Bee Catapult Bomb

A catapult load that drops a swarm on defenders instead of blowing up walls. Its job is to clear a roof or a compound, not to open a base.

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Characteristics

Category: Ammunition

Stack size: 4

Workbench: Level 2

Craftable: Yes

Researchable: Yes · 30 Scrap

Damage: 20

Blast radius: 3 m

Overview

In-game description

A bunch of Bee Grenades in a single catapult projectile. Creates swarms of Bees on impact.

Launch this at people, not at buildings. When a catapult lands it, a cloud of bees spreads over the impact area and goes after whoever is standing there. The usual target is a roof or a walled compound full of defenders who have been shooting down at your siege crew.

Bees don't kill fast, but they make standing still miserable. A defender who has to fight the swarm isn't aiming at the guy pushing your siege equipment forward, and that's the whole point. Drop one, wait for heads to disappear, then move up.

For actual damage to walls you want propane bombs, and for spreading fire over players in the open a firebomb covers the widest area. A good siege usually carries a mix, with bee bombs for the moments the walls are not the problem.

It's built out of bee grenades, so if you only need to flush one player out of a small hut, throwing a grenade by hand is cheaper.