Boom Barrels adds 2 combo points
Hey guys I'm new to the Orcs Must Die community, so I'm not quite sure if this topic has been covered yet.
But, I did some testing on the Boom Barrels. When a Boom Barrel "ignited" by traps or orcs, they only count as one combo point. I tested this by using Tar and Grinders (with bleed). I carry the Boom Barrels when orcs start taking damage. Sometimes I wouldn't get combos and the max combos I sometimes get are fours.
Now, there is a way to make the Boom Barrels count as two points and that is to "ignite" the Boom Barrels with weapons. I tested this with Blunderbuss (knockback), Tar, and Grinders (with bleed). I set the Boom Barrels behind the Grinder and wait for the orcs. Once they enter my killbox, I shoot the Boom Barrels. Now I'm starting to see a lot of combos. I would get a lot of threes because of one point from Tar and two points from the Boom Barrel (and I guess my weapon). I would get fours and fives with the Grinder added and sometimes bleed.
Overall, Boom Barrels can add two points. Or I guess you can say giving your weapon an extra point and also AoE. I haven't tested weapons with bleed, or burn. And again, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS TOPIC WAS ALREADY POSTED. :(((
It's not a bug. The Barrel Overload was the only unintentional feature of the barrel transfering combo points and when the devs became aware of it they adjusted it for OMD2.
This is not an extra combo point this is just tranfering the combo point through the boom barrel.
Oh I see. That makes much more sense. It's like... giving your range weapon an AoE? But it would still count as one point for each the weapon and the barrels itself. So for high scoring wise, Boom Barrels can't really much help. It's fun to use to clear clogs in my killbox though. :)
That is correct. Shooting a barrel with an xbow will give the barrel aoe x1 explosion and x1 xbow making it x2 explosion. If you shoot something as well it will still be x2.
Reported it as a bug more than 3 months ago, after performing some testing.
Since I got no feedback, and it hasn't been fixed since, I guess we may consider it a feature.
Now, there is a way to make the Boom Barrels count as two points and that is to "ignite" the Boom Barrels with weapons.
Only works with ranged weapons : ie, Crossbow, Wand, Vamp Gloves for instance, but not with Bladestaff or Hammer.
The barrel combo already existed in OMD1 where it applied to a much wider range of attacks.
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