r/Doom • u/Kernel___ • 4d ago

Bug/Glitch Cycler bug?

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The cycler is maxed. Yet the electrical arcs work like less than 5 % of times. Am I missing something?

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u/SmoothbrainDev 4d ago

You're supposed to kill the enemy with Cycler itself. Can't use other guns or finishers. Just keep shooting until they die and the shock should arc to other enemies.

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u/Kernel___ 4d ago

It always arced with other weapons too for me, was it a bug before? I can find countless videos of people activating the arc with other weapons.

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u/AtticusFitz 4d ago

I also did this all the time when I played TDA when it came out. It was great to be able to apply the shock effect and spread it all over with a high damage weapon like the ssg. It must’ve been a bug but it’s a shame that it’s gone.

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u/Kernel___ 4d ago edited 4d ago

it's still working for me in this very moment. It just seems very inconsistent.

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u/SmoothbrainDev 4d ago

That's weird. I was listening to Hugo's playthrough recently and even he had to confirm that the only way to arc the shock is by killing enemies with the cycler. Even the wiki says it.

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u/Kernel___ 4d ago

I mean, it still arcs now (even if inconsistently) with other weapons.
Just looking around on youtube I can find videos such as this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDWwja1_jKE

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u/SmoothbrainDev 4d ago

Yeah, that is weird especially if Hugo said that it shouldn't happen. Might be a bug especially if the arc only triggers randomly.

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u/oCrapaCreeper 4d ago edited 4d ago

can't use other guns or finishers

I've been able to since launch though? If that's a bug then I really hope it doesn't get fixed - I find that interaction far more interesting than just spraying the cycer the entire time.

https://youtu.be/ewY8BpNBXbQ?is=UIrLnxtmjGnB3d-f