How to Use the R-36 Eruptor Against Terminids in Helldivers 2

How to effectively use the R-36 Eruptor against the bugs in Helldivers 2.
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[@Arxeon.]

The Devs need to fix the problem where explosions pull you towards them instead of flinging you away.

[@Aleksandrgrc]

*implosions , help balance the beast. It's a really good gun.

[@ryanvacation7319]

It is also an issue with the Auto Cannon. Always wondered why I get sucked in instead of being flung away.

[@0verride881]

Swedes can't math, or physics for that matter. Take it or leave it. Or as the cucks in the discord say, "yOu cAn'T ExPeCt pErFeCtIoN In A vIdEo gAmE mAdE aFtEr X mOnThS/yEaRs/dEcAdEs/cEnTuRiEs oF dEvElOpMeNt".

[@LorgeDelta]

Thats not how implosions work ffs its a bug.

[@mbakompuchane6180]

THIS

[@0ceanmann269]

One additional and helpful tip is that just like the autocannon, you get to reload quickly if you leave 1 bullet, allowing you to skip part of the reload animation, with that one bullet carrying over to the next mag becoming 6/5. And its quite easy to do since the ammo indicator for it turns to red when theres 1 bullet left.

[@themattasd]

I'm not really a gun person, but to my understanding in bolt action magazine fed weapons, can you not just fire the last bullet and keep the bolt open, insert the new mag, and close the bolt, effectively removing a opening bolt action of the reload animation?

[@ceelentzpotter2110]

@@themattasd I think yes, but you have to press it before the animation begin (spam R after last shot)

[@Adam31778]

@@themattasd This is true for most guns that aren't revolvers.

[@themattasd]

@@Adam31778 you're right, I just remembered that in call of duty there's the speed reload for the AK 74u called "the Iraqi reload" where the dude holds the bolt open with one hand and uses the full mag to remove the empty one

[@geoffreyd3186]

@@themattasd Yes. But IRL this whole added delay doesn't exist anyway even with most automatic weapons (not AK though). The slide will lock back on the last shot, and releasing it is done by pushing a button that should be well accessible from the same grip you hold when firing.

[@frogonsizeablelog]

There's an even faster animation cancel, done by holding down the fire button and opening and closing the stratagem menu.

[@ryanvacation7319]

Nice tip. Gonna try this one.

[@amitavachatterjee6996]

Definitely stealing this, thanks

[@cruiz4886]

Nice tip thanks will give it a go BRASCH TACTICS

[@kevinuribe318]

I don’t understand do you still first have to do the secondary switch step? Or is that not necessary at all?

[@ionmedicaldesigns8122]

Good tip thx

[@icefiretv]

I'm never leaving my ship without this gun. It truly is such a versatile weapon that allows for such a great range of support tools to shine when paired with it. I personally have really grown to love the stalwart, which I personally hated as in early game I needed my support tool to fill the role of taking out heavy targets. Not only does the weapon feel great to use now that I have the aim speed and timings down, it feels balanced. The reload speed and bolt action nature really don't slow down how great it feels to use. I hope the devs keep it as it is.

[@Darkwater1886]

Omfg thank YOU Dr!!!! You are the first person I've seen kill a charger in one shot in a vid! I been testing and I think it's the bounce. The initial hit pierces the abdomen and the explosive detonates inside and insta kills. Works like this on devastator crotch shots too.

[@DrPooplove]

Haha I am like surely this must be a fluke but it has happened a few times. I also think some of the damage gets to their legs too

[@binging3999]

Didn't know the hulks peepee was only medium armor, ive been shooting behind them just between its legs to hit the vents on its back when its chasing me. The splash seems to hit it and very rarely ive gotten lucky enough to one shot it. (those particle affects that fly out are actually shrapnel that do damage so I imagine that plays a part)

[@Darkwater1886]

@@binging3999 Do you mean Devastators or Hulks?

[@colemiller2149]

@@DrPooplove The shrapnel distribution is random, sometimes it targets the enemy more and sometimes less; that's why the damage is random

[@binging3999]

@@Darkwater1886 hulks

[@o0OMysticO0o]

After a bit of using this weapon immediately after it released I quickly fell into a standard loadout of this gun, stalwart, and jumpack. It works so well, especially when you find a good area to keep yourself safe for a bit.

