Cannon Ball

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Cannon Ball
Cannon Ball.png

A gigantic ball of heavy metal, capable of demolishing very strong structures.

Type
Ammo for
Weight
20.0
Stack size
1
Single use
Yes
Added in
Spawn Command
cheat gfi CannonBall 1 0 0
or
cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Weapons/PrimalItemAmmo_CannonBall.PrimalItemAmmo_CannonBall'" 1 0 0
Required level
Engram points
5 EP
Crafting XP
1.6 XP
Crafting time
1s
Ingredients
Resources breakdown [Expand]
30 × Gunpowder
30 × Sparkpowder
15 × Stone
30 × Flint

The Cannon Ball is a giant steel ball used with the  Cannon to cause large damage from a distance.

Damage

Weapon Thatch Wood Adobe Stone Metal Tek
 Cannon Ball * *
? 3446 355 40

* The damage is greater than the health-points of structures of that material.

Knocking Out

Comparison to other heavy knockouting weapons

Creature  Ballista Bolt  Boulder Rocket Propelled Grenade.pngRocket Homing Missile.png Rockets  Cannon Ball
 Titanosaur N/A 70 400 1400
 Rock Elemental N/A 300 360 1800
 Karkinos N/A 437.5 1250 11250

Notes

  •  Titanosaur and  Rock Elemental can most effectively be knocked out by shooting Cannon Balls at their head. The  Karkinos, on the other hand, should be shot in the body.
  • Deals 450 damage when striking a knockout point on one of the above creatures
  • The Cannon deals much more damage to structures than a Catapult Turret or Ballista Turret.