Good day to you, fellow reader

This guide is dedicated to my in-game passion weapon - Bomb Lance. And I am going to teach you how to become familiar with this unique piece of art.

! disclaimer !
You can agree and disagree about provided information below. It's up to you.
Guide is based on my own experience. I prefer to play agressively, any other gamestyle can require other loadout.

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1️⃣ Your main weapon and trustful friend. Skin options are shown below. Devil's Moon Live Even changes also written below.

2️⃣ Secondary weapon. There are many variants. I will introduce you to some of them. First you see on screenshot - Caldwell Conversion Uppercut (price - $275, capacity - 6/9).

Second is Caldwell Conversion. Cheaper option of Uppercut (price - $26, capacity - 6/18). Highly recommend to use with Full Metal Jacket Ammo.
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Third is Winfield M1873C Vandal (price - $35, capacity - 6+1/28).
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Quartermaster trait is required:
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Honestly don’t recommend Mosin-Nagant M1891 Obrez due to weapon sight and high in-sight shake. Also it’s up to you to use Bornheim No. 3, Dolch 96 or Nagant M1895 Officer (if it’s preferable to spam shots).

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• 𝙺𝚗𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚕𝚎𝚜. Will save your time dealing with Immolator.
  
• 𝙵𝚒𝚛𝚜𝚝 𝙰𝚒𝚍 𝙺𝚒𝚝. You would like to heal… right?
  
• 𝙲𝚑𝚘𝚔𝚎 𝙱𝚘𝚖𝚋. Helps to extinguish fire on teammates body, also kills Immolator.
  
• 𝚀𝚞𝚊𝚍 𝙳𝚎𝚛𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛. Your №2 helping tool to shoot lamps, barrels, screaming horses, zombies and hunters (in case your ammo suddenly ended at the wrong time). Takes some time and practice to become habitual.

4️⃣

• 𝚆𝚎𝚊𝚔 𝚅𝚒𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚢 𝚂𝚑𝚘𝚝. Very helpful to heal 75 damage in one time. Can be replaced by second Vitality Shot.
  
• 𝚅𝚒𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚢 𝚂𝚑𝚘𝚝. In case of Small-HP-Left-Emergency
  
• 𝟸𝚡 𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚊 𝚂𝚑𝚘𝚝. Your №1 helping buddy to run Louisiana swamps for pure 20 minutes. Can be replaced by two traits: Greyhound and Determination.

Conduit trait got buff.


You can buy this bad boy for 4 points.

This builds includes CONDUIT trait as must-have.

𝙻𝚊𝚛𝚐𝚎 𝚜𝚕𝚘𝚝
Bomb Lance with any preferable ammo type

𝙼𝚎𝚍𝚒𝚞𝚖 𝚘𝚛 𝚜𝚖𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚜𝚕𝚘𝚝
Here goes your creativity. Take any pistol you like to run with. Or check v.1 of this guide, there is some information about good choices.

𝚃𝚘𝚘𝚕𝚜

• 𝙺𝚗𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚕𝚎𝚜. Will save your time dealing with Immolator.
  
• 𝙵𝚒𝚛𝚜𝚝 𝙰𝚒𝚍 𝙺𝚒𝚝. You would like to heal… right?
  
• 𝙲𝚑𝚘𝚔𝚎 𝙱𝚘𝚖𝚋. Helps to extinguish fire on teammates body, also kills Immolator.
  
• 𝚀𝚞𝚊𝚍 𝙳𝚎𝚛𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛. Your №2 helping tool to shoot lamps, barrels, screaming horses, zombies and hunters (in case your ammo suddenly ended at the wrong time). Takes some time and practice to become habitual.

𝙲𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚞𝚖𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚎𝚜

• 𝚁𝚎𝚐𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚂𝚑𝚘𝚝. Useful for long or first aid draining fights. Can be replaced by second Vitality Shot.
  