[@ryanvacation7319]

That sounds like a fun loadout. However I would probably go with the regular machine gun because of its medium armor penetration.

[@GameFuMaster]

@@ryanvacation7319 the eruptor is already medium penetrating and explodes, not sure what you're using the machine gun for

[@Scalespirit121]

My guess? Chaff cleaner, on bugs does wonders aginst hunters since they spread out and jump around, so missing single eruptor shell gives them time to close distance and mob you. LmG stream guarantees at least some kills and has faster turn radius.

[@zanesmith2609]

Yep same load out here, works wonders

[@ionmedicaldesigns8122]

Sounds like some fun R&D to test tomorrow. Thx for the suggestion!

[@MrAllen805]

I use the eruptor with a light armor, jet pack, and stalwart support weapon as my primary. It helped a ton as someone who fights both the sidelines and assault with the crew. It is a dangerous set up when you get used to this loadout againts bugs. Helped me out a ton

[@dennisweiss6621]

I really love the Eruptor and have been pairing it up with the Stalward a lot. The Eruptor is just a lot of fun to use and with it you rarely, if ever, get into this hairy situations were you round a corner and find yourself eye to eye with an armored enemy that you can't take out, with the Eruptor you not only have a fighting chance, but you can easily ruin that things day. Love it. It takes a bit of a learnign curve, but once you got the basics down, its an awesome support primary. But its really slow, I fire a lot from the hip and developed the same style you showed in the video, ie aiming past an enemies weak spot and shooting once the reticule passes said weakpoint. One thing about Chargers: if you can hit their legs, you can take them on from the front. And paniced shots in their flanks can sometimes strip whole armor plates away, so while buttshots are always prefered, you got a lot of options when it comes to those Chargers.

[@lockehart7716]

Biggest thing on QoL about the eruptor is that the cocking action is just fluff. You can shoot, swap to other weapon and swap back, and eruptor is ready to fire. Most useful on reloading, since you can reload as soon as you shot your shot then immediately hitting reload will make you finish reloading by the time that cocking animation is done, if you reload from a not fully empty, it will be reloaded slightly faster than the cocking animation.

[@urfilipinozero]

Awesome post with solutions I’ve been searching for! Thanks!!!

[@DrPooplove]

Glad to help!

[@healmyvision5941]

Eruptor , flamethrower, shield and stun grenades are wild against bugs

[@RoxCroagunk]

That's exactly what I was running yesterday and it feels DIRTY You still have 2 stratagems slots open with this loadout, personally was running LAS Drone to cover me from closeup enemies (can't shoot the eruptor upclose...) and 500KG for bile titans... Difficulty 7 felt like difficulty 4, could just run around solo and clear big nests alone

[@JeremyLopez-ne5je]

Completely agree. Use it as a support weapon with the stalwart and your good to go my friend

[@SlasherNL]

stalwart no need. Just equip quaser cannon for the bile titans and use redeemer and guard dog for close encounters.

[@DifunctedReble]

Covered everything even the fade away jump shots. 👍

[@stavtri987]

UPDATE: on other reports of Max range, Reginald's tests has footage of Eruptor bullet exploding at a max range of 125m~. For more info on the eruptor (mah love). max bullet distance is (as evidenced by Reginald's video) 125m before exploding into a 8 meter radius, within the 7 meter radius is a 200 dmg area with some fall off damage on the outer edge of the radius (damage being 20) (so max potential of damage is a whopping 580 to a target). More tests seem to be needed on maximum range of Eruptor bullets, so testers are welcome to confirm. As for another tip since playing with the eruptor, kinda think of it as an autocannon of sorts and reload after the fourth shot. reloading keeps the last bullet in the chamber, yes, BUT it also prevents you from having to do the racking animation of the first bullet in the new magazine. Its a small thing, but it helps.

[@ryanvacation7319]

Ah the last bullet in the chamber trick is good to know. Thanks for the tip.

[@DrPooplove]

Good tips!

[@stavtri987]

@@DrPooplove I'm glad this helps! In addition to knowing the radius of explosion, it helps in using the eruptor in close combat by shooting the ground 10 meters away from you, so that enemy ads can be dispersed while giving you a 2 meter buffer. Plus it's easy to memorize since the ping system includes distance from character, still though support weapons are preferable

[@squeezyjibbs6643]

125m, can confirm. I thought it was 130m for a bit, but that 8m radius is what made me confused.

