Shotgun AMP aim.

[Kligan]

"Aim bonus becomes critical chance"
How does this work with shotguns? I don't get it.
I can't aim with shotguns. If I press W with shotgun in hand, nothing happens, I just skip my turn.

[CPT Chthonbeard the Pirate]

You do get aim bonus. It gives it to you at the bottom left. Aim bonus reduces the "miss penalty" which is a flat % reduction of damage for shotguns. With that AMP, it will also add to the critical chance of the shotgun.

[Kligan]

I know that % to hit is affecting shotgun damage. But I haven't seen it change when pressing W. Rather just the distance to target and obstacles in the way.

[CPT Chthonbeard the Pirate]

Originally posted by Kligan:

I know that % to hit is affecting shotgun damage. But I haven't seen it change when pressing W. Rather just the distance to target and obstacles in the way.

No, I don't think it affects anything unless you are dealing with someone behind cover. Then aiming does do something as it counters their cover percentage. I'm not certain it counters the range penalty.

[Kligan]

I specifically tried to use aim/hunker/wait action with a shotgun on a zombie that was standing still and shooting at me, while having this AMP that I mentioned.
I didn't see anything change at all in hit%, damage or crit chance.

Edit.
I see that there's "Aim 50%" at the bottom left, but what I'm talking about is that it does not show any changes at the top right with this AMP. Supposed "Aim 50%" should become 50% crit chance. It didn't.
If I find this AMP again, I'll test it more.

[Kligan]

So... yeah, I don't think Shotgun Focus Mode works at all.
Check this out:
https://i.imgur.com/cd0JetK.png
50% Aim, no crit indicator whatsoever.
And yeah, I do have the AMP:
https://i.imgur.com/OJAp85n.png

[eharper256]

Doesn't show up on the UI, along with several other things. I assume this is because Aim "applies to the enemy you have targeted" but technically, you aren't targeting anything with the shotgun blast, its just an AOE cone. Could be wrong though.

[Kligan]

Executioner shows crit chance and damage with shotguns.
Why wouldn't AMP? I think it's not working, because even shooting enemies I don't believe I'm getting crits.

[Kligan]

Originally posted by eharper256:

Doesn't show up on the UI, along with several other things. I assume this is because Aim "applies to the enemy you have targeted" but technically, you aren't targeting anything with the shotgun blast, its just an AOE cone. Could be wrong though.

https://i.imgur.com/pTcSgIq.png
Here I have a different AMP, that gives shotguns +25% crit chance. And it shows crit chance even when aiming manually, i.e. AOE.
So I don't think what you're saying is the case.

[CPT Chthonbeard the Pirate]

Originally posted by Kligan:

Originally posted by eharper256:

Doesn't show up on the UI, along with several other things. I assume this is because Aim "applies to the enemy you have targeted" but technically, you aren't targeting anything with the shotgun blast, its just an AOE cone. Could be wrong though.

https://i.imgur.com/pTcSgIq.png
Here I have a different AMP, that gives shotguns +25% crit chance. And it shows crit chance even when aiming manually, i.e. AOE.
So I don't think what you're saying is the case.

Ok, the one you are talking about is "Shotgun Focus Mode" and yes, I do think it might not be working at all. I'm not seeing aim chance at 100% being turned into critical chance at all. This might want to be reported.

[Kligan]

I did post a bug report here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/811320/discussions/1/4758602630167684925/

But it didn't get any attention, it seems, so far.

[Bawkdragon]

I have seen this weirdness where I aim with shotgun and nothing seems to change.