Thunderbolt

Thunderbolt

File:v thunderbolt.png 300px "Try it. You'll like it. Use the same technique as watering your rosebush." Ammunition type Cells Ammunition usage: 1 per shot Shot type: Hitscan Damage per shot: 30 Damage per second (max): 150 Range: 600 units Cycle Time: 0.2 s First appearance: {{{1stappearance}}} Obituaries: (Target) accepts (attacker)'s shaft. (Target) accepts (attacker)'s discharge. {{{obituary3}}} {{{obituary4}}}

The Lightning Gun, also known as Thunderbolt or Shaft is only available in the registered version of Quake. It fires a short-ranged bolt of lightning similar to the Shambler's attack. Don't fire it under water, or it will explode, killing you and anyone else nearby. (Unless, of course, you have the Pentagram of Protection. Try it on dm3 sometime. It's great fun.)

Notes

Note: the thunderbolt underwater discharge works like an ordinary explosion, calling T_RadiusDamage with 35 times the player's current cell ammo as a radius. Therefore, as it doesn't actually check to see if targets are also underwater, it will also affect targets out of the water as long as the line of sight to them is unobstructed.