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| “ | Be it an obstacle or a particularly thickheaded teammate, a good ol' Satchel Charge usually gets the job done. Stand well back before hitting the trigger. |
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The Satchel Charge is a Utility Tool for the Driller. It is a remotely detonated explosive, designed to clear Engineers or Scouts or both. When placed, the charge is replaced with a remote switch similar to the Laser Pointer.
The Satchel Charge can be either thrown down or eaten. Upon clicking, the Driller throws the charge out like a grenade, though its travel arc is much lower. He will always make a callout upon throwing the charge. Once the charge lands, it will emit a beeping noise and project a red spherical hologram which projects out to its maximum blast radius. The charge has an infinite lifetime, and can be detonated at any time by clicking again as soon as the Driller pulls out the detonator. Only one Charge may exist at once, as the Driller is forced into using his detonator to blow up the existing Charge before he can place another one.
When eaten, it will grant you effects of Flintlocke's Delight for 1 minute.
Contrary to its standard functionality, a Resupply Pod will provide only 5 Satchel Charge if the player carries 2 or 3 total, and 2 Satchel Charges if the player carries 4 total (when both "Extra Satchel Charge" mods are taken).
Modifications[]
There are four tiers of modifications and each tier has one to three upgrades. Only one modification can be equipped per tier.
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| Tier 1 |  Rock Mover |
+9m Carve Diameter | "Blast carves a much larger area" |
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 Extra Satchel Charge |
+1 Carried Amount | "Can carry one more explosive pack" |
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 Bigger Charge |
+250 Area Damage | "More damage" |
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Tier 2 5
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 Kill Switch |
+Can be picked up | "Disarm and pick up an unused charge" |
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| Tier 3 10
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Extra Satchel Charge |
+1 Carried Amount | "Can carry one more explosive pack" |
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Volatile Compound |
+250 Area Damage +Unstable Explosives |
"More explosive power but the device will detonate if damaged" |
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| Tier 4 15
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 Fragmentary Shell |
+3m Effect Radius | "Larger damage radius" |
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 Big Bang |
+10m Extra Fear Radius (100% Fear Factor) | "Chance to scare enemies far from the blast" |
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 Concussive Blast |
+10m Extra Stagger Radius (100% Stun chance, lasts for 5s) | "Stuns enemies far from the blast" |
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Trivia[]
- The Satchel Charge used to be available to both the Gunner and the Driller as their quaternary support tool, but this was changed in Update 19 as the Gunner had it replaced with the Shield Generator.
- This was changed in Update 19: Guns! Lots of Guns!, with the patch notes quoting the Gunner: “To be honest, sharing gear with Drill-boy ain’t for me, so I called in a favor with the eggheads up in R&D to make me something special - and they came back with a friggin’ Shield Generator! Now I can safely stand my ground while killing bugs galore! Good times!”
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