| [ | As strong as ever! ―Trooper on the vampiric effects of the Blackbox. 
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The Blackbox is a primary weapon for the Trooper. It is a heavily modified M202 FLASH rocket launcher with a jet-black color scheme and white straps wrapped around the front of the barrel.
It restores the user's health by up to 20 health points per hit at the cost of a 25% smaller clip size. If an Arsonist reflects the rocket, said Arsonist will gain the health instead of the user, should it hit someone.
It's designed to increase the sustainability of the player using it, allowing them to stay on the battlefield much longer without the assistance of their teammates.
Although losing one rocket might not seem like much, it can really make a difference. By losing one rocket, mobility is further limited and overall damage output is reduced. It can be very strong in certain situations but it's important to remember that enemies can very easily out-damage the Blackbox's healing.
Damage and Function Times
| Damage and function times | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shot type | Projectile | |
| Damage type | Explosive | |
| Ranged or Melee damage? | Ranged | |
| Damage | ||
| Base damage | 100% | 90 |
| Maximum ramp-up | 125% | 112 |
| Maximum fall-off | 50% | 45 |
| Point blank | 105-112 | |
| Medium range | 50-90 | |
| Long range | 21-45 | |
| Critical | 270 | |
| Mini-crit | 122-151 | |
| Splash damage | ||
| Minimum splash | 50% | 9.125 studs |
| Damage reduction | 1% / 0.18 studs | |
| Self-damage | 89 | |
| Self-damage (blast jump) | 46 | |
| Healing | ||
| Healing amount | 1 HP per 4.5 damage | |
| Function times | ||
| Attack interval | 0.8s | |
| Reload speed (first) | 0.92s | |
| Reload speed (consecutive) | 0.8s | |
| Values are approximate and determined by community testing. | ||
Tips
- Don't charge head-first into the enemy line, 2-3 enemies can simply kill you on the spot before you get a chance to heal yourself.
- Play carefully, you only have 3 rockets instead of the usual 4, make each and every shot count, but don't be afraid to make more ambitious pushes.
- This weapon can be paired with the Concheror for an optimal amount of self-healing.
Related Achievements
See also: Achievements
Trooper
Arsonist
Mechanic
Update History
June 18, 2016
- Added the Blackbox as a Randomizer DM-exclusive weapon.
September 10, 2016
- Added the Blackbox to the Fitten Co. Store.
- New model by SpacemanIgloo and Svdl. (Undocumented)
September 21, 2017
- Removed the Blackbox. (Undocumented)
August 19, 2018
- Re-added the Blackbox.
August 24, 2018
- Fixed a bug where the Blackbox would not give you health on hit.
August 26, 2018
- Fixed reducing self-damage.
September 5, 2018
- New model by TremblingAspens.
October 25, 2020
- Added new firing and reloading sounds.
July 13, 2024 (Summer FM)
- Reduced speed from blast jumping and reduced tightness of air control.
- Updated worldmodel and viewmodel animations.
- Fixed a bug where the Healing Done Strange Part wasn't compatible with the Blackbox. (Undocumented)
October 19, 2024 (Typical Horrors IV)
- Added trail effect for the projectile.
Trivia
- The previous 2018 model was taken from a model on the Creator Marketplace created in 2014 called Black Box for Bluetoad1222.
- The 2016 model was the same as the Rocket Launcher's previous model but recolored.
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