Talk:Weapons

Just reading through most of the equipment entries in sequence, I must say we've gathered some very good information over the years. There's always work to be done, of course, but I thought I'd mention some to-do's that just occured to me that need looking into at some time in the near future.

• Standardisation of the individual weapon subsection layouts - suggestions welcome. It's rather inconsistent at the moment.
• Improvement of weapon stat display. I was thinking, perhaps a template would be handy in this respect? Perhaps two or three varieties such as for items that don't need the different firing stats. Sort of like what I did for the base display kit template, only less complex.
• Some descriptions of weapons need work on - although I must admit I quite like the extremely short description for the High Explosive. Short and sweet. It conveys so much!
• There are some universal notes in the various sections that could use a section on their own. Like the tips for the rocket launcher usage or the notes on the special qualities of the basic pistol and the idiosyncrasy involved in pistol armament in UFO. Lots of little interesting things like this that deserve a place of their own rather than being tucked away in all the pages.

- NKF

Here's my suggestion for a standardized template, starting from the top of a page.

Blurb

Auto-generated Table of Contents

General Description

Recommendation

Weapon Statistics

Size

Weight

TUs

Auto(Auto Accuracy) (If applicable)

Snap(Snap Accuracy)

Aimed(Aimed Accuracy)

Purchase/Manufacturing Cost

Sale Price

Ammo Statistics(If applicable)

Power

Ammo

Size

Weight

Purchase/Manufacture Cost

Sale Price

Continuous Fire Rate

Tips And Tricks

Anything else(Grenade Relay, Pistol distribution notes, Blaster Bomb Safe Practice section, etc.)

Suggestions? Comments? Approvals? Arrow Quivershaft 11:47, 13 September 2007 (PDT)