[@wollenwolf7528]

You should always keep in mind that it shoots shrapnel on explosion, this way you'll easily understand how it one-shots targets. Shooting in the ground under hive guard or brood commander will do more damage than shooting them in the head, bit the real sweet spot is the body right under their head (I guess you can say its their chest). Also shooting under charger from the front can kill it in 2 shots, and 1 shot is enough from the back, if you successfully hit the very base of its butt. Same goes for automatons, dominators most often will die from just one shot under their feet, 1-2 shots to the waist, and up to 5 shots to the chest. You probably can take out hulks by shooting between their legs from the front, like you can do with impact grenades, but I haven't tried it yet. Shot placement is really important with this weapon, especially because it takes quite some time to shoot again. This gun became my fav for both factions, and I still run quasar as my support. Rover with heavy armor and stun grenades are enough to survive almost any swarm, and with explosion resistant heavy armor you take like 1/4 of your hp if you shoot point blank while standing.

[@ThatsVerde]

Been using the eruptor with quasar in helldive. A good ol rover and a secondary is all I need for those close ranges. It does help that I’m running a +2 grenade capacity so my g16 impact is another fallback option if I’m smothered. I’m basically the nest/bile titan deleter

[@NilesMacDamage]

very democratic build i've been doing the same

[@utilityaccount8514]

The main problem with your secondary weapon is that there's never enough ammo so supply pack goes well with Eruptor

[@bernardomotard]

Never use a supply pack.

[@ArthurEverling]

My only problem with the weapon is that it looks nothing like an actual Bolt action rifle. It looks super awkward to use with the bolt being up front. It looks more like the Dominator in the sense that it looks like it could be fired in Semi-Auto. It looks like it had the Gas system replaced with the bolt system, for some reason.

[@johndiddilyjoe6258]

It's closer to a grenade launcher than it is a traditional bolt action rifle. Almost like that Chinese LG5.

[@mettlemesh]

"ergonomics" is not in the vocabulary of Super Earth research and development

[@vcqrsfdwc1987]

@@johndiddilyjoe6258 except that qlu11 is far better than this bolt-action 50-meter-range-used-to-be joke the only thing arrowhead had done right on it was make its range 120 meters in a hotfix

[@johndiddilyjoe6258]

@@vcqrsfdwc1987 It is a primary. If it were semi-auto and had a bigger mag, it'd just be a better grenade launcher. They have to limit the range because it can destroy structures. Cross mapping objectives with a primary is a bit much. The gun is really good.

[@maizegod6840]

So what

[@Rockforce80]

It also pairs well with the auto cannon, since it is like a baby autocannon. Similar to your animation cancel mention I'll shoot with the Eruptor, swap to the AC and shoot with it, swap to the eruptor and shoot with it, and repeat. Provides a very good steady rate of fire. Paired with the senator for bots it's a good combo, does great for turret hitting the tank heatsinks

[@empty5013]

absolutely love using this weapon when I run stalwart or MG, mowing down entire hunter patrols in seconds but also being able to chip away at charger swarms is amazing, the nerf put it in a much more fair place imo, it's a bit less insane with splash but still does what it's meant to and the ammo economy is much more reasonable now. Such a fun gun!

[@yihiit]

This gun is my new favorite in bug missions, paired with arc thrower for horde clear, stun grenades to stop the chargers and jump pack to create distance between your shots. You can even reload in the air to buy some time.

[@xxmlgtwinkiegamerxx7916]

I think this gun will be a beast paired with something like the Stalwart mg or the arc thrower, because you can use them to clear away the crowds of hunters and scavs before targeting the beefier enemies, I can't wait to finally unlock this thing

[@albertoserrano67]

Got it last night and loved it against the bugs

[@justinwhitsitt7072]

Seems like most people don’t know this, but you can bypass the loading of the next round on the eruptor by switching to another weapon. It works well with the auto Canon anti-material rifle and grenade launcher Fire a shot with the eruptor switch to the auto Canon fire shot switch back to the eruptor. This way you can lay down a continuous volley. This also works with your side arm and is most effective with the revolver. The same thing is also possible with the crossbow and the electric shotgun

[@baldrodinnson4468]

The point I agree with most is that you drop back in with it and you can 1 shot clumps of littles and spewers seem to just explode out the back when they eat a bullet

[@propelledgaming9441]

Man using this gun for the first time on a surprise bile spewer mission was pure glee I would normally waste a quasar shot to kill them so finding out that I can 1 shot them made me giddy this might just be my new primary over the incen shotgun.

