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Crossbow is part of the Pirates Vs Ninjas Pack. You must own the respective gamepass in order to purchase the Crossbow. |
Not to be confused with the Compound Bow.
Basics
The crossbow is a projectile weapon that costs $10,000 and requires the Pirates vs Ninjas gamepass to purchase. The crossbow fires bolts which are affected by gravity the longer they're in the air.
The crossbow is a very efficient weapon with great single target damage, excellent ammo economy, and high money drop. The only big downside is aiming for the head with a projectile weapon, which could be a deal breaker for most people.
Upgrades
| Upgrade | Description | Effect | Levels | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ammo Efficiency | Reduces the amount of bolts taken per ammo missing, from the ammo box. | Ammo Taken -0.5 | 1 | $3,000 |
| Skull Breaker | Increases your headshot damage. | Headshot Damage +25% | 4 | $3,000 |
| Fully Loaded | Increases the amount of ammo you can carry. | Max Ammo +25% | 1 | $3,000 |
| Poison Bolts | Enemies hit will become poisoned, moving slower and taking damage over time. | Poison +1200 | 1 | $7,500 |
| Fast Hands | Decreases the time taken to reload your weapon. | Reload Speed +33.33% | 1 | $2,500 |
| HV Bolts | Increases the velocity of bolts. | Velocity +20% | 3 | $1,500 |
Strategies
- Since the crossbow has a high headshot multiplier, and you can only upgrade the headshot multiplier and not the base damage, hitting the head is strongly advised to maximize damage.
- This may prove difficult as the projectiles have travel time and are affected by gravity. Purchasing HV Bolts can help alleviate both of these problems.
- Just like Flintlock Rifle and other single shot rifles, if the crossbow stops one-headshotting normal zombies, then it is advised to switch to a different weapon.
- Getting ≥50% magazine size bonus through perks and mods (e.g. a level 4 Deep Mags) will increase the magazine size of the crossbow from 1 to 2. This is extremely helpful as the full magazine is loaded all at once, effectively halving your reload downtime.
- Due to the latent nature of projectile weapons, a bolt from a Crossbow will sometimes phase through a zombie dealing no damage. Aiming down sights is recommended to reduce the chances of this happening because projectiles fire from the tip of the weapon.
Trivia
- This is the first projectile weapon that is not explosive. The others being Ice Rifle and Compound Bow.
- Flare Gun may only have an initial blast radius of 4 studs, but it's still an explosion of some sort.
- With a fully upgraded Skull Breaker upgrade, the crossbow can deal 2400 headshot damage.