
The Flamethrower should not be used to counter NPC anomalies as NPC anomalies are immune to it. Heavy weapons are not team specific, meaning that Prisoners, Foundation, Chaos Insurgents, and The Mask can use one. 1-1 - Water Cannon (Item) (Not to be confused with the Water Cannon equipment). Wild Fire - As the Burning Man, be hit by a Flamethrower. Weapons of Mass Destruction - Acquire a Flamethrower or Minigun. There are currently 2 Badges related to the Flamethrower: It can be converted to a Rocket Launcher and Minigun for free at the Clockwork Machine! The Flamethrower can be converted to both heavy weapons. However, if you have not found the Minigun Canister yet and you need to refill it, you can’t reload. The Minigun will be converted automatically. If you want to get the Minigun from a Flamethrower by Clockwork Machine, you do not need to find Minigun Part A or a Minigun Canister to convert it. If you are a Sponsor, then Part B's price will be discounted to $225,000. However, minigun is good for taking down player and NPC anomalies, while flamethrower can only take down player anomalies. Which is better, Minigun or Flamethrower when it comes to fighting? That is debatable. It is advised to purchase the Flamethrower instead of a Minigun as the Flamethrower can be converted to a Minigun and Rocket Launcher through the Clockwork Machine. If the player loses it, they will have to purchase it from a store or find another. Flamethrower Canisters last for only one life.
Part A is not permanent and must be obtained again if the player dies or leaves. It will always save between lives and servers. Part B is forever permanent and can not be gotten rid of. You will need to recraft the Flamethrower all over again if you leave or die. Transaction Info before you obtain the Flamethrower: Players can only have one heavy weapon at a time meaning they can't hold a Rocket Launcher or Minigun at the same time. When equipping a Flamethrower, the players will unable to sprint due to its heaviness but will be given a 20% damage reduction from ranged weapons. The Flamethrower currently doesn't do damage to NPC anomalies. Using this weapon on a player Burning Man will heal it as well as grant it heat. The Flamethrower can be placed in the Clockwork Machine on either coarse or rough to obtain a different heavy weapon, so it's a good choice for a player's first heavy weapon.
The Canister can be found anywhere on the map, and after found once, it can be bought from all shops. Part B can only be bought from a Marshall Carter Dark Agent for $250,000. Part A can be found in a crate at the bottom of the Monolith and requires a Crowbar to open it. Like said in the first paragraph, the Flamethrower needs 3 different pieces: Part A, Part B, and a Flamethrower Canister.