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 Lucifer Cannon | |
|---|---|
| Stage | 3 |
| Price | 600 |
| Type | Energy |
| Damage per second | 265 (Primary), 27 (Secondary) |
| Abbreviations | luci |
| Name for Binds | lcannon |
| Range | Good |
| Clip Size | 90 |
| Clip Count | 1 |
| Fire Rate | 1s (Primary), 0.5s (Secondary) |
| Battery Pack | 135/Clip |
| Splash Damage | Varies with charge |
| Projectile Speed | Slow |
The Lucifer Cannon (usually called "luci") is the most powerful human weapon in Tremulous. The fully-charged primary shot will destroy most alien structures with a single hit. You may charge the cannon by holding down the primary fire button. However, you must take care not to hold down the button for too long, as the Lucifer Cannon will overcharge and damage or kill you instead of firing. The large amount of damage that it deals, along with it's splash damage, makes the Lucifer Cannon a great way to take out bases.
Tyrants can also be killed by one or two charged-up shots, making the Lucifer Cannon one of the few weapons they respect. However, as the shots move slowly, most experienced players dodge the shots. This makes it useful to shoot a stationary target between the target and you, as the splash damage cannot be avoided without retreating.
The Lucifer Cannon's secondary fire is surprisingly effective against floor-walking Dretches, because of the large shot size and splash damage.
The effect of the weapon is so powerful that it can be used to jump very high. In other games, this would be called "rocket jump". Here, it is called "luci jump". Instead of walking the long path from the front entrance of the alien base in ATCS to the overmind, possibly meeting acid tubes on the ramp up, the lucifer gun can be used to jump directly to the overmind platform.