Spark Spreader

Spark Spreader

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Statistics

Type	Weapon
Damage	16 Ranged
Knockback	1 (Extremely Weak)
Critical chance	4%
Use time	48 Snail
Velocity	12 effective
Tooltip	Ignites your foe with flaming sparks Uses gel for ammo
Inflicts Debuff	On Fire! 100% chance
Debuff duration	1-3 seconds
Debuff tooltip	Slowly losing life
Rarity
Sell	20
Research	1 required

Sounds

Use

The Spark Spreader is a craftable Pre-Hardmode flamethrower that uses Gel for ammunition. When used, it fires bursts of 4 short-ranged orange sparks with a 0.2 second delay in between. The sparks inflict the On Fire! debuff and pierce three enemies.

Its best modifier is Unreal.

Crafting

Recipe

Crafting Station
Iron Anvil or Lead Anvil
Ingredient(s)		Amount
	Any Gold Bar	10
	Ruby	1
	Gel	12
Result
	Spark Spreader	1

Trivia

• The Spark Spreader was implemented based on a community suggestion made by ThomasThePencil on the mod's Discord server.

History

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These history sections are still a work-in-progress, and may not yet contain changes relevant to the current version of the Calamity Mod.

• 2.0.4.003:
  • Buffed damage from 10 to 16.
  • Now fires in bursts of 4 with a 0.2 second delay in between, instead of in bursts of 3.

• 2.0.4.001: Fixed its backpack sprite sometimes drawing with an incorrect offset.

• 2.0.3.008: Resprited. Previous sprite was

• 2.0.3.007:
  • Buffed damage from 7 to 10 and shot speed from 5 to 6, but nerfed use time from 10 to 12.
  • Sparks now last 0.7 seconds instead of 0.5, and grant -1 local immunity frames instead of 30.
  • No longer has a 70% chance to not consume ammo.
  • Improved the visuals of its sparks.

• 2.0.2.001: Now uses 10 Any Gold Bars in its recipe instead of a Flare Gun.

• 1.5.1.001: No longer considered a fire weapon.

• 1.4.3.001: Now has a tank behind the player.

• 1.4.2.107: Now counts as a fire weapon.

• 1.4.2.106: Introduced.