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The incendiary launcher is a moderately-heavy, single-shot weapon in RimWorld with medium (real) damage per shot; very low fire rate; short range; and decent (real) accuracy. The incendiary launcher is unique in the respect that it's currently the only weapon with explosive projectiles that doesn't have a forced miss radius in RimWorld - as of Alpha 17. As the name suggests, its projectiles are incendiary, so it'll ignite anything that it hits; this can be particularly useful for effectively disabling tough raiders, but also for destroying insect hives when infestations occur. However, raiders equipped with incendiary launchers can also do the same to your colonists and animals - and considering the incendiary launcher's real accuracy, these raiders can become very problematic if not dealt with quickly; your colonists will helplessly run out typically into the open, while cunning pirates/outlanders will take shots at them and down them - and then that pawn may even burn to death if not rescued quickly enough.

As touched on earlier, the incendiary launcher's accuracy stat is actually very deceiving of how accurate the weapon really is: its explosion affects the tile it lands on, as all directly adjacent tiles; and because a missed shot only lands directly adjacent or diagonal to the target (for weapons without a forced miss radius), the incendiary launcher actually still has up to a 50% chance of hitting the target when the shot itself misses. As a result, the incendiary launcher's accuracy will never be less than 50% against targets that aren't moving, who also don't have any walls or other impassable structures around them - regardless of the shooter.

A similar effect applies to damage; the initially low 10 damage actually turns out to be around 16 (on average), as pawns will typically take damage two times from the fire before extinguishing themselves - at least in a non-combat scenario.

As it's hard to miss with the incendiary launcher against immobile targets, any shooter will generally fare well with the incendiary launcher, making it a very skill-friendly weapon. It's recommended to prioritise giving trigger-happy colonists an incendiary launcher over anybody else to halve its lengthy warmup time, while not adversely affecting its accuracy.

Obtaining

Incendiary launchers can be purchased from outlander combat suppliers and towns, or from an orbital weapons trader - or from incapacitated outlander, pirate, or mercenary raiders. Incendiary launchers can also be manufactured at a machining table once the machining research has been completed; for 75 steel, 4 components, and 22,000 ticks (6.11 mins) of work.

Conclusion & Comparison

All-in-all, the incendiary launcher is a dangerous weapon that's not to be underestimated - as it can easily be underestimated due to its apparently lacklustre stats. Capable of causing widespread destruction in drier climates, incendiary launcher-wielding raiders should ideally be dealt with carefully - as well as being tactical with the use of them yourself.

The incendiary launcher is significantly more accurate than molotov cocktails, but less effective than the high-end doomsday rocket launcher overall - but the latter is only single-use. However, the incendiary launcher will gain redundancy in the late game in typical combat scenarios as your stock of charge rifles increases - or any other high-tier ranged weapons, but it still remains a very good weapon when paired with a bionic colonist in regards to dealing with insect hives. Therefore, it's going to be most effective in the mid-game, but it still retains some form of usefulness throughout.

Graphs

The following graphs take the incendiary launcher's real damage and accuracy into account:

Weapons

Melee | Neolithic: Breach axe • Club • Ikwa • Knife (Jade) • Spear

Medieval: Gladius • Longsword • Mace • Axe • Warhammer

Ultra: Eltex staff • Monosword (Persona) • Plasmasword (Persona) • Zeushammer (Persona)

Improvised: Beer • Elephant tusk • Thrumbo horn • Wood

Ranged | Neolithic: Greatbow • Pila • Recurve bow • Short bow • Flamebow

Medieval: Nerve spiker

Industrial: Assault rifle • Autopistol • Bolt-action rifle • Chain shotgun • Heavy SMG • Launcher (EMP, Incendiary, Smoke, Toxbomb ) • LMG • Machine pistol • Minigun • Pump shotgun • Revolver • Sniper rifle • Hellcat rifle • Incinerator

Spacer: Charge lance • Charge rifle

Consumables: Doomsday rocket launcher • Triple rocket launcher

Throwables: EMP grenades • Frag grenades • Molotov cocktails • Tox grenades

Mechanoid: Heavy charge blaster • Inferno cannon • Needle gun • Thump cannon • Beam graser • Charge blaster turret • Hellsphere cannon • Mini-flameblaster • Mini-shotgun • Slugthrower • Spiner • Toxic needle gun

Structures: Autocannon • Mini-turret gun • Mortar (Weapon) • Uranium slug cannon • Auto-mortar • Inferno cannon (Turret) • Light charge blaster • Mini-slugger • Tactical turret gun

Related | Body part weapons: Prosthetic arm • Bionic arm • Archotech arm • Power claw • Field hand • Drill arm • Venom talon • Venom fangs • Knee spike • Elbow blade • Hand talon • Flesh whip

