Fire Bomb with Timer
| Fire Bomb with Timer | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Explosive |
| Skill | - |
| Damage | 0 |
| Range | -3 |
| Crit | - |
| Condition | 1 |
| Weight | 1.5 |
| Hands | One-handed |
| Crafting Skill | Electrical: 0 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.FlameTrapTriggered
|
| Crafting XP | 2 XP (Electrical) |
The Fire Bomb with Timer is a Fire Bomb fitted with a crafted timer. It is placed on the ground, armed, and bursts into flames once the timer runs out. The fire spreads across a radius of about 6 tiles, just like the thrown version.
The timer turns the bomb into a trap that can be set ahead of a horde. It also gives the survivor time to get clear before the flames start. The bomb is made with the Add Timer to Bomb recipe, which needs no skill. It also turns up ready-made in bomb caches. The Engineer is the best occupation for explosives. It can make traps and explosives from the start.
Combat
Before placing it, set the delay from the item's menu with Set Time before Explosion. The time is counted in real seconds. Then stand where the bomb should go and choose Arm and set Fire Bomb with Timer. It beeps once each second while it counts down. On the last second it beeps rapidly, then bursts into flames.
The fire starts in several spots within about 6 tiles and burns for roughly 10 in-game minutes. Zombies that stand in or walk through the flames burn. A survivor caught in the fire burns too, so a safe distance matters.
The timer suits a planned ambush. The delay can be matched to the time zombies need to reach the spot. The motion sensor versions trigger on their own when something moves close. The remote version goes off on command from a controller.
Uses
The Add Timer to Bomb recipe takes a Fire Bomb, a Timer - Crafted, two Scrap Electronics and a Duct Tape. The same recipe fits a timer to an Aerosol Bomb, a Noise Maker, a Pipe Bomb or a Smoke Bomb.
How to Craft Fire Bomb with Timer
Each recipe that makes the Fire Bomb with Timer is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Add Timer to Bomb
The Add Timer to Bomb recipe makes the Fire Bomb with Timer. It needs Electrical level 0. The recipe has to be learned first.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Bomb | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.FlameTrap
|
| Timer - Crafted | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.TimerCrafted
|
| Scrap Electronics | 
|
2x | No | /additem Base.ElectronicsScrap
|
| Duct Tape | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.DuctTape
|
Locations
The Fire Bomb with Timer turns up ready-made in bomb caches. The bomb box in a cache holds one about one time in ten. Crafting is the only other way to get one.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Bomb cache1 | Bomb box | 10.1% |
Notes
- Set Time before Explosion must be chosen before arming the bomb.
- The steady beep counts down the seconds, and the rapid beep means the fire is a moment away.
- Place Item only drops the bomb; Arm and set is what starts the timer.
- Researching it can teach the Add Timer to Bomb recipe.
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