shooting through walls

[weisi_AUT]

it is possible to shoot with the m82 sniper through 3 walls! 2 wooden walls of a cabin (was standing behind the house) and 1 metal wall (upgrade)! this is ridiculous!

why should i build a basewall and upgrade them to metal when i can get killed with 1 shot through the metall wall when i am standing in my wooden cabin??? we tried this several times! is this a bug??? also other weapons get through the walls but with m82 i was instantly dead with 1 bullet!

if this is so planed, base building is nonsense!

[insettoinfetto]

+1

[Ardalost]

+1
I can only confirm this unfortunately

[Hystorm]

Heh, You can shoot through almost anything I've found.
I'm in a garage and there are puppets outside the main door.
Simple, I just clip through the door or wall with my gun and bang, they're dead!
One can even kill puppets with a spear through a solid wall...

[smokey57]

Well, if they can't see you through the wall, how exactly are they going to aim at you and hit you through it? Unless they just start spamming shots and hope for a lucky hit?

[Red River]

Originally posted by smokey57:

Well, if they can't see you through the wall, how exactly are they going to aim at you and hit you through it? Unless they just start spamming shots and hope for a lucky hit?

my thoughts exactly.
but to be fair the m82 is one gun that could actually do it especially with AP rounds.

[TacShooter]

Yes, .50 BMG shoots through buildings in real life.

[TacShooter]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmO_J-_N_8Q

[marktkm]

Originally posted by smokey57:

Well, if they can't see you through the wall, how exactly are they going to aim at you and hit you through it? Unless they just start spamming shots and hope for a lucky hit?

^This.

It's a .50 BMG anti-materiel rifle. Shooting through things is what it's made to do. And if it gets through, well, yeah, you're going to have a bad time.

Having said that, with the in-game mechanics each bullet has a certain amount of energy. Everything it tries to pass through absorbs a certain amount. If the bullet has more, it passes through. If it has less, it gets stopped. If you're facing people with a Barrett put more layers between you and them.

I haven't tested it or seen anyone else who has, but if they're keeping to accuracy the sandbag walls should help massively.

Edit: Ran into this tonight: https://youtu.be/SYQnRp9w9wU?t=787

[TacShooter]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z32eCOiyG3Q

[TacShooter]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGLLTjYRNag

[smokey57]

Originally posted by TacShooter:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z32eCOiyG3Q

If it passes through a solid ~19" green tree trunk, a coupla little wooden room walls sure ain't gonna slow it down much ;-)

[TacShooter]

The best thing to do when you have someone with a .50 BMG shooting at you is to divide his attention, close the distance, and kill him.

[Bunny]

TacShooter and marktkm already took care of the explanation I see, good work ! :)

BMG ammo is also the rarest of them all, it's also not craftable ...