The Flamethrower sprays a cone of fire out to 9 m. Each hit does 9.92 flame damage, double against structures and a further ×2.5 against flammable ones. Targets catch fire and take 8 damage per second for 2.1 s (stacking up to 6 s).
It is unlocked by the Advanced Armory and costs 20 personal res. Weapon upgrades add +7% per level.
What fire does#
- Burning aliens heal at 50% of the normal rate, which makes fire strong against crag-supported pushes and gorge healing.
- Cysts take ×5 fire damage, so a flamethrower clears cyst chains very quickly.
- Flammable targets take the extra multiplier: cysts, eggs, hydras, clogs, webs, babblers, Bone Wall and Contamination.
Tips#
- Use it to push infested rooms: burn the cysts, then the harvester.
- It is a short-range weapon; a Lerk at 10 m will out-damage you.