Poison Launcher or Z-gun or Poison Gun is an upgraded version of Salamander obtainable randomly at low chance in Z-VIRUS Supply box.
Overview
This weapon boasts an excellent power to zombies which is only obtainable through Supply boxes. It is fed with higher capacity of Nitrogen gas tank than Salamander, making it a high-powered weapon. Though it has limited range, it is excellent for a close combat with zombies.
Advantages
- High damage
- Higher ammunition than original variant (+100)
- No recoil at all
- After burn damage
- Light up the surrounding when fired
Disadvantages
- Obtainable only through Supply boxes
- Limited range
- Unable to fire underwater
- Unable to penetrate objects
- Long reload time
- Unable to perform headshot
Tips
Combine with Deadly Shot can kill mutiple enemies due to high damage and can spray on a large area
Events
This weapon was released alongside with Z-VIRUS update on
- South Korea: 28 June 2012.
- China/Taiwan/Hong Kong/Japan: 4 July 2012.
- Indonesia: 1 May 2013.
- Singapore/Malaysia: 22 May 2013.
Comparison to Salamander
Positive
- Higher magazine size (+100)
- Free to obtain
Neutral
- Same damage (38)
- Same rate of fire (100%+)
- Same weight (6.2 kg)
- Same ammunition (Nitrogen gas)
- Same reload time (5.0 seconds)
- Deals afterburn damage to zombies
- Unable to perform headshot
Negative
- Only usable in Zombie: The Mutation and Zombie: The Hero
- Only obtainable through Supply boxes
- Weaker afterburn damage
Gallery
Firing sound
Empty
Trivia
- Antidoter refers to zombie antidote. In other words, Anti-zombie.
- The flame effect of the Antidoter is similar to Angra's poison.
- In CSO Singapore/Malaysia and Indonesia, this weapon is named Poison Gun instead of Antidoter.
- In CSO Taiwan/Hong Kong, this weapon is named Z-Gun instead of Antidoter.