Crab Cannon
MediumInspiredInspired by Xen's headcrabs, which it fires.
Spits headcrabs that hop to the nearest enemy and bite until shot off. Secondary spends a full sac on three weak ones.
Grown, not built, by a Xen biologist who asked for a 'non-lethal crab delivery system'. Facilities turned the request down twice, so he went ahead.
How to use it
Fire and move: crabs hunt on their own. If one lands on you, shoot it off.
Fire modes
Primary
- Damage
- 14 a bite
- Hits
- up to 8
- Headshot
- none
- Rate
- 0.6 s; sac of 3, +1 every 2 s
- DPS
- 28 a crab
- Hurts you
- no
- Effects
- latches for 4 s, crab has 20 health
- Through armor
- no
Secondary
- Damage
- 6 a bite
- Hits
- 3 crabs, up to 8 bites each
- Headshot
- none
- Rate
- full sac
- DPS
- 12 a crab
- Hurts you
- no
- Effects
- baby crabs, 8 health
- Through armor
- no
Changelog
- Balance: Crab Cannon bites hit harder, 14 and 6 for the baby crabs.
- Own models and sounds for the Cryo Sprayer, Scorcher, Whaler, Drone, Crab Cannon, Tentacle, Halo, Sky Lance, Flare Gun and Warhead. Halo orbs are gold.
- The Crab Cannon's three-crab secondary works.
- The Cryo Sprayer, Scorcher, Whaler, Drone, Crab Cannon, Tentacle, Halo, Sky Lance, Flare Gun, Warhead, Desolator and Katana join the gun game pool.
- New weapon: Crab Cannon. Live headcrabs that hop after enemies and latch onto heads.