Can't equip the chainsaw after giving my right arm as "Ash" :(

[Crow Mauler]

So, I saw in this guide (https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3453162786) on here saying if I name my character "Ash", "EvilDead" or "Williams" I can still equip a chainsaw for my melee weapons if I give the wall my right arm or the shotgun for ranged weapons if I give my left arm. I chose to go for a chainsaw arm, but I don't see the option to equip it anywhere after picking it up and giving my right arm! How devastating.

[Nalkor]

As soon as I click that link, it gives me a malicious link warning, what file/page/image are you trying to show?

[Crow Mauler]

Originally posted by Nalkor:

As soon as I click that link, it gives me a malicious link warning, what file/page/image are you trying to show?

Huh, that's weird, it's a link to a guide on steam. It's called "Look Outside Guide - 100% Achievements, Items, and More!" by user Llamakazi

[Trashzone]

You got the arms mixed up.

Right is melee and left is guns. If you gave up your right arm you can't use the Chainsaw, you get the Shotgun.

Edit: Ok after checking out that section of the guide, I see I was wrong. You didn't mix them up. The guide did, and gave you wrong information.

I can confirm my LEFT arm is gnawed off and I can wield my chainsaw. Sorry bud. Hope you have a recent save before Mouth or weren't that far in.

[Crow Mauler]

Originally posted by Trashzone:

You got the arms mixed up.

Right is melee and left is guns. If you gave up your right arm you can't use the Chainsaw, you get the Shotgun.

Edit: Ok after checking out that section of the guide, I see I was wrong. You didn't mix them up. The guide did, and gave you wrong information.

I can confirm my LEFT arm is gnawed off and I can wield my chainsaw. Sorry bud. Hope you have a recent save before Mouth or weren't that far in.

Man, I'm confused now. I dID chop off my melee arm and I can only equip my shotgun or pistol/magnum, can't equip any melee weapon including the chainsaw

[Trashzone]

Originally posted by Crow Mauler:

Originally posted by Trashzone:

You got the arms mixed up.

Right is melee and left is guns. If you gave up your right arm you can't use the Chainsaw, you get the Shotgun.

Edit: Ok after checking out that section of the guide, I see I was wrong. You didn't mix them up. The guide did, and gave you wrong information.

I can confirm my LEFT arm is gnawed off and I can wield my chainsaw. Sorry bud. Hope you have a recent save before Mouth or weren't that far in.

Man, I'm confused now. I dID chop off my melee arm and I can only equip my shotgun or pistol/magnum, can't equip any melee weapon including the chainsaw

You said you thought you could use the Chainsaw after giving your RIGHT arm, and the guide gives that advice. That's wrong. Your RIGHT arm IS your melee arm.

You can't use any melee weapon because you gave your right arm up.

[Crow Mauler]

Originally posted by Trashzone:

Originally posted by Crow Mauler:

Man, I'm confused now. I dID chop off my melee arm and I can only equip my shotgun or pistol/magnum, can't equip any melee weapon including the chainsaw

You said you thought you could use the Chainsaw after giving your RIGHT arm, and the guide gives that advice. That's wrong. Your RIGHT arm IS your melee arm.

You can't use any melee weapon because you gave your right arm up.

ah, ok so they meant if you sacrifice your melee arm, then the only two-handed gun you can use is the shotgun and the chainsaw if you sacrifice your ranged arm?

[Trashzone]

Originally posted by Crow Mauler:

So, I saw in this guide (https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3453162786) on here saying if I name my character "Ash", "EvilDead" or "Williams" I can still equip a chainsaw for my melee weapons if I give the wall my right arm or the shotgun for ranged weapons if I give my left arm. I chose to go for a chainsaw arm, but I don't see the option to equip it anywhere after picking it up and giving my right arm! How devastating.

To be more clear. this thing you said? "I can still equip a chainsaw for my melee weapons if I give the wall my right arm or the shotgun for ranged weapons if I give my left arm."

That's wrong. It should say "I can still equip a chainsaw for my melee weapons if I give the wall my LEFT arm or the shotgun for ranged weapons if I give my RIGHT arm." If you did everything right.

"I don't see the option to equip it anywhere after picking it up and giving my right arm! How devastating." That is correct and by design, because your right arm is your melee arm, and according to you, you gave it up, and it is gnawed off. Get what I mean now?

[Trashzone]

Originally posted by Crow Mauler:

Originally posted by Trashzone:

You said you thought you could use the Chainsaw after giving your RIGHT arm, and the guide gives that advice. That's wrong. Your RIGHT arm IS your melee arm.

You can't use any melee weapon because you gave your right arm up.

ah, ok so they meant if you sacrifice your melee arm, then the only two-handed gun you can use is the shotgun and the chainsaw if you sacrifice your ranged arm?

Correct. Assuming you used a correct name.