Ammo Box as a Kit?

[PatrickLA_CA]

Originally Posted by Sgt. Mahi

But what would be the difference really?

Yeah what would be the difference.....

[[R-DEV]Drav]

Would be pretty handy to drag a box of ammo nearer to an RPG shooter etc....

[KingKong.CCCP]

very interesting idea...

it would be awesome if you could:
- pick up ammo (kit)
- move, and drop somewhere else
- resupply
- pick it up again and do the same thing again

Hm, if I would have to do it, the easiest solution would be:
1. make a kit that on the ground looks like APC ammo box, but when used looks like a guy carrying the big box
2. the kit has 3-5 rifleman ammo boxes that can be dropped

this way you can carry around a big box, while being able to drop one ammo box at the time, or drop them all on the same spot.

This is not really the thing we're looking for, but it's a really simple solution.

EDIT: I think this is too lazy... it can be done way better than what I just typed.
But the thing is, it can be done.

[Dev1200]

Originally Posted by Boris.T.Spider

Although for non-conventional armies, especially insurgents, this could be a boon, perhaps an amusing side mission, stealing unattended ammo crates from BLUFOR.

I'm now uncontrollably laughing. This is definitely what I'll be doing playing as insurgents.


I'd love to see this idea, its probably impossible, but maybe have the ability for two players (or one person dragging it) to pick up and move supply crates. Sounds crazy, but would be sweet.

[Staker]

IMO the simpliest system would be unarmed soldiers being able to carry ammo. Maybe an empty ammobag that you need to fill from supply crates or ammo crates and then it can be thrown to a safer place. Actually it's so simple that I started working on it myself. And even with my (read: no) experience it's not really hard at all. I might post a video or something at some point.

[Boris.T.Spider]

Stalker, in what way would that be any different to the ability of the standard rifleman? People do this already.

[Sgt.BountyOrig]

If this turns out not to be possible, perhaps a "Support" kit with Knife, Shovel, (Main rifle), Smoke, 3 ammo bags, Binoculars and patch could do the trick?

[nathanator8811]

How about this... The unarmed kit gets another item added: the small ammo crate. This item starts empty and must be filled. It can be filled with one small ammo crate, like from apcs and such, but it uses up the entire crate to fill it. Ammo limit for it is one at a time. Then it may be dropped, just like ammo bags, anywhere. A large crate can fill up maybe, 4 small ammo crates.

This is the best way I can think of to implement this. And should be possible. Only thing which might be a problem is a weapon starting with no ammo.

edit: I just realized my brilliant idea is exactly the same as staker's. Should have read the whole thread more carefully. And it's different from a normal rifleman in that a ammo crate gives a lot more ammo than an ammo bag.

edit 2: And can it be made so the crate doesn't expire?

[goguapsy]

Perhaps I misread it somewhere, but as PatrickLA said, it's shouldn't be hard for the DEVs to do it at all! I mean, if you can't make APCs drop kits (which only have an ammo box, that's all, perhaps surrender and salute ), make this a requetable kit which can only be requested at the APC.

Content:

1-Salute
2-Surrender
3-Ammo Box

Make sure he has NO SPRINT at all.

[Boris.T.Spider]

If you made it a requestable kit you would have to put extra code in to ensure that the kit could only be requested 4 times from the APC before it needs to be reloaded at the FARP and again, you suffer the same problem that the ammo supplier has no control over where and when his ammo is being used.