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submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by HubertManne@piefed.social to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

I say weapon because it gets to complicated with all the super powers you can get. Turning invisible, walking through walls, teleporting. So for this I want to limit it to sci fi weapons that at least attempt to have a tech basis. So like not the masters device that turns people into dolls. However we don't care if we can completely explain how it might be done now. Like lightsabers are fair game. As for me I would go with the star gate zat guns as initially put in. Both lethal and nonlethas and very portable. I want to put an honorable mention for tthe minority report sonic shotgun that seems to run on wind up energy so you should never theoretically run out of ammo. although not so sure as there was no indication you could power up more than one shot at a time.

EDITED: Its a little late at this point as the answers have went way off the rails but in case it gets more replies my intention was a weapon someone might carry around and could use as one person. not a weapons system or vehicle. Also no robots or things that essentially are their own entities. It should be a weapon used in a weapon like manner. aim and fire. also that quote about sufficiently advance technology looks like magic. if it looks like magic to us instead of technology then its to far afield. I hope this makes it more clear what I was looking for. Honestly I would have like to not use weapons as a basis but there are just to many things when you look at all of sci fi.

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[-] HubertManne@piefed.social 10 points 1 day ago

I never actually played. I assume it creates portals.

[-] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 2 points 21 hours ago

Yes. It could technically be a weapon if you placed a portal up high, and another on the ground under someone.

[-] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 1 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

and tele-fragging: stepping into the same space as your target, theoretically exploding them

[-] Soggy@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago

I don't think this one would work, since they don't occupy any space in the flat plane the portals appear on. You're just making doors.

[-] A1kmm@lemmy.amxl.com 2 points 20 hours ago

The best way to use the Portal Device in Hedgewars (especially if you can shoot one end above water), given it doesn't end your turn.

[-] diaphragmwp@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 4 hours ago

Yes, but every time I get the chance I either miss too many times or something's blocking the way.

[-] SuiXi3D@fedia.io 20 points 1 day ago

Yep, links two portals to each other. Place one over a dangerous area and one below someone, they fall. Boom, a weapon. However, it's also a very useful tool for transportation purposes.

[-] Neverclear@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 day ago

I may be misremembering it but, I think you are forgetting the most limiting part of the portal gun:

spoilerIt only works on surfaces painted with moon dust.

[-] leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 day ago

it's also a very useful tool for transportation purposes

Speedy thing goes in, speedy thing comes out.

You need the boots, though, otherwise it's very easy to accidentally go splat.

[-] Burninator05@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

One on the wall next to me + one on the wall next to my refrigerator = not having to get up for snacks.

[-] draeath@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 day ago

Oh, there's so many other uses for it if you put your mind to it...

[-] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago

lol someone can finally play go fuck yourself

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