Volatile Compound N

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Volatile Compound N
An unstable explosive compound.
Statistics
Afflictions	Explosion (5m):  Deep Tissue Injury (150)*  Burn (20)* (20% chance)  Bleeding (50)* (5% chance)  Stun (8)*
Quality Bonuses	+10% Explosion Radius +10% Explosion Damage
Triggers	Detonators Railgun Shells Depth Charges Fire: -50 condition/s Time: -0.04 condition/s Impact: -20 condition (over 2m/s). Triggered by explosions
Can be thrown?	Yes
Explosion Radius	5 m
Armor penetration	50%
Severance chance	50%
Structure damage	150
Ballast Flora Damage	100 (Explosion)
Item Damage	500
Impact Tolerance	2
Maximum stack	32
Crafting
Medical Fabricator Requirements	Skill: Medical: 40 Compound N Flash Powder 20s
Deconstructible?	No
Store
Base Price	250 mk
Outposts Outpost Sell Habitation 105 mk Colony 93 mk Research 93 mk Military 67 mk Mining 75 mk Medical Merchant 75 mk Engineer Merchant 75 mk Armory Merchant 75 mk Clown Merchant 75 mk Husk Merchant 75 mk
Technical Identifier volatilecompoundn Categories Weapon, Material Tags smallitem, explosive, demolitionsexpert

Volatile Compound N is an Explosive in Barotrauma.

Functions & Usage

Volatile Compound N is capable of causing significant damage to both Creatures and structures in an area. It is slightly more powerful than Compound N, but has a limited lifetime. Unlike most explosives, it is made in the Medical Fabricator.

Volatile Compound N can be loaded inside Railgun shells ( Railgun Shell, Physicorium Shell, Nuclear Shell) and Depth Charge shells ( Depth Charge Shell, Depth Decoy Shell, Nuclear Depth Charge, Nuclear Depth Decoy) to explode on impact and deal additional damage. It can also be placed and then remotely detonated using a Detonator.

It is not safe to handle. It deteriorates passively at a rate of 0.04% condition per second and explodes when its condition reaches 0% (41m 40s by default). Additionally, it loses 20% condition on impact and, like the regular Compound N, may explode if it comes into contact with fire (-50% condition per second), and is susceptible to explosions. Storing in a Toolbelt or a Storage Container will protect from fire and prevent chain reactions, but will not stop deterioration.

Notes

• The base damage of the explosive is distributed between all limbs in the radius of the explosion. For each affected limb, there is a 5% chance of 50 additional Bleeding and a 20% chance of 20 additional Burn.

Related Talents

Talent	Tree	Description
Extra Powder ID: extrapowder	Security Officer Gunner Spec. 3	Explosions have 20% larger radius and deal 10% more damage. Explosives you fabricate are of 1 higher quality.

Trivia

• The name "Compound N" is a reference to "Substance N" the code name for the experimental explosive Chlorine Trifluoride.