shotgun range

[Knighttime]

this has probably been done a lot more but I feel like the range of the shotguns is way too short, I mean... using a shotgun for at best 50 metres feels laughably short, I think it'd be better of they'd doubled the distance the shotguns can actually shoot, also it'd be nice if my bullet/ pellets didn't go *poof gone* after reaching a certain distance, shooting at 25.2 metres means all pellets are inneffective... and for the slug it'd be 50.1 metres and your slug does nothing anymore... just a suggestion which would make the game a whole lot more enjoyable.

[Muppet Head]

Yeah, laughably short shotgun ranges seems like something videogames will never get over, even in Sims like this. I'd bet most players wouldn't even bother with a shotgun past like five or ten meters because of that

[CaptainNebulous]

In real life birdshot stops being effective after about 40 yards/36 meters with the fragment spread increasing by about 5 to 10 inches every 20 yards. Slugs are effective for about 125 yards/114 meters with average fragment spread of 5 to 10 inches every 75 yards, except for when using a couple of select shotguns which can increase effective range to 200 yards/182 meters..

So the game isn't that far off really. Perhaps a slight buff is needed but no more than that.

[Knighttime]

Originally posted by CaptainNebulous:

In real life birdshot stops being effective after about 40 yards/36 meters with the fragment spread increasing by about 5 to 10 inches every 20 yards. Slugs are effective for about 125 yards/114 meters with average fragment spread of 5 to 10 inches every 75 yards, except for when using a couple of select shotguns which can increase effective range to 200 yards/182 meters..

So the game isn't that far off really. Perhaps a slight buff is needed but no more than that.

Slugs aren't meant to fragment I believe(maybe you meant grouping of your shots and not fragmenting?), and your stated ranges vary greatly depending on what kind of choke you'd apply to your shotgun, it's not a very few select shotguns, mostly it'd be the chokes, additionally there is lead or steel buck/bird shot which would have an effect as well, most sources I found state that about 100 metres for a slug is acceptable or effective range and bird/buckshots really depend on type, choke and skill of the hunter, so I feel like the game is actually quite far off, they could almost double the ranges for the shotguns and still be pretty realistic with it.