Server Suggestion Change shovel holding animation

Inchs · 2026-09-10T18:06:56+0100

Suggestion Title: Change shovel holding animation
Suggestion Description: Shovel is currently held like a gun and I've already had a few 'oh fuck' moments driving around forest thinking someone is gunpointing me, I can see this leading to people being RDM'd especially if being viewed from a distance or in the heat of the moment.

I'm not sure how limited you are to editing the holding animation but it would be nice to make it vastly different from weapons somehow so no confusion can be had

Why should this be added?:
- Stop players being RDM'd in situations, especially in places like the forest or if they happen to be nearby when a raid starts

What negatives could this have?:
- Idk

What problem would this suggestion solve?: Players with shovels being RDM'd

Fielding · 2026-09-10T18:15:47+0100

Was close to demotion twice because i thought i was being gunpointed at distance.

EiPUS · 2026-09-10T18:17:39+0100

Must be changed

GlorboFlorbo · 2026-09-10T18:27:16+0100

i literally executed a poor new player bc of this

Lelios1 · 2026-09-10T20:57:40+0100

The alternative I can think of is holding it like you hold weapons in passive mode.
Unfortunately adding new hold types is not possible so it needs to be held with an existing one.

Creepis · 2026-09-10T20:59:14+0100

Lelios1 said:
The alternative I can think of is holding it like you hold weapons in passive mode.
Unfortunately adding new hold types is not possible so it needs to be held with an existing one.

It would be fine if the shovel is being held horizontally like you are with keys. Once an action is done the shovel should do the animation we have right now and default back to the idle state after a few seconds. Basically the same with how combat knives work if you don't use them, they just go into idle/passive when you don't use them but are holding them in your hands.

Lelios1 · 2026-09-10T21:11:13+0100

Creepis said:
It would be fine if the shovel is being held horizontally like you are with keys. Once an action is done the shovel should do the animation we have right now and default back to the idle state after a few seconds. Basically the same with how combat knives work if you don't use them, they just go into idle/passive when you don't use them but are holding them in your hands.

like this?

Creepis · 2026-09-10T21:18:38+0100

Lelios1 said:
like this?

Yeah, it's not great but it could be a compromise.
Also, please do the same for the confetti cannons while we're here.

Inchs · 2026-09-10T21:28:00+0100

Lelios1 said:
like this?

yeah, it looks a bit more goofy but it'll stop people getting mistaken for having a gun, was always annoying with confetti cannons but they're fairly rare, but now everyone is running around with the shovel

Fielding · 2026-09-10T21:34:36+0100

Lelios1 said:
like this?

Is it possible to hold it more centre so that it dosent clip the floor or is that goofier

Пригожин Женя · 2026-09-10T22:07:41+0100

It looks too much like youre holding a shotgun right now. In my opinion it's worse than the confetti cannon and ive shot someone once for GP'ing me with that.

nerd · 2026-09-10T22:08:31+0100

got ran over by a tfu for this today

Server Suggestion Change shovel holding animation

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