I've seen shooters refer to their weapons as "hitscan weapons". What does this mean?
What kind of weapon is a “hitscan” weapon
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I've seen shooters refer to their weapons as "hitscan weapons". What does this mean?
Best Answer
In general, "hitscan" weapons have no bullet travel time -- when you click the mouse or press the button, whatever's in your crosshair gets hit.
Wikipedia has more info on the history of the term "hitscan": Hitscan