Editing Gas

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[[Gas]] is an effect that can appear in the arena. It deals continuous damage to all contestants who breathe in the gas. Gas clouds can be countered by nearby [[fire]], which will instantly remove it.

== Sources ==

* The [[Gas Grenade]] explodes into a gas cloud after its windup time.
* The [[Gas Mine]] creates a gas cloud when detonated.
* A [[Gas Barrel|gas barrel]] releases gas in two stages:
** When initially opened, it will continuously leak smaller gas clouds (2m radius, 0.25s duration) from its opening. This gas will also damage any contestant attempting to carry the barrel.
** Once the barrel implodes, it creates a regular gas cloud.

== Mechanics ==
Any contestant that is partially or fully immersed within the spherical radius of a gas cloud will rapidly start taking damage. This damage stops the moment the contestant exits the gas cloud. 

Additionally, a gas cloud acts like a weaker [[smoke]] cloud in that the gas cloud is only partially translucent, making it harder to look past the cloud. Any contestant inside the gas cloud will have a visual filter applied that greatly reduces their vision depending on how deep within the gas cloud they are.

Unlike [[fire]], a gas cloud will not expand, shrink, move with objects or react to gravity during its lifespan. This means that if a gas cloud is triggered on a moving structure, the gas cloud will not move with the structure.

=== Removal ===
Like [[Goo]], gas is highly flammable and will ignite if it is within 2m of an active [[fire]], including a firing [[Flamethrower]]. This causes the entire gas cloud to instantly combust, effectively removing the gas cloud from the arena. The combustion does not deal any damage.

== Strategy ==

* Gas is a popular tool for defending a [[Cashout Station|cashout station]], at which it does a significantly better job than [[fire]] since its large area of effect ensures that stealing is not possible from any angle without taking damage. Each source of gas can be used in a variety of ways to defend an active cashout.
** This adds a big benefit to having a source of fire on the team such as an [[Incendiary Grenade]], as it enables the removal of gas and prevents the placement of new gas when trying to execute a [[Cashout Station|steal]].
* When a gas cloud is created on the front platform of a moving platform train, it will remain stationary while the other platforms move through it, thereby affecting everyone on the train over time.
* The [[Healing Beam]] heals the same health per second as gas deals to contestants, meaning the two can cancel eachother out. This makes it possible to brute-force a steal while the [[Cashout Station|cashout station]] is surrounded by gas.