Snowball

Snowball

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Statistics

Type	WeaponAmmunition
Damage	8 / 4 (Ranged)
Knockback	5.75 (Average) 4.5 (Average)
Critical chance	4%
Use time	19 (Very fast)
Velocity	7
Rarity	00*
Research	99 required

Projectile created

• Snow Ball (friendly)
  

Sounds

Use
Impact

• Internal Item ID: 949
• Internal Projectile ID: 166

Animation of the Snowball.

Snowballs are consumable ranged weapons that can be crafted from Snow Blocks. Snowballs can also be used as ammunition for the Snowball Cannon and the Snowball Launcher.

Crafting

Recipes

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
only: Snowball 15	Snow Block	By Hand
only: Snowball 10	Snow Block

Tips

• Snowballs are affected by gravity, so they are near ineffective against enemies at farther ranges.
• Although the knockback and damage is low, snowballs can be a useful starter weapon, as they can easily be obtained in large quantities from the Snow biome.

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: Damage type changed from Throwing to Ranged.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1:
  • 15 Snowballs are now crafted from 1 Snow Block (was 10).
  • Weapon type changed from Ranged to Throwing.
  • Damage increased from 4 to 8.
  • Knockback increased from 4.5 to 5.75.

• Desktop 1.2: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.0.933.1: Made changes from PS4's 1.0.750.0 update. ()

• Console 1.0.750.0: ()
  • 15 Snowballs are now crafted from 1 Snow Block (was 10).
  • Weapon type changed from Ranged to Throwing.
  • Damage increased from 4 to 8.
  • Knockback increased from 4.5 to 5.75.

• Console 1.02: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.2.6508: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.