| Boilerbuss | |
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Price: 15 
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| Creator: CHAWLZ | |
Attributes
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On Hit: Reset enemy afterburn
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No reload necessary
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This weapon is usable in Medieval Mode
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100% less accurate
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-200% slower firing speed
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| “ | And possibly the last weapon of this month comes from CHAWLZ (at the suggestion of our resident pirate, Reptilian357). Although it may look like a Detonator in-game, it functions properly as a Shotgun with 15 shots that indeed resets the afterburn of a currently burning enemy. It serves as a great harassment tool to get the last painful reminder against players who try to flee from your Flamethrower. The only problem is that you're going to need a good enough aim to do so. Remember, this is not a weapon for killing, but to remind your enemies that they are, very much, indeed on fire.
— Weapon announcement on the official Slag Forum
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The Boilerbuss is a secondary-slot weapon for the Pyro in Advanced Weaponiser. Visually, it is identical to the Detonator.
Despite its visual similarities to the Pyro's set of Flareguns, it functions not unlike a Shotgun, firing a large, randomized spread of incendiary bullets. Upon dealing damage to a burning enemy, they are re-ignited, causing them to take more burn damage over time. However, it has a very large bullet spread, making it more ideal in close-range situations.
Originally it was featured as a Weapon of the Month, but after its original expiry date it was added to the roster of permanent weapons.
Damage and function times[]
| Damage and Function Times | ||
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| Damage type | Bullet | |
| Damage | ||
| Maximum ramp-up | 150% | 9 / pellet |
| Base damage | 100% | 6 / pellet |
| Maximum fall-off | 50% | 3 / pellet |
| Critical | 18 / pellet | |
| Mini-crit | 8-12 / pellet | |
| Afterburn | 6 / s 60 total | |
| Pellet count | 10 | |
| Pellet spread | 15:1 | |
| Function Times | ||
| Attack interval | 1.875 s | |
| Afterburn duration | 10 | |
Strategy[]
-Afterburn damage from this weapon is 3 regardless of the damage of the previous burn inflictor, making this weapon great with weapons that have lowered burn damage, such as the Degreaser.
-This weapon reloads passively, so switching to it for a quick amount of close-range burst damage can be very useful.
-One bullet will always fire directly down the crosshair, making it possible to heckle even long-distance or escaping targets with extra afterburn damage.
Trivia[]
- This weapon was originally a March 2012 Weapon of the Month before becoming a full weapon.