Oil Barrel

Oil Barrel
Type	Arena Carriable
Effect	Explodes and sets fire to surrounding area
Windup Time	5s
Duration	13s
Fire Damage	3m - 16,67/s | 0m - 37,5/s
Explosion Damage	100

Oil Barrels, also known as fire barrels, or simply orange barrels, are carriable objects that are placed around the arena grounds. They release fire upon being triggered.

Overview

Like any barrel, Oil Barrels are placed at random locations picked from a large set of fixed barrel locations specific to the arena. It is possible for no barrels to be present in a round. They can also be obtained from balloons. Contestants can pick up the barrel and carry it around the arena or throw it somewhere.

Stats

Effects

The barrel will be set on fire when it takes enough damage, either from being shot, trown, or fall damage after being dropped from the balloon. From this moment the barrel will appear to be on fire, but won't set fire to anything nor it can be put out. After 4 seconds barrel starts dealing fire damage to everything in the direct contant with it. After 1 more second or after being completly destroyed from obtaining more damage it will explode, much like the explosive canister, dealing damage in a small radius around itself and setting fire to everything in the blast radius.

All fire from the Oil Barrel deals the same amount of damage and has the same properties as any other fire sources, such as pyro grenades or pyro mines.

Properties

Barrel

Destructible — Immediately destroyed upon receiving enough damage, resulting an explosion and setting everything nearby on fire.

Damaging — Hitting an ememy contestant directly with the barrel deals 70 damage.

Trigger on Impact — Can fly for any amount of time and triggers when the projectile collides with a surface or contestant. For the Oil Barrel, this happens at the first impact, unless it was dropped by a contestant holding it.

Reshapeable — Can be reshaped by the Data Reshaper into a different arena carriable by contestants.

Bounce — Bounces from the surface after being thrown, but get's triggered from the first collission.

Not Interceptible — Cannot be removed by the APS Turret.

Explosion

Explosive — Deals damage in an area of effect that can be intercepted by structures and shields.

Damaging — Deals damage to contestants.

Moderate Structure Damage — Damages structures. But due to small explosion area holes made are not very large.

Friendly Fire — Can damage the user and their teammates.

Fire

Attached — Attaches to a surface upon deployment. Sticks to the surface even if it moves. Weighs down any carriable object it is attached to.

Incendiary — Creates fire, which can spread to nearby goo and foliage and burn them down. It can also light up contestants.

Damaging — Deals damage to contestants.

Friendly Fire — Can damage both the user and their teammates.

No Structure Damage — Cannot be used to damage structures.

Strategy

• Oil Barrels can be used as area denial tools when defending a Cashout Station.
• Barrel explosion deals enough damage to destroy walls.
• Fire from the barrel can clear clouds of gas, as well as can be used trigger and destroy mines.
• After being triggered Oil Barrels will explode even if it's inside of the smoke, although fire will be immediately extinguished.
• Mines and sticky gadgets can be attatched to the barrel making it a very powerfull trap for everyone walking close enough.

History

Patch	Changes
Closed Beta Patch 4	Increased Oil Barrel environmental damage from 550 to 2050.