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Any weapon in Fortress Mode can be placed into a weapon trap. However, there are five trap components, or trap weapons, that are specifically for weapons traps (and two also have additional uses). As with any weapon, a total of up to 10 of these can be put in a single weapon trap, creating a true "Indiana Jones" type of threat to any beast of any size, and potentially simply making a fine mince (or paste, depending on the weapons) of lesser creatures. In the order they appear on the various menus, they are the menacing spike, the serrated disc, the spiked ball, the enormous corkscrew, and the giant axe blade.

All trap component weapons can be made out of metals (by a weaponsmith) or glass (by a glassmaker), with appropriate damage. Three can also be made out of wood (by a carpenter), as noted below, which can be useful in getting some heavy weapons traps set up before you have a steady smelting operation going, or if you are short on metal.

Trap components are a separate sub-section of a forge menu, but are at the bottom of the general glass furnace or carpenter's workshop menus.

Contents 1 The 5 trap weapons 1.1 Menacing spike 1.2 Large, serrated disc 1.3 Spiked ball 1.4 Enormous corkscrew 1.5 Giant axe blade 2 Data & comparison

[edit] The 5 trap weapons

[edit] Menacing spike

The menacing spike can be mounted in both traditional weapon traps and upright spike traps, which act quite differently. Its small contact size and high penetration depth makes it a decent choice against enemies with impale-able internal organs.

Menacing spikes can also be made from wood.

[edit] Large, serrated disc

Large, serrated discs deal large amounts of damage, and have a tendency to sever their victims' limbs. While amusing, this can create several hauling tasks for dwarves as they have to move each severed body part to a butcher's shop or refuse pile. Large serrated discs attack three times, giving them a very high damage potential.

[edit] Spiked ball

The spiked ball doesn't deal a blunt attack at all, but it does do three attacks with its spikes. Like the menacing spike, it has only a small contact area, but also has a very low penetration depth.

Spiked balls can also be made from wood.

[edit] Enormous corkscrew

Enormous corkscrews can be used as components in Traps as well as for screw pumps. As a result, the corkscrews from unneeded screw pumps can be used to make serviceable weapon traps.

The enormous corkscrew performs a small contact area deeply penetrating attack, much like the menacing spike. It is currently unknown which of these two trap components is the strongest over all.

Enormous corkscrews can also be made from 1 wood.

[edit] Giant axe blade

The giant axe blade is a very similar weapon to the large, serrated disc, but only strikes once, compared to the disc's three attacks. However, due to its larger size, its single attack is stronger than each of the large, serrated disc's. It is currently unknown which of these two trap components is the strongest over all.

[edit] Data & comparison

Name	Size	Number of hits	Contact Area	Penetration Depth	Wood?
Giant axe blade	1600	1	100000	10000	No
Enormous corkscrew†	1600	1	100	10000	Yes
Spiked ball	1000	3	10	200	Yes
Large, serrated disc	1000	3	100000	10000	No
Menacing spike‡	1600	1	10	6000	Yes
† This trap component is a screw and can also be used in screw pumps. ‡ This trap component is a spike and can also be used in upright spike traps.

(This data has been compiled from raw/objects/item_trapcomp.txt)

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See also:

• Weapon
• Trap