Weapon Specials?

[Netsa]

Was looking through keybindings because the tutorial is useless and found the "Weapon Special" button. I happened to be using Saltz and his rapier at the time, so I was stunned to find out he can fire that pistol he carries around whenever he wants for free. Are there any others I should know about?

[Winger]

Just the rapier and Waystalker being able to zoom in further with her bow.

[Netsa]

I wish that information was available on their stats pages somewhere. Playing around with it, the free pistol shot seems substantially weaker and lower accuracy than a real pistol shot, but it would have been nice to know I had the option.

[Baron]

One thing that is worth mentioning is that all weapons, if you hold the attack button from push, have a follow up attack that is special.

[Winger]

Originally posted by Netsa:

I wish that information was available on their stats pages somewhere. Playing around with it, the free pistol shot seems substantially weaker and lower accuracy than a real pistol shot, but it would have been nice to know I had the option.

I agree about the lack of information. Unfortunately even very basic and vital information such as how much HP your character has in numbers is absent.

About the rapier alt-fire, it has a very short ranged falloff. I suppose it's intended use is to backstep and fire since any further than that distance and it's damage goes downhill extremely fast.

[DeFragged]

It's more of a coup de grace attack than any real ranged weapon - the enemy is stunned, out of attack range and a horde is coming your way. How do you finish your target off?

It DOES make a good distraction on occasion - free shot to explode barrels and such.

[Netsa]

Originally posted by Baron:

One thing that is worth mentioning is that all weapons, if you hold the attack button from push, have a follow up attack that is special.

I just found that out, too. Is that attack really special at all, or is it just a regular hit?

Originally posted by Winger86:

About the rapier alt-fire, it has a very short ranged falloff. I suppose it's intended use is to backstep and fire since any further than that distance and it's damage goes downhill extremely fast.

That explains it, thanks. Thought it was low accuracy, turns out it just doesn't do any damage at that range lol. I won't turn down a backstep shot, I've been wishing I had one since I started melee in this game.

[Gummiel]

Originally posted by Netsa:

Originally posted by Baron:

One thing that is worth mentioning is that all weapons, if you hold the attack button from push, have a follow up attack that is special.

I just found that out, too. Is that attack really special at all, or is it just a regular hit?

Like any other attack that depend entirely on the weapon you have equipped

[Melodica]

The tutorial provided in this game is MUCH better than the one from Vermintide 1 (there was none.)

[pseudo_Dubs]

If anyone is reading this in 2022 etc, Using the special weapon button with Saltzpyre's Book and Hammer allows you to charge and hold the holy attack to use later, super useful.

[Sciophyte]

One weapon where the special attack is definitely worth mapping it to a premium key or button is the billhook.

[Emilia Tempest]

Originally posted by 15 rats in a trench coat:

If anyone is reading this in 2022 etc, Using the special weapon button with Saltzpyre's Book and Hammer allows you to charge and hold the holy attack to use later, super useful.

good sir, why did you have to be an unholy being of nercomancy to revive this dead thread from over nearly 4 years ago?

[Sciophyte]

Well, I got a useful tip out of it, at least. Didn't know about the Book thing.

[Emilia Tempest]

Originally posted by Sciophyte:

Well, I got a useful tip out of it, at least. Didn't know about the Book thing.

well, I guess he brought some good things then

[Netsa]

Yeah, I haven't played this game in years. Glad it's still active, though, it was really good. There hasn't been anything quite the same yet. If only I could convince friends to pick it up.

I'd ask why Saltz seems to have the monopoly on the Weapon Special button, but I don't think it has an answer.

[Emilia Tempest]

Originally posted by Netsa:

Yeah, I haven't played this game in years. Glad it's still active, though, it was really good. There hasn't been anything quite the same yet. If only I could convince friends to pick it up.

I'd ask why Saltz seems to have the monopoly on the Weapon Special button, but I don't think it has an answer.

Saltzs generally has weapons with Weapon special button, but Waystalker, Huntsman, Pyromancer and Bounty Hunter can use it too to zoom (everyone in their ult only, waystalker whenever using right click with the mouse).
Kruber also has a weapon with Spear&Shield that you can stab while blocking when pressing the Weapon Special, so we have broken the "Salt only" on weapons!