The Hive

The Hive

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Statistics

Type	Weapon
Damage	60 Ranged
Knockback	3.5 (Weak)
Critical chance	4%
Use time	34 Very Slow
Velocity	13
Tooltip	Launches a variety of rockets that explode into friendly bees Rockets will destroy tiles with tile-destroying ammo
Inflicts Debuff	Plague 100% chance
Debuff duration	3 seconds (RPG, Bomb, Rocket)
Debuff tooltip	Rotting from the inside
Inflicts Debuff	Poisoned 100% chance
Debuff duration	2 seconds (Bees)
Debuff tooltip	Slowly losing life
Rarity
Sell	12
Research	1 required

Sounds

Use

Explosions

Dropped by
Entity	Quantity	Rate
The Plaguebringer Goliath	1	25% / 33.33%

If you were looking for something other than the launcher, see Hive (disambiguation).

The Hive is a Hardmode launcher that is dropped by The Plaguebringer Goliath. Every time it fires, it will shoot 1 of 4 types of rockets, each with varying effects.

Its best modifier is Unreal.

Rocket Types

Type		Description
	Bee RPG	A high velocity rocket that explodes into an orange cloud, inflicts the Plague debuff, and spawns a swarm of friendly bees.
	Hive Missile	A medium velocity rocket that explodes into a red cloud and spawns a small amount of friendly bees.
	Goliath Rocket	A low velocity rocket that explodes into an orange cloud and inflicts the Plague.
	Hive Bomb	A low velocity rocket that explodes into a green cloud and inflicts enemies with the Plague. The rocket itself will also inflict the Plague.

Trivia

• This weapon is a reference to a rocket launcher of a similar name from Borderlands 2.

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.

• 2.0.3.003: Nerfed damage from 80 to 60, and use time from 21 to 34.

• 2.0.2.001: Decreased sell price from 16 to 12 .

• 2.0.1.003: Fixed functions of Honey Rocket and Lava Rocket being swapped for its rockets.

• 1.5.1.001:
  • Bee RPG, Hive Bomb, and Goliath Rocket now inflict Plague for 3 seconds instead of 5.
  • Rockets can now explode tiles when using Rocket IIs or Rocket IVs.

• 1.5.0.001:
  • Rocket projectiles are no longer affected by gravity.
  • Resprited all rockets.

• 1.4.3.001: Adjusted holdout offset.

• 1.4.2.105:
  • Rocket explosions now pierce infinitely and grant 10 local immunity frames.
  • Increased the size of explosions.
  • Resprited it and rockets.

• 1.4.2.104: Projectiles now make sounds upon hitting blocks.

• 1.4.2.102:
  • Increased Plague duration from Goliath Rockets from 3.33 seconds to 5.
  • Added a tooltip.

• 1.4.2.001: Explosions now deal ranged damage.

• 1.4.1.003: Resprited it and all rockets.

• 1.3.4.001: Resprited Hive Bombs.

• 1.1.7.971: Resprited.

• 1.1.7.901:
  • Increased the size of Bee RPGs.
  • Goliath Rockets no longer collide with tiles.
  • Removed tooltip "Full of bees and RPGs".

• 1.1.7.701: Bee RPGs now produce less dust.

• 1.1.7.61: Buffed damage from 52 to 70.

• 1.1.7: All projectiles now have an equal chance of being fired.

• 1.1.6:
  • Now smaller.
  • Hive Bombs now inflict Plague.
  • Resprited.

• 1.1.5.05: Fixed rockets interacting strangely with tiles.

• 1.1.4.44: Introduced.