What is the difference between primary and alt fire for the Railgun?

The new Sharpshooter perk is out, and with it some new weapons. I've only had limited experience with the Railgun but to me it seems like the primary and alt fire modes are pretty similar except for maybe locking on to the enemies' weak points.

What are the differences in mechanics between the two fire modes?

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Best Answer

Agreeing with john's answer, I just wanted to add that other than the double/half damage for unassisted/assisted, the trajectory is totally automatic while in assisted mode, only a really lucky lineup will penetrate other zeds (although if you line up a shot normally even though assist is on, it makes no difference)

Basically if you have the time to aim (most cases you can no scope and its fine) then always use unassisted. I am not some CSGO pro that can 180 noscope people, but with some practice i don't use aim assist or even the scope.

This is also due to the time it takes to properly lock on while scoping in assisted mode, i can fire 3 shots without scope and assist in the time it takes a person to fire 1 assisted shot at half the damage. I would recommend never using assisted mode unless its a case like Patriarch is running away

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What is alternate fire?

Alternative Fire, often abbreviated as "alt-fire", refers to the secondary fire for all weapons, which can usually be upgraded the same as any weapon's Primary Fire. Alternative Fire is usually meant for use in situations that are more drastic and require a stronger force.

How do you switch firing modes in Fulmin?

Unlike other mode-switching Alternate Fires the Fulmin's mode-switching is not instantaneous, taking 1 second to swap between firing modes, and can be interrupted by rolling or using abilities. Wisp, the time to switch between firing modes is reduced to 0.5 seconds, though it can still be interrupted.

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