Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand GrenadesHot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades - Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video GamesHot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades, also known as H3VR, is a virtual-reality shooting gallery sandbox game with an emphasis on realistic weapon operation. Using the HTC Vive's motion controllers players can manipulate individual rounds in a magazine, pull the cocking lever, flip safeties, deploy a bipod, fold or collapse the stock, dry-fire, and even adjust the zeroing on sights and scopes. The axis of the motion controller even conforms to the angle of each individual weapon's grip.
Outside of custom models created for the game, a good portion of the game's weapon models come from either publicly available 3D assets sold on asset stores and direct donations from freelance weapon artists to the game's lead Anton Hand. With some detailed research, it is even possible to identify the exact creators of individual models, either by researching in the asset stores or artist portfolios. For instance, many of the early weapons have made-up markings, a feature of weapons from the "Ultimate FPS Weapons Pack" by weapon artist ChamferZone, and a series of Mauser C96 variants added later in the game are all from the "Mauser Pistol Pack" by Stefan Engdahl. More info on weapon assets and artists can be found in the discussion page.
The following weapons appear in the video game Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades:
While not directly usable in-game, a Beretta 92FS (different from the M9A1 below) is seen on the item spawner's instruction panel as an example handgun, showing off some standard controls and functions.
Replicas of the modified Grammaton Cleric pistol from the movie Equilibrium are available in-game, having been added through Update #37. The Grammaton Cleric comes in full-auto, and boasts the same interesting muzzle flash as the movie gun.
The Beretta 950 Jetfire is one of the available firearms in-game, having been added through the first Meatmas update. 2 versions are available - a standard blued model with black plastic grips, and a gold-plated model with mother-of-pearl grips.
The Wurstwurld update brought along a Bergmann Simplex pocket pistol, among many other things. Of note is that this is the first ever appearance of this weapon in a video game, and only the second documented appearance of it in any form of media, the first being in The Mystic Archives of Dantalian.
The M1911A1 is one of the available firearms in-game. Also comes in gold and nickel-plated versions. A unique gold-plated version with unlimited ammunition, full-automatic fire capability, and a length of about 1 meter is available in the Meatmas level, which is fittingly referred to as the "Floppy McLongflopper". An artillery-sized M1911A1 was added in the Alpha 7 build of Update 52 (April Fools special), coming with its own bipod, a few normal-sized grips to manipulate the gun and pull the slide with, and uses ".45 ACP Oversize" rounds that are basically artillery rounds. An interesting note is that due to the size of the firing pin, it is possible to trigger it by firing at it with another gun.
A fully-automatic variant of the M1911A1, based on the machine pistol conversions created by Hyman Lebman, is scheduled for addition in Update #52.
The actual Hyman Lebman-converted M1911A1 machine pistol used by John Dillinger - .38 SuperError creating thumbnail: File missingThe converted M1911A1, complete with compensator and Thompson-type foregrip.Error creating thumbnail: File missingLoading in the weapon's unique magazine (which is interchangeable with other M1911 pistols and magazines).Error creating thumbnail: File missingSaid magazine holds 18 rounds, and is essentially just several existing magazines welded together.Error creating thumbnail: File missingPulling back the slide.Error creating thumbnail: File missingPseudo-aiming the pistol, which is close enough to actually aiming it to show off the illuminated sights; these are a byproduct of the weapon being a modified version of the existing M1911A1 model, and aren't expected to stay.Error creating thumbnail: File missingEspecially when one considers the sheer amount of recoil this weapon produces, which renders aiming a bit unnecessary anyways.
"Compact" Glock
An unknown "compact"-sized Glock pistol (e.g. the Glock 19, the Glock 23, etc.) was made available to SWBs (Soldier Weinerbots) in Update #46.
The Desert Eagle Mark VII .44 is one of the available firearms in-game. On 2018 April Fools (Alpha 7 for Update 52), a Desert Eagle made out of cardboard marked as "Degle .50" in marker pen was added to the game. It uses ".50 Imaginary" rounds (with a few custom options) in a cardboard magazine (which, due to being imaginary, always appears to be empty), and has all of its sounds voiced by game director Anton Hand.
So far the only known media appearance of this fairly rare French machine pistol, the UNION was a version of the Star Ruby capable of full-auto fire. It had a distinctive 35-round horseshoe magazine, which is replicated in-game.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingFrench UNION with magazine and loading tool - .32 ACPError creating thumbnail: File missingWhen you have a game with the word "Horseshoes" in the name, you need to have a gun involving horseshoes. It's just mandatory.Error creating thumbnail: File missingLoading in the magazine...Error creating thumbnail: File missing...which results in something exactly as ridiculous-looking as you'd expect.Error creating thumbnail: File missingPulling back the UNION's slide.Error creating thumbnail: File missingAiming; this is a rather pointless activity, considering both the weapon's lack of sights and its short effective range.Error creating thumbnail: File missingUnleashing a barrage of .32 ACP rounds.Error creating thumbnail: File missing35 of the aforementioned rounds later, the UNION locks open, showing off the fluting of the barrel, which is normally covered by the slide.Error creating thumbnail: File missingA closeup of the pistol, following a quick mag change. This shows off the labeled witness holes in the magazine (which actually allow for the viewing of cartridges in-game, and are placed every 5 rounds, starting at 15), as well as the markings, which read "PISTOLET AUTOMATIQUE FRANCAIS" on the first line, "FABRIQUE A STETIENNE-CAL 7.65" on the second, "UNION" both on the grip and to the right of the other slide markings (in quotation marks on the latter, oddly enough), and "TRADE MARK" surrounding a manufacturer's logo in the center of the grip panel. While not visible here, the front of the lower frame indicates that the serial number is 0424, and the magazine is marked "CHARGEUR "UNION" CAL.7/65 BTE S.G.D.G".Error creating thumbnail: File missingJust in case it wasn't ridiculous enough already, the unique magazine shape of the UNION allows for... this.