[@Kokuyous3ki]

I use it with the stalwart, making my primary the anti-armor option. Works though it can be annoying sometimes. Btw I have a feeling they've mixed up the crossbow and the eruptor as the crossbow looks like it fires big enough explosives to act as grenades while the eruptor obviously doesn't yet the crossbow cannot destroy factories and the eruptor can. Even the grenade pistol can which makes this even more likely. On the other hand, which may be also spot on part of the mixup, the gun has a 200m scope but the projectile explodes at like 100-150m.

[@taxa1569]

120 seems to be the physical projectile limit. The shrapnel can travel further though once it detonates. The 200m scope is just quality of life. It doesn't mean it fires that far. Just easier to see. And they haven't mixed them up. It's an airburst rifle. The shrapnel is key to all it's damage. The crossbow is big aoe and more explosive damage than direct damage. The erupter though. I've experienced it killing my allies behind me with shrapnel from 20 to 30 m away. The explosion doesn't deal enough to kill a player in 1 hit going by the video which suggests the direct damage (including shrapnel) and armour penetration is it's biggest up side. The crossbow is controlled in comparison. The aoe is consistent, massive radius, and never ricochets off armour or surfaces. It's VERY good as a defensive weapon or 'spawn' killer against bot drops/bug holes. Obviously the erupter can do the same but it's slow as hell. Harder to lock down. The crossbow I consider to be a weaker anti personnel grenade launcher. The grenade pistol on the other hand fires a carbon copy of a grenade launcher round so that makes sense. And the erupter is something else. Fun fact, going from the erupter back to the AMR had me questioning reality because the inertia from moving the weapon around is LESS on the AMR.

[@squeezyjibbs6643]

@@taxa1569 Lol true. After playing the Eruptor for quite a bit now, I almost don't feel bad handling of other guns. AMR, AC, Dominator feel light as a feather to me now xD

[@TimothyMark7]

I absolutely fell in love with this gun because it's basically a 30-35mm grenade sniper, the armor penetration, blast radius, range, it's got it all, and I love it, I wished the JAR Dominator was like the Eruptor but that would be too good to be true.

[@desmonddavis3422]

My favorite primary gun right now. Plus i use the guard dog rover.

[@solar7927]

the eruptor is amazing when paired with the stalwart

[@TheStr8tshooter]

One thing that will help this build is the jump pack. Get high ground where most can’t reach you and fire down or just use it to create distance.

[@milos-7712]

This weapon is a great addition to the game because it promotes teamplay. When you pick the erruptor, you're the bile spewer guy. But as a tradeoff you gotta pick stalwart as the support weapon...so you need a quasar cannon guy to deal with the chargers, a SPEAR guy to deal with titans and so on. The meta is no longer the same loadout on every helldiver, it is the joint loadout of the squad. And so you are practically forced to play as a team, which imo is awesome👍

[@MegaHeadlessChicken]

I run the Eruptor with Redeemer secondary and Quasar cannon for Chargers / Bile Titans. small bugs including hunters will easily be taken out by the backpack rover. Any hunters who survive, the Redeemer can easily handle. Only thing I miss is the CC immunity granted by the shield pack but i guess there has to be a little downside to every build

[@bullyfrog6771]

Great review I joined liked and subscribed

[@marciomesquitaferreirafari7981]

I really loved the crossbow

[@imouhtside]

i love this gun and running it with ammo backpack is god tier

[@killgarra1]

very useful video thank you

[@DrPooplove]

Thanks!

[@wutever8167]

When running Eruptor Supply Pack to feed your Redeemer infinite ammo is pretty insane. Basically a mini Stalwart. Combine that with flamer, Quasar or whatever else and it's nuts. Infinite nades and stims too.

[@jamesreed2475]

Its definitely a fun weapon and great to have in the toolkit. Feels unique.

[@christiansanderson7397]

I’ve found I treat it as a support weapon. I run the light stalwalt as a primary. Smg pistol on semi. Thermite needs more testing but I’ve took down some titans with it

[@SchaelTeer]

If you feel stuck with the Eruptor+Stallwart on Bugs, you can as well just take the Autocannon, does the same job, but better!