Integrated weapons: Grenadier armor • Phoenix armor

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 {{infobox main|weapon|
 |name = Incendiary Launcher
-|image = T-9IncendiaryLauncher.png|T-9 Incendiary Launcher
+|image = T-9IncendiaryLauncher.png|Incendiary launcher
 |description = "Incendiary bolt launcher. Starts fires."
 |type = Equipment
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 }}
 </onlyinclude>
-An '''incendiary launcher''' is a single-shot ranged weapon that fires an explosive incendiary bolt. The bolt will explode into flames, setting fire to pawns and anything flammable in the target and adjacent squares.
-An incendiary launcher can be a very potent weapon as it can effectively disable enemies as they run around engulfed in flames, and therefore a potential big threat if you don't properly micromanage enemies with incendiary launchers or prioritize them soon enough. Incendiary launchers do appear to become less common later in the game as enemies favor powerful weapons such as charge rifles, triple rocket launchers, and grenades. An incendiary launcher can trivially dispose of [[Events#Infestation|infestations]] (which can become very problematic if left uncontrolled or with higher colony wealth on higher difficulties).
+{{info|The incendiary launcher is a moderately-heavy, single-shot weapon in RimWorld with medium (real) damage per shot; very low fire rate; short range; and decent (real) accuracy.}}
+The incendiary launcher is unique in the respect that it's currently the only weapon with explosive projectiles that doesn't have a forced miss radius in RimWorld - as of Alpha 17. As the name suggests, its projectiles are incendiary, so it'll [[fire|ignite]] anything that it hits; this can be particularly useful for effectively disabling tough [[raider]]s, but also for destroying [[insectoids|insect]] [[hive]]s when [[events#Infestation|infestations]] occur. However, raiders equipped with incendiary launchers can also do the same to your [[colonist]]s and [[animal]]s - and considering the incendiary launcher's real accuracy, these raiders can become very problematic if not dealt with quickly; your colonists will helplessly run out typically into the open, while cunning [[raider#Pirates|pirates]]/[[raider#Outlanders|outlanders]] will take shots at them and down them - and then that pawn may even burn to death if not rescued quickly enough.
-Its low base damage is compensated by the damage over time of the fire if not put out quickly. It's effective against wildlife since it burns large areas, affecting many animals at once, unless extinguished by rain.
+As touched on earlier, the incendiary launcher's accuracy stat is actually very deceiving of how accurate the weapon really is: its explosion affects the tile it lands on, as all directly adjacent tiles; and because a missed shot only lands directly adjacent or diagonal to the target (for weapons without a forced miss radius), the incendiary launcher actually still has up to a 50% chance of hitting the target when the shot itself misses. As a result, the incendiary launcher's accuracy will never be less than 50% against targets that aren't moving, who also don't have any [[wall]]s or other impassable structures around them - regardless of the shooter.
-The projectiles launched will not account for movement of targets. This can be an advantage when facing them as one can move out of the way, but it can be a disadvantage when firing at fleeing enemies because they're moving. One can also have a colonist run around one with an incendiary launcher and shoot the running colonist. The runner will outrun the projectiles, starting wildfires, useful for clearing out areas to prevent larger fires.
+A similar effect applies to damage; the initially low 10 damage actually turns out to be around 16 (on average), as pawns will typically take damage two times from the fire before extinguishing themselves - at least in a non-combat scenario.
+As it's hard to miss with the incendiary launcher against immobile targets, any shooter will generally fare well with the incendiary launcher, making it a very skill-friendly weapon. It's recommended to prioritise giving [[traits#Shooting Accuracy|trigger-happy]] colonists an incendiary launcher over anybody else to halve its lengthy warmup time, while not adversely affecting its accuracy.
+===Obtaining===
+Incendiary launchers can be [[trade|purchased]] from outlander combat suppliers and towns, or from an orbital weapons trader - or from incapacitated outlander, pirate, or [[raiders#Mercenaries|mercenary]] raiders. Incendiary launchers can also be manufactured at a [[machining table]] once the [[research#Machining|machining]] research has been completed; for 75 [[steel]], 4 [[component]]s, and {{ticks|22000}} of work.
+===Conclusion & Comparison===
+All-in-all, the incendiary launcher is a dangerous weapon that's not to be underestimated - as it can easily be underestimated due to its apparently lacklustre stats. Capable of causing widespread destruction in drier climates, incendiary launcher-wielding raiders should ideally be dealt with carefully - as well as being tactical with the use of them yourself.
+The incendiary launcher is significantly more accurate than [[molotov cocktails]], but less effective than the high-end [[doomsday rocket launcher]] overall - but the latter is only single-use. However, the incendiary launcher will gain redundancy in the late game in typical combat scenarios as your stock of [[charge rifle]]s increases - or any other high-tier ranged weapons, but it still remains a very good weapon when paired with a bionic colonist in regards to dealing with insect hives. Therefore, it's going to be most effective in the mid-game, but it still retains some form of usefulness throughout.
+==Graphs==
+The following graphs take the incendiary launcher's real damage and accuracy into account:
+[[File:IncendiaryLauncherAccuracyNoTrait.png|494px|Incendiary launcher's accuracy with various shooters without any trait.]]
+[[File:IncendiaryLauncherDPSNoTrait.png|494px|Incendiary launcher's DPS with various shooters without any trait.]]
+[[File:IncendiaryLauncherAccuracyCarefulShooter.png|494px|Incendiary launcher's accuracy with various shooters with careful shooter.]]
+[[File:IncendiaryLauncherDPSCarefulShooter.png|494px|Incendiary launcher's DPS with various shooters with careful shooter.]]
+[[File:IncendiaryLauncherAccuracyTriggerHappy.png|494px|Incendiary launcher's accuracy with various shooters with trigger-happy.]]
+[[File:IncendiaryLauncherDPSTriggerHappy.png|494px|Incendiary launcher's DPS with various shooters with trigger-happy.]]
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