• 𝚅𝚒𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚢 𝚂𝚑𝚘𝚝. In case of Small-HP-Left-Emergency
  
• 𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚊 𝚂𝚑𝚘𝚝. Your №1 helping buddy to run Louisiana swamps for pure 10 minutes. Can be replaced by two traits: Greyhound and Determination.
  + Each collected clue gives free 5 minutes of stamina. 3 collected clues - 15 minutes.
  + Each collected bounty gives free 5 minutes of stamina. 2 collected bounties - 10 minutes.
  
• 𝙰𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚍𝚘𝚝𝚎 𝚂𝚑𝚘𝚝. Helpful to deal with poisoning. This can save you from doubled poison and concertina wire.

With Devil's Moon Live Event Bomb Lance got custom ammo - Dragon Breath and Steel Ball Ammo.

Steel Ball Ammo represents fair fight with shotguns. As with Romero, player has one chance to hit (preferably kill) before reload.

Basic Skin. Available for everyone who reached 78 rank.


Shellback. Can be obtained by purchasing DLC "Crossroads".

https://steamproxy.net/steamstore/app/1255000/Hunt_Showdown__Crossroads

The Shrike. Time-limited skin during event “As the Crow Flies”.

Tooth to Tail. Can be obtained by purchasing DLC "Cold Blooded"

https://steamproxy.net/steamstore/app/1761570/Hunt_Showdown__Cold_Blooded

When it comes to choose ammo type, I prefer Steel Ball Ammo.

Below are two pistols that I use most of the time:

You are the best support for your team. Always remember that. You are going to participate mostly in all PVE content.

You must know how to deal quickly with all types of bosses. The easiest bosses are Assassin and Butcher. Main thing - don't let teammates (especially randoms) interfere. Just say to them - “Let me solo him” (reference to Elden Ring). Better for them to stay outside for a few minutes, so boss will focus only you.

(soon I will upload videos of process)

𝙱𝚄𝚃𝙲𝙷𝙴𝚁

This guy is VERY scared of Bomb Lance. Once you shoot Harpoon straight into his body and start to slice chunky boy - he will try to run away in any direction with scream. Run after him and finish the job.

𝙰𝚂𝚂𝙰𝚂𝚂𝙸𝙽

This one takes practice. It’s very important to be alone with boss. Good variant is to tie persistent “I found an ax, going to help” teammates somewhere outside and perform your swing dance, but, unfortunately, only in RDR2 tie option is available.
Nevermind. So, you come in the boss lair. Wait for Assassin’s greeting animation and shoot Harpoon straight in his body. Then start to cut him as a professional left mouse clicker until Assassin is dead.

https://youtu.be/6ULtOLMK5Xw
𝚂𝙿𝙸𝙳𝙴𝚁

Still is very important to be alone, so all attacks will be directed to you. Two Harpoon shots and one swing with Bomb Lance after Spider calms down. Or you can shoot three times to speed up process.

𝚂𝙲𝚁𝙰𝙿𝙱𝙴𝙰𝙺

Hardest boss to deal with because of cutting attacks of Bomb Lance. Scrapbeak is vulnerable to piercing damage (knife, pitchfork). Long range swings can help to deal with him and stay on distance to avoid unwanted damage. Don’t be greedy, have patience. Concertina wire is easily destroyable by Bomb Lance, but being stuck in it doesn’t help to move away from 50 hp damage from boss.

Bomb Lance is very situative weapon. Prepare to suffer from shotguns, fannings and pair pistols. Mainly from shotguns. Sometimes opponent doesn’t give any sign of having one of these advantages, so it can be too late.


𝙳𝚘𝚗’𝚝 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚛𝚢 𝚝𝚘 𝚌𝚞𝚝 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚋𝚘𝚍𝚢 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚜𝚎 𝚗𝚊𝚛𝚛𝚘𝚠 𝚙𝚊𝚝𝚑𝚜!
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Pitching Crematorium
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Healing-Waters Church
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Blanchett Graves
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In Dark Souls games your sword can penetrate walls and deal damage to enemies, but not in Hunt: Showdown. You will be in a very awkward situation. So when you are going in narrow places - be ready to shoot Harpoon. Better try to “catch” somebody than knock walls.

