Xeno-Basher

Xeno-Basher
Heavy electroshock self-defense weapon for melee range.
Unlocked by	Tier 3 - Improved Melee Combat
Class name	BP_EquipmentDescriptorStunSpear_C
Item
Stack size	1
Sink points	18,800
Equipment
Equipment slot	Hands
Damage	9
Range	4 m

The Xeno-Basher is a melee weapon that shocks enemies, dealing 9 damage. It is a direct upgrade of the  Xeno-Zapper, with greater range and damage. Thus, it is advised to unlock and craft it as soon as possible. It also guarantees a stagger when it hits a charging Hog.

Obtaining

Crafting

Recipe	Ingredients	Produced in	Products	Unlocked by
Xeno-Basher	5 × Modular Frame3.75 / min 2 × Xeno-Zapper1.5 / min 25 × Cable18.75 / min 500 × Wire375 / min	Equipment Workshop  × 40	1 × Xeno-Basher0.75 / min	Tier 3 - Improved Melee Combat

Usage

Equipment

When attacking, it is swung like a sword, leaving blue trails midair, but only produces a shock when it makes contact with a target. The Xeno-Basher can be swung using the attack key (default ).

Crafting

No recipe uses BP_EquipmentDescriptorStunSpear_C

AWESOME Sink

 Xeno-Basher can be sunk into the AWESOME Sink to yield 18 800 points.

Tips

• When fighting against fast-moving creatures, like Flying Crabs, Stingers or Fluffy-tailed Hogs, it is advised to use the Xeno-Basher over the  Rebar Gun as the latter is suitable only for slow-moving targets.
  • A Xeno-Basher can cleave more than 1 Flying Crab in a swing attack, but nothing larger.
• It can be advantageous even when compared to the Rifle as it does not require ammo, thus saving your inventory slots.

Trivia

• It was originally called the Shock Baton in the alpha.
• A small wrench keychain dangles from the hand guard and swings around loosely as the weapon is swung. Shocks continually travel up the center of the weapon like a Jacob's Ladder.
• Occasionally, the pioneer will do a sort of wrist flick to activate the Xeno-Basher. The original method is to just hold it and activate the Xeno-Basher. Some people think this method looks cooler than the original method.
• The handle is almost identical to the handle of the Xeno-Zapper.

History

• Patch 0.8.2.0: Fixed Xeno-Basher displaying and behaving incorrectly in Multiplayer
• Patch 0.6.1.2: Fixed Audio issues with the Xeno-Basher
• Patch 0.6.0.12: Reduced damage from 10 to 9
• Unknown Update 6 patch: Changed damage to 10, removing the 7/14 hit combo (not in patch notes, assumed from 0.6.0.12 change)
• Patch 0.1.5: Changed Wire cost from 200 to 500
• Patch 0.1:
  • Damage increased by 40% and nerfed knockback and attack speed slightly
  • Sound fixes

See also

•  Xeno-Zapper
•  Rebar Gun