Explosive (Sunburst) Device

An Explosive Device.

The Explosive Device, or Sunburst Device, is an invention of an unknown Hammer engineer/alchemist, or an intrepid Astronomer, and is usually an extreme rare piece of equipment — only appearing three times inside the entire three games — although it can be manufactured in Soulforge Cathedral (see Blueprints).

Cost: No (cannot be purchased at any shop)

Attack:

• Explosive Weapon
• 24+ points of damage directly above the explosion
• Descending to 10 points of damage at 19.39 DromEd Units away from the explosion and less further away

Appearances

This item only appears at three locations:

• in the armory of the Old Hammer Cathedral in the mission Return to the Cathedral;
• in the Astronomer's Workshop in the mission Life of the Party, and;
• in Soulforge Cathedral in the mission Sabotage at Soulforge.

Usage

• Breaking open locked doors
• Dealing large amounts of damage to non-fire based entities
• Detonating Explosive Barrels
• Distracting characters

Tactical Information

Its main purpose is to blow open any locked door (especially if there is no key for it). Just place the charge next to a locked door and shoot it with a Fire Arrow. Note that any Broadhead Arrow attack, or even a direct Sword attack cannot detonate the charge.

When the charge is hit by a Fire Arrow, it blows up making a huge explosion. The explosion is powerful enough to break any breakable door or glass in the area and damage any character unfortunate enough to be close to the explosion. When aiming at the charge, know that the blast area is much bigger than the blast area of the Fire Arrow or the Mine. When firing at the Charge, make sure there is adequate cover.

Blueprints

BLUEPRINTS: Explosive Charge Obtain a Iron Chassis, a Bantam Node, and a canister of Quicklime Mixture. Process the Iron Chassis and the Quicklime Mixture with the Amalgamating Machine in Factory Bay B. A Mine Bulb will be manufactured. Merge the Mine Bulb and the Bantam Node with the Sealing Machine in Factory Bay D.

Notes

• Garrett used an Explosive Mine in the mission "Return to the Cathedral" to break open the cloister gate.
• As sometimes it is a feature or requirement for completing objectives in Fan Missions (FMs), it goes without saying that you should keep a spare Fire Arrow handy if an Explosive Device or Charge is ever encountered.