Gun Locking

[Chibi310]

In Survival mode, are we really not allowed to lock out our guns? I keep performing well with the Gauss Shotgun and Repeater Shotgun (Or When I get lucky the Revolver), but the damn Ball Lightning gun keeps spawning on me and I permanently lose ALL guns for the rest of the match (Because for some reason, whenever I pick up the Ball Lightning gun, no more weapons spawn in at all, even if it's the first gun I get) which results in my immediate death because it's just not good enough of a gun to kill anything with!
I keep hitting the Gun Lock button, but it just doesn't ever work at all. It works in normal stages, but not in survival. Why is this a thing?

[Wuss912]

wait theres a gun lock button?

[ReticulatorOfSplines]

The ball lightning gun is my favorite! Sure it's slow, but with extra rounds it annihilates everything on the map.

[Chibi310]

Originally posted by SpecterUnseen:

The ball lightning gun is my favorite! Sure it's slow, but with extra rounds it annihilates everything on the map.

I like the Ball Lightning gun too, but not in survival mode. Enemies get too strong too fast in that mode to make the Ball Lightning Gun a viable option.

and then there's that (what I think is a) Glitch where if you pick it up, no more guns spawn in anymore until the next game. I don't know why it happens exclusively with the Ball Lightning Gun, it just does. Also the gun tends to spawn in my path and I end up teleporting into it at random, effectivly resulting in my prompt death afterwards.

That's why I want the Gun Locking feature in Survival mode. So that I can run around and focus on killing and evading enemies and not have to dodge into a gun because it's in the safest route.

[Chibi310]

Originally posted by Wuss912:

wait theres a gun lock button?

Yes I was surprised when I first did it, I noticed how a Padlock appeared on the gun icon, and then I suddenly couldn't pick up any new guns. Very useful feature for when a rare gun appears and you get it and don't want to lose it by accident. Like the Revolver, that gun is overkill especially when you upgrade your firepower by even just a little bit.

[HereIsPlenty]

Weapon lock isnt working for me at all. Still on campaign and it would be useful. I have tried remapping it from B to X and still no joy. Tried double tapping, extended press. Is this feature not working in general?

[Wuss912]

theres a checkbox in control settings to enable gun lock.... make sure thats checked

[Chibi310]

Originally posted by Wuss912:

theres a checkbox in control settings to enable gun lock.... make sure thats checked

I made sure that check box was checked. The gun locking does work in normal stages, but not in survival. That's what the original post is about.

[Habba]

Which OS are you running? Windows?

[Chibi310]

Originally posted by Habba:

Which OS are you running? Windows?

Yes I'm running windows.

Also, the problem recently fixed. I don't know how, I changed nothing, but I reflexivly tapped the Gun Lock button in one match and it started to work again.

[Habba]

Ok, thanks for the update.

There's something fishy going on there, and seems like the problem is not as obvious as it might first seem. I've had very similar report from another user before, and it also got fixed by itself. We'll keep an eye out for that.