Fire Bomb
| Fire 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.FlameTrap
|
The Fire Bomb is a homemade incendiary bomb made from a bottle of gasoline and a rag. It is thrown by hand and bursts into flames where it lands. It is a strong tool for burning down a crowd of zombies.
The bomb is a one-use item. It lights several fires around the point of impact, and the fire does the killing. It can also be upgraded into a trap with a timer, a motion sensor or a remote trigger. The Fire Bomb is crafted from common household items once the recipe is known. It is also found in bomb caches and 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 and use a normal attack. Aiming shows where it will land, up to 10 tiles away. On landing it starts several fires within a radius of about 6 tiles. The fires burn for roughly 10 in-game minutes, longer when they catch on nearby objects or zombies.
The fire does the damage, so the bomb works on zombies that stand in or walk through the flames. A survivor standing in the flames burns too, so the bomb belongs at a safe distance.
The Fire Bomb suits a horde gathered in an open space or a street. The throw lands it in the middle of the crowd before the zombies close in. The Aerosol Bomb mixes shrapnel with a scatter of smaller fires. The Fire Bomb puts all of its power into the flames.
Uses
The Fire Bomb is the base for several traps. Add Timer to Bomb fits a crafted timer with no skill needed. A Motion Sensor turns it into a trap that goes off when something moves close, at Electrical 2, 4 or 6 for the short, medium and long range versions. A Crafted Trigger turns it into a Remote Fire Bomb at Electrical 2.
How to Craft Fire Bomb
Each recipe that makes the Fire Bomb is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Make Fire Bomb
The Make Fire Bomb recipe makes the Fire Bomb. It needs no skill level. The recipe has to be learned first.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rag | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.RippedSheets
|
| Water Bottle | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.WaterBottle
|
| Gas Can | 
|
1 L | No | /additem Base.PetrolCan
|
Used in Crafting
These recipes take the Fire Bomb as an ingredient or a part.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Add Long-Range Motion Sensor to Bomb | Fire Bomb with Long-Range Sensor | 
|
- | Electrical: 6 | /additem Base.FlameTrapSensorV3
|
| Add Medium-Range Motion Sensor to Bomb | Fire Bomb with Medium-Range Sensor |
|
- | Electrical: 4 | /additem Base.FlameTrapSensorV2
|
| Add Remote Trigger to Bomb | Remote Fire Bomb |
|
- | Electrical: 2 | /additem Base.FlameTrapRemote
|
| Add Short-Range Motion Sensor to Bomb | Fire Bomb with Short-Range Sensor |
|
- | Electrical: 2 | /additem Base.FlameTrapSensorV1
|
| Add Timer to Bomb | Fire Bomb with Timer |
|
- | Electrical: 0 | /additem Base.FlameTrapTriggered
|
Locations
The Fire Bomb is a good find in bomb caches, where the bomb box holds one in a large share of cases. Survivor safehouses of every stage keep one in boxes, crates, small boxes and metal shelves at a fair rate. Early safehouses give slightly better odds than mid game and late game ones.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Bomb cache1 | Bomb box | 40.5% |
| 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 a Rag, an empty bottle and one unit of Gasoline.
- The recipe has to be learned from The Cheapskate's John Spiral - Homemade Explosives magazine, or known by the Engineer occupation.
- The fires burn longer when they catch on nearby objects or zombies.
- An upgraded Fire Bomb with a sensor can be set off by the survivor who armed it.
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