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Sandbags can be placed to cover your colonists from gunfire, but not melee attacks, thrown projectiles, or explosions. Sandbags take damage from bullets and explosions. [[Raid|Raiders]] can also use sandbags as cover, so place them in a way so enemy units cannot take advantage of them. | Sandbags can be placed to cover your colonists from gunfire, but not melee attacks, thrown projectiles, or explosions. Sandbags take damage from bullets and explosions. [[Raid|Raiders]] can also use sandbags as cover, so place them in a way so enemy units cannot take advantage of them. | ||
| − | Sandbags provide | + | Sandbags provide 65% cover effectiveness, meaning that bullets aimed at targets behind sandbags have a 65% chance to hit the bags, and a 35% chance to cross over. |
Sandbags slow down pawns walking over them. | Sandbags slow down pawns walking over them. | ||
=== Version history === | === Version history === | ||
| − | + | In Beta 19 it received a new, extended description. During the test versions it provided 60% cover, but it was reverted to the original upon release. | |
=== See also === | === See also === | ||
Revision as of 03:48, 30 August 2018
Sandbags
Bags of locally sourced dirt or sand held in place by steel rods. Sandbags are ugly, but provide excellent cover from ranged attacks.
Base Stats
- Type
- Security
- Beauty
- -10
- HP
- 450
Building
- Size
- 1
- Placeable
- Yes
- Cover Effectiveness
- 65%
Sandbags can be placed to cover your colonists from gunfire, but not melee attacks, thrown projectiles, or explosions. Sandbags take damage from bullets and explosions. Raiders can also use sandbags as cover, so place them in a way so enemy units cannot take advantage of them.
Sandbags provide 65% cover effectiveness, meaning that bullets aimed at targets behind sandbags have a 65% chance to hit the bags, and a 35% chance to cross over. Sandbags slow down pawns walking over them.
Version history
In Beta 19 it received a new, extended description. During the test versions it provided 60% cover, but it was reverted to the original upon release.
See also
- Security
- Barricade • Sandbags • Spike trap
- (research)
- Autocannon turret • Foam turret • Mini-turret • Rocketswarm launcher • Uranium slug turret • Mortar
- IEDs
- IED trap • IED incendiary trap • IED EMP trap • IED firefoam trap • IED smoke trap • IED antigrain warhead trap • IED tox trap
• IED deadlife trap 
- Related
- Antigrain warhead • EMP shell • Firefoam shell • High-explosive shell • Incendiary shell • Smoke shell • Tox shell • Deadlife shell