Self defence gun

[icon_of_sin]

Does the self defence gun have a special use?
I have always thought it was a 1 shot super gun and nothing more

However you get the magnum first which can kill any none boss in 1 hit (with the rare exception of spiders) which renders the self defence gun a bit pointless as a super weapon

Perhaps using it in a specific way makes something happen

[Kthulhu]

It's one more magnum ammo round you can save.

[Kthulhu]

THe only real problem with it is that it's expensive in terms of item space. A whole space taken up for what amounts to an emergency item.

[icon_of_sin]

Originally posted by Kthulhu:

THe only real problem with it is that it's expensive in terms of item space. A whole space taken up for what amounts to an emergency item.

A rather useless emergency item because the magnum can one hit anything except bosses and sometimes spiders

[Kthulhu]

Well, magnum ammo is scarce. So using the SDG is one less magnum round you've used on whatever.

[icon_of_sin]

Originally posted by Kthulhu:

Well, magnum ammo is scarce. So using the SDG is one less magnum round you've used on whatever.

Yes

However after you get to the residence the gaem becomes much easier,
shotgun ammo (and GL ammo for jill) are plentyfull - you can pretty much kill every hunter without needing to worry about ammo and crimsons are no longer a serious enough threat that you will want to ovoid creating them.
By the time you get to the lab you will have more magun ammo than you can ever use.

[Kein Zantezuken]

Originally posted by icon_of_sin:

Does the self defence gun have a special use?
I have always thought it was a 1 shot super gun and nothing more

However you get the magnum first which can kill any none boss in 1 hit (with the rare exception of spiders) which renders the self defence gun a bit pointless as a super weapon

Perhaps using it in a specific way makes something happen

In the RE: Rebirth on GC it was as much powerful as around 5 Magnum rounds.

[Funpire]

Tyrant, first fight. Only use for it.

[Ryrin]

Take it with you on your way back to the mansion. Use it on the first hunter that appears. Then you can immediately put it away in the nearby item box. It's not a hassle at all.

Originally posted by Kein Zantezuken:

Originally posted by icon_of_sin:

Does the self defence gun have a special use?
I have always thought it was a 1 shot super gun and nothing more

However you get the magnum first which can kill any none boss in 1 hit (with the rare exception of spiders) which renders the self defence gun a bit pointless as a super weapon

Perhaps using it in a specific way makes something happen

In the RE: Rebirth on GC it was as much powerful as around 5 Magnum rounds.

I've never heard of it being that powerful. As far as I know, its power is similar to a shot from Barry's magnum.

[Ryrin]

Originally posted by Funpire:

Tyrant, first fight. Only use for it.

That Tyrant fight is an utter joke. You can easily defeat him with the handgun (and even the knife). I say the self-defense gun is put to better use on the first hunter.

[icon_of_sin]

Originally posted by ryan0991:

Take it with you on your way back to the mansion. Use it on the first hunter that appears. Then you can immediately put it away in the nearby item box. It's not a hassle at all.

I prefer to use the self defence gun on plant 24.
that way i can use up any shotgun rounds i have left in the regular shotgun and finish the fight with hand gun rounds.

If i am going to use a magnum round on a hunter i may as well use the normal magum

To be honest ether shotgun is sufficent against hunters because a point blank range shot always knocks them down.
the trick is to let them get up before you shoot again because they cant be knocked down while they are getting up and if you shoot them again while the are down they will alwasy have time to finish getting up and get a swipe in before you can getthe 3rd shot in.

That said, this is hard to do when you have multiple hunters so the magnum is a good choice when you have multiple hunters.

[Sckhar 🦊]

I intended to use the little magnum on Yawn's second fight, but I kinda forgot it and end up using it against the huge spider in the caves.
It was kinda dissapointing, after shooting it I still had to shoot 3 more times with the shotgun, I dunno why I had taken so much expectations out of a .22 haha

[icon_of_sin]

Originally posted by Sckhar Leviathan:

I intended to use the little magnum on Yawn's second fight, but I kinda forgot it and end up using it against the huge spider in the caves.
It was kinda dissapointing, after shooting it I still had to shoot 3 more times with the shotgun, I dunno why I had taken so much expectations out of a .22 haha

dont waste anything ubove hand gun ammo on yawn 2
all you have to do is lead it behind the book case, run out the other side and shoot its tail with the handgun
with the new controls it should be extreamly easy to do the same thing with the knife. (although i have not got that far yet so for all i know there may be a camera switch in the middle of the area that make it awkward)

[Sckhar 🦊]

Originally posted by icon_of_sin:

Originally posted by Sckhar Leviathan:

I intended to use the little magnum on Yawn's second fight, but I kinda forgot it and end up using it against the huge spider in the caves.
It was kinda dissapointing, after shooting it I still had to shoot 3 more times with the shotgun, I dunno why I had taken so much expectations out of a .22 haha

dont waste anything ubove hand gun ammo on yawn 2
all you have to do is lead it behind the book case, run out the other side and shoot its tail with the handgun
with the new controls it should be extreamly easy to do the same thing with the knife. (although i have not got that far yet so for all i know there may be a camera switch in the middle of the area that make it awkward)

That's what I did actually haha
I was walking around with the handgun only, I didn't know Yawn's fight was on that room (I was thinking it would be one the same place as the PS1 resident evil) so when it came I had no option other than finish it with the handgun XD

[Ryrin]

Yeah, using anything above handgun ammo on Yawn 2 is a waste. I always just knife it.

[Super Smiley]

I'm not sure but I think I read somewhere that the self defense gun can be used to kill Neptune if you don't electrocute it.