grenade launcher.... is really bad....

[JolyJew СлаваУкраине]

i love this so far but using the grenade launcher (disperser with grenade shells) is an endless source of frustration.
it never lands where i want to. downwards arch is way too steep creating tay too may scenarios that a windows is too tall to land a grenade by aiming it directly, but too close to throw in with the falloff arch.
and to make matters worse, even after landing the grenade into said window, it will just bounce right out.

Shadow Warriors grenade launcher was perfect and worked exactly how you expected it. but here it's incredibly counter-intuitive, you can't rely on your corsshairs at all.

are there any plans improving the grenade launcher?

[-|Nur|-]

Yeah it doesn't really behave exactly the way you expect it to, so playing with it is a constant learning experience.

[Lord Nighthawk]

The bowling bombs and grenades have some serious problems, i agree. Sometimes you expect it to behave like they should - 45° to a wall and bounce 45° into the other direction - geometry. But randomly it works .... and sometimes they simply ignore the angle and come straight back. I actually can´t remember if this problem is new or always was there in the build engine (see shadow warrior etc.)

The nade launcher should have a different crosshair for better distance assessment.

[Wild Dog]

Bowling grenades i do agree, but the grenade launcher behaves like it should.

[Revolver Rez]

Never had an issue with the grenade launcher, but the bowling balls sometimes casually roll around areas I've thrown them in, leading me to believe its safe, only to get every last bolt from a red guy's bow in the side of my head.

[zeMantras]

Originally posted by -|Nur|-:

Yeah it doesn't really behave exactly the way you expect it to, so playing with it is a constant learning experience.

yeah finding the same, havent "got it" aswell, hard to predict the behaviour sofar, but tbh... I rarely use it... anyway, it also seems to lack in splash damage? Anyway i still disagree this is really a source for frustation, but yes it is unpreditable and perhaps not the safest weapon to chose at times :D

[Gameo]

I love it, but I kinda have a knack for lobbing projectiles.

[pagb666]

Unpredictable, huh? Works like a charm for me

[>-FISH-D]

Yeah don't have any issues with the grenade launcher. Once you practice a bit you know how high to aim to lob them where you want. Bowling balls kinda suck though. They seem to do odd things at times.

[Trem]

Guys you can hold Left Mouse Button with Bowling Bombs to make them seek out enemies.

I didn't know this until like the last chapter of the game when I accidentally read it in one of the menus. It really makes them a ton of fun to use and muuuch better than without knowing it.

[Revolver Rez]

Originally posted by Tremozl:

Guys you can hold Left Mouse Button with Bowling Bombs to make them seek out enemies.

I didn't know this until like the last chapter of the game when I accidentally read it in one of the menus. It really makes them a ton of fun to use and muuuch better than without knowing it.

This is why you read the readme before starting the game. The bowling bomb charge is amazing for countering tough ambushes or to prevent enemies from chasing you during a retreat.

[GepardenK]

Bowling bombs are handy with their charged homing ability but they're a mess when trying to lob over obstacles and are more than likely to just bounce back in your face. I *think* this is sort of the intention (hence 'bowling' bomb) but it feels awkward regardless with the current presentation. Thankfully they don't explode when hitting you and they can be picked back up again.

I never had any trouble with the Grenade Launcher; in fact I love it. The steep arc drop has a very down and dirty "medieval" feel to it. It reminds me a lot of the Grenade Launcher in Quake - which is probably not a coincidence since that is one of the most satisfying launchers in gaming history.

[blitzo the imp]

you know. i always aim higher then where i want my actual grenade shell to land so it lands precisely where i want it . same for bowling bombs. i throw them higher so they can fly over railings and into windows. you just have to try a few times to learn the arch and also take in account the grenade,s bouncing. that also sometimes helps . also note you can powerthrow the bowling bomb, this also affects the range and arch for that ( and when power thrown only then heatseeks enemies)

[zeMantras]

yeah might be a "funny" arc, strange in quake with 3 or 4 nades u get the feel very fast, this one i didint get the grips yet, maybe just need t use it more - maybe just beeing a noob not even saying thres any issues

[Kunigunda]

I beat a whole level on Ultra Viscera only using grenade launcher

[hybridial]

To be honest I think only Shadow Warrior has a perfect Grenade launcher.

I actually adore Quake 2 but I hate the Grenade launcher in it, with its ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ tendency to clip projectiles right through enemies. Compared to that the one in Ion Fury is okay, but too reliant on direct hits to do much damage.