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OBO: Pistol, Magnum Handcannon script

OBO, pronounced "oboe" (yes, like the instrument), stands for "Overall Balance Overhaul."

This is a script that upgrades and rebalances the Desert Eagle, emphasizing its role as an accurate eliminator and light sniper. The Desert Eagle was always my sidearm of choice, and I only ever traded it when I got to an area where a melee weapon would have been useful, such as "endless hordes, reach the end" areas.

But despite my love for it, the Desert Eagle just wasn't quite up to par. Doing a disappointing 80 damage per shot meant it could kill a Hunter in four shots and a Charger in eight. It was fine against Commons, but its small magazine coupled with its low fire rate made using the Desert Eagle feel occasionally knife-edge when trying to kill Specials with it. The key here is to highlight the difference between the Pistols and the Desert Eagle. Where Pistols are good at killing larger numbers of Commons, the Desert Eagle's only real advantage was its accuracy and single shot kills on Commons.

Just as my OBO Pistols are good at killing hordes, but not as good as certain primary weapons, I've made the Desert Eagle more viable against Specials and sniping, but not as good as dedicated primaries. There were a few smaller changes I didn't mention because I tend to get very wordy with text, so all exact changes are listed below for your convenience.


Changelog (X means unchanged):

VerticalPunch - 4.0 to X
SpreadPerShot - 2 to 4
MaxSpread - 30 to 20
SpreadDecay - 5 to 10
MinDuckingSpread - 0.5 to 0.4
MinStandingSpread - 1.25 to 0.5
MinInAirSpread - 3.0 to 0
MaxMovementSpread - 3.0 to 2.0
DeployDuration - 0.5 to X
PenetrationNumLayers - 2 to X
PenetrationPower - 50 to 67
Damage - 80 to 120
CycleTime - 0.3 to 0.285
clip_size - 8 to 9

Disclaimer about the preview screenshot(s):
I got them randomly off the internet. I claim nothing. If need be, I'll replace them with something generic from Wikipedia or something.