Glock 22
The Glock 22 is one of the available firearms in-game, available with a full-auto mode (possible in real life with a conversion kit).
Update #50 added a Kimber Warrior, fitted with non-standard grip panels, raised red illuminated iron sights, and a permanently-attached red dot sight.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingKimber Warrior - .45 ACPError creating thumbnail: File missingA nice, close look at the Kimber Warrior. Also seen here is the indoor range's target board; it leaves a black mark wherever a shot is placed on the corresponding target downrange, with the most recent hit being red.Error creating thumbnail: File missingA view through the Warrior's integrated RDS, which also shows off the co-witnessed illuminated sights. Meanwhile, RSOs around the world wince at the direction that the pistol is pointed.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe Warrior, locked open after a successful mag dump. The extended magazine seen here was added to the game with the weapon, holds 11 rounds, and can be freely interchanged with the standard 7-rounders.Error creating thumbnail: File missingLoading a new magazine into the Warrior.
Luger P08
The Luger P08 is another handgun option in-game, added through Update #47.
Update #43 introduced the Mauser C96 to the game. The weapon holds 10 rounds of the 7.63x25mm Mauser cartridge (which, like some in the game, was added before there were any weapons that could use them), and can be reloaded round-by-round or with a 10-round stripper clip.
In a similar vein to its 3 extra Luger variants, Update #52 is scheduled to include 3 variants of the Mauser C96, the first being a Mauser M712 Schnellfeuer machine pistol.
Moses Brothers Self-Defense Engine Frontier Model B
Unlocked as a reward, the "Frontier Model B" is a precise replica of Captain Malcom's gun from Serenity and Firefly. While the original prop was actually a Taurus Model 85 in a multi-part casing meant to make it look like a semi-automatic, magazine-fed handgun, in-game it is just that- a magazine-fed, semi-automatic handgun that holds 6 rounds (plus one in the chamber) of the proprietary .36 Moses cartridge.
The compact version of the SIG-Sauer P250 is one of the available firearms in-game. It has a two-tone finish, is chambered in .45 ACP, and was added in Update #5.
The Tokarev TT-33 is one of the available firearms in-game.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingTokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Pre-1947 version.While doing some warehouse plinking, a reload reveals the weirdly chunky TT-33 grip.
Volcanic Repeater
The Volcanic Repeater is one of the firearms added in the Wurstworld update. It's based on an early Smith and Wesson produced Navy model, with iron frame over the later brass frame, and is chambered for .41 caliber "Rocket Ball" rounds, which are (correctly) rather anemic.
Update #42 made the Colt SAA available for use in-game, specifically the 5.5" barreled model; this was the first single-action revolver added to H3. Of note is that the weapon will fire if it is dropped on the hammer, provided that the hammer is uncocked and resting on a loaded chamber. This interesting, realistic touch is a trait shared by the other single-action revolvers added to the game later, including the Reichsrevolver M1879 and the Nagant M1895.
The SAA was actually present in the game long before Update #42, albeit not in physical form; the "Amendment 35" poster in the indoor shooting range features 2.
Update #43 introduced the LAPD 2019 Blaster from Blade Runner, referring to it as the "LAPD 2019 Special" (another one of its common names). It is perhaps one of the most intricate depictions of the weapon in any piece of media (and most certainly the most complex weapon in the game):
The weapon, at its core, is a 5-shot, swing-out cylinder DAO revolver, chambered for the proprietary (and fictional) 10mm DSM (Discarding Sabot Magnetic) cartridge. This cartridge has a variety of available ammo types, including:
"Slugger" rounds (the weapon's default ammunition type; a hard-hitting, high-impact round),
Fragmentation rounds (yes, the weapon can fire grenades),
"Turbo Penetrator" rounds (a high-velocity armor-piercing round that doesn't impart much energy, but can penetrate a variety of targets),
and highly sensitive, surface-adhering, low-velocity, motion-sensitive proximity mine rounds (while the sensitivity is nice for dealing with enemies, it also means that they can be detonated by other things, including miscellaneous nearby moving objects, other proximity mines as they fly through the air, and even simply being fired in the charged mode, meaning that their sensitivity can be either a benefit or a hazard).
Furthermore, the hollow underneath the weapon's barrel is storage for the weapon's batteries (which bring the profile fully into line with the original prop, complete with LEDs that change color as the battery loses charge) used in the railgun-assisted mode, which dramatically increases muzzle velocity, at the cost of creating massive amounts of heat (as one would expect from a railgun).
