game, loaded rockets will protrude slightly from the muzzle, as seen here); while such a thing isn't strictly impossible, it would be a far cry from anything that could reasonably be described as "safe", and would seriously inhibit the ability of the launcher to vent propellant gases out of the exhaust port (which serves to prevent the launcher from flying backwards with each shot).Error creating thumbnail: File missingAiming the launcher; between the wobbliness of the front sight and the lack of a rear sight to line it up with, this isn't particularly helpful at any substantive range. The former aspect is noteworthy; wobbly objects hadn't been feasible in H3's physics engine prior, but an outside contributor going by the name "Cynicat" managed to get it working.Error creating thumbnail: File missingFiring a shot; the largely-obstructed tube could at least explain the weapon's rather severe vertical recoil.Error creating thumbnail: File missingWatching the rocket hit its mark. The rockets fired by H3's version of the launcher are noticeably more powerful than those in TF2, frequently insta-gibbing enemies (such as this unfortunate Sniper Sosig) with a single well-placed shot.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe other "proper" use of the Rocket Launcher is another mechanic inherited from its source (pun intended), the so-called "rocket jump", wherein a rocket is fired at the ground beneath/a wall next to the wielder, propelling them through the air in a spectacular, cartoonish fashion; H3VR may very well be the first VR game in which such a thing is possible. Not recommended for those who suffer from motion sickness.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe Rocket Launcher's various ammo types laid out on a table; from left to right, there's the standard round, the "WRONG AMMO", the "To The Moon", the "Frag Explosive" (yes, that is a can of meat as a warhead), the "Rock-It", and the "Rocket Pop".Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe "To The Moon" round, in keeping with its name, colorscheme, and being based on 1950s sci-fi rockets, is a high-velocity less-lethal round meant exclusively for rocket jumping (similar in function to TF2's "Rocket Jumper", but as a round instead of a separate weapon); since there's no real way to show it in its intended role without being redundant, here's a shot of it completely failing to damage a Sosig instead. A Sosig who is, for whatever reason, stuck to a wall.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe "Rocket Pop" round, aside from bringing back memories of chasing the ice cream truck down the street (how simple things used to be), also temporarily freezes enemies within a given radius; this makes them less vulnerable to piercing-type attacks (but more vulnerable to blunt ones), and slows down all of their functions - movement, turning, weapon-handling, and even their AI.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe frag rocket, as the now-enabled bullet trails show, does pretty much exactly what it says on the can - well, not exactly what it says on the actual can, since that would imply it contain's Penn's Prime Meats and Cuts, but you get the idea.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe "Rock-It", meanwhile, is a little less obvious; it serves as a directional anti-personnel round, traveling a set distance (roughly 8 meters) before exploding, sending out a burst of shrapnel in a forward-facing cone (again, the bullet trails help make this clearer), or simply exploding on contact and sending all this shrapnel into the target if its hits something beforehand. This serves to minimize collateral/self-damage in close quarters at the cost of having to be more precise with your shots and severely limiting your effective range. Still, it works better than you'd expect for what is quite literally a firework with a bunch of rocks taped to it.Error creating thumbnail: File missingAnd finally, there's the "WRONG AMMO", which is as hard to show off as it is to use in its intended role; being mortar shells, these fly in a ballistic arc rather than a straight line, allowing the weapon to be used for indirect fire. While the white streak that follows them is somewhat helpful, the weapon they're fired out of still has no real way of aiming like this, so actually hitting anything other than the ground is mostly down to luck.
