Characteristics
Overview
An improvised catapult siege weapon. Built for flinging destructive projectiles with questionable accuracy. Can be towed by horses.
Hitch it to a horse, park it out of easy reach and throw things over walls. That is the whole job. The game itself calls the accuracy questionable, so the catapult suits a target that cannot dodge: a compound, a ring of high external walls, a base that holds still while you walk your shots onto it.
What you load decides the raid. Propane explosive bombs are the ones for buildings; their text calls them devastating to structures, and each eats a propane tank and a heavy stack of gunpowder. Scattershot is only stone, a wide spread of rocks for anything soft or anyone caught in the open. Firebombs set things burning, and bee bombs drop a swarm on whoever defends the roof.
Next to rockets the appeal is the bench. Rockets need Level 3; the catapult and its propane bombs stop at Level 2, so a group without a Level 3 workbench can still siege a stone base. Whether it costs less sulfur per wall than rockets is worth testing on your server before you commit a whole stockpile.
Towing works with a single horse saddle. Once you unhitch, leave the horse behind cover: the ride home is long without it.
Raid cost
| Explosive | Quantity | Sulfur |
|---|---|---|
|
1 | 200 |
|
32–36 | 800–900 |
|
4 | 1,920 |
|
1 | 2,200 |
|
19 | 2,280 |
|
2 | 2,800 |
| Other ways: siege weapons, vehicles and loot | ||
|
2 | 60 |
|
1 | 200 |
|
3 | 1,200 |
|
2 | 1,800 |
|
47 | 2,820 |
|
1 | — |
|
9–10 | — |
|
11 | — |
Direct hit, hard side, no duds. Satchel Charge is a dud 20% of the time. Beancan Grenade is a dud 15% of the time. A range runs from point blank to the far end of the bullet's falloff, fired from an Assault Rifle.
Crafting
- Workbench level
- Level 2
- Crafting time
- 25 s
- Research cost
- 60 Scrap
Recycling
At power grid stage 2 a green recycler works at 60% instead of 50%. Yields depend on the recycler.
How to get
-
Craft
at a Level 2 Workbench
-
Research
60 Scrap at a Research Table
