: iirc, the m1 alien weapon is hitscan, and the impacts are obviously
: concussive explosive. given its accuracy (horizontal spread
: notwithstanding), it prolly is a laser weapon generating explosive effect
: by flash-frying a target surface. laser is prolly in a nonvisible spectrum
: despite the crackle indicating it's ionized the air or some shit. I could
: be wrong tho
It was the best weapon in the game by a country mile, would have been completely broken if you could get more ammo for it. Never understood why they replaced it with a less-effective version of the fusion pistol for M2.
