Help me interpreting gun damage

[Scipio]

What does it mean when a shotgun lists say 50+15 in damage? (the +15 is in orange)

Also, when a gun is listed as firing two bullets each shot, will each bullet make cause damage, or does it just mean that it's twice as costly to fire?

[Nephy]

when it says 15 it means 50x 15 so if all bullets hit thats how much its gonna hit for as for the two bullets every shot fired from that gun is 2 shots

[Lord Blick]

The 15 is how many bullets get fired, think of it as buck shot. Various weapons are fire multiple bullets, for example assault rifles and rocket launchers.

When it says it consumes 2 ammo it means that it is twice as costly to fire.

[Scipio]

1. So the total damage must be 50x15 = 750 if all pellets hit. I believe this question is resolved

2. Still not sure about thw two bullets question. Can anyone please clarify?

[William Wallace]

If the bottom text says consumes 2 ammo per shot, then you only get to hit once with the weapon for spending 2 bullets. The only way you hit with more than one bullet is if there is a multiplier on the damage

[cpt cannibal]

Originally posted by Scipio:

2. Still not sure about thw two bullets question. Can anyone please clarify?

If you have a clip of 12 bullets and you pull the trigger once, two bullets fly out leaving you with 10 left in the clip. So a 12 round clip actually only gets "6" shots.

[Freyar]

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=97856755

The example above:

Damage: Two rounds fired, at 42 damage per round. Damage for each round is calculated individually, but the baseline would be 84 points of damage.

"Consumes 2 ammo per shot." is exactly what it means. It takes two rounds from the magazine to fire, which means that while the is set at 86 rounds, it really is only good for 43 shots.

The "Consumes X ammo per shot." tends to show up on rifles that fire explosive rounds too in an effort to help balance out the damage/utility versus resource cost. This essentially allows for weapons to behave like a hybrid without being too overpowered. (Imagine having an explosive rifle that fires 30 rounds in a magazine at 1:1...)

[Scipio]

Thanks everyone!