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| name = Firefoam shell | | name = Firefoam shell | ||
| image = Shell firefoam c.png | | image = Shell firefoam c.png | ||
| description = A pressurized shell filled with fire-retardant foam. Can be fired from mortars or installed as a trap. Explodes when damaged. | | description = A pressurized shell filled with fire-retardant foam. Can be fired from mortars or installed as a trap. Explodes when damaged. | ||
− | | type = Crafted | + | | type = Crafted Resources |
| type2 = Mortar shell | | type2 = Mortar shell | ||
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| stack limit = 25 | | stack limit = 25 | ||
| beauty = | | beauty = | ||
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| defName = Shell_Firefoam | | defName = Shell_Firefoam | ||
| thingCategories = MortarShells | | thingCategories = MortarShells | ||
− | | tradeTags = | + | | tradeTags = MortarShells |
| page verified for version = 1.3.3066 | | page verified for version = 1.3.3066 | ||
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== Acquisition == | == Acquisition == | ||
− | + | Firefoam shells are made using 25 [[steel]] at a [[machining table]] and requires [[Research#Firefoam|Firefoam]] to be researched. Requires a [[Skills#Crafting|Crafting skill]] of at least 4. The steel cost is increased to 35 if the [[AI_Storytellers#Player_tools|Classic Mortars]] difficulty option is enabled. | |
It can also be purchased from [[traders]]. | It can also be purchased from [[traders]]. | ||
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== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
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When fired from a mortar, {{lc:{{P|Name}}}}s spreads [[firefoam]] in a {{P|Blast Radius}} tile radius, extinguishing all fires and preventing new ones. | When fired from a mortar, {{lc:{{P|Name}}}}s spreads [[firefoam]] in a {{P|Blast Radius}} tile radius, extinguishing all fires and preventing new ones. | ||
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== Analysis == | == Analysis == | ||
− | + | It is supposedly used for firefighting, due to the fire-extinguishing properties of the residual firefoam. It requires manual targeting to use, as colonists manning mortars don't automatically aim at fires. | |
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+ | However, it is somewhat cost-ineffective, as its tiny 5-tile radius isn't enough to cover large-scale fires, and it lacks the precision to be able to be dropped onto small fires accurately. Firing these shells to extinguish fires will quickly eat through your supply of steel. It cannot extinguish fires inside your colony properly as the mortar's blind spot prohibits it from hitting fires close to it. | ||
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+ | It does allow colonists incapable of firefighting such as [[Traits#Pyromaniac|Pyromaniacs]] to help with firefighting efforts, however, which can be handy if you need more hands on deck in controlling an out-of-control wildfire. | ||
− | + | The radius from an exploding firefoam shell is significantly larger than that of a fired firefoam shell. Depending on the purpose, placing a single shell and causing it to explode may be more efficient than firing it from a mortar. Indeed, as they will be set off by fire, it may be an effective alternative to [[firefoam popper]]s in some circumstances, trading a larger coverage radius for requiring outright damage to automatically set off. | |
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
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* [[Version/1.3.3066|1.3.3066]] - Steel requirement decreased from 35 -> 25 unless Classic Mortar difficulty option enabled. | * [[Version/1.3.3066|1.3.3066]] - Steel requirement decreased from 35 -> 25 unless Classic Mortar difficulty option enabled. | ||
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[[Category: Mortar shells]] | [[Category: Mortar shells]] |