𝙳𝚘𝚗’𝚝 𝚐𝚎𝚝 𝚝𝚘𝚘 𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚎𝚍𝚢 𝚛𝚞𝚗𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚏𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚋𝚘𝚍𝚢

If there is a big distance - better let enemy run away. Try to shoot Harpoon or secondary weapon, but don’t chase too long. There is no point of doubtful kill.

𝚃𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚊 𝚛𝚒𝚜𝚔 𝚊𝚝 𝚙𝚞𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚠𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚎 𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚖𝚢 𝚝𝚎𝚊𝚖 𝚒𝚜 𝚍𝚘𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚋𝚘𝚜𝚜

There is no 100% chance of easy kills, but with team behind you can make enemies panic and miss their shots, or even don’t realize that somebody is already inside. In one swing you can kill three people at once.

𝙺𝚎𝚎𝚙 𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚝𝚐𝚞𝚗𝚜 𝚊𝚝 𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎

Don’t. Ever. Come. Inside. Building. Where. You. Have. Heard. Shotgun. Trade or your death doesn’t make things easier for the team. You can be lucky one time, but it isn’t the rule.

𝚃𝚛𝚢 𝚝𝚘 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚌𝚕𝚘𝚜𝚎𝚛 𝚒𝚗 𝚏𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚜

Be careful, but not too much. There is always a moment when you can make a good push. Some enemies won’t let you come too close, so keep in mind that sometimes it is better to continue shooting with a secondary weapon.

𝙱𝚎𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚒𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚍𝚎 𝚋𝚞𝚒𝚕𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚋𝚎 𝚊𝚍𝚟𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚐𝚎

Why? You can easily find a cover to reload Harpoon. Also YOU control the situation. Listen to teammates information and to yourself (enemy steps and other sounds). There is less maneuver for enemy hunters to escape Harpoon or slash attack. Also be careful not to get stuck somewhere by yourself. And remember narrow paths!

𝙸𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚜𝚞𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚖𝚢 𝚑𝚊𝚜 𝙱𝚞𝚕𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚔 𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚒𝚝 𝚘𝚛 𝚗𝚘𝚝 - 𝚝𝚛𝚢 𝚝𝚘 𝚌𝚞𝚝

Depends on distance. It’s better to be sure that the enemy is dead, than have a moment of disappointment. Plus you can always give a nice shot in the body from a secondary weapon.

𝙻𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚗 𝚑𝚘𝚠 𝚝𝚘 𝚖𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚠𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚎 𝚛𝚞𝚗𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚘𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚍𝚜 𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚖𝚢

For now it’s the hardest part. As Crytek nerfed jumps and squats, you can be stuck for a moment in “slow-motion” that ruins everything. So… yeah… be aware.

𝚈𝚘𝚞𝚝𝚞𝚋𝚎:
0:19 timing for match on Arden Parish with randoms. Two trades, but successful Harpoon hits brought victory:
https://youtu.be/aahfFXCx_Pk
Other example of match with randoms where one team was sniping on distance and other tried to run shotguns:
https://youtu.be/eW60N4QBXv4
Don't get discouraged by unlucky first times. Even Rachta couldn't handle:
https://youtu.be/3IwaP1foPsM
𝚃𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚌𝚑 𝚌𝚕𝚒𝚙𝚜:

▶️ If you don't hit - take Bomb Lance in your hands XD[www.twitch.tv]

▶️ Berserk Mode[www.twitch.tv]

▶️Triple kill pushing Darrow Livestock[www.twitch.tv]

▶️Nastya in her natural habitat[www.twitch.tv]

▶️- Well, that's it, I can't wait. - Don't do it.[www.twitch.tv]

See that big buddy?

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You can complete “Melee kill 50 Meatheads” in Book of Monsters by hitting him 6 times. It is a completely silent method, so just dodge his attacks and Meathead is done.

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This violet box gives only 2 Harpoon charges, so better not to shoot everything at once.

Bomb Lance is an interesting combination of shooting and melee weapon. Everybody should give it a try at least once.