Satchel Charge

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Satchel Charge
Equipment Details
Type	High Explosive
Used by	Driller
Slot	Utility
Availability	Default

Initial Stats
Area Damage 375 Explosive Max Ammo 2 Carve Diameter 6.2m Armor Break 300% Maximum Damage Radius 3m Radius 4.5m Minimum Damage 20%

“	Be it an obstacle or a particularly thickheaded adversary, a good ol' Satchel Charge usually gets the job done. Stand well back before hitting the trigger.
	— Item Description

The Satchel Charge is a Utility Tool for the Driller. It is a remotely detonated explosive, designed to clear rocks or bugs or both. When placed, the charge is replaced with a remote switch similar to the Laser Pointer.

The Satchel Charge is deployed by throwing it down. 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 used to clear out terrain, the Charge leaves a smooth and consistent crater upon detonation (which can be expanded via modifications). The "Carve Diameter" statistic refers to the size of the crater left behind from the satchel charge, which is bigger than its damage radius.

A Resupply Pod will provide 1 Satchel Charge if the player carries 2 or 3 total ammos, and 2 Satchel Charges if the player carries 4 total ammos (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.

Driller Upgrades
	Mod	Effect	Description	Price
Tier 1	Fragmentary Shell	+3m Effect Radius	Larger damage radius	360 Credits 12 Croppa
	Extra Satchel Charge	+1 Carried Amount	Can carry one more explosive pack	360 Credits 12 Jadiz
	Bigger Charge	+250 Area Damage	More damage	360 Credits 12 Bismor
Tier 2 5	Kill Switch	+Can be picked up	Disarm and pick up an unused charge	700 Credits 26 Enor Pearl
Tier 3 10	Extra Satchel Charge	+1 Carried Amount	Can carry one more explosive pack	920 Credits 14 Magnite 20 Umanite
	Volatile Compound	+250 Area Damage +Unstable Explosives	More explosive power but the device will detonate if damaged	920 Credits 14 Enor Pearl 20 Bismor
Tier 4 15	Big Bang	+10m Extra Fear Radius (100% Fear Factor)	Chance to scare enemies far from the blast	1000 Credits 32 Magnite 20 Enor Pearl
	Concussive Blast	+10m Extra Stagger Radius (100% Stun chance, lasts for 5s)	Stuns enemies far from the blast	1000 Credits 32 Croppa 20 Jadiz
	Rock Mover	+9m Carve Diameter	Blast carves a much larger area	1000 Credits 32 Magnite 20 Umanite

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!”