Welder
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The Welder is a tool used by players to basically "lock" any functioning door in the game. Once the player welds a door, specimens would often take a different path to avoid the welded door while a few specimens will still try to break it open. Players can also un-weld doors by using the Mouse 3 (Default) button to open up a door. This process is much faster compared to welding and uses less battery power. The welder also needs to recharge after its battery runs out. A player can continuously hold the primary fire button but once the battery runs out it will weld doors very slowly. Team-mates may assist in welding doors by welding onto on the same door simultaneously, this will make the door weld a lot faster and will not demand so much use of the battery. To recharge the battery, simply do not weld or un-weld any doors for a moment, it will recharge in just a few seconds and will recharge even if the player is wielding another weapon.
Support specialists get a very large boost to welding speed, allowing for faster welds with less battery power used.
A door's health is measured by integrity, which is shown as a percentage. Its integrity will decrease with every hit, and the rate at which it decreases depends on the strength of the attacking specimens. A welded door can also be quickly destroyed by Grenades. Different doors have different health; larger doors generally have more maximum hit points, but take more time to weld.
The Welder may be seen lying on the ground having been dropped by a player killed while holding it; it cannot be picked up, since every player spawns with it and cannot discard it.
[edit] Tactics
- A squad should have a member committed to welding a door often if they want to keep it closed.
- If two nearby doors are welded with different integrity, then specimens will generally attack the weaker door first.
- The door health display on the welder stays active as long as you are near the door, not necessarily facing it, allowing you to keep an eye on the door without having your back to the battle.
- It should be noted that the Welder is always fully discharged when a player spawns, and as such can make it much more problematic to weld a door in the first few seconds of a game.
[edit] Gallery
During welding
| Equipment by perk | |
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| Field medic | Medical syringe • Combat armour • MP7M • MP5M |
| Support specialist | Welder • Shotguns (Shotgun • Combat shotgun • Hunting shotgun • AA12) |
| Sharpshooter | Pistols (9mm • .44 Magnum • Handcannon) • Rifles (Lever-action • Crossbow • M14 EBR) |
| Commando | Grenade • Assault rifles (Bullpup • AK-47 • M4 • SCARMK17) |
| Berserker | Knife • Machete • Fire axe • Katana • Claymore • Chainsaw |
| Firebug | MAC-10 • Flamethrower • Husk fireball launcher |
| Demolition | Pipe bomb • Grenade launchers (M79 • M32 • M4 203) • L.A.W |
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