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Any outdoorsman will tell you the most frustrating part of hunting is when a deer simply FALLS DOWN when shot, and doesn't FLY BACKWARDS into the forest. — Force-A-Nature publicity blurb
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The Force-A-Nature, also known as the FaN, is an unlockable primary weapon for the Scout. It is a large double-barreled hunting shotgun with extremely sawn-off barrels and wooden stock. Its name is a reference to what the Scout calls himself in Meet the Scout.
Compared to the Scattergun, the Force-A-Nature's ammo clip size is significantly smaller, only loading two shots at a time. However, it fires more rapidly and will cause opponents to suffer knock back inversely proportionate to the distance between him and the Scout. If the Scout fires the weapon while airborne, the inherent recoil will propel him opposite of the aimed direction. This is useful for making an effective third jump. Knockback is only delivered by the first shot; a second shot delivers none in the same jump.
While at first the Force-A-Nature appears to deal less damage than the Scattergun, it actually deals increased damage, spread over a greater number of pellets — 0.9x damage per pellet times 1.2x amount of pellets equals 1.08 times normal damage. The Force-A-Nature also shares the Scattergun's increased positive damage ramp of 175%.
Like other bullet-based weaponry, the Force-A-Nature's first shell will fire at least one pellet straight down the crosshair before 'bullet-spread' takes effect. When random spread is disabled, the pellets will form a three by three grid pattern.
The Force-A-Nature is automatically given to any player who obtains 10 Scout achievements.
The kill icon for the Force-A-Nature was contributed by NeoDement.
Damage and function times
Damage and function times
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Shot type
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Hitscan
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Damage
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Maximum ramp-up
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175%
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9.45 / pellet
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Base damage
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100%
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5.4 / pellet
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Maximum fall-off
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52.8%
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2.7 / pellet
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Pellet count
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12
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Point blank
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92-113
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Medium range
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11-43
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Long range
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3-11
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Critical
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16.2 / pellet
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Mini-crit
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7.29 / pellet
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Function times
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Attack interval
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0.315 s
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Reload
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1.64 s
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Values are approximate and determined by community testing.
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