Changes: Neurotoxin Grenade

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“	Releases a cloud of slow-acting toxins engineered to exclusively affect life indigenous to Hoxxes IV. WARNING: HIGHLY FLAMMABLE!
	— Item Description

The Neurotoxin Grenade is an unlockable Throwable for the Driller.

It is a bright yellow canister filled with a toxic gas which is toxic to enemies but perfectly safe to Dwarves. The gas is highly flammable, and can be ignited with any kind of fire-based attack to produce a large fiery explosion.

Once thrown, the Neurotoxin Grenade will slowly emit toxic gas in a huge radius, by far the largest of any Throwable in the game. Enemies who walk through the gas cloud will become poisoned, reducing their movement speed and dealing gradual damage to them over time. The gas will fade away once it has fully propagated. However, a second function of the grenade (despite being cautioned by R&D) is to ignite the gas with the Driller's Flamethrower and make it explode. This heavily damages any enemy inside the gas cloud and gives the grenade a two stage function; let the gas spread as far as possible, then ignite it to kill anything that survives the poison.

Sticky Flames left behind by the Flamethrower cannot trigger the gas explosion; it must be a direct flame.

Surprisingly, the Lacerator's Flame Breath attack will not ignite the Neurotoxin cloud either

Unlocked through a level cap.
Requires Driller 10 Purchased for: 3400 Credits 20 Bismor

Initial Stats

Effect Radius	7.5m
Carried Amount	4
Cloud Duration	15s
Status Duration	30s
Damage (per tick)	12 Poison
Tick Interval	0.75-1.25s
Movement speed	-30%

Ignition Stats

Area Damage	65 Fire + Heat
Ignition Fear Factor	50%
Maximum Damage Radius	6m
Radius	7.5m
Minimum Damage	25%
Friendly Fire	50%

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 {{quote|Releases a cloud of slow-acting toxins engineered to exclusively affect life indigenous to Hoxxes IV. WARNING: HIGHLY FLAMMABLE!|Item Description}}
+The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is an unlockable [[Throwables|Throwable]] for the Driller.
-=== About ===
-The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is an unlockable Throwable for the Driller. It is a bright yellow canister filled with a toxic gas which is toxic to [[Creatures|enemies]] but perfectly safe to [[dwarves]]. The gas is highly flammable, and can be ignited with any kind of fire-based attack to produce a large fiery explosion.
+It is a bright yellow canister filled with a toxic gas which is toxic to [[Creatures|enemies]] but perfectly safe to [[Dwarves]]. The gas is highly flammable, and can be ignited with any kind of fire-based attack to produce a large fiery explosion.
-Once thrown, the Neurotoxin Grenade will slowly emit toxic gas in a huge 7.5 metre radius, by far the largest of any Throwable in the game. Enemies who walk through the gas cloud will become [[Status Effects|poisoned]], reducing their movement speed and dealing gradual damage to them over time.  - the gas will fade away once it has fully propagated. However, a second function of the grenade (despite being cautioned by R&D) is to ignite the gas with the Driller's [[CRSPR Flamethrower|Flamethrower]] and make it explode. This heavily damages any enemy inside the gas cloud and gives the grenade a two stage function; let the gas spread as far as possible, then ignite it to kill anything that survives the poison. The combination of these two functions is absolutely lethal.
+Once thrown, the Neurotoxin Grenade will slowly emit toxic gas in a huge radius, by far the largest of any Throwable in the game. Enemies who walk through the gas cloud will become [[Status Effects|poisoned]], reducing their movement speed and dealing gradual damage to them over time. The gas will fade away once it has fully propagated. However, a second function of the grenade (despite being cautioned by R&D) is to ignite the gas with the Driller's [[CRSPR Flamethrower|Flamethrower]] and make it explode. This heavily damages any enemy inside the gas cloud and gives the grenade a two stage function; let the gas spread as far as possible, then ignite it to kill anything that survives the poison.
+Sticky Flames left behind by the Flamethrower cannot trigger the gas explosion; it must be a direct flame.
+Surprisingly, the [[Glyphid Dreadnought Twins|Lacerator's]] Flame Breath attack will not ignite the Neurotoxin cloud either
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-Despite the high potential damage, the Neurotoxin Grenade has flaws. Most prominently it limits the player in terms of weapons as obviously the Driller's [[Cryo Cannon]] can't ignite the gas. While the toxic gas alone is indeed powerful, lacking the final explosion results in significantly lower damage. While teammates can potentially ignite the gas with fire weapons (such as the [[Gunner]]'s [[Incendiary Grenade]]), this is often an awkward and inefficient process - taking the [[Impact Axe]] or [[High Explosive Grenade|HE Grenade]] would be a better idea if one plans to use the Cryo Cannon. Furthermore, the large gas cloud can obscure allies' and one's own vision - and while the gas does no team damage, igniting it to explode does.<br clear="all">
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 | custom1 name    = Carried Amount
 | custom1         = 4
+| custom2 name    = Cloud Duration
+| custom2         = 15s
+| custom3 name    = Status Duration
+| custom3         = 30s
+| custom4 name    = Damage (per tick)
+| custom4         = 12 Poison
+| custom5 name    = Tick Interval
+| custom5         = 0.75-1.25s
+| custom6 name    = Movement speed
+| custom6         = -30%
 | radius          = 7.5m
 | radius type     = Effect
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-=== Usage & Strategies ===
+! Ignition Stats
+|-
+|{{Equipment stats
+| areadamage      = 65 Fire + Heat
+| custom3 name    = [[Area Damage|Maximum Damage Radius]]
+| custom3         = 6m
+| custom4 name    = [[Area Damage|Radius]]
+| custom4         = 7.5m
+| custom5 name    = [[Area Damage|Minimum Damage]]
+| custom5         = 25%
+| custom6 name    = Friendly Fire
+| custom6         = 50%
+| fear           = 50
+| fear type      = Ignition
+}}
+|}
-* Best used in open areas, which allow the gas to propagate as far as possible.
-* Sticky Flames left behind by the Flamethrower cannot trigger the gas explosion; it must be a direct flame.
-* Weapons with fire-based modifications, such as White Phosphorous Shells for the [[Scout]]'s [[Jury-Rigged Boomstick|Boomstick]] or Incendiary Compound for the [[Engineer]]'s [[Deepcore 40mm PGL|Grenade Launcher]] can also set off the gas.
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+{{Updated|U34}}