Changed gatling weapons' spin scripts to be a little better. This work ultimately needs to be redone in source though.

Author: garethyr

Coalition.rte/Devices/Weapons/GatlingGun/GatlingGun.lua

@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
 function Create(self)
 	self.origActivationDelay = self.ActivationDelay;
-	self.origDeactivationDelay = self.DeactivationDelay;
-	self.spinTimer = Timer();
+	self.spinDownTimer = Timer();
+	self.currentlySpinningDown = false;
 end
 function Update(self)
-	if self.FiredFrame then
-		self.ActivationDelay = 0;
-		self.DeactivationDelay = self.origDeactivationDelay * 9;
-		self.spinTimer:Reset();
-	elseif self.RoundInMagCount == 0 or self.spinTimer:IsPastSimMS(self.DeactivationDelay * 0.9) then
+	if not self.currentlySpinningDown and not self:IsActivated() and not self:IsReloading() and self.ActiveSound:IsBeingPlayed() then
+		self.spinDownTimer:Reset();
+		self.currentlySpinningDown = true;
+		self.activationDelay = self.origActivationDelay;
+	elseif (self.currentlySpinningDown and self.spinDownTimer:IsPastSimMS(self.DeactivationDelay)) or self:IsReloading() then
 		self.ActivationDelay = self.origActivationDelay;
-		self.DeactivationDelay = self.origDeactivationDelay;
+		self.currentlySpinningDown = false;
+	elseif self.currentlySpinningDown and self:IsActivated() then
+		self.ActivationDelay = self.origActivationDelay * self.spinDownTimer.ElapsedSimTimeMS / self.DeactivationDelay;
+		self.currentlySpinningDown = false;
 	end
 end

Imperatus.rte/Devices/Weapons/Bulldog/Bulldog.lua

@@ -1,26 +1,30 @@
 function Create(self)
 	self.origActivationDelay = self.ActivationDelay;
-	self.origDeactivationDelay = self.DeactivationDelay;
+	self.spinDownTimer = Timer();
+	self.currentlySpinningDown = false;
+	
 	self.maxRateOfFire = self.RateOfFire;
 	self.minRateOfFire = self.maxRateOfFire * 0.5;
 	self.RateOfFire = self.minRateOfFire;
 	self.increasePerShot = 1.05;
 	self.decreasePerFrame = 0.99;
-	self.spinTimer = Timer();
 end
 function Update(self)
+	if not self.currentlySpinningDown and not self:IsActivated() and not self:IsReloading() and self.ActiveSound:IsBeingPlayed() then
+		self.spinDownTimer:Reset();
+		self.currentlySpinningDown = true;
+		self.activationDelay = self.origActivationDelay;
+	elseif (self.currentlySpinningDown and self.spinDownTimer:IsPastSimMS(self.DeactivationDelay)) or self:IsReloading() then
+		self.ActivationDelay = self.origActivationDelay;
+		self.currentlySpinningDown = false;
+	elseif self.currentlySpinningDown and self:IsActivated() then
+		self.ActivationDelay = self.origActivationDelay * self.spinDownTimer.ElapsedSimTimeMS / self.DeactivationDelay;
+		self.currentlySpinningDown = false;
+	end
+
 	if self.FiredFrame then
 		self.RateOfFire = math.min(self.RateOfFire * self.increasePerShot, self.maxRateOfFire);
-		self.ActivationDelay = 0;
-		self.DeactivationDelay = self.origDeactivationDelay * 9;
-		self.spinTimer:Reset();
-	else
-		if not self:IsActivated() then
-			self.RateOfFire = math.max(self.RateOfFire * self.decreasePerFrame, self.minRateOfFire);
-		end
-		if self.RoundInMagCount == 0 or self.spinTimer:IsPastSimMS(self.DeactivationDelay * 0.9) then
-			self.ActivationDelay = self.origActivationDelay;
-			self.DeactivationDelay = self.origDeactivationDelay;
-		end
+	elseif not self:IsActivated() then
+		self.RateOfFire = math.max(self.RateOfFire * self.decreasePerFrame, self.minRateOfFire);
 	end
 end

Techion.rte/Devices/Weapons/GigaPulsar/GigaPulsar.lua

@@ -1,11 +1,24 @@
 function Create(self)
-	self.dinSound = false;
-
 	self.origActivationDelay = self.ActivationDelay;
-	self.origDeactivationDelay = self.DeactivationDelay;
-	self.spinTimer = Timer();
+	self.spinDownTimer = Timer();
+	self.currentlySpinningDown = false;
+	
+	self.dingSound = false;
+	self.ejectEffect = CreateAEmitter("Techion Giga Pulsar Magazine Eject Effect", "Techion.rte");
 end
 function Update(self)
+	if not self.currentlySpinningDown and not self:IsActivated() and not self:IsReloading() and self.ActiveSound:IsBeingPlayed() then
+		self.spinDownTimer:Reset();
+		self.currentlySpinningDown = true;
+		self.activationDelay = self.origActivationDelay;
+	elseif (self.currentlySpinningDown and self.spinDownTimer:IsPastSimMS(self.DeactivationDelay)) or self:IsReloading() then
+		self.ActivationDelay = self.origActivationDelay;
+		self.currentlySpinningDown = false;
+	elseif self.currentlySpinningDown and self:IsActivated() then
+		self.ActivationDelay = self.origActivationDelay * self.spinDownTimer.ElapsedSimTimeMS / self.DeactivationDelay;
+		self.currentlySpinningDown = false;
+	end
+	
 	if self.Magazine then
 		self.lastMag = self.Magazine;
 		self.dingSound = false;
@@ -18,7 +31,7 @@ function Update(self)
 				self.lastMag.Sharpness = 1;
 				self.lastMag.Vel = self.lastMag.Vel + Vector(-10 * self.FlipFactor, 0):RadRotate(self.RotAngle);
 
-				local effect = CreateAEmitter("Techion Giga Pulsar Magazine Eject Effect", "Techion.rte");
+				local effect = self.ejectEffect:Clone();
 				effect.Pos = self.lastMag.Pos;
 				effect.RotAngle = self.RotAngle;
 				effect.HFlipped = self.HFlipped;
@@ -27,12 +40,4 @@ function Update(self)
 		end
 		self.dingSound = true;
 	end
-	if self.FiredFrame then
-		self.ActivationDelay = 0;
-		self.DeactivationDelay = self.origDeactivationDelay * 5;
-		self.spinTimer:Reset();
-	elseif self.RoundInMagCount == 0 or self.spinTimer:IsPastSimMS(self.DeactivationDelay * 0.9) then
-		self.ActivationDelay = self.origActivationDelay;
-		self.DeactivationDelay = self.origDeactivationDelay;
-	end
 end