Flare Gun



The Flare Gun is a special weapon in surviv.io that is fairly rare. Unlike normal guns, the Flare Gun shoots a special type of ammo. The Flare Gun only deals no damage (formerly 10 per shot), but it also summons an air drop, which can reward you with special loot such as the AWM-S, M1 Garand, and the QBB-97. Since the Flare Gun summons an Air Drop, in which air drops can crush the player for 200 armor piercing damage, the Flare Gun has the ability to shoot the highest damaging projectile in the game. The Flare Gun uses Flares (Orange) ammo.

Sound
Firing

Reloading

Strategies

 * Because airdrops have great loot, they will also attract many people. Consider this before shooting the flare gun.
 * Using the flare gun as a weapon is a bad idea. Don't use it as one unless you have no other weapons (although even fists are probably a better alternative).

Trivia

 * The Flare Gun cannot be dual wielded.
 * The Flare Gun is the first firearm in the game to not shoot any form of bullet.
 * The Flare Gun is the 3rd gun in the game to have it's own unique ammo type. You can get additional ammo by opening armored crates with the Wood Axe.
 * When shot, it produces a bright orange circle that glides for a few seconds, and then disappears.
 * The Flare Gun also ejects a 12 gauge shell when fired. This makes sense, as some flares are 12 gauge shells in real life.
 * The Flare Gun's sprite seems to be based off of the Orion Flare Gun.
 * The Flare Gun cannot be fired indoors. When this is attempted, a warning comes up saying "Gun cannot be fired here!", similar to other messages like "Better item equipped!" Due to a bug, it can sometimes be fired in buildings with destructible roofs, although it usually can't.
 * The Flare Gun's reload sound is the exact same as the QBB-97's reload sound, but without the cocking bit at the end.
 * During a event that happened at August 10, 2018, squad mode featured a massive increase of flare gun spawn.
 * Due to the fact it spawns a 200-damage armor-piercing crate it is, in theory, the strongest weapon in the game.



History

 * 0.6.0
 * Nerfed Damage from 10 to 0 (Secret Update)
 * 0.5.0
 * Added