To help slow the weapon's overheating, heat sinks (called "thermal clips" in-game) are placed into what was the Steyr Mannlicher Model SL's chamber on the original prop (the bolt handle is turned to expose the heat sink, and pulled back to eject it if necessary); these have to be replaced regularly to prevent the weapon from overheating critically. As the weapon overheats, its barrel will begin to put off steam, then glow progressively brighter and brighter, while the accuracy and battery efficiency suffer; eventually, if the weapon reaches its highest heat level, its barrel will be permanently damaged, causing a significant drop in accuracy even after the weapon cools down.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe original prop from Blade Runner.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThis weapon can either be viewed as the result of countless years of scientific research and development, or as the result of firearm kitbashing, but either way, it's undeniably beautiful.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe revolver's cylinder, open and ready for loading. Note the red dot on the ground; this is from the weapon's integrated laser sight (the small rod just to the left of the cylinder, with a red end), which is active whenever the weapon is held.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe various ammo types available for the weapon. From top to bottom: Swarm-Shot, Slugger, Fragmentation, Prox-Mine, Tracer, and Turbo-Penetrator. Decisions, decisions...Error creating thumbnail: File missingLoading the weapon up with some "Slugger" rounds.Error creating thumbnail: File missingFiring the weapon. The fact that this is a faithful recreation of the original movie prop means that it doesn't have any iron sights, though the integrated laser makes that a bit of a moot point.Error creating thumbnail: File missingAs impressive as the weapon is, one can't help but feel like something's missing...Error creating thumbnail: File missingAhh, much better!Error creating thumbnail: File missingA closeup of the battery. The color of the LEDs changes as their power is drained; they start out green, changing to yellow, orange, and eventually red when empty. The markings read "L.A.P.D. MODEL 2019 A.N.2. 10MM DSM".Error creating thumbnail: File missingFiring a charged shot from the LAPD produces some impressive particle effects. The back of the laser sight doubles as a capacitor charge indicator; when the weapon is set to auto-charge, there is a short, but noticeable, delay between shots, wherein power is drained from the battery and transferred to the capacitor.Error creating thumbnail: File missingOpening up what was once a chamber reveals the downside of this increased power is an increase in excess heat, which is stored in these heat sinks. The markings here read "MADE IN CALIFORNIA" and "10816", the latter presumably being a serial number.Error creating thumbnail: File missingFailure to replace the heat sinks frequently enough results in... this.Error creating thumbnail: File missingIf this problem is ignored even further, it only gets worse; the particles close to the weapon are actually pieces of the inside of the barrel, the ejection of which has a rather predictable effect on the weapon's accuracy.Error creating thumbnail: File missingFiring a proximity mine round, whilst simultaneously ignoring just about every rule of every shooting range ever. The mine is the red hexagonal object, currently flying through the air. How an object that size can fit into a 10mm barrel is anybody's guess.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe blast of the aforementioned mine, which was detonated by throwing a spare round at it.
Nagant M1985
The Nagant M1985 was added through Update #47. It holds 7 rounds of 7.62x38mmR Nagant ammunition, of which only it uses. Notably, it is treated as single-action only, the reasons for this being twofold: the weapon was built to use the same code set as the Colt SAA and Reichsrevolver M1879, and the Nagant has a notoriously heavy trigger pull in double-action due to its unique gas-seal mechanism; while it wasn't the original intended purpose, this also allows the weapon to be effectively suppressed, a capability that is emulated in-game. This single-action behavior could also be indicative of the so-called "Private's Model" variant of the Nagant, which was in fact SAO.
Added through the long-awaited Update #45, the Reichsrevolver M1879 is available for use in-game, and is (understandably) the only weapon in-game to use the 10.6x25mmR cartridge.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingSmith & Wesson Model 327 Performance Center M&P R8 - .357 MagnumWhile using his 327 to make the bells ring instead of jingle, the character finds out the in-game version is an interesting leftie version.
Smith & Wesson Model 629 Stealth Hunter/686P Hybrid
One of the weapons added in the first Meatmas update was a strange hybrid of Smith & Wesson revolvers, with the overall appearance of a Model 629 Stealth Hunter, but the .357 Magnum chambering and 7-shot cylinder of a Model 686P.
The Webley Mk VI has been added with the release of Update #47. It is chambered for the ".454 Webley" round, which is presumably a mis-writing of .455 Webley. Notably, it is also the first top-break revolver in the game.
Added in the 11th alpha build of Update #52, the Błyskawica, a Polish submachine gun manufactured clandestinely under German occupation, is usable in H3.
The Brügger & Thomet MP9 with folding stock but fixed suppressor was added as a Christmas update. Update #46 added a version without the fixed suppressor.
Between the release of Update #9 (when it was added) and Update #20 (when it was removed), the game's MP5K was actually a stockless MP5K-PDW, as identified by the distinctive muzzle device. It was replaced by the MP5KA4 due to inaccuracies in the model, many of which were magazine-related.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingHeckler & Koch MP7A1 with Zeiss Z-Point red dot sight and 40-round magazine - 4.6x30mmWhile browsing the arsenal, always got to start small.
Heckler & Koch UMP45
The Heckler & Koch UMP45 is one of the available firearms in-game; it was added in Update #7, along with the MP5A2. Prior to the release of Update #52, it was permanently fitted with a vertical foregrip.
