Board Thread:Suggestions/@comment-26141477-20190419041609

This is probably one of the most anticipated suggestions I've made other than the trip rework. Robby and I spent a lot of time brainstorming ideas and coming up with what would make this weapon fit into R2DA. I'm not perfect, I don't expect the stats or even the pictures and model I provide to ever be added into the game, however I still want to bring the idea of this weapon being put in the game. I think the Peacemakers were a great addition to the game, and many can agree it's probably one of the best secondaries in the game or even the best weapon by preference. I believe that the Peacemakers need to have a weapon to go along with, a certain primary that some of us have in mind, something that would complete the Peacemakers. The Lever Action Rifle, aka the 1886 Winchester.

Summary
The 1886 Winchester is a primary lever action rifle unlocked at the same rank as Peacemakers. It has a variety of attachments and unique skins. It's known for its high damage quick reload functions which allows it to even rival other high rank weapons like the Barrett .50 Cal and SCAR-H. Despite it's price and rank, it can be considered the weapon to complete the Peacemakers.

Background Story
The 1886 Winchster is a Lever action rifle hailing from the Badlands in the West. Though considered a commodity weapon to survivors locally, the Lever action is a common and popular choice in the western regions due to its reliable aim and reload improving with skill. A common dispute settler is two gunslingers competing to see how quickly they can fire all rounds at a target, usually an infected, and seeing who did it the fastest. The Lever Action was barely known until two travellers from the west had crossed paths with a group of survivors. A Brute charged through and was ready to slaughter the survivors, but one of the gunslingers locked their rifle and fired almost rapidly at the charging beast, gracefully spinning the lever with each shot. Once the Brute fell, the two westerners walked off, back on the path to the west.

R-Brain Hardwork wanted to introduce the gun into their line up to complement their Peacemaker revolvers, but found that manufacturing the levers to lock properly too unreliable. Eventually they began taking shipments from a western supplier and selling it as their own with a premium mark-up to suit the prestige of their company hardware. Nobody knows the survivors that met the two gunslingers that fateful day, but some speculate it was a high ranking member of the company who was one of them.

Pros

 * High Damage
 * Good Accuracy
 * Quick Reload
 * Hard Impact of 2
 * Reloads like a shotgun

Cons

 * Low ammo
 * Expensive
 * High Rank

Trivia

 * Ingame is referred to simply "Lever Action Rifle".
 * The 1886 Winchester is the second weapon to have a ricochet sound.
 * The 1886 Winchester has a similar reload mechanic to shotguns, however it still gives extra ammo like it wasn't a shotgun. (+6 rounds for +1 clip)
 * The 1886 model is considered to be one of the strongest Winchesters ever made.
 * Idea by GoSinister, designed by LITTLEROBBY11 with the help of ignys.

ANIMATIONS
I went ahead and decided to try and animate the gun myself for this very suggestion. Obviously this didn't go as plan because if the difficulty and how rusty I am with animating. Instead I decided to make up for that fault and pose some survivor rigs so you guys can get an understanding of what the weapon would look like if you saw it ingame.

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D​​​EFAULT ANIMATIONS
I consider this to be the default/stock animations for the Lever Action. It has some similarities to the R900 animations, but it's unique with a sort of shotgun reload. I couldn't think of anything I could of done for the firing animation, which is why it looks like something you'd see at the trash board, my bad.

LARgunslinger.pngINGER ANIMATIONS
I made 3 different poses for the gunslinger idles. I wanted to make something other than just another rebel pose idle, which is why I tried to do something with the first and third idle. The walk is unique to the gun, if you have a hat on like in the photo, you would walk with one hand holding your Lever Action while you hold the hat. Obviously, this was just a fun idea my friend came up with that stuck with me. I think it'd be pretty cool and unique to the gun that would appeal to people. That is not all though, you might notice that thet fire and reload animations are gone in this photo. That's because the idea that we came up with regarding this is to hard to make with just posing in studio.

GUNSLINGER FIRE/RELOAD: Gunslinger Spin Cock
If you successfully reload ALL 6 bullets into your Lever Action or get a successful headshot, you will spin the lever to reload the next shot in.

References:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYbcdWHjisg [Shooting & getting a headshot with the weapon]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJkm1JuOoUM [In general, a reference to this idea]

Just hope you don't accidentally shoot yourself in the head.

In Conclusion / TL;DR
I had fun making this suggestion with my two friends. The 1886 Winchester is just the Lever Action Rifle for R2DA. It has the unique ability to fire and quickly reload like a shotgun instead of a traditional gun. It has a lot of attachments that can both make you look cooler or help boost the stats of the weapon. I wish that this gun was added in the next update, but I need to think realistically and know PR is the one in charge with what can be in the game and what the stats are. The backstory was entirely made by ignys. Robby designed and made the texture for the weapon. I made the stats and posed most of the rigs in studio. I also had the help of a few other people to verify the stats weren't overly op or underpowered. If you have any thoughts or suggestions for this thread, feel free to post them in the comments. A discussion / criticism is welcomed. 