Sourcemined
Mewgenics
AbilityVerified on build 25143593

Sparks

Shoot electric bolts at up to 3 random enemies or robots.

Base and upgraded

BaseUpgraded
EffectShoot electric bolts at up to 3 random enemies or robots.Shoot electric bolts at up to 5 random enemies or robots.
Target › Max targets35 (+2)

Every field that differs between the two levels in the game files.

Damage per mana in its class

#11 of 13 damaging tinkerer abilities by base damage per mana (upgraded: 3 damage for 7 mana, 0.43 per mana).

  1. Eject!1.67 5 / 3
  2. Rocket Skates1.67 5 / 3
  3. Shockwave1.43 10 / 7
  4. Rocket Ride1.33 8 / 6
  5. Unreliable Missile Launcher1.25 5 / 4
  6. Split the Atom1 50 / 50
  7. Bombchu Dash1 5 / 5
  8. Barrage0.8 4 / 5
  9. Volt Tackle0.71 5 / 7
  10. Thrusters0.6 3 / 5
  11. Sparks0.43 3 / 7
  12. Short Circuit0.33 1 / 3
  13. Shock Therapy0.2 1 / 5
Base damage ÷ mana cost, base levels. Abilities whose damage depends on a count (X) aren't ranked.

Classes that can get it 1

A Tinkerer class ability: higher Stimulation makes kittens more likely to take their ability from the parent with class abilities (table below).

Passing it to kittens

StimulationInherits an abilityThis one, parent knows 1…knows 2…knows 4Picks the class parent
020%10.9%5.5%2.7%50%
1045%25.2%12.8%6.5%55%
3095%52%27%13.7%65%

Chance a kitten gets this exact ability when one parent knows it among 1, 2 or 4 abilities and the other parent doesn't, counting both inheritance rolls. Same rule for every ability; details.

Overview

Class
Tinkerer
Mana cost
7
Damage
3
Type
Lobbed attack
Game ID
Sparks
Raw game dataExactly as defined in data/abilities/tinkerer_abilities.gon
  • templatelobbed_attack
  • meta{3}
    • nameABILITY_SPARKS_NAME
    • descABILITY_SPARKS_DESC
    • classTinkerer
  • graphics{4}
    • animationcastspell
    • projectileLightningBallProjectile
    • lob_height1
    • speed20
  • cost{2}
    • infcantriptrue
    • mana7
  • target{5}
    • target_modenone
    • aoe_excludes_selftrue
    • max_aoe20
    • max_targets3
    • aoe_restrictions[must_have_enemy_or_robot, must_have_living_character]
  • damage_instance{4}
    • damage3
    • typespell
    • effects{1}
      • VisualFXTileWaterConduct
    • elements[Electric]
  • categorytinkerer
  • upgradedToSparks2