While it doesn't make a physical appearance in-game, the icon for the "Spray & Pray" category in M.E.A.T.S. (Modular Environment Adaptive Target Simulation/Sequence) features a Micro Uzi with a halo above it.
The Intratec TEC-9 is one of the available firearms in-game, and features a rather bizarre "tactical" orange-and-black paintjob. 2 variants are available in-game: the standard semi-auto one, and a variant converted to full-auto fire.
The second variant of the Luger coming to the game in Update #52 is a downright bizarre modification of the P08, which has a considerable amount of AKM parts attached to it, including a stock, a handguard (with a Soviet-type dovetail rail on the side), a set of sights, and a barrel and gas tube, the latter of which actually contains the weapon's barrel; a hole has been placed in the front sight tower for this to fire through. As if that weren't ridiculous enough, it is also fully-automatic, which, due to the Luger's toggle-locked action, leads to a downright absurd rate of fire.
However, perhaps the strangest thing about this weapon is that it actually exists. Made by German custom gun shop Waffen Werle, it is exactly what was described - an automatic Luger modded out with AKM parts.
The Kedr PP-91 is one of the available firearms in-game.
Kedr PP-91 - 9x18mm MakarovError creating thumbnail: File missingWhile going through the new lineup, always have to look at the machine pistols on offer.
M1928 Thompson
Update #52 is scheduled to include the M1928 Thompson submachine gun, complete with optional 50- or 100-round drum magazines.
Added through Update #50, the classic M1A1 Thompson is usable.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingM1A1 Thompson - .45 ACPError creating thumbnail: File missingA Thompson in a weapon case, along with a magazine.Error creating thumbnail: File missingA good look at the weapon's model. The separate safety and fire selector are correctly simulated in-game; they are currently set to safe, as is the case when a weapon is first spawned. Also note the receiver's markings; the first line reads "THOMPSON SUBMACHINE GUN", the second "CALIBER .45 M1A1", and the third "NO. 287404".Error creating thumbnail: File missingLocking back the M1A1's bolt.Error creating thumbnail: File missingAttempting to line up the sights. "Attempting" being the key word here; the M1A1's heavy vertical recoil can make keeping it on target extremely challenging.Error creating thumbnail: File missingRemoving an empty magazine, after a considerable amount of snowflake shooting. While it's not very visible here, the rounds do, in fact, visibly disappear from the indicator holes in the sides. Also note the floor being visible through the magazine well. This is not, as one may initially suspect, a missing texture; rather, it is actually a view through the ejection port.Error creating thumbnail: File missingUpon flipping the weapon over, one discovers that the aforementioned view through the ejection port is made possible by the Thompson's bolt hold-open; unlike many open-bolt firearms, if a Thompson is dry-fired with a magazine inserted (i.e. when the trigger is held after firing the last shot in full-auto), the bolt will not go forwards.Error creating thumbnail: File missingAnd, of course, what better way to celebrate the presence of bolt hold-open devices than to fire randomly at absolutely everything.
Update #51 added a variant with the OSS-type integral suppressor; while this isn't necessarily impossible, suppressors were more common on the later M3A1 variant. This choice was likely made to reuse most of the existing M3 model. The update also made the previously permanently-collapsed stock extendable.
The MAC-11 is one of the available firearms in-game, having been added to the game in its infancy- all the way back in Update #4. Following Update #46, SWBs can now make use of these.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingRPB Industries M11A1 - .380 ACPError creating thumbnail: File missingHaving felt that his life was missing a bit of bees, our nameless, handless, faceless, intangible, and generally nonexistent protagonist decides to remedy this problem, with the aid of 32 .380 ACP rounds.Error creating thumbnail: File missingAdmiring the now-loaded bee machine.Error creating thumbnail: File missingPulling back the charging handle...Error creating thumbnail: File missing...before looking at the other side. This shows off the weapon's open-bolt nature; the MAC-11 was the first open bolt weapon in H3, and the only one until the addition of the Sten a whopping 45 updates later.Error creating thumbnail: File missingUpon attempting to fire the MAC-11, our favorite literally nobody finds it distinctly lacking in apodiean output; a close look at the left side reveals the culprit: the ever-nefarious safety lever. This view also shows off the markings on the side; in addition to the "SAFE" and "FIRE" markings at the front, and the largely correct logo at the rear, the markings under the ejection port are legible, and read "INGEM M11. CAL 9MM AUTO" on the first line, "MILITARY ARMAMENT CORP" on the second, and "POWDER SPRINGS GA, USA" on the third.Error creating thumbnail: File missingHaving remedied the above issue, our protagonist finally gets the satisfying sound that he oh-so desired.Error creating thumbnail: File missingOne empty magazine (and one ventilated target) later, our hero belatedly realizes that this would've made actually firing the MAC-11 considerably easier.File:H3VR MAC11 Bot.jpgA hapless MAC-wielding Weinerbot ambles into an objective in Take & Hold mode, clearly unaware of what awaits.File:H3VR MAC-11 Bot.jpgAnother bot prepares to meet an equally unfortunate end. Between the way the bot is looking, the MAC's de-cocked bolt, and the fact that the submachine gun doesn't even have a trigger, there really wasn't any question as to how this was going to end.
