Ballista

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Ballista
Weapon
Type	Weapon
Ammo used	Ballista Bolt Flame Ballista Bolt Harpoon
Ranged damage	350-750
Magazine size	1
Item
Weight	120
Stack size	1
Added in	v1.0
Spawn Command
Crafting
Skill Tree	Artillery
Prerequisites	File:Skill Siege Studies.png Siege Studies
Used to craft	0 items
Used to craft	0 items
Crafted in	Smithy
Ingredients
Resources breakdown 98 × Alloy 200 × Fibers 180 × Stone 140 × Thatch 420 × Wood

Description

Ballista is a craftable seige weapon in ATLAS.
Ballista is available for players to unlock within the Artillery Skill tree under Siege StudiesSiege Studies

Usage

For the Ballista you need Bolts as Ammunition. A medium ranged weapon used primarily for boat warfare, as well as breaking into thatch or wood structures, it is not suggested for stone.
With the Ballista you can deal heavy damage and easily kill creatures. You can build a Schooner with 4 Ballista at the back, and go on a whale hunt or go to a powerstone island and kill Cyclops or Hydras.

Boat Warfare

Harpoons can also be fired from the Ballista to tether ships together, reducing their speed and chance of escaping

• Note, tethering a larger ship than the one you are using will not reduce the speed.
• See Harpoon for additional details.

Structure Damage

A direct hit will do the following damage:

• 750 Damage to Wood Structures
• 25 Damage to Stone Structures
• 22,500 Damage to the eye weak-spot on a Cyclops
• 750 Damage body hit on Cyclops
• 750 Damage to Whales (ca 30 hits to kill a Whale)

Comparison

A comparison between all Artillery

Types	Ballista			Catapult	Swivel Gun			Cannon			Large Cannon	Torpedo Launcher	Mortar	Puckle
Ship Mountable?	Yes			Yes	Yes			Yes			Yes	Yes	No	No
Ammo	Harpoon	Ballista Bolt	Flame Ballista Bolt	Boulder	Grape Shot	Canister Shot	Liquid Flame	Medium Cannon Ball	Spike Shot	Bar Shot	Large Cannon Ball	Torpedo	Mortar Shot	Puckle Bullet
Time to reload	?	2.6s	?	?	2.1s	?	?	4s	?	?	7.2s	?	?	?
DMG Woodstructures	?	750	?	300	?	~500	?	430 - 600	?	?	?	?	?	?
DMG Stonestructures	?	25	?	100	?	?	?	60 - 250	?	?	?	?	?	?
DMG Cyclops Eye	?	22500	?	7500	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
DMG Cyclops Body	?	750	?	250	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
DMG Monstrous Whale	?	750	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Notes	Can be used to tether other ships.				Fires a shotgun like spread of projectiles.