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Grenade Guns

Grenade Guns are ranged weapons used for tactical placement of certain explosives, they are very similar to their in real life counterpart, the Grenade launchers, having a cylinder which has the capacity of 3 bombs and are able to launch several types of explosives at a decent distance.

However, similarieties end here, as unlike the grenade launchers, Grenade Gun's bombs doesn't explode immediately upon impact, instead they have an explosion delay. And their effiency depends mostly on the user's skill instead of the target choosen and ammo used.

Quality Variations (Grenade Guns)

Just like most weapons, the standard Grenade Gun also have a variation on their quality, you can expect the quality of your weapon depending where you found it, as some were stored in safe places, with proper maintenance and thus have are in a better state of conservation while others were ditched away by their previous owners and left to rot.

Feature Bonuses
Standard
  • Explosion delay of 2 turns
Sluggish
  • Explosion delay of 2-3 turns.
Faulty
  • Explosion delay of 2-4 turns

Special Variants (Grenade Gun)

Special Variants are modified or even alternative versions of the standard Grenade Gun, each one has unique perks which can be very useful in certain situations, all special variants are much rarer than the normal versions of the weapon and each can be found only on some locations through especific means.

Name Feature
Improved

Grenade Gun

  • 5 Grenades Capacity
  • Explosion delay of 2 turns
  • Can be Crafted only
Illusory

Grenade Gun

  • 3 Grenades capacity
  • Explosion delay of 2 turns
  • 15% chance to apply invisibility for a 2-3 turns

Grenade Gun ammo.

Although Grenade Guns with special effects are extremaly rare, there are several types of Grenades the user can equip to make their weapon more effective, all Grenades variations are on the list below.

Appearance Name Bonuses
Fire Grenade
  • Deals fire damage
  • Puts the area on fire
Caustic grenade
  • Creates acid polls on tiles
Grenade1
Basic Grenade ///////////////////////////////////////////////////
Eletric Grenade
  • Eletric damage
Eletric Grenade T-2
  • Eletric damage
  • Can destroy metal doors
Landmine T-2
  • Explodes if an enemy steps on it

Explosives

Explosives are devices used for both combat and mining, they are very powerful and useful if used correctly with their proper upgrades, there are 2 types of explosives: Throwables and Landmines each with their own effects, bonuses and ways to adquire them.

Throwables

Name Feature
Basic Bomb
  • Destroys obstacles around the explosion
  • Very common, being found anywhere with ease
Eletric Bomb
  • Destroys energy shields
  • Destroys obstacles around the explosion
  • Eletric Damage
  • Destroys metal doors
EMP Bomb
  • Destroys energy shields
  • Can stun Robots
  • Unmasks invisible enemies
  • Low damage
  • Can be crafted
Caustic Bomb
  • Destroys obstacles around the explosion
  • Creates acid polls on tiles
Fire Bomb
  • Destroys obstacles around the explosion
  • Puts the area on fire
  • Fire damage
Plasma Bomb
  • Destroys obstacles around the explosion
  • Can destroy sturdy obstacles
  • Eletric damage
  • Deals very high damage
Necro Bomb
  • Chance to summon allied skeletons
  • Destroys obstacles around the explosion
  • Can be crafted only
Dynamite
  • Destroys obstacles around the explosion
  • High damage
  • 1 turn delay
Devournament Bomb
  • Crystalizes the life of affected entities
  • Low damage
  • Can be crafted only
Thermite bomb
  • Destroys sturdy obstacles
  • Can destroy 5 walls in a row
  • Can deal fire damage
  • Can be crafted only
  • Very low damage
Tatical bomb
  • Using one does not waste a turn
  • Can knock down parts from robots
  • Can be crafted only

Landmines

Landmines are explosives made for combat only, they will remain deactivated until an enemy steps on the tile they are placed in, the player and your allies won't activate it though, but the only way to adquire them is through crafting.

Name Feature
Landmine
  • Explodes if an enemy steps on it
Caustic landmine
  • Explodes if an enemy steps on it
  • Creates acid polls on tiles
Eletric landmine
  • Explodes if an enemy steps on it
  • Eletric damage
Plasma landmine
  • Explodes if an enemy steps on it
  • Destroys obstacles around the explosion
  • Deals very high damage
  • Eletric damage

Upgrades

Despite their destructive power, bombs don't start off being dangerous or treating (when the player is using it) being useful only for mining.

However, you can make your bombs more powerful, by going to the "Factory" at the Shelter and upgrading the "Bombs Damage" ability, this will greatly improve your explosive's damage and make them viable weapons even against bosses. Just be careful though, as bombs can damage and even kill the user if they are not used with caution.

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