MP40
Added through Update #50, the MP40 is available for use in H3VR.
The second of Update #52's 3 C96 variants is a derivative of the above Schnellfeuer, and a rather curious one at that: a Brazilian PASAM submachine gun, modified with a top rail and a Vz. 61 Skorpion-esque top-folding stock.
The model itself is a publicly-available 3D asset by weapon artist Stefan Engdahl, going by the name "Mauser Assault Carbine" and sold on CG Trader alongside all the other C96 variants seen in-game as the "Mauser Pistol Pack." It is a strange hybrid which appears to be based on a photograph of a converted airsoft gun, with a standard C96 pistol grip like a Mod 1 PASAM but the barrel shroud attached to the top of the magazine housing rather than all along it, with a vaguely Thompson-like foregrip which is not really like either PASAM variant, and the folding wire stock which no variant had (the 2nd variant of the PASAM only had a fixed wire stock). On ArtStation, Engdahl acknowledged that it's a modification of his Mauser M712 model he made for fun.
A fictional version of the PPSh, also added through Update #50, this weapon is seemingly intended as a modernized variant of the original 1941 design (which, if the name is anything to go by, was designed in 2014). The model is done by Pavel Kutejnikov.
Added through Update #46, the "QC9 PDW" is an AR-15-patterned submachine gun chambered in 9x19mm. It appears to consist of a QC10 Colt-magazine-compatible 9mm lower, a VLTOR upper, and a Magpul MOE stock and pistol grip, among other things. In-game, it can take 3 types of magazines- a 32-round Colt-pattern stick magazine, a 32-round "waffle"-pattern polymer stick magazine, or an X-Products X-15 50-round drum magazine.
The Sa. Vz. 61 Skorpion is available in H3, having been added with the M.E.A.T.S. gamemode in Update #37. The one in-game has a bit of an identity crisis; it's visually a Vz. 61, complete with curved magazines, but it's referred to as a Vz. 64, and is accordingly chambered in .380 ACP.
Update #49 added the Sten Mk II submachine gun, which marks the first time since the introduction of the MAC-11 that an open-bolt weapon was added to H3VR. Notably, the weapon's secondary grip zone (where the user's non-firing hand goes) is around the barrel shroud, meaning that, assuming it is held and fired with both hands, it is held correctly, rather than being incorrectly held by the magazine like so many games show. There is also another variation, the so-called "Mk. 9 Chopshop" variant, with a shortened barrel and a cut-down stock.
The TDI Vector is one of the available firearms in-game. There are 2 variants of the weapon available in-game: a standard one, and one fitted with the barrel shroud and extended barrel of the CRB civilian carbine variant, though it still has the trigger and 120-degree safety of a Gen I version. It is also fitted with a non-removable vertical foregrip.
The Beretta DT11 is one of the available firearms in-game. Following Update #46, 2 new variants were added- one with a shortened barrel, and one with a shortened barrel and cut-down stock.
The H&K FABARM Martial Pro Forces is one of the available firearms in-game. It was the game's first pump-action shotgun, and is tied with the Benelli M4 Super 90 for the game's first 12-gauge shotgun, both having been added in Update #6.
The Franchi SPAS-12 is one of the available firearms in-game. Comes in both stockless and folding-stock forms and can be decorated with whatever sights you want.
The "KWG1" is one of the available firearms in-game, added through Update #15. It is a fictional magazine-fed full-auto shotgun, rather reminiscent of the "Bolter" weapons from the Warhammer 40K universe. It is based on an image of what seems to be some sort of stage or cosplay prop, which was then adapted into a 3D model by artist Pavel Kutejnikov.
The prop that the "KWG1" was based upon, which seems to have an MP5 S-E-F trigger pack. Also note the shells in the magazine; the length of the brass, the plastic-like gloss across them, and the manner in which they are stacked (parallel to each other, which wouldn't be possible with actual shotgun shells due to their rims) all point towards this being a prop, rather than an actual live-firing shotgun.Error creating thumbnail: File missingAfter several hours of cutting, welding, and riveting, the work finally bears fruit.Error creating thumbnail: File missingLoading some "SWAG-12" high-explosive shells (an obvious play on the real-world FRAG-12 explosive shells) into one of the KWG1's distinctive windowed magazines. Said magazines seem to be suffering from a critical lack of springs.Error creating thumbnail: File missingSeveral shells later, it's time to load in the magazine...Error creating thumbnail: File missing...chamber a round...Error creating thumbnail: File missing...and purge the realm of heretics in the name of the Emperor.Error creating thumbnail: File missingAfter a change of place, and a change of time, the KWG1's well-worn finish shines in the light of the (earlier version of the) item spawner.Error creating thumbnail: File missingLoading in another magazine, this time filled with a suitably patriotic handload: "Freedomfetti" shells.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThese do exactly what you'd expect. While it's sadly not something that can be expressed through the medium of an image, firing one of these shells produces a sound like that of a paper party horn.Error creating thumbnail: File missingBack in the indoor range, our discount Space Marine prepares to screw a suppressor onto his KWG1, which demonstrates one of H3's interesting gameplay-oriented features:Error creating thumbnail: File missingUniversal suppressor compatibility. A suppressor can shrink or expand to fit any weapon, from the diminutive Beretta Jetfire to the colossal Barrett M107A1.
