Molotov Cocktail
| Molotov Cocktail | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Explosive |
| Skill | - |
| Damage | 0 |
| Range | -8 |
| Crit | - |
| Condition | 1 |
| Weight | 1.5 |
| Hands | One-handed |
| Crafting Skill | None |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Molotov
|
The Molotov Cocktail is a hand-made fire bomb: a glass bottle of flammable liquid with a rag for a wick. It is thrown, and it bursts into flames where it lands. It weighs 1.5 and can be thrown up to 8 tiles.
The bottle deals no damage on impact. The fire does the work, which makes it useful against a medium or large group of zombies. Fire is dangerous, though. It spreads, and it can engulf the thrower. The Molotov Cocktail is easy to craft with no skill, and it is a common find in survivor safehouses and bomb caches. The Engineer is the best occupation for explosives. It can make traps and explosives from the start.
Combat
A lighter must sit in the secondary hand before a Molotov can be thrown. After a throw, the next Molotov in the inventory becomes the current weapon if there is one. That allows several throws in quick succession.
The fire catches zombies standing in it and those that walk through it. A group packed into a street or a field burns together. Throw it from a safe distance. The fire can spread, and a survivor caught in it catches fire too.
The Molotov suits a planned attack on a group of zombies. The Fire Bomb and its timer and sensor versions do the same job from a placed position.
Uses
Make Molotov Cocktail takes a glass bottle, a measure of flammable liquid and a rag or denim strip. Rubbing Alcohol, Gasoline, Tequila, Vodka and Whiskey all work. The liquid must already be in a suitable container for the recipe to accept it. The container is used up in the recipe.
How to Craft Molotov Cocktail
Each recipe that makes the Molotov Cocktail is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Make Molotov Cocktail
The Make Molotov Cocktail recipe makes the Molotov Cocktail. It needs no skill level.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gin | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.Gin
|
| Bottle of Disinfectant | 
|
1 L | No | /additem Base.Disinfectant
|
| Rag | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.RippedSheets
|
Locations
The Molotov Cocktail is a common find in the right places. Bomb caches always hold one in the bomb box. Survivor safehouses hold one in about a fifth of their boxes and crates. Mid and late game safehouses hold them at a slightly lower rate, on metal shelves as well. Crafting is easy, so a stock can be built quickly.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Bomb cache1 | Bomb box | 100% |
| Survivor safehouse | Cardboard box | 21.2% |
| Survivor safehouse | Crate | 21.2% |
| Survivor safehouse | Small box | 21.2% |
| Survivor safehouse | Metal shelves | 15.9% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Cardboard box | 15.9% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Crate | 15.9% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Metal shelves | 15.9% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Small box | 15.9% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Cardboard box | 15.9% |
Notes
- A lighter in the secondary slot is needed to throw it.
- It is thrown on foot; step out of the vehicle before throwing.
- Carrying several lets one throw follow another, since the next bottle is equipped on its own.
- Dirty rags and dirty denim strips work as wicks too.
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