The gum ammo menu can be used to configure the ammo system of a gun. The ammo system determines what ammo a gun needs, how much ammo it needs, how quickly the gun can shoot, and a few more things. Currently, the ammo system can be either direct or indirect.

• A gun with a direct ammo system will consume an ammo item from the inventory each time it is shot. (This is similar to a bow: each time it is shot, an arrow is consumed from the inventory.)
• A gun with an indirect ammo system will store its ammo inside the gun. Each time the gun is shot, it will consume a bullet from inside the gun. When an indirect gun runs out of internal ammo, it must be reloaded. Reloading a gun will take some time (you can choose how long it takes) and will consume a recharge item from the inventory (optional).

First, you need to choose whether you want a direct or indirect ammo system. To do so, click on the Direct or Indirect button below Type:. Depending on this choice, different buttons and edit fields will appear on the right.

• If you choose Direct, the menu should look like this:

  
  • The Ammo item is the item that will be consumed from the inventory each time the gun is shot (and players won't be able to shoot with the gun if they don't have that item).
  • The Cooldown is the time (in ticks) that the player must wait after shooting with the gun before he can shoot with the gun again (or with any other gun in the same hand). If the value is 10, players will be able to shoot twice per second. Unlike wand cooldowns, gun cooldowns are expected to be short and will not be kept after a server restart.

• If you choose Indirect, the menu should look like this:

  
  • The recharge item is the item that will be consumed upon reloading the gun (and must be in the player inventory in order to be able to reload the gun). This is Optional: you can choose Empty if you don't want reloading to consume any item. (Keeping it empty is like the game Overwatch: players must reload their gun when they run out of internal ammo, but reloading costs nothing except time.)
  • The Cooldown is the time (in ticks) that the player must wait after shooting with the gun before he can shoot with the gun again (or with any other gun in the same hand). If the value is 10, players will be able to shoot twice per second. Unlike wand cooldowns, gun cooldowns are expected to be short and will not be kept after a server restart.
  • The Stored ammo is the number of bullets that will be stored inside the gun after reloading. Each time a player shoots with the gun, this amount will be decreased by 1. When this amount reaches 0, the player must reload the gun before he can shoot again. If this amount is 1, the gun will act similarly to a crossbow: you must reload it after every shot. Note: this does not affect the number of items that will be consumed from the inventory when the gun is reloaded; only the Recharge item determines that (note that you can choose an Amount there).
  • The Reload time is the time (in ticks) that is needed to reload the gun. Players can start reloading a gun by right-clicking with it when it is out of internal ammo and can't shoot any gun with the same hand until the reloading is complete.
  • The Start reload sound is an optional sound that will be played when a player starts reloading the gun. By default, its checkbox is unchecked, which means that it is disabled. By checking the checkbox, you will enable it, after which you can choose which sound to play.
  • The Finish reload sound will be played when a player finishes reloading the gun. Just like the Start reload sound, this is completely optional.