Mossberg 590A1
The Mossberg 590A1 is one of the available firearms in-game.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingMossberg 590 with ghost ring sights, bayonet lug, and speedfeed stock - 12 gaugeThe 590A1 attempts to back away from the horror that is the KWG1.
MTs255
The MTs255 and a super shortened version are two of the available firearms in-game.
The Remington 870 with a full stock but cut-down barrel is one of the available firearms in-game. Update #46 added a full-length version, and one with a cut-down barrel and stock, and made the latter one of the available weapons for SWBs.
The later detachable-magazine variant of the Remington 870, the 870 DM, is scheduled to be added in Update #52. It is in the "TAC-14" configuration, a variant with a 14" barrel and a Shockwave Industries Raptor grip, which is meant to make it evade NFA regulations regarding short-barreled shotguns by way of legally not being classified as anything other than a "firearm". The one in-game is also presumably either modified or broken, seeing as it is capable of slam-fire, unlike a normal 870.
A Saiga 12 with a side-folding stock is one of the available firearms in-game, added through Update #40. It can use either factory 5-round magazines, aftermarket 12-round box magazines, or aftermarket 20-round drums.
There are 4 main varieties of Sawed-off Double Barrel Shotgun in-game. The first (and also one of the first weapons added to the game, back when the game was just Anton Hand's experiment grounds and not even named H3VR yet) was the so-called "Cartoon 8 Gauge", which sounds downright painful, the second is a more reasonable 12-gauge version (seen below), and the 3rd is the same as the second, except sawn down to Killing Them Softly-level absurdity (albeit unlike that movie's shotgun, this one also has the grip sawn down even further than the standard version), which, predictably, makes the spread somewhere between hilarious and pitiful. The fourth, to be added with Update #52, is an 1864 Wells Fargo stagecoach shotgun with external hammers and shell loops on the forend.
Wurstworld's Weinerbots also make use of sawn-off shotguns, alongside their generic revolvers and lever-action rifles.
A Serbu Super Shorty based on the Remington 870 is one of the available firearms in-game. A "tacticool" version is also available, complete with door breacher muzzle brake, rails, and spare shell holders that exceed the weapon's total capacity.
The Model 1887 was added to H3 with the Wurstworld update, and comes in both full length and sawn-off forms. And yes, it can be spin-cocked a laTerminator 2. (In fact, one of Wurstworld's rewards is a T2-themed sawn-off 1887, complete with a darker finish, extended lever loop, and cut-back trigger guard.)
Update #52 is slated to include the Winchester Model 1897, in its famous military "Trench Gun" configuration. It is correctly capable of slam-fire, and holds an appropriate 5 rounds in the tube plus one in the chamber.
An AKM is one of the available firearms in-game. As of the 10th alpha of Update #52, SWBs can use these as well.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingAKM - 7.62x39mmError creating thumbnail: File missingTaking a good look at the AKM's wood furniture, ignoring the piddly results on the target.Error creating thumbnail: File missingA shot from the "How the Gronch Monetized Meatmas" trailer for Update #49, featuring the titular misspelled villain "holding" an AKM, whilst telling players how to spend hours upon hours grinding to obtain loot-crates and in-game currencies in order to access EAPA (Earliest Access Pride & Accomplishment) boxes.
AKS-74U
The AKS-74U is one of the available firearms in-game, having been added in Update #18.
The final weapon made available to the SWBs in Update #46 was most likely intended as a cartoonish M16A1, with the resultant weapon resembling a Colt Model 607.
The FAMAS F1 with deployable bipod and flip-up sights is one of the available firearms in-game.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingFAMAS F1 - 5.56x45mmAs a nice touch, the F1 uses its proprietary magazines unlike other videogames that just shove a STANAG mag in its place and hoping it works.
The M16A1 is one of the available firearms in-game, having been added through the first Meatmas update. Update #51 brought along 2 unique scopes for the weapon: a 6-24x variable-magnification scope, and a fixed-magnification 3x20 scope.
Along with the M1 Carbine came its select-fire relative, the M2 Carbine. The M2, like the M1, has the late-war pattern of sights and a bayonet lug. It also has a metal heat shield; this was likely both due to the increased amount of heat that the M2 is likely to produce, and to make the M2 more visually distinctive. As with the M1, the M2 gained a variant with an M84 scope following Update #51.
The M4A1 is one of the available firearms in-game, and one of the first to be added. This model was a publicly-available asset made by weapon artist Nightfrontier, who had collaborated with game lead Anton Hand on disassembling it into the game's systems.
