MHXX Heavy Bowgun Style Differences

MHXX Style Differences for Heavy Bowgun

Guild

Striker

- No Siege Mode

Aerial

- Can roll forward or sideways out of Siege Mode
    - After the roll, you will face the same direction as before (same as from non-Siege Mode)
    - Hold X to re-enter Siege Mode
- Forward roll when not in Siege Mode is now a hop
    - Can re-enter Siege Mode by holding X after landing
- When jumping off of a monster/teammate:
    - If sheathed:
        - Press X to do a rifle smack and reload all selected bullets
        - Press R+X+A to shoot down, propelling yourself forward (make sure your ammo is loaded!)
            - Siege Mode ammo will shoot several
            - Non-Siege Mode ammo will shoot one round
            - You’ll face the direction you came from upon landing
            - Then press X after landing to quickly enter Siege Mode in any direction
    - If unsheathed:
        - Automatically reloads all selected bullets
        - Can press X after landing to quickly enter Siege Mode
        - Press X to do a rifle smack
        - Press A to shoot a single shot in any direction (same as from ledge)
        - Press X+A to shoot down, propelling yourself forward
            - Siege Mode ammo will shoot several
            - Non-Siege Mode ammo will shoot one round
            - You’ll face the direction you came from upon landing
            - Then press X after landing to quickly enter Siege Mode in any direction
    - All shots (and each hit from Pierce/Pellet) do Mount damage, depending on the monster.
    - Pierce shots will hit in faster intervals than if fired from the ground, so you won't lose many if any hits.
    - All Pellet shots will home in if you're facing the monster (or propelling yourself over with X-A), even at point-blank range.
    - BUFF: Vault Reload gives Blue Ammo now

Adept

- Pressing B with no direction in Siege Mode will now make you roll forward (instead of standing up)
- Can roll in any direction out of Siege Mode
    - Shorter than normal roll
    - After the roll, you will face the same you rolled in (so you can turn around completely!)
    - Hold X to re-enter Siege Mode
- After a successful Adept Evade:
    - If unsheathed, you'll do a normal sprint. You can press X to do a short hop and reload.
    - Hold a direction during the Bushido Evade to face that direction during the Power Reload/Run
    - Automatically do a Power Reload
        - Reloads currently selected ammo and powers up all ammo for about 10 seconds
        - You can press X immediately after to enter Siege Mode
    - Press X before the Power Reload to start a Power Run
        - You will NOT get the Power Reload
        - You’ll run extremely fast and extremely far with good steering
        - You can only end it early by rolling, and can then go into Siege Mode
    - You cannot do both a Power Run and Power Reload

Brave

- Cannot Siege Mode outside of Brave Mode
- Y for Brave Sheathe
    - Hold Y to stay in Brave Stance (Drains Stamina)
    - Press X to Power Reload (Can do it faster by timing X when you see the spark animation of the Brave Sheathe)
- Brave Mode:
    - Gains Inherent Evasion +2
    - Press X+A to enter Siege Mode
    - You can roll out of Siege Mode easily
    - Press and Hold B to Roll then Run (Run does not use stamina)
        - Press B again to either slide in the direction you are running or roll in a different direction
        - After roll or slide, press X+A to enter Siege Mode
    - Brave Siege Mode rate of fire increase as you are shooting more bullets

Alchemy

- No Siege Mode