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Nuke Master 0 Nov 6, 2018 @ 5:07pm
Boomalope and Boomrat
What's the difference between them?
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Originally posted by Monoxide:
Boomalope are akin to cows, while boomrats are more like... well, rats.

Boomalope can be milked for chemfuel, and boomrats just get in the way.

Ive read that some people use boomrats as a raid barrier since they also explode on death. I havent really done this, but it makes sense.

I do try to get a boomalope or two to fuel my generators early.
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Monoxide Nov 6, 2018 @ 5:28pm 
Boomalope are akin to cows, while boomrats are more like... well, rats.

Boomalope can be milked for chemfuel, and boomrats just get in the way.

Ive read that some people use boomrats as a raid barrier since they also explode on death. I havent really done this, but it makes sense.

I do try to get a boomalope or two to fuel my generators early.
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Exanthos Nov 6, 2018 @ 5:28pm 
Boomalope has a bigger explosion and gives more meat and leather (although I doubt you'd use them for meat or leather lol)
Boomrat is easier to tame (pretty sure) with a smaller explosion and can dodge enemy attacks better...so its easier to deliver the payload
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Rio Nov 6, 2018 @ 5:46pm 
Didn't know about the chem fuel thing. Last time randy gave me a boomrat I restricted it to a beach zone so it starved.
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Nuke Master 0 Nov 6, 2018 @ 6:20pm 
Originally posted by Mike Aruba:
Boomalope are akin to cows, while boomrats are more like... well, rats.

Boomalope can be milked for chemfuel, and boomrats just get in the way.

Ive read that some people use boomrats as a raid barrier since they also explode on death. I havent really done this, but it makes sense.

I do try to get a boomalope or two to fuel my generators early.
Thank you I did not know that!
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Nuke Master 0 Nov 6, 2018 @ 6:21pm 
Originally posted by Exanthos:
Boomalope has a bigger explosion and gives more meat and leather (although I doubt you'd use them for meat or leather lol)
Boomrat is easier to tame (pretty sure) with a smaller explosion and can dodge enemy attacks better...so its easier to deliver the payload
Yeah I thought about it and I think I'll go with boomrat thanks!
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T-Bone Biggins Nov 6, 2018 @ 6:27pm 
My 2nd colony started with a boomrat as a pet. Sold it to a trader since I didn't want that fire risk and it wouldn't give me chemfuel, luckily the guy it was bonded to is one of the more mentally stable people I have seen in the game so far so the super long -10 mood modifier didn't hurt me.

Pen up your boomalopes, a timber wolf or any carnivore getting within a screen of them can make anyone nervous.
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