Yep it's happening. you thought we were gonna just stop at the spas and ak47? HAHAHA nah we decided to butcher the M249 as well. Gave it a new coat of paint along with some accessories to make it squeaky clean. If the new update hasn't come out by the time this thread goes live, well I guess enjoy this while we wait for the update.
EDIT: 8/9/2020: 30 KUDOS YAY!!
EDIT: 8/27/2020: Nerfed damage, firerate, and ammo. Tweaked Paratrooper
EDIT: 8/30/2020: lol all it took was for me to do some stat changes and its alive, 46 KUDOS!!!
Summary
The M249, formally referred to as the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), is a light machine gun added to R2DA in its 100th update — otherwise known as v1.0.0.
It has quite a bit of ammo, great range, decent accuracy and can be compared to the Minigun due to the fact that they both tear zombies to bits. The most important difference between the two, however, is that the M249 is refillable.
However, this does come with some trade-offs: the higher rank requirement, higher price, longer reload, and the slower walkspeed. This makes you an easy target for Brute clubs, Elemental fireballs, Edgar tongues, etc., so you must be aware of your positioning. This is also a crowd control weapon, like the Minigun. Treat it as such.
Background Story
The M249 was a weapon to behold - one of the most powerful machine guns, capable of mowing down waves of zombies in a matter of seconds, with only the most powerful enemies being able to somewhat sustain the force of it.
Downsized 65 round magazines were required to make it weldable along with heavy armor and secondary weapons, but the firepower of this weapon is nothing to sneeze at. Perhaps one of the most deadly additions to the survivors' arsenals, this weapon can easily cripple or kill any infected in a matter of seconds.
Its firepower not only allows its bullets to easily pierce through multiple infected but also packs a good punch. This is one of the best weapons of choice against one of the most dangerous foes of all - the Charged Brute - who will quickly fall in the face of 650 rounds of lead per minute.
Pros
- High Damage
- Hard Impact
- High Magazine Ammo
- High DPS
- Very High Damage per Magazine
- Very High Total Damage
- Automatic
- Variety of Attachments
Cons
- Slow Walkspeed
- Slow Reload
- Expensive
- High Ranked
- Low Reserve Ammo
Trivia
- This is the second machine gun to be added to R2DA, with the Minigun being the first.
- However, this is the first light machine gun in the R2D series, as the Minigun is a heavy machine gun.
- This is the first gun to offer animations as attachments.
- This is the second weapon that you cannot sprint with, the Minigun being the first.
- This is one of the five guns currently capable of penetrating zombies.
- In real life, the M249's rate of fire is faster than in-game.
- It is about 800 RPM to be exact.
- The M249 is sometimes referred to as the "Squad Automatic Weapon" alone.
- An actual M249 has a 200 round capacity (can vary depending on the number of rounds on a belt) compared to the new 70 you see in this thread.
- New M249 shares the same model as the M249 model in the game Zombie Forces Legacy by FusionFSJAL
Animations
FusionFSJAL decided to carry this project really hard, so hard in fact that he went overboard on the animations. Go check them out!
M249 Mechanics / Balances
- Walkspeed penalty is still kept and you are not able to sprint.
- The bullets seen within the box update as you fire (i.e. if you're at say 10 bullets, only 10 bullets will be left)
- There are now 2 rest animations
- Damage nerfed 65 -> 60
- Accuracy buffed 50 -> 65
- Firerate buffed 500 -> 550
- Ammo buffed 55/1 -> 65/1
- Added Fire Bullets
M249 Attachments
- Hipfire [$12,500] (Slot 1)
+Stability | +25 Accuracy | -80 Range
- EOTech 552 / Holographic Sight [$3,500] (Slot 1)
+1.5x Magnification
- ACOG Scope [$5,000] (Slot 1)
+2.5x Magnification
- Rebel Pose (Animation) [$5,000] (Slot 2)
+swag factor
- Paratrooper Conversion [$10,000] (Slot 2)
Changes the Stock model, removes the normal M249 Magazine and replaces it with a STANAG magazine.
- Ammo reduced from 65/1 to 35/1 | - Removes Hard Impact 2 | +Shorter Reload Time | +Removes Speed Penalty | +Sprint
In Conclusion...
We've evolved from making regular community suggestions to making actual content for the game, THANK YOU for your endless support for our team! Enjoy this thread? Give it a kudos, if you want to share any feedback or criticism comment what it is below so we can make our threads better in the future. See you in the next thread!
Credits
- FusionFSJAL - Concept, Models, Textures, Animations, Stats
- Legovoa, PeridotIsWithYou, GoSinister - Stats
- bloxxerMan666 - Icons & Reticles for Optics