[@dabestgrimmreaper4]

Small tip is strategem will allow you to cancel more precisely and faster than secondary :) Also you just need to strip the armor on titan and roughly 3 tap it; most AT will do :)

[@lastdracon]

Love the weapon. My load out is usually: eruptor, Senator, 500, rail cannon, orbit beam, and machine (set on low rpm)

[@echothegecko2875]

Shooting the ground between a group of automatons and seeing that a single shot killed six bots will never get old

[@Viper-dz2kw]

Super curious for the future of this weapon tbh, it simultaneously feels super well balanced and completely broken at the same time

[@bradybirkmire7467]

I just hang back with this gun and a Las rover, rover takes out small guys while I snipe spewers and hive guards, definitely saved my teammates a couple times from being spewed

[@RealElequist]

I love bringing this against bugs to take them out at a distance. I also run jump pack and arc thrower with it

[@m4r00123]

Remember, switching to your secondary is faster than cycling your weapon

[@oceanman7868]

Never found this guy, but serious voice and that name? Never thought someone named Dr pooplove would make videos this serious and not me a shitposter (pun intended). Love the name, keep it up.

[@assimir1989]

The weapon has a huge Stagger AOE with its shrapnel. This also works on BOTS but not on the Hulks, Titan and Tanks The weapon can kill factories as well if you aim at the bottom of the vent. You can kill a devastator with this combo pretty quick. Eruptitor, Nade Pistol then switch back. Against them it’s best to shoot out their ammo backpacks, this will stagger them and do AOE to others in the group. Giving you a small window to shoot against or something else. The weapon can also shoot down gunships in 1 shot but I only managed to successfully do it once. Not idea if it’s a certain spot or anything like that but I did do it once but can’t do it against on any other attempts. The weapon is great against the bots that are about to drop, since you can get them all in one shot in such a tight area. ( speaking about those cannon fodder bots )

[@simpslayer7417]

Damn, we really need to equip this bad boy with a range finder or any Marksman rifles.

[@rionat1314]

Bile spewers and nursing spewers are different variations. The green ones are bile spewers while the orange ones are nursing spewers. Also if you find urself splash dmging yourself too much, try out the eradicator light armor. It will cutdown the dmg taken by half and just barely let you survive 2 self inflicted explosions.

[@TheNikotin33]

I run the eruptor + quasar + jump pack as my main loadout. Works great if you are able to keep the distance, the jump pack helps alot with that. I prefer to get up on rocks where the bugs cant get to and snipe down to clear waves for my team.

[@BlackBunik]

My go to bug killer setup is the Autocanon with incindiery shotgun. But since this does not take a backpack, i am thinking of taking this, Stalwart and a shield or a bot for close defence. Should be fun.

[@iveuz6970]

To fellow Helldivers, Extraction ship Pilican air support is available So for those that dont know this. When you call the extraction, you can leave the zone in the couple of seconds where the Pelican is coming for a landing. If you do that the Pelican will stay hovering above the extraction and shoot with it's nose turret everything in sight. It's incredibly powerful and can clear completely overrun LZs in a matter of seconds. Please pass on this important message to all helldivers for the sake of maximum demorcracy. For Prosperity, Liberty and Freedom

[@tartu2583]

You need to correct your copy/paste - "Extraction ship Pilican air support is available"

[@X9Killbot]

Eruptor paired with the Stalwart and Guard Dog (either one) and then bring heavy strategems like the Orbital Rail, Orbital Laser, and 500KG would be an awesome combo.

[@TheChrisLeone]

Diving backwards while shooting is so fun

[@Kezukov]

Don’t forget you can look at what you wanna shoot before aiming to avoid the slow travel time of the reticle

[@hunmg3769]

it does lovely against the damn clankers. i'm g ald to see it works on the bugs well too.

[@IShaderI]

Other than the big benefit of choosing bug holes, is this actually more effective at killing bug than the jar dominator?

[@pokinginpractice9108]

eruptor+flamethrower is a lethal combo on the bug front, provided that fire dmg works. I find the scorcher/dominator are still more reliable on tye bot front

[@JayCord00]

Since i got it, my load out is pretty much the Eruptor/Stalwart/Redeemer/Shield/Impact Grenades Feels pretty great and balance as a load out.

[@ChitChat]

Why the crossbow does not also close bug holes I will never know.

