WEAPON PICK-UPS

Overview

Weapon Pick-ups are temporary power-ups that appear during Story and Endless Dungeon runs, providing players with limited-use special weapons. These items drop from defeated enemies or destroyed objects, offering strategic advantages and combat variety without permanently altering character loadouts.

Weapon Types

Temporary Guns

• Replace your main ranged weapon with a special variant
• Limited ammunition count (cannot be reloaded)
• Unique visual appearance and effects
• Return to main weapon when ammunition is depleted

Temporary Melee Weapons

• Replace your main melee weapon with an upgraded version
• Limited number of attacks
• Enhanced visual effects during combat
• Return to main melee weapon when uses are depleted

Acquisition & Duration

• Drop Source: Enemies and destructible objects
• Drop Chance: Configurable percentage chance
• Ground Duration: Limited time before disappearing if not collected
• Maximum Drops: Only one pick-up or vehicle can exist in the environment at any time
• Availability: Can be collected by any allied player or AI companion

Usage Rules

Priority Order

When multiple special items are active, they are consumed in this order:

1. Vehicle
2. Temporary Gun/Melee
3. Main Gun/Melee

Compatibility

• Boosts applied to main weapons do not transfer to temporary weapons
• Temporary weapons come with their own preset boosts
• Boosts activated while using temporary weapons will apply to main weapons upon return
• Multiple pick-ups of the same type: Newer pick-ups override older ones
• Different weapon types: New pick-up replaces current temporary weapon

Persistence

• Pick-ups do not carry over between dungeon levels unless already activated
• Effects persist through player death and revival
• Summons continue to use main weapons regardless of player's temporary weapon

Visual Indicators

Ground Indicators

• Floating weapon mesh appears at drop location
• Visual effects indicate remaining collection time
• Off-screen indicators point to pick-up locations

Active Indicators

• Weapon model visibly changes to temporary weapon
• HUD displays pick-up type icon and remaining uses
• Health bar includes special "powered-up" visual effect
• Melee weapons show surrounding VFX while enhanced

Strategic Considerations

• Pick-ups provide opportunity for temporary playstyle changes
• Limited ammunition/uses encourages strategic deployment
• Team coordination to determine optimal pick-up allocation
• Pick-ups can turn the tide in difficult encounters

Configurable Parameters

Game designers can adjust several parameters to balance pick-up mechanics:

• Toggle availability by dungeon type, difficulty, or game mode
• Adjust drop chance percentages
• Set maximum simultaneous drops
• Modify ground duration timers
• Define weapon attributes and boost effects

[Last Updated: February 28, 2025]