Nobelisk Detonator

The Nobelisk Detonator is a piece of handheld equipment used to detonate Nobelisks. to throw a nobelisk, you can hold down the to adjust the throw range. Reload with after each throw. to detonate all nobelisk. Multiple nobelisks can be deployed, then detonate at once to create chains of explosions. This can be useful for clearing large areas of vegetation or lure multiple aggressive Fauna into the blast radius. Nobelisk will stick to any surface it touches when thrown. A thrown nobelisk cannot be retrieved in any way.

The Nobelisk is the ammo for Nobelisk Detonator. It is an explosive weapon that blows up in a 7.5 meters radius destroying cracked boulders, rocks and all sort of vegetation and alien life, dealing up to 50 damage. Damage quickly falls off further from the center of the explosion, in fact, it is almost impossible to receive full 50 points of damage because even standing on top of the Nobelisk it doesn't deal full damage.

Nobelisks can only be used with a by holding  and letting go and then pressing  to detonate, as it serves as its ammo.


 * Nobelisks stick to any surface or creature they land on. Thrown Nobelisks cannot be retrieved in any manner.
 * There doesn't appear to be a limit on how many Nobelisks can be thrown at once. Once set to detonate, they will all explode in the order they were thrown.
 * If the creature or object the Nobelisk is sticked to dies or is destroyed, the Nobelisk will disappear. This makes it impossible to detonate Nobelisks thrown at Flying Crab Hatchers, as it will instantly activate the hatcher, removing the Nobelisk.

Sticking a Nobelisk on a valid target deals minor damage of 1 (1/100 of Engineer HP).

Unlock

 * It can be crafted at the Equipment Workshop after completing the Sulfur Research at M.A.M..

Damage

 * An exploding nobelisk can damage Engineers, causing up to 50 damage at zero-point range. 3 exploding nobelisks can kill the engineer.
 * When detonating a nobelisk, it makes red spheres that disappear very quickly and a cloud of dust from the explosion.

Explosion cover

 * The damage of a Nobelisk can be blocked by any physical cover such as Walls, Conveyor Lift and Tree. The knock-back effect, however, can still pass through.

Tips

 * Standing on the high ground and aim 30 to 45 degrees upward can achieve a very long throw.
 * Be careful around Spitters and Alpha Spitters as they shoot projectiles. If their fireballs hit one of the nobelisk, the nobelisk will explode.
 * Motion physics apply to a thrown Nobelisk: if a Nobelisk is thrown while the engineer is running forward, its throw range increases.

Trivia

 * Nobelisk thrown to the face of a charging Hog or Alpha Hog will stagger them and stop the charge, just like any other mean of damage. This will also scare off the Land Whale.
 * It seems that aliens take the most damage from the explosion at the center of their body. The Land Whale takes ~20 damage if Nobelisk is attached to its leg, ~27 to its head or tail and ~34 damage to its chest.
 * Despite this, the engineer will take the more damage from the explosion the closer the feet are to the Nobelisk. Standing right on top of one at the time of the explosion deals 47 damage.
 * A single, well placed Nobelisk can one-shot a Hog or a Spitter.
 * All types of Spitters can ignite a Nobelisk when their fire projectile collides with it. Other Nobelisks stay intact.
 * The name 'Nobelisk' may refer to Alfred Nobel, the inventor of Dynamite.

History

 * Patch 0.3: Simplified crafting cost
 * Patch 0.1.12: Fixed sound bugs
 * Patch 0.1.8: Implemented some changes to sounds
 * Patch 0.1.5: Made the Nobelisk available alongside the Nobelisk Detonator

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