Rebar Gun
“ | I am sure this weapon has been registered! Please do not use this to construct buildings. Especially if someone is standing directly on the other side of it. | „ |
~ Caterina Parks's assistant Steve |
The Rebar Gun is a ranged weapon that shoots Rebars. It can be used to kill hostile creatures.
Obtaining
Unlocking
Crafting
Recipe | Ingredients | Produced in | Products | Unlocked by |
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Explosive Rebar | Manufacturer 12 sec |
MAM Sulfur Research - Explosive Rebar | ||
Iron Rebar | Constructor 4 sec |
MAM Alien Megafauna Research - The Rebar Gun | ||
Rebar Gun | MAM Alien Megafauna Research - The Rebar Gun | |||
Shatter Rebar | Assembler 12 sec |
MAM Quartz Research - Shatter Rebar | ||
Stun Rebar | Assembler 6 sec |
MAM Caterium Research - Stun Rebar |
AWESOME Shop
Name | Cost | Contents |
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Iron Rebar Pack | 1 | 50x Iron Rebar |
Stun Rebar Pack | 1 | 50x Stun Rebar |
Shatter Rebar Pack | 2 | 50x Shatter Rebar |
Explosive Rebar Pack | 3 | 50x Explosive Rebar |
Usage
Equipment
The Rebar Gun is a short-to-mid-ranged, single-shot weapon with high per-shot damage but a slow reload. A shot with the default ammo deals three times the damage of a strike with the Xeno-Zapper, making it the second most powerful weapon in terms of damage per hit, only beaten by the Nobelisk.
Unlike the hitscan used by the Rifle, the Rebar Gun's shots are tracked as projectiles, with both flight time and a ballistic arc. This means the player must compensate for lead and distance at range. The fairly rapid drop of the fired rebars limits the weapon's effective maximum range, meaning it is unable to engage targets at extreme distances as the Rifle can.
Holding R will allow the player to choose between ammunition types. The basic ammo fires a single solid rebar: while this will visibly stick into enemies and terrain, it cannot be retrieved after being fired. The three alternate types are diverse in their functions and make the weapon very flexible: Stun Rebars allow the weapon to paralyze enemies for 5 seconds, dealing minimal damage (5, a third of a standard shot and the same as a single standard Rifle bullet) but allowing the player to finish them off with melee strikes and save ammo, while Shatter and Explosive Rebars respectively convert the Rebar Gun to resemble a shotgun and a grenade launcher.
Shatter Rebar fires a ragged spread of 15 projectiles each of which deal 2 damage, for a total of 30 per shot, double that of a standard shot. Explosive ammo is even more destructive at 50 damage per shot, has a small AoE effect, and also gives the Rebar Gun all the functions of a Nobelisk in terms of destroying scenery and breakable rocks.
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Tips
- It is possible to equip multiple Rebar Guns, allowing for several shots to be fired before having to pause to reload.
- It is also possible to effectively stunlock high HP enemies with Stun Rebar [e.g., Alpha Hogs] by shooting once, hitting twice with a melee weapon, reloading and repeating.
- Iron Rebar can be very handy in PvP. This is because hitting someone with Iron Rebar stuns them for a few seconds, allowing you some time to throw a Nobelisk or two at them whilst they can't move.
Gallery
The rebar gun shown on the official website.
The rebar gun firing and reloading.
History
- Patch 0.8.0.0: Minor damage reductions on Rebar Gun Iron, Stun, and Explosive Rebar ammo.
- Patch 0.6.0.0
- Added Stun Rebar
- Can Stun creatures for a short moment
- Added Shatter Rebar
- Highly effective at shorter range
- Added Explosive Rebar
- Yes, even more explosions
- Renamed Spiked Rebar to Iron Rebar (not in patch notes)
- Increased Rebar stack size from 50 to 100 (not in patch notes)
- Added Stun Rebar
- Patch 0.5.0.6: Potentially fixed a crash related to using the Rebar Gun on Dedicated Server
- Patch 0.5.0.0: Updated the fall off, dispersion, and projectile curve of the Rebar Gun and Rifle
- Patch 2018-10-11: Made available.
Early game development
Prior to Closed Alpha, in Sprint 6 (week 12) the player had access to a nail gun which later became the rebar gun.
- See also: Game Development - Rebar Gun