Pneumatic Drill
From Worms Knowledge Base
 Pnuematic Drill
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| Type: | Digging tool |
| Keyboard selection: | F7 (x2) |
| Standard effects: | Vertical tunnel |
| Present in: | W:A, WWP |
The Pneumatic Drill allows a worm to dig a hole directly downward through the terrain. The depth of the hole varies, seemingly in a random fashion.
Regardless of power setting, it stays active for a maximum of 5 seconds.
By setting its power, not only the damage caused to a worm changes, but the distance it propels the hit worm too. Also, there is a maximum damage that a worm can recieve during a turn by this weapon.
Its maximum damage is "shared" with the blowtorch, which only matters when RubberWorm's shot doesn't end turn mode is on. This means that the sum of the damage dealt by pneumatic drill and blowtorch in one turn to a single worm can not exceed a certain amount defined by the power setting. In case of different settings, the weaker one is used.
| Power settings | |
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| Power | Injury |
| 11 | 7, 3, 2, 1, 1... |
| 12 | 10, 5, 3, 2, 2, 1, 1... |
| 1 | 12, 6, 4, 3, 2, 2, 1, 1... |
| 2 | 13, 6, 4, 3, 2, 2, 1, 1... |
| 3 | 15, 7, 5, 3, 3, 2, 2, 1, 1... |
| 4 | 16, 8, 5, 4, 3, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1... |
| 5 | 18, 9, 6, 4, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1... |
| 19 | 19, 9, 6, 4, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1... |
| 14 | 22, 11, 7, 5, 4, 3, 3, 2, 2, |
| 15 | 30, 15, 10, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1... |
| Each additional strike by the drill delivers a smaller and smaller amount of injury; each entry in this table shows how the values diminish. | |
