Machinist's Firearms: How Do They Work?

[AnnaMolly]

Doesn't that thing on your belt convert aether into bullet-like projectiles to be shot out of the gun?

I sorta assumed that was going on, but who knows. I wanna SAY it was mentioned at some point but I'm not sure, don't quote me on it.

The Aetherotransformer? I thought it mainly powered stuff like the Gauss Barrel and the turrets as well as stored them along with ammo. There are NPCs who wield guns with no Aetherotransformer, but I don't remember if they are ever shown using weaponskills.

EDIT: Now that I think about it, it kinda makes sense. The Gauss Barrel cancels out auto-attacks, so I'd guess auto-attacks are actual lead projectiles that would break the Gauss Barrel which is more of an aether shot amplifier?

So, Flintlocks are flintlocks, revolvers and revolvers, and the only thing that'd make any difference on is auto-attack shots, not skills...right?