Throw Weapon

Throwing weapons are widely used in medium-ranged combat. This Throw Weapon community component (Component) allows you to configure the launcher for your throwing weapon.

Property	Description
Bone point	Determines which hand the throwing weapon's handle is held in
Position	The throwing weapon offset from the bone point's position
Rotation	The throwing weapon offset from the bone point's rotation
Weapon	The name of the explosive, i.e. the object that is being thrown out. Same as the value of the Spawn name field configured for the throwing boom.
VFX	The name of the explosion effect. Same as the value of the Spawn name field configured for the Behavior_SpawnableObjectMarker component attached to the throwing boom. Note: The VFX component on the explosion effect needs to be disabled.
Throw force	The force applied to a thrown explosive. Between 1 and 10000. Default: 300.
Boom radius	The area within which the explosion has its effect. Ranges from 1 to 1000. Default: 10.
Add attack	Determines the amount of attack value that a throwing weapon adds. Ranges from 1 to 1000000. Default: 100.
Boom delay	How soon an explosion will take place after being touched, measured in milliseconds. Ranges from 0 to 10000. Default: 400.
VFX play time	How long the explosion effect will last, measured in milliseconds. Ranges from 100 to 10000. Default: 300.

Note: A Throw Weapon component can only be added to one tool.

Related components

This Component must be used with:

• Throw Boom, which sets the properties of a throwing boom.

• Rigidbody, which allows objects to be affected by physics and behave more realistically.

• Effect, which assures an effect to be added to the throwing weapon.