Not always. Some barrels have threaded muzzles, that any muzzle device (including suppresors) with a matching thread can attach to, and some barrels have integral muzzle devices (including suppresors) While it would be cool to also have muzzle devices that attach over other muzzle devices, similar to how rail converter attachments would work, I would consider suppresors that attach over muzzle devices less important than threaded suppressors or even integral suppressors.
I’m fine with manually adjusting the stock from the inventory to choose between compactness and quickness, but when the weapon is equipped, it should be done automatically, just as shouldering the rifle should be done automatically.
I don’t really care whether muzzlebreaks are heard from further away or not, as long as it’s balanced, but I think the audio played should be atleast somewhat different, and the poll options were to limited to reflect this.
There’s also the fact that muzzleflash and smoke are directed up into the players sight line regardless of whether they’re prone or not, so I’m not entirely sure it’s necessary to have additional dirt particles when prone, or to detect what type of ground the player is laying prone on, but if we’re going to such detail why stop there? The world isn’t just a perfectly level world isn’t just a perfectly level plain so should we also factor in how high the muzzle is hanging over the ground?
Any variant of any weapon should potentially be able to spawn in where it might be appropriate. The excessively colorful variations of items that you later used as an example of variations that shouldn’t spawn, might not be appropriate to spawn at military locations, but they could be more appropriate in militia locations or as raceguns for competition.
Side note: I’m still of the opinion that except in the case of certain quick change barrels or takedown rifles, the barrel should not be an attachment swapped out through the attachment menu, but rather a component that is used up to modify the weapon itself, similar to how you suggested spray cans would be. I’d say that instead of having a fixed profile and length for different barrel items, atleast one of these should be a modifier of the barrel itself. Additionally I’d say that the gas system should be integral to the barrel, and the barrel length variable would also determine the gas tube length. Other variables/modifiers that could be applied to the barrel if the gas system and barrel were considered a single component would include whether the gas block has a low profile, a folding front sight base, an A-frame front sight base, picatinny rail(s) and/or a bayonet lug, and this way the bayonet lug could automatically be positioned appropriately to the specific length of barrel (since that’s something you kept mentioning, or maybe I just kept scrolling back to that part)
If by caliber you mean bullet diameter, then sure, all that should be necessary to switch an Eaglefire from firing .223 Remington or 5.56×45 NATO to firing .300 BLK or 7.62×40 Wilson Tactical is a barrel change. However, if you want to switch to a completely different cartridge like 6.8 SPC, 6.5 Grendel, or .308 Winchester a more substantial modification, or even a different weapon, would be necessary.
That shouldn’t be too big of a concern, since muzzle devices are affixed to the barrel to begin with, and presumably would be changed when the barrel is changed.
Pretty sure that if the BDC of scopes automatically adjusts to the cartridge the weapon fires, (like Nelson says they will) then there’s not going to be a random chance of misaligning your sights.
In Canada civilian rifle magazines are only legally allowed to hold 5 rounds. You won’t find images of 5 round AR-15 magazine bodies, because magazine bodies that short wouldn’t interface well with the long AR-15 magazine well. Instead 5 round variations of longer magazines are made. Similarly, in some places 10 round variations of 20 or 30 round magazines are made to comply with local laws. I’d say that 20 rounders would be better to introduce as speedy magazines than flush fitting 10 rounders that can barely be gripped. If 10 rounders were to be implemented, I’d say there chief advantage should be their compactness. Instead of a 50 round drum, I’d personally go with a 60 round quadstack or Magpul D60. I’m pretty sure the Beta-C design is more correctly called a “saddle drum” but I’m not an expert on English.
Why would it be important to see the backside of the next 20 cartridges you’ll be firing? Are we going to be inspecting their primers? Or are the drums loaded backwards so the bullets are facing towards where we can see them? Wouldn’t it be far more useful and realistic to either show all the cartridges or show one of every 5 or 3 or 10 or whatever number might be deemed appropriate?
If the gun has to be unslung before being equipped then it’s not really any more of an attachment then a holster would be (and no I’m not talking about holster stocks) but I suppose shooting slings or slings that can be quickly adjusted to be thrown over the shoulder without unslinging could be considered attachments.