Machine Gun

Ammo Type: Bullets
Consumption: 1
C. Alternate: 1
Default Keybind: 3

It's... a machinegun. Try not to think too hard about it.

The primary firemode has a very high rate of fire at the expense of accuracy.

The secondary firemode has excellent accuracy at the expense of the rate of fire.

The machinegun tends to be an underrated weapon, but it's surprisingly dangerous in the hands of a skilled player. It's actually one of the most versatile weapons in Nexuiz due to its usefulness at close and long range.

At very close range, the primary firemode is surprisingly dangerous.

At long range, or even very long range, the secondary firemode allows the MG to be used as a makeshift sniper rifle. Don't forget that “zoom” can be used with any weapon, and that there are scripts availible to allow variable zoom, zoom greater than default, etc. In combination with the zoom, the MG has the second longest effective range after the Nex.

Despite the appearance of a “tracer”, the MG secondary is actually a hitscan weapon and should be used as such. If a player has poor aim, a poor framerate, a poor connection, or any combination thereof, the MG secondary can be more useful than the Nex due to the higher rate of fire.

A favorite use of the MG is to take out a weakened player, particularly after a Nex shot or rocket blast.