Difference between revisions of "Slugthrower"

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The slugthrower is an mechanoid-only ranged weapon added by the Biotech DLC. It was the main armament of the fabricor and constructoid but was removed from both of these mechs.

This weapon cannot be independently obtained in normal play. It is provided here for comparisons sake.

Acquisition

Slugthrowers currently spawn on no pawns in game. Even when it did, it was not possible to obtain it directly in normal play.

Pawns carrying it will not drop it on death, downing, or complete loss of manipulation like other weapons. It can be spawned in by the Debug actions menu but, like all unobtainable weapons, will disappear after being dropped.

Analysis

With mediocre range and abysmal DPS and accuracy, the slugthrower was not intended to be a serious weapon. Even opportunity cost of placing a non-combat mechanoid on the firing line might be sufficient to disqualify it from use. While the melee DPS is significantly higher, it is still mediocre and the fragility of the mech it was used on made it a bad idea in all but the most dire emergencies.

Ultimately its removal did little to affect the game balance beyond removing a potential "noob trap".

Attack table

Ranged

Slugthrower	Dam.	AP	Accuracy (Touch)	Accuracy (Short)	Accuracy (Medium)	Accuracy (Long)	DPS (Optimal)	DPS (Touch)	DPS (Short)	DPS (Medium)	DPS (Long)	Market value
Slugthrower	12	18%	20%	30%	40%	95%	2.79	0.56	0.84	1.12	-	1000

^{Values shown in Red indicate the weapon is out of range at the reference point for this range band.
The value is provided due to the interpolated nature of accuracy between range points.}

Melee

Feature	Toggle
Attacks

Slugthrower		Barrel (Blunt)					Barrel (Poke)					Human: Left & right fist (Blunt)					HP	Value
DPS^[1]	AP^[1]	Dam.	Cool.	AP	DPS	Chance^[2]	Dam.	Cool.	AP	DPS	Chance^[2]	Dam.	Cool.	AP	DPS	Chance^[2]	HP	Value
3.91	12.38%	9	2.6s	13.5%	3.46	12.5%	9	2.6s	13.5%	3.46	12.5%	8.2	2s	12%	4.1	2× 37.5%	100	1000

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Note: This is the actual base average derived from the melee verb system updated in 1.1.2610, it may sometimes disagree with the listed value in the in-game infobox.
It may also change depending on the stats and the melee verbs available to the wielder if the weapon is wielded by some other than a baseline human.
↑ Chance for attack to be selected, assuming the weapon is wielded by a baseline human. It may change depending on the melee verbs available to the wielder

Version history

Biotech DLC Release - Added.
1.4.3555 - Constructoids no longer wield slugthrowers.
? (Prior to 6/Dec/2022) - Fabricors no longer wield slugthrowers.

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

[Actual-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Note: This is the actual base average derived from the melee verb system updated in 1.1.2610, it may sometimes disagree with the listed value in the in-game infobox.
It may also change depending on the stats and the melee verbs available to the wielder if the weapon is wielded by some other than a baseline human.

[Chance-2] Chance for attack to be selected, assuming the weapon is wielded by a baseline human. It may change depending on the melee verbs available to the wielder

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+With mediocre range and abysmal {{DPS}} and accuracy, the slugthrower was not intended to be a serious weapon. Even opportunity cost of placing a non-combat mechanoid on the firing line might be sufficient to disqualify it from use. While the melee DPS is significantly higher, it is still mediocre and the fragility of the mech it was used on made it a bad idea in all but the most dire emergencies.
+Ultimately its removal did little to affect the game balance beyond removing a potential "noob trap".
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