Inferno cannon

This page is for the centipede weapon weapon, for the identically named turret weapon, see: Inferno cannon (Turret)

The inferno cannon is an mechanoid-only ranged weapon. It is the main armament of the centipede burner.

This weapon cannot be independently obtained in normal play. It is provided here for comparisons sake.

Acquisition[edit]

Inferno cannons spawn on all centipede burners, including those gestated by a colony. However, it is not possible to obtain it directly in normal play. Pawns carrying it will not drop it on death, downing, or complete loss of manipulation like other weapons. It can be spawned in by the Debug actions menu but, like all unobtainable weapons, will disappear after being dropped.

Summary[edit]

The inferno cannon is a medium-range siege weapon armed to centipedes only, and it won't drop upon its death. It fires a projectile that sets anything within a 2.4-tile radius on fire, accuracy for touch range is 79, short is 42, medium is 18, and long is 6. While its shots deal trivial damage, the primary threat is that it starts fires that can consume large areas and cause extensive damage if left uncontrolled. Characters caught by its fire will run out of their cover in an attempt to put themselves out and will not fight back when damaged, making them sitting ducks. Burns do not cause bleeding but instead cause extensive pain, which leads to shock and incapacitation, or uncommonly scar the pawn badly. Downed colonists are also liable to death by fire unless rescued or put out. Shots can burn flammables through walls, so use extreme caution when opening ancient shrines as you may not want to trigger the spacers while the threat still lingers around.

Inferno cannon blast burning flammables through walls

Analysis[edit]

Quality table

Ranged

Quality	Dam.	AP	DPS (Optimal)	Market Value
Awful Inferno cannon	9	0%	0.94	700
Poor Inferno cannon	10	0%	1.04	1050
Normal Inferno cannon	10	0%	1.04	1400
Good Inferno cannon	10	0%	1.04	1750
Excellent Inferno cannon	10	0%	1.04	2100
Masterwork Inferno cannon	12.5	0%	1.3	3400
Legendary Inferno cannon	15	0%	1.56	4400

^{For the full effects of qualities, see Quality.}

Melee


Feature	Toggle
Attacks
Quality

Inferno cannon			Barrel (Blunt)					HP	Value
Quality	DPS^[1]	AP^[1]	Dam.	Cool.	AP	DPS	Chance^[2]	HP	Value
Awful	3.6	14.4%	9.36	2.6s	14.4%	3.6	100%	100	700
Poor	4.05	16.2%	10.53	2.6s	16.2%	4.05	100%	100	1050
Normal	4.5	18%	11.7	2.6s	18%	4.5	100%	100	1400
Good	4.95	19.8%	12.87	2.6s	19.8%	4.95	100%	100	1750
Excellent	5.4	21.6%	14.04	2.6s	21.6%	5.4	100%	100	2100
Masterwork	6.53	26.1%	16.965	2.6s	26.1%	6.53	100%	100	3400
Legendary	7.43	29.7%	19.305	2.6s	29.7%	7.43	100%	100	4400

^{For the full effects of qualities, see Quality.}

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Note: This is the actual base average derived from the melee verb system updated in 1.1.2610, it may sometimes disagree with the listed value in the in-game infobox.
It may also change depending on the stats and the melee verbs available to the wielder
↑ Chance for attack to be selected, assuming only the weapon's attack verbs are considered. It may change depending on the melee verbs available to the wielder

Note that while the other qualities are defined by the game code and can be spawned in with dev mode, only certain^[Which] quality inferno cannon will ever spawn in-game naturally.