Due to game issues relating to the original weapon model, Update #48 revamped the weapon model, replacing it with a new one that lacks the previous model's folding foregrip, and has a railed handguard, a Crane stock, an extended charging handle tab, and an aftermarket folding BUIS. The update also included a "Left Hook" variant, which is completely mirrored, and meant for left-handed users. Update #49 added an additional shortened variant.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingColt M4A1 SOPMOD with M68 Aimpoint reflex optic, Knight's Armament RAS railed handguard and vertical forward grip - 5.56x45mmError creating thumbnail: File missingWhile out on the range, it seems we're missing something important on this rifle...Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe shiny new "Left Hook" version, fresh out of Update #48. Brings back good memories...Error creating thumbnail: File missingA beautiful pair of fraternal twins.File:H3VR M4A1 Irons.jpgLooking through the carbine's aftermarket rear sight; lining up iron sights of 2-handed weapons in this game is somewhat complicated by the fact that there is no physical rifle holding the player's hands together. Note the aftermarket extended charging handle tab.File:H3VR M4A1 Leftie Loaded.jpgMaking sure that the other twin doesn't feel "left" out, a fresh magazine is loaded into it. This magazine, fitted with a Magpul handling loop, is another Update #48 addition.
Mk. 18 Mod 1
The Mk. 18 Mod 1 is one of the available firearms in-game.
The Steyr AUG A3 is one of the numerous firearms added to H3 in the first Meatmas update. Of note is that the weapon's 2-stage trigger is correctly simulated, something which is very rare in games.
A prototype version of the M1928A1 Thompson submachine gun chambered in .30 Carbine was added to the game in the 11th alpha of Update #52. It was developed for the US Light Rifle Program (which would eventually result in the adoption of the M1 Carbine), but was near-immediately rejected for being too heavy (over 10 lbs (4.5 kg), compared to the stated maximum of 5 lbs (2.3 kg).
The second version of the Bendix-Hyde Light Rifle, a prototype entered into the US Light Rifle Program trials, was made available in Update #52's 11th alpha build.
The FN SCAR-H is one of the available firearms in-game, added with the release of Update #32. Update #39 gave the SCAR a rail extension that goes past the front sight.
The Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I, the standard rifle of the British Army and the armies of the Commonwealth during the Second World War, was added to H3 in Update #52.
The M14 in DMR configuration is one of the available firearms in-game.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingM14 Designated Marksman Rifle in McMillan M2A stock and with a Harris bipod - 7.62x51mm NATO...and its modern descendant. Note the Vietnam-style 40-round mag, being just two 20-round mags welded together.
M1 Carbine
Update #48 added the M1 Carbine. It is a late-war/post-war model (with a bayonet lug and adjustable aperture sights), and can accept either 15-round or 30-round magazines of .30 Carbine. Update #51 made a variant with a permanently-attached M84 scope available as well.
Update #51 brought along the M1D variant, fitted with an M84 scope. It was later removed, with its replacement being an attachable version of the M84 scope for the M1.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingM1D Garand - .30-06 Springfield. Note the M37 slotted flash hider; the one in-game has the earlier conical variant.Error creating thumbnail: File missingA side-on view of the M1D Garand. Note that the safety is currently on, as is standard for freshly-spawned weapons in H3.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe opposite side of the M1D, which shows how the scope doesn't seem to be properly attached to the rifle's barrel.Error creating thumbnail: File missingLooking through the M84 scope, which has a rather distinctive one-and-a-half-line reticle.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe M1D's scope is mounted off to the left side of the rifle to allow for the loading and ejection of en-bloc clips; one of the side effects of this is the ability to use the rifle's iron sights, as shown here.Error creating thumbnail: File missingLeaning the rifle against a wall, which gives a good view of the distinctive early-pattern conical flash hider.
The MAS-49/56 is one of the available firearms in-game. Following the update that introduced the Colt SAA and Remington Model 8 into the game, it is capable of using 5-round stripper clips.
The last of Update #52's C96 variants is a rare M1917 Trench Carbine, a variant developed (but not issued) during World War 1 for German sturmtruppen. The weapon in-game is incorrectly chambered in 7.63x25mm Mauser, rather than the correct 9x19mm Parabellum.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingMauser M1917 Trench Carbine - 9x19mm ParabellumError creating thumbnail: File missingExamining the Trench Carbine. Note the distinctive slab-sided lower frame, and that the magazine well is thinned down to the point of being flush with the receiver, presumably so that the thinner 7.63mm magazines can fit in. Also note how much longer the in-game barrel is compared to the real weapon.Error creating thumbnail: File missingLoading in a 10-round magazine. Due to the incorrect chambering, these are interchangeable with the variants below, and come in 10-, 20-, 30-, and 40-round varieties.Error creating thumbnail: File missingPulling back the bolt.Error creating thumbnail: File missingTaking aim at a bullseye through the M1917's iron sights.Error creating thumbnail: File missingFiring a shot; as one would expect from a pistol-caliber carbine, this doesn't produce much recoil.
Mosin-Nagant M38 Carbine
First seen in the Alpha 1 build of Update #52, the Mosin-Nagant M38 Carbine is available for use in H3. Amusingly enough, it is found near the trashcans in the scenes available in the build, referencing one of the Mosin's unflattering nicknames, The Garbage Rod.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingMosin-Nagant M38 Carbine - 7.62x54mmRError creating thumbnail: File missingOpening a loot crate in Take & Hold mode reveals a Mosin, and a 5-round stripper clip. With the exception of some bugged instances, weapons in Take & Hold generally spawn with some form of appropriate ammunition. Granted, "appropriate" ammunition does include things such as 5-round magazines for assault rifles, and shotguns with confetti-filled shells.Error creating thumbnail: File missingOpening the Mosin's action.Error creating thumbnail: File missingLoading the rifle up with 7.62x54mmR rounds, with the aid of the aforementioned stripper clip.Error creating thumbnail: File missingChambering the first of the rifle's 5 rounds, and heading off to battle.Error creating thumbnail: File missingSighting up a Weinerbot.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe threat to the motherland dealt with appropriately, our invisible Red Army soldier (or possibly /k/ommando) cycles his rifle, and ejects a spent casing.Error creating thumbnail: File missingFollowing the discovery that Weinerbots don't terribly like it when you try to take their points, our protagonist finds himself face-to-face with a bot that clearly doesn't understand the meaning of the phrase "personal space", and decides to teach him a copper-jacketed lesson.