"Stickybomb Launcher"
Another weapon added with the "Meat Fortress" update was the TF2 Demoman's "Stickbomb Launcher", a fictional 8-shot semi-automatic weapon that fires remotely-detonated bombs (which, as the name implies, can stick to surfaces). Visually, it seems to be loosely based on the Sten Mk V, albeit stockless, left-hand-charging, fed by a fixed drum magazine (reminiscent of an RPK's 75-round drum), and massively oversized.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingSten Mk. V - 9x19mm ParabellumError creating thumbnail: File missingThe "Stickybomb Launcher"'s ammunition (which isn't seen in TF2, since the original version was somehow reloaded by racking the charging handle repeatedly)...Error creating thumbnail: File missing...and the launcher itself. Note the electronic device on top; this is another addition made for H3, and was created by a community member named PieSavvy.Error creating thumbnail: File missingLocking open the weapon's bolt.Error creating thumbnail: File missingA necessary process to show off one more aspect of the launcher created for this version: its loading procedure.Error creating thumbnail: File missingIn a manner somewhat inspired by the M1941 Johnson rifle, this variant of the Stickybomb Launcher is loaded with an 8-round stripper clip inserted through the ejection port.Error creating thumbnail: File missingLetting the bolt drop, pushing a round out of the magazine and into the chamber.Error creating thumbnail: File missing"Aiming" the launcher; since the only thing provided for this is the Mk. V Sten's empty front sight protector, it'd be more accurately described as "point-shooting".Error creating thumbnail: File missingFiring off a shot; the action closes quite quickly for its size. Also note that the projectile is bigger than the launcher's actual bore; the explanation given being that the bombs inflate upon leaving the muzzle.Error creating thumbnail: File missingAn assortment of stickies laid out around the room, which help reveal the purpose of the aforementioned device: since H3VR has no HUD to show the player how many stickybombs they've placed, the device fills that role instead, with the line rising higher on the screen for each sticky placed. With all 8 set out, there's only one thing left to do...Error creating thumbnail: File missing"Ka-BEEEEEEEEEEEEEWM!"
"The Long Shot"
Alpha 2 of Update #96 added a modified variant of the Stickybomb Launcher known as "The Long Shot", along with several new ammo types for both it and the original variant. Compared to the Stickybomb Launcher, the Long Shot is a longer weapon overall (featuring a longer barrel and a full stock), and sacrifices semi-auto functionality for increased muzzle velocity, to the point that it serves as a serviceable direct-fire weapon out to surprising ranges.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingAdmiring the Long Shot in the Proving Grounds' dedicated battle arena.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe forend and stock are similar to that of the Demo's Grenade Launcher; the device in place of the original Stickybomb Launcher's more-or-less-functionless front sight protector is a laser sight that, like some of the other Meat Fortress weapons', is always on.Error creating thumbnail: File missingLoading in some shells; this is a "Rusty Nail" round, one of the three alternate ammo types added in the same update.Error creating thumbnail: File missingReleasing the locked-back bolt, and chambering a round. Props to whoever designed the feed ramp in this thing - getting it to feed rounds like that reliably must've been a bona fide nightmare.Error creating thumbnail: File missingSetting down a few Rusty Nails before starting an AI battle, and showing off what appears to be an artifact of how the weapon is coded - for just the briefest of moments, two noticeably different stocybombs appear in front of the muzzle.. Say, setting up stickies before the two teams even begin existing isn't cheating right?Error creating thumbnail: File missingManually racking the charging handle; as mentioned, the Long Shot lacks semi-auto functionality, effectively tutoring it into a spring-assisted straight-pull bolt-action.Error creating thumbnail: File missingDetonating the Rusty Nail rounds all at once reveals their function: smoking like a 1950s commercial airliner cabin.Error creating thumbnail: File missingLoading up another type; in keeping with the general theme of scotch-based cocktail names, this one's called the "Robbie Burns".Error creating thumbnail: File missingTaking a less-than-quick potshot at an enemy Sosig's head...Error creating thumbnail: File missing...with predictable consequences. While decent at knocking enemies down when uncharged, the Long Shot can often kill enemies with a single fully-charged shot, a shot which has almost no drop over reasonable distances to boot.Error creating thumbnail: File missingActually detonating a few of these rounds reveals their intended function: fittingly, the Robbie Burns round is incendiary.Error creating thumbnail: File missingLastly, there's the "Highland Fling".Error creating thumbnail: File missingThis is an explosive scatter-shot round, firing six mini-stickies per shot; this, in combination with the aforementioned high impact damage allows the Long Shot to be used as an ersatz shotgun in close quarters.Error creating thumbnail: File missingDetonating the Highland Fling rounds shows off one of their interesting properties: they aren't all fuzed quite the same, with the six submunitions exploding jut slightly out of sync with each other. Aside from looking cooler, this does provide some advantages: in particular, with mini-stickies scattered on the ground, the first blast will often knock enemies down, putting their much more vital, squishy bits right next to all of the subsequent explosions.
Sturmpistole
The final grenade launcher added in the 10th alpha of Update #52 is the Sturmpistole, a WW2-era German experiment in converting the Leuchtpistole flare gun into a grenade launcher.