[@randymercury9438]

A new certified bot killing machine =D

[@big_petebear8535]

I hate using it but I love that it's truely a nich gun. We need more unique primary weapons like this. Keeps the game fresh because using it requires a whole different set of skills and supplies.

[@andrzejwysocki609]

i like using the shield with it it stops you getting the 'sucked towards the explosion' bug i just dont get why the bolt handle is so far forward on the gun and not near the back

[@obesechicken13]

I hear it has a range of 140m or 150m. Shrieker nests are supposed to only send out shrikers at 133m so I thought I could shoot their nests without calling them in but it doesn't seem to work. I'm not sure if it damages the nests and shriekers still came out.

[@Darktrace2000]

The range is roughly 120m

[@haveproblemz545]

Dont think it works on the nest tbh, I tried it before and it was not working

[@chewybucca7703]

I swear shrieker nest range was like 173 or something

[@squeezyjibbs6643]

The gun's range is 125m (+7-9m of explosion radius), and in any case it doesn't damage Shrieker Towers. Those just have too high armor valur for Eruptor to handle.

[@mansgotplans]

I like how you use the least common terminid in the thumbnail lol

[@BlackTempleGaurdian]

Worse than damaging yourself is the fact you can stagger yourself.

[@ericamerson9473]

Eruptor + Stalwart = My favorite loadout.

[@zefellowbud5970]

i basically use it as the replacement for the autocannon. i then equip the arc thrower for every other situation.

[@clockwork9011]

It’s amazing weapon! On 7-9 difficulty I run quasar cannon and rover on bugs and shield/ quasar with bots. Burst fire on side arm works great! Medium or heavy armor is fine Also having your buddies run a complementary build really helps. It requires a a different play style and it fits the Heavy Hell diver role well! You’re the heavy weapons guy!

[@curtisthornsberry4236]

I would use this in place of a support weapon to take out objectives and most heavies. For my support I would probably go with an MG or something along those lines.

[@majinkevinci]

One tip is that flamethrower is unironically a really good "primary" weapon, you just have to be very careful not to burn yourself. With all the current buffs the flamethrower can kill hunters before they get you if they are at around max range, basically start flaming them before they get too close. Also with the animation cancelling you could just take 1 shot to the first row of enemies and ready flamethrower for the next and then maybe change to eruptor to do a quick shot from time to time.

[@squeezyjibbs6643]

I love it, but devs need to fix the DoT bug. Otherwise all fire/gas weapons are only usable solo most of the times.

[@Acesahn]

I want to love the flamethrower but its just to easy to burn yourself. Your flame hits a small rock 3 feet in front of you following a hoping hunter and you might have just killed yourself lol. A bug starts on fire and dies at your feet? Another potential death sentence. Really wish the burning on Helldivers wasnt so insane!

[@squeezyjibbs6643]

@Acesahn I almost never burn myself. Here's some tips from personal experience: Never step forward when shooting, only sideways and backwards. Bring the shield generator. It may not protect you from burning when you step on the burning ground, but I think it may protect you from catching fire from burning bugs. Not to mention a solid protection from hunters that jump over you fire and chargers in general, and god-tier immunity to slow effects from hunters, spewers and titans. Sometimes you can't see the ground burning (mb bug), so you step on it and catch fire, happens to me too. In case you start burning (screams of your diver should be your queue) DON'T go for a stim. Dive instead. The fire will get put out the moment you press the dive button. Lastly, fire streams can actually deflect from rocks, ground, and heavy armor, and also affected by wind (can be seen when your cape swings to the side). Just don't shoot this close to enemies, create a bit of distance. Also stun grenades are really good to lock down a bug breach or a charger for a few seconds.

[@quentinwr8226]

You can one shot Brood commanders and Hive Guards consistenly if you aim for the front claws (or the floor), no the head. The blast will destroy them entirely. Same for medium armor bile spewers (Diff 7+), it's 2 headshots but only one bullet aiming the floor below them.

[@Di_Gra]

1) Back dive + shot is OP 2) Shot + Strategem pick + Shot +... cancel animation too 3) Max shot range is 100m. Ss you can mark an enemy and if it around 100m from you - you can shot and srapnel will dmg it 100% time 4) ALWAYS leave one shot in the magazine when reload. You will reload 2x faster 5) Dmg vs non-armor is insane. So break armor with something and place the final shot with R-36 6) You can kill Fabracator with it if you shot in vent

[@TheChrisLeone]

Eruptor + Shield + Stalwart (Change to 1150rpm!!) Is a great base build for the eruptor.

