Aerosol Bomb
| Aerosol Bomb | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Explosive |
| Skill | - |
| Damage | 0 |
| Range | -10 |
| Crit | - |
| Condition | 1 |
| Weight | 1.5 |
| Hands | One-handed |
| Crafting Skill | None |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Aerosolbomb
|
The Aerosol Bomb is a homemade thrown explosive built from a spray can and fireworks. It bursts on landing, throws out shrapnel and starts a scatter of small fires. It is made from common household items, so it is one of the easiest explosives to put together.
Against zombies the blast itself does little harm. The fires it leaves behind do the real work on anything that walks through them. The bomb is far more dangerous to survivors, so it must be thrown well clear. It is crafted with the Make Aerosol Bomb recipe, and it also turns up in survivor safehouses. The Engineer is the best occupation for explosives. It can make traps and explosives from the start.
Combat
To throw it, equip the bomb, hold the aim button and release with a basic attack. It flies toward the cursor and can reach up to 10 tiles. On landing it explodes across a radius of about 6 tiles and sets several sparse fires. Those fires burn for about 10 in-game minutes before dying out, unless they catch on something else.
Zombies caught in the blast take only minor damage. Zombies that stand or walk in the flames burn. A survivor caught in the blast can suffer scratches, lacerations, deep wounds and burns. Those injuries often bleed and can be fatal.
The bomb works best thrown into a packed group from a safe distance, then left to the fire. The Aerosol Bomb is also the base for several upgrades that set it off by timer, motion sensor or remote trigger.
Uses
The Aerosol Bomb is the base for every aerosol bomb upgrade. The Add Timer to Bomb recipe makes the Aerosol Bomb with Timer. The three motion sensor recipes make the short, medium and long range sensor bombs at Electrical 2, 4 and 6. The Add Remote Trigger to Bomb recipe makes the Remote Aerosol Bomb at Electrical 2. Each upgrade also takes Scrap Electronics and a Duct Tape.
How to Craft Aerosol Bomb
Each recipe that makes the Aerosol Bomb is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Make Aerosol Bomb
The Make Aerosol Bomb recipe makes the Aerosol Bomb. It needs no skill level. The recipe has to be learned first.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hair Spray | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.Hairspray2
|
| Box of Sparklers | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.Sparklers
|
| Aluminum Foil | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.Aluminum
|
| Duct Tape | 
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1x | No | /additem Base.DuctTape
|
| Mortar and Pestle | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.MortarPestle
|
Used in Crafting
These recipes take the Aerosol Bomb as an ingredient or a part.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Add Long-Range Motion Sensor to Bomb | Aerosol Bomb with Long-Range Sensor | 
|
- | Electrical: 6 | /additem Base.AerosolbombSensorV3
|
| Add Medium-Range Motion Sensor to Bomb | Aerosol Bomb with Medium-Range Sensor |
|
- | Electrical: 4 | /additem Base.AerosolbombSensorV2
|
| Add Remote Trigger to Bomb | Remote Aerosol Bomb |
|
- | Electrical: 2 | /additem Base.AerosolbombRemote
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| Add Short-Range Motion Sensor to Bomb | Aerosol Bomb with Short-Range Sensor |
|
- | Electrical: 2 | /additem Base.AerosolbombSensorV1
|
| Add Timer to Bomb | Aerosol Bomb with Timer |
|
- | Electrical: 0 | /additem Base.AerosolbombTriggered
|
Locations
The Aerosol Bomb turns up only in survivor safehouses. Early safehouses give the best odds, in cardboard boxes, crates, small boxes and metal shelves. Mid game and late game safehouses hold one a little less often in the same containers. It is a fairly common find in those places.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Bomb cache1 | Bomb box | 60.8% |
| Survivor safehouse | Cardboard box | 10.6% |
| Survivor safehouse | Crate | 10.6% |
| Survivor safehouse | Small box | 10.6% |
| Survivor safehouse | Metal shelves | 7.9% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Cardboard box | 7.9% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Crate | 7.9% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Metal shelves | 7.9% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Small box | 7.9% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Cardboard box | 7.9% |
Notes
- The recipe takes an aerosol can, a Box of Sparklers, an aluminum item and a Duct Tape, with a mortar and pestle as the tool.
- The fires do far more to zombies than the blast does.
- Shrapnel wounds from a close blast are often deadly to the thrower.
- A Remote Aerosol Bomb can be set off from 7, 11 or 15 tiles away, depending on the controller.
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