What is there to say about Defiance as an outsider? I'd heard of it at its onset in 2014, when it was a tie-in with a new television show, and I'd known friends who had tried it, but after the show was canned it kind of faded out of my memory. I'd entirely forgotten about the game's existence until news broke about it finally being closed down just last month.
It turns out that Defiance lasted this long because despite the rocky launch period and the absolute flustercluck that was Defiance 2050, and despite the many quirks and flaws inherent to such an ambitious MMO, it was actually fun. In the wake of this shutdown, I've seen lots of people talk about the fun memories they had of playing this game together, and all of the joy it brought to people. One person even went as far as to say that Defiance made Destiny look like a regular-ass co-op shooter with a social system tacked onto it.
It's clear that this game is one that did not deserve to be forgotten by the likes of me. And even more so clear that this game is one that does not deserve to be forgotten anytime soon at all. So, when someone approached me with some ripped game assets and a humble request I decided to go with it.
Adds the Mass Blaster, the ULTRA MEGA META MACHINE(tm) from Defiance, to the game as an add-on submachine gun. It fires fast, shoots three projectiles in one shot, and overall melts people faster than you can blink as long as you can maintain ammo supplies for it. Oh, and it does a bunch of cool stuff with elemental nanos too. Ever wanted to tase a cop at 30 meters?
Features:
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- All-new submachine gun!
- Also an akimbo variant!
- Four types of elemental rounds!
- Electrical nanos that stun enemies!
- Incendiary nanos that light enemies on fire!
- Biohazardous nanos that poison enemies!
- Radioactive nanos that pierce armor and probably give enemies cancer ten years down the line!
- Illumination effects for that authentic sci-fi feel!
- Custom firing noises that go pew pew!
- And they change based on what nanos are being used!
- All four weapon skins from the original game are included!
- You can also use normal PAYDAY 2 weapon skins, too!
- Also has magazines, barrels, stocks, and all of that good stuff!
- If you don't like the sight rail, you can just remove it and aim without sights too!
- EXCLAMATION POINTS!
Preview:
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Requires SuperBLT. Requires BeardLib. Requires WeaponLib. Requires Auto Fire Sound Fix. Custom Weapon Dragon's Breath Crash Fix is recommended if you want to use fire nanos in online play. Supports Custom Attachments for Custom Weapons.
Goes in mod_overrides.
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Known issues:
- None!
Future roadmap:
- No idea! That's why this mod is in open beta, so I can figure out what goes here!
I want to give a huge thank you to Carl for making this gun add-on a reality. This is more than just a gun to me and others. The ability to bring this gun back to life after the Defiance game shut down its servers forever this past April 29th is incredible. The company who took over defiance (Gamigo) decided they, in whatever power they had, to erase any existence of the game including their website, steam posting, and forums associated with the game. I had the pleasure of working for Gamigo as a Community Ambassador that was able to represent the close community that was left before the game ended. Unfortunately, my power within in company was not enough to keep the game and its assets around. So Again, I very much appreciate Carl for being able to put this together. His hard work and dedication to make Defiance live on, albeit just as a single gun is deeply appreciated.
No problem - I'm happy to be of service here. Every game that's brought this much joy to people deserves something to be a testament to it, and if this gun is that testament I'm honored to provide.
It also helps that this gun is just cool as fuck to begin with. :p