[@ChaosMcCain]

Stun grenade is a must to create distance.

[@dutchnamekian256]

this is my maine weapon now and i have the grenade pistol i like to play a more support role so i use this with a machinegun or the stallwart for closer combat

[@NateThurlow]

The nerf to its reserve ammo really hampers it but I still love it

[@GameFuMaster]

going with quasar is actually pretty good, allows you to 1 shot Chargers from a distance, while also contributing to Bile Titan killing. But you do need to go with the Rover, as it'll help prevent you being swarmed. The key to using this loadout is to really use your distance, always run away and keep distance.

[@AbbySTWrites]

Explodes at 125m, 10m for the shrapnel I believe.

[@angerskarin9222]

I heard so many people in game complaining about this gun, its an explosive sniper, and kind of many the AMR useless to be honest, it does nearly every things the AMR can do and better.

[@noneayourbusiness5149]

I adore this gun. And I've gotten good enough with it to know how to lead explosions to take bugs off of friends with zero friendly fire damage. I absolutely think it's utterly broken, and it will probably get nerfed eventually. But for now, I'm loving it!

[@TwistedSynn]

when they are to close like the jumpers, don't shoot them shoot the ground behind them, if you do it right the splash damage will hit and kill them without hitting you

[@JoeyA1]

i want to like this weapon but what’s the point if it says medium armor penetration and it doesn’t do it

[@lolstfurofl]

My theory about oneshotting bugs with the eruptor : if you fire against a wall or ground you will see a lot of shrapnel flying away in every direction. For oneshotting bugs you need a very well placed shot so the projectile enters their body which is then soaking up every single shrapnel upon explosion. I have killed every bug enemy but the titans with one shot although the eruptor will destroy the bile sack underneath the titans with one shot making them melee only enemys. I wonder if the eruptor will kill them with one shot by aiming at their mouth in the moment they are about to spew like the quasar will do.

[@saintorraven120]

Pairing this with a laser rover solves a lot of it's short comings. It drone keeps things off of your back while you throw shots down range. If you do that combo, a quasar, and an auto cannon turret, there's pretty much nothing in the game that you can't deal with quickly an efficiently.

[@newzyz2137]

Railgun crying at corner seeing this main gun.

[@kenny3179]

Ill try it with the arc thrower since now it chains to two more enemies with the upgrade and it stagers it would make sense to swap to it when enemies get close but ill have to test and see.

[@01eksii]

Does it work on shrieker nests ?

[@nathantaylor1119]

Always use the guard dog Rover for the swarms

[@arielherrera2439]

It is supposed to damage and therefore destroy the things that generate bots that you have to destroy (the equivalent of bug holes for the terminids) however, this is not working for me. Did they shadow nerfed this?

[@Preaplanes]

It goes about 130 meters before detonating from my limited testing.

[@sm753]

Fantastic gun, I can live with the recoil, slow firing, and small mag size but good lord the delay in "swinging" the weapon around is terrible.

[@FalconSupremo]

1:30 On the PC, if you move the cursor to display the video timeline, it gives the impression that your life is regenerating hahaha

[@UndeadBoogie]

I run this with the Quasar Cannon and scout armor. Stay back and be the heavy hitter.

[@connorlake44]

Eruptor + quasar makes sense if you bring rover and redeemer.

[@lesscommonsense1804]

If you aim at the shoulder of a brood commander it usually 1 shots them.

[@zero11010]

This is pretty much best in slot right now for bugs. Level 100. I only do full clear and only on difficulty 7,8,9. Being able to close bug holes with 65 rounds is huge. Being able to one shot stalkers and most bugs is huge. This will one shot the nursing spewer (the fat unarmored bug). This can 2 shot the armored one. People like to use impact grenades on these. You typically only have 4 of those on your person. The eruptor is a better solution, especially on higher difficulty where you may have 10 on screen. You need a solution for hordes though. That solution is the redeemer and the rover. Let those handle little bugs. Focus your eruptor on the medium stuff, and keep the quasar for titans and chargers. Though, if you break leg armor on a charger it's only two eruptor shots to eliminate it. You should try for the single shot head shot to take out a charger. But, if it's facing a way or you don't have a clean shot on the head, go for the leg and follow up with eruptor shots.