Author Topic: (Answered) Torso Damage/destruction  (Read 1148 times)

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(Answered) Torso Damage/destruction
« on: 30 April 2023, 09:32:54 »
I could use some clarification on torso destruction.
My question is if an ammo bin is located inside a torso (left or right) section and that ammo bin has not been hit by a critical but the torso section is destroyed (armor and internal structure gone) does the ammo bin explode as well?
« Last Edit: 30 April 2023, 13:33:26 by Xotl »

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Re: Torso Damage/destruction
« Reply #1 on: 30 April 2023, 11:55:30 »
Ammunition does not automatically explode on section destruction, no. It would require a critical hit to a non-empty bin

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Re: Torso Damage/destruction
« Reply #2 on: 30 April 2023, 13:33:17 »
To add to this, if the destroyed location has one or more ammo bins, a check for criticals is made when the location is destroyed (and if you score one, only a critical applied to an ammo slot matters; any other slot is ignored).  So it's possible that the ammo explodes, but definitely not automatic.
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