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Flame Thrower
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Flame Thrower

The Flame Thrower (or flamethrower) is a close range weapon that also serves as a basic raiding tool. Fire sprayed from a flamethrower may obscure a target's vision and rapidly drain their health. The Flame Thrower will start to steadily spawn fireballs once the trigger has been held long enough, and each one will damage and slow players or burn any wooden items they touch. Take care- fireballs spawned from spraying can and will burn bodies away (but their loot will fall in a bag if they do). Raiding with a flamethrower is accomplished by continuously spraying a wooden structure with fire until it shatters. Structures without a base for the fireballs to land on are very inefficient to raid with a flamethrower, since fireballs will not damage the targeted area. Many would not recommend using this as a weapon because of its low Damage Per Second, and short range. A good shotgun can outperform it in many situations.

Item ID
-1215753368
Shortname
flamethrower
Workbench
Level 2
Craft Time
40s

Crafting

Crafting Flame Thrower

Output
×1
Time
40s
Workbench
Level 2

Recycling

Rust has two recycler types. Monument recyclers are faster and yield 60%, but you can be attacked. Safe-zone recyclers in Outpost and Bandit yield 40% and take longer, but turrets protect you.

60%

Monument Recycler

Higher yield, faster cycles, no PvP protection.

5s per item 19 monuments
Where to find one
  • Power Plant ×3
  • Airfield ×2
  • Sewer Branch ×2
  • Launch Site ×1
  • Train Yard ×1
  • Water Treatment Plant ×1
  • Military Tunnels ×1
  • Junkyard ×1
  • Satellite Dish ×1
  • Radtown ×1
  • Arctic Research Base ×1
  • Giant Excavator ×1
  • Large Harbor ×1
  • Small Harbor ×1
  • Ferry Terminal ×1
  • Lighthouse ×1
  • Mining Outpost ×1
  • Oxum's Gas Station ×1
  • Abandoned Supermarket ×1
40%

Safe Zone Recycler

Lower yield, slower cycles, protected from PvP.

8s per item 2 monuments
Where to find one
  • Outpost ×3
  • Bandit Camp ×2

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