Explosive Spear



Explosive Spears are spears draped with a red cloth, frequently found carried or stashed by Scavengers. They are used in the same way as a regular spear, but explode shortly after embedding in a creature or surface. On initial activation they fizz and emit small pops, similar to a Cherrybomb, before emitting a large and powerful explosion, dealing 6-7.2 explosion damage plus that of the initial spear hit. This explosion is capable of killing most creatures in a single hit if embedded, and otherwise causes damage and stun dependent on the creature's proximity to the blast.

Explosive Spears react instantly when hitting a non-embeddable surface or creature part. Their explosions will detonate other explosive spears, grenades, Flashbangs, Beehives, and Cherrybombs in proximity. The explosion of a single spear is not usually lethal to the player, but can be rarely if standing directly in the center of the explosion.

Explosive Spears are typically the most effective source of damage for taking down large threats, due to their precision, explosion timer, and relative player safety. They also have some platforming utility due to their high launch speed and non-lethality.

If the player performs a successful downspear, the embedded Explosive Spear's explosion will never deal lethal damage. The player can use this property to place themselves close to the embedded spear and launch themselves a considerable distance.

Combat
Explosive Spears deal the most damage of any weapon in the game when embedded. If it hits a surface without embedding, it will detonate instantly, having the same effect as a. When embedded, it will fizzle and pop like a before detonating. The damage dealt by an embedded explosion is enough to kill a if the core is hit.

Exploration
If is located near enough to an Explosive Spear before its detonation, they will be launched a significant distance relative to their distance and proximity to the spear. This can be used to cross large gaps.

Trivia

 * The length of the red cloth on Explosive Spears is randomized.
 * Creatures hit by an Explosive Spear will spawn a thin stream of smoke from their wound, and creatures hit by a Grenade will leave a big trail of smoke behind as they fly away.