The Auto-Machine Gun Bug is a bug introduced in 1.10 due to an engine change. It gets its name from a now obsolete exploit known as Machine Gunning, which achieved the same effect though required the user to cause it. The bug works with beams that have a count longer than their reload. This results in the game firing the beam again before it vanishes, whereas in previous versions the game would wait until the beam vanished before firing again. This results in continuous fire stacking the beam on top of itself, multiplying its strength by the number of stacked beams. The end result is a weapon that does more damage and consume more ammo or energy than originally intended. Beams affected are the Flower of Spring, Summer Bloom, Winter Tempest, and Capacitor Pulse Laser, though the last beam only gets boosted for a couple of frames at most, so its boost is negligible. The Autumn Petal, being the only Vell-os beam not to be affected, has consequently become the most useless Vell-os weapon.
Qaanol released a set of plug-ins that fix this and the 1 = X Bug.
| Novaverse Mods | PlugPack (2003) • ARPIA2 (2007) • Anathema (2007) • Brave New Void (2022) Novaverse Total Conversion: White Dwarf (2023) | |
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| In Development | You're Not Special, Haiku | |
| Tools for Plugin Creation | Mac: MissionComputer • ResEdit • NovaTools • ResForge Windows: EVNEW • RezEditor | |
| Bugs | Patch Notes • Dithering Bug • Exponential Beam Bug • 1=X Bug • Auto-Machine Gun Bug • Mass Trick | |
| Guides | Nova Bible • Windows Plugin Conversion Tutorial • Nova Control Bits • Pilot File | |
| Total Conversions | Major Completed: Polycon EV (2002), Ashen Galaxy (2008), Colosseum (2008) Official: Escape Velocity, Escape Velocity Override Minor Completed: EVN Paintball, Miners, Teacup Blank Slate: Absolute Minimum Released Incomplete: Acheron, Starfleet Adventures Vaporware: Delphi, Aftermath | |