Make the machete a crowbar

[Coldflame]

Summary (a quick, 2-3 sentence summary): Allow the machete to function as a crowbar in addition to it's usage as a weapon.

Benefits (How this will benefit the server and game as a whole): It'd make the machete a more tactically diverse choice without significantly benefitting the marines

Details (Description of how you think this would work, the benefits, etc): It'd enable marines who field the machete (which is a serious trade off) able to fulfil the support role the weapon provides more effectively, being able to pry open doors and crates.

Implementation (Optional, if you have an idea how to implement it): Not really sure of the specifics but I believe the fire axe already does this.

[forwardslashN]

+1
Now here's a suggestion that everyone ignored but is really good. Fireaxes do the same when dual wielded.

[Perfectian]

Running after alien and removing floor. We all have been there.

[Coldflame]

I'm not sure if bumping threads is something that I Should be doing, but this ended up getting buried and I think it's still pretty valid.

Anyone got further thoughts on this?

[lucashunter608]

All my +1

[Haveatya]

+1 here, 'Titan' and his machete is a fun thing to play and a crowbar definetly gives me some RP opportunity on the colony with doors and what not.

[ShortTemperedLeprechaun]

+1. Fuck it, why not?

[KingKire]

+1/ why am i plus one-ing this... it makes no sense...but its a machete so...logic will have to be yielded for rule of cool.

[Boltersam]

+1. Let the marines also remove floors while spamclicking an alien that's just slowly walking away. The marine's low accuracy must be incorporated into melee, too!

[SagaSword]

Does it glow in the dark? If so ++++++1

[Coldflame]

+1. Let the marines also remove floors while spamclicking an alien that's just slowly walking away. The marine's low accuracy must be incorporated into melee, too!

Removing floors whilst manically trying to hit someone with a crowbar is one of the core features of SS13.

[forwardslashN]

It will act as a fireaxe if this goes through. It won't remove floor tiles.

[Tristan63]

Aren't machetes like mass produced? This would mean its quality wouldn't be good enough to open a door without busting in half, or damaging the weapon in some way. Crowbars are meant to do this because they are solid iron, and fireaxes are meant to do this because firefighters tend to not want to break shit in to get into places, so they pry doors open.

[monkeysfist101]

+/-1 A machete doesn't have near enough durability to pry open an airlock, though I'm fine with it opening crates.

[ShortTemperedLeprechaun]

+/-1 A machete doesn't have near enough durability to pry open an airlock, though I'm fine with it opening crates.

That'd make sense. However.... an ICE AXE, that'd pry open a door, eh, eh?

[forwardslashN]

Machetes are actually built to be extremely durable, since they're not meant for cutting flesh but dense vegetation/rope. It also depends on the machete in question. I really doubt a fireaxe or crowbar would realistically pry open an airlock if we're talking about something from the movies, but they do in SS13. I wouldn't mind the machete opening crates like a crowbar, and maybe a few misc uses that I can't recall off hand, along with actually cutting down vegetation.

[monkeysfist101]

I'm referring to my own M1942 machete. I'm sure I could use it to slide between planks to loosen screws, but putting too much pressure on the wrong axis would bend it.

[Snypehunter007]

Old, lack of continued interest.

Locking.