Disperser Never Works Again

[petersblues]

I'm facing a glitch where even if I try to switch to it, I can never switch back to the Disperser again. It just always says 0 on my ammo even if I pick up ammo for it and never works anymore. Enjoying the game but not being able to use a shotgun sucks.

[dwtietz]

Are you loading an old save game file from Ion Fury v2.x after installing Ion Fury: Aftershock (which is Ion Fury v3.x)?

[petersblues]

Ahhh, that was it. Thank you. Unfortunately all of my saves were from v.2 so I had to start a new game but that's fine since now I can replay it for secrets haha, thanks so much for the help!

[dwtietz]

Originally posted by petersblues:

Ahhh, that was it. Thank you. Unfortunately all of my saves were from v.2 so I had to start a new game but that's fine since now I can replay it for secrets haha, thanks so much for the help!

No problem. If you've reached the end of a zone, I believe it should work to use the chapter select option to start fresh at the beginning of the next zone that follows if that helps any.

[Nani Sore]

Same problem here. I've tried starting a new game, but it didn't work for me.

[Nani Sore]

So I found this thread, explaining the reason why the shotgun doesn't work and how to fix it. Didn't really work for either though.

https://steamcommunity.com/app/562860/discussions/0/3940146862829928372/?l=czech

[Mernerner]

I started new game but disperser did not worked(it only works with give all cheat and cannot obtain any more ammo)I'll try the fixes

[Mernerner]

so turn off DLC when playing main game is the solution? huh.....

[dwtietz]

Originally posted by Mernerner:

so turn off DLC when playing main game is the solution? huh.....

This should only be necessary if you're playing the game by using an old save game file from Ion Fury v2.x.

[Nani Sore]

Originally posted by dwtietz:

This should only be necessary if you're playing the game by using an old save game file from Ion Fury v2.x.

That's what "should" happen, but what if that doesn't work?

This game is quite faithful. It perfectly emulates the games of the early 90's in terms of gameplay but also in terms of technical issues. A DLC expansion not being compatible with the main game was fairly common back then, but it's certainly not something you'd expect in 2024.

[dwtietz]

Originally posted by Nani Sore:

A DLC expansion not being compatible with the main game was fairly common back then, but it's certainly not something you'd expect in 2024.

And the intended plan is still that it will be as soon as the base game is updated to the v3.x code base. Even if that had been done on the same day that Aftershock had been released nothing would be any different here... The base game and the expansion would have both been using v3.x game code, and an old save file from v2.x would still be an old save file from v2.x and would still not be entirely compatible with v3.x.

[prYldfire]

It doesn't work period full stop. Regardless of save file. Maybe a design issue?

[Aemony]

Ugh, I have played through two whole chapters now with a non-working shotgun...

It would've been nice if the devs implemented an additional check when loading a save or trying to equip the shotgun to ensure this bug doesn't occur.