Sparrow Launcher | |
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Details | |
Stats | |
Damage | 57 / 60 |
Special Effect | 40% Armor Penetration |
Bullet Range | 120 / 120 SAU |
Bullet Speed | 185 / 195 SAU/s |
Track Target | 10s / 12s |
Armor Pierce | 1 |
Hamster Ball Pierce | 1/3 |
Spawn Ratio | 3.27% |
Automatic | Semi-Automatic |
Shot Interval | 0.50s |
Rate of Fire | 120 RPM |
Bullet Type | Specialty Ammo |
Magazine Capacity | 5 |
Reload Time | 0.95s |
Noisiness | 125 SAU |
Speed | |
Move Speed | 105% (33) |
Recoil | |
Basic recoil while stationary / creeping / running | 0° / 0.5° / 1.5° |
Recoil added per shot while stationary or creeping / running | 7° / 10° |
Min recoil while jump roll / crouch roll | 1.5° / 0.5° |
Max recoil | 30° |
Recoil reset per second while stationary / creeping / running | 25° / 24.5° / 22° |
The Sparrow Launcher is a weapon that fires sparrows which upon contact with enemy Super Animals and Giant Emus will track them for 10s / 12s.
Unlike Bow & Sparrow, the Sparrow Launcher doesn't need to be charged.
Sparrows[ | ]
Tracked Super Animals are followed by a sparrow above their heads, seen even in the fog of war. Additionally, an indicator on the edges of the screen is shown for teammates. There is no limit on how many targets can be tracked simultaneously by the same Super Animal.
Unlike the projectiles of most Guns, the sparrows always deal the same amount of damage regardless of distance traveled. They also deal 40% of the damage to Health Points of Super Animals with intact Armor.
Obtaining[ | ]
- Not available as floor loot.
- Secret Rooms may contain Sparrow Launcher, with two boxes of 6 Specialty Ammo each.
- Rebel Cache may contain Sparrow Launcher, with two boxes of 6 Specialty Ammo each.
- Mole Crate may contain Sparrow Launcher.
Strategy[ | ]
It is recommended to keep to a safe distance when using this weapon because of the travel time, however it does quite good damage. It works well in a group setting where your allies can follow up on it, dealing extra damage or being able to back off if the tracked target is setting up an ambush.
However, if you are playing solo, it is recommended to pair this weapon with something that has a high fire rate with a moderate range, such as the Pistol or AK, to be able to follow up and make use of the tracking function. Keeping this weapon out while you're walking around can help, as you wont have to switch to the weapon and then switch back to follow up on it, but be careful in close quarter areas.
You can also use this weapon as a determent of sorts, as tracked targets are less likely to take risks in a firefight, or close to a firefight. You can track one target, and then let your allies deal with the tracked target while you try to track another, or switch to your other weapon and assist them.
Skins[ | ]
Rare
Birch Sparrow Launcher
S.A.W. Shop
450
Rare
Toy Sparrow Launcher
S.A.W. Shop
450
Special
Vampire Hunter Sparrow Launcher
Twitch Drops October 2022
Special
Vegetation Sparrow Launcher
ReSpawning Day 2024
Trivia[ | ]
- The weapon was created by Thomas Sledison.[1]
Patch History[ | ]
- Sparrows fired from Bow & Sparrow and Sparrow Launcher now track Giant Emus.
- Sparrow Launcher clip size increased to 5.
- Now uses the new Specialty ammo type, replacing the Sparrows ammo type.
- Sparrow Launcher tracking time increased from 7s to 10s for epic rarity and from 10s to 12s for legendary versions of the Sparrow Launcher.
- Bow & Sparrow as well as the Sparrow Launcher received a significant damage buff.
- Weapon recoil is non-random for the first few shots in a spray, but then becomes random after that. Automatic weapons such as the SMG or AK have 8 shots as non-random, but others like the Magnum or Deagle have 2. The Sniper goes random after its first shot, similar to its current version.
- Weapon introduced.
- Is able to fire a new Sparrow every 0.5s.
- Available in Epic and Legendary rarities.
- The epic variant tracks targets for 7s and the legendary variant tracks targets for 10s.
Gallery[ | ]
Thomas Sledison assembling the Sparrow Launcher.
Sparrow Launcher featured in the artwork for v0.95.2 update.
References[ | ]
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