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Pipe Bomb with Long-Range Sensor


Pipe Bomb with Long-Range Sensor
Pipe Bomb with Long-Range Sensor
Class Explosive
Skill -
Damage 0
Range -10
Crit -
Condition 1
Weight 1.5
Hands One-handed
Crafting Skill Electrical: 6
Crafting See How to Craft
Location Crafted only
Spawn ID /additem Base.PipeBombSensorV3
Crafting XP 14 XP (Electrical)

The Pipe Bomb with Long-Range Sensor is a Pipe Bomb fitted with a motion sensor. It is placed on the ground, armed, and explodes when something moves within about 5 tiles. The blast covers a radius of about 7 tiles, just like the thrown version.

The sensor turns the bomb into a trap. The long range reacts the earliest of the three sensor versions, so it catches a crowd before the zombies reach the bomb. It is made with the Add Long-Range Motion Sensor to Bomb recipe at Electrical 6. The Engineer is the best occupation for explosives. It can make traps and explosives from the start.

Combat


Stand where the trap should go and choose Arm and set Pipe Bomb with Long-Range Sensor from the item's menu. Place Item only sets the bomb down without arming it. Once placed, the bomb beeps slowly four times, then beeps rapidly and falls silent. The silence means the bomb is armed.

From then on, any movement within about 5 tiles sets it off with no warning. That includes the survivor who armed it. The explosion kills most zombies near the centre outright. A survivor caught in it suffers shrapnel wounds that bleed badly.

The long sensor suits an open road or a field where a horde moves in a wide band. Its reach makes it the easiest of the three to set off by accident. The short and medium versions wait for zombies to come within 3 and 4 tiles. The timer version goes off after a set delay, and the remote version on command.

Uses


The Add Long-Range Motion Sensor to Bomb recipe takes a Pipe Bomb, a Motion Sensor, four Scrap Electronics and a Duct Tape. It needs Electrical 6. The same recipe fits a long-range sensor to an Aerosol Bomb, a Fire Bomb, a Noise Maker or a Smoke Bomb.

How to Craft Pipe Bomb with Long-Range Sensor


Each recipe that makes the Pipe Bomb with Long-Range Sensor is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.

Add Long-Range Motion Sensor to Bomb

The Add Long-Range Motion Sensor to Bomb recipe makes the Pipe Bomb with Long-Range Sensor. It needs Electrical level 6. The recipe has to be learned first.

Name Image Amount Kept Spawn ID
Pipe Bomb Pipe Bomb 1x No /additem Base.PipeBomb
Motion Sensor Motion Sensor 1x No /additem Base.MotionSensor
Scrap Electronics Scrap Electronics 4x No /additem Base.ElectronicsScrap
Duct Tape Duct Tape 1x No /additem Base.DuctTape

Notes


  • Arm and set is the only way to arm it; Place Item leaves it inactive.
  • The armed bomb makes no sound before it goes off.
  • Get well clear after arming, since the 5 tile sensor reaches further than the other versions.
  • The blast does not start fires, so the trap is safe near wooden walls.

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