Remington Model 8
Update #42 added a Remington Model 8 in .35 Remington, fitted with a rear tang-mounted peep sight. Notably, it is able to make use of stripper clips, which were added in this update. Update #46 added a short-barreled variant.
A .308 Winchester-chambered Sako 85 is one of the available firearms in-game. Rounding out the update's collection of shortened firearms, Update #46 brought us an Obrez-esque sawn-off Sako.
The SKS is one of the available firearms in-game (added through Update #18), and is fitted with a Tapco stock and converted to use 20-round detachable magazines. With the release of Update #42, it was granted the ability to use 10-round stripper clips.
The Wurstworld update brought along a Winchester Model 1873 lever-action rifle, chambered in .45 Long Colt (a caliber not initially offered in the 1873, though it is available in modern reproductions; this does make some sense when one takes into account what Wurstworld actually is). 2 variants were initially available (a "Trapper" carbine and a longer short rifle); a "Mare's Leg" sawn-off variant was added later. All of the rifle's variants have buckhorn sights and octagonal barrels.
The Kimber Model 8400 is one of the available firearms in-game. In keeping with Update #46's theme of shortened variants of existing guns, the Kimber received a rather strange short-barreled variant in this update.
Update #52's 10th alpha gave SWBs the ability to use Steyr Scout rifles, which deal substantial amounts of damage and have a long effective range, but fire very slowly, and don't hold many rounds.
Steyr Scout - 7.62x51mm NATOError creating thumbnail: File missingA bot with a rather comically proportioned Scout wanders into a Hold Point, and begins to wonder if this is really the best weapon for close-quarters combat against a lunatic with a sawn-off Sten and a SPAS-12 loaded with high-explosive shells.
SVD Dragunov
The SVD Dragunov is one of the available firearms in-game.
Update #50 brought along a Bren gun, more specifically the Mk2 variant. Due to the fact that bipods were being updated and tuned at the time of Update #50's release, the variant added instead was one with a shortened barrel and no bipod or carrying handle, with the standard variant added later, in the eleventh alpha of Update #52.
Included in the 11th alpha build of Update #52, the Degtyaryov DP-28 comes in both full-length and shortened variants, as with the earlier WW2-era LMGs.
Update #50 added an M1918A2 Browning Automatic Rifle to H3. For the same reasons as the Bren gun's changes, the BAR included with the update also has a shortened barrel without a carrying handle or bipod. Update #52's 11th alpha build added the full-length version.
Interestingly, the shortened variant is rather reminiscent of Clyde Barrow's cut-down BAR, though that weapon was actually an original M1918, rather than an A2, and had a shortened stock as well as a truncated barrel. The version in H3 is also clearly meant to be an A2, considering the safe-slow-fast selector.
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 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 many games, the weapon's multiple front sight posts are useful here, as the projectile does drop 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 produces a suitably impressive cloud of smoke.
M79
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.
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.
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 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.
Update #52's 10th alpha added the M18 smoke grenade to the game. There are two types available - a normal red one, and a (sadly) fictitious red, white, and blue one.
M18 smoke grenade (red)Error creating thumbnail: File missingInspecting an M18, whilst wondering whether or not the indoor range has smoke alarms.Error creating thumbnail: File missing"Well, only one way to find out..."Error creating thumbnail: File missingPitching the M18 downrange.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThanking the Broken God that no alarms went off, the invisible cultist takes a closer look at the developing smoke cloud. Note that the cloud is just a bunch of opaque red spheres; the reasoning behind this stylistic approach is twofold: it helps ease the impact that these grenades have on a user's computer (especially when one considers that these grenades can be spawnlocked and thrown in limitless quantities hither, mither, and yonder), and it allows for more dynamic effects - the smoke in this game responds to the presence of objects and level geometry, expands and moves with respect to other smoke-spheres, and can be pushed around by explosions; they also release smoke gradually, rather than all at once as in most games, which allows the player to run around with a lit smoke grenade in each hand, leaving a trail of smoke behind them.Error creating thumbnail: File missing'Murica.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe patriotic smoke grenade's 3-color cloud.
M67 Hand Grenade
The M67 hand grenade is available in-game. In-game, it is referred to as the "M219 Greaseweasel Fragmentation Grenade". The Meatmas update added a special "Jingler" variant.
The final item added to the game in the 10th alpha of Update #52 is the M84 stun grenade. Of note is that H3 correctly shows the M84's dual pins, something which very few pieces of media demonstrate.
The third and final of these grenades is the No. 69 High-Explosive Grenade, a British WW2-era "offensive"-type hand grenade with an impact-based fuze.
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