TF2 Shotgun Pellet Spread vs. No-Spread

UDPATE: This video has been redone with the Scout hitboxes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezEd-XFl4o8

NEVERMIND, I swapped the audio for some music.

With the update released today, there was a new cvar included, "tf_use_fixed_weaponspreads", that makes the pellets from the shotgun come out in a uniform manner. Specifically a 3x3 grid. This video was made to test the average damage differences between the two at different ranges. 100 to 700 units in 100 unit increments.

(damage spread is off, crits are off, despite that one that flashes up and does no extra damage)

A graph of the results can be seen here: http://sadpanda.us/images/84853-CIBCIL0.png

Overall, pretty schizophrenic results. A bigger sample size is definitely needed for the longer ranges, but I wasn't really thinking about it. But just an assumption, as a general rule, more consistent spread = more overall damage.

Map is achievement_special, it's the only map I had with a long flat area and couldn't be bothered making/downloading another one.

Oh, and ANNOTATIONS CAN DIE IN A BIG HOLE.

EDIT: New, better, tastier graph! http://sadpanda.us/images/84922-TKWN4AJ.png

Even closer than before. With enough samples I think it'd be just about exact.

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• tf2
• team
• fortress
• scout
• heavy
• shotgun
• scattergun
• pellet
• spread
• comp

[Anonymous221]

is that achievement_heavy_3D? link plz

[MattTheLoneWolf]

@Anonymous221 tinyurl [dot] com/4zyqepo

[toemaetoe]

You recognize he's doing the shots with Scout because you look at the pic in the bottom left corner, and not because of the Scattergun? XD

Also, i obviously meant doing the shots ON scouts, not WITH scout.

[zap657]

My god the sound coming in at 1:03 scared the shit out of me.

[Strindom]

@Trigger31415 Especially when there's the data shift from 60 to 45, the inner scientist in me had an aneurism.

[cantbeatmeification]

@zap657 am i deaf or are u just trolling?

[p1n0ym4n321]

@zap657 .. i don't hear anything D:

[Trigger31415]

@MattTheLoneWolf

Nice video, nice sharing with other your info.

But you really need larger sample size, as you said - at least 10 hits / test, or even 20. 3 is just not enough when you have a variation.

[Janodoo]

liar

[BuGGyBoBerl]

@MattTheLoneWolf can you do that with the shortstop? ^^

[MattTheLoneWolf]

@supergamecubedude The sound that was there for about an hour and removed more than 11 months ago.