Siegeengine · INDIVIDUAL UNIT

Catapult

Requires Level 2 Great Siege Works Strong vs. Structures These vile contraptions rain down death and terror upon the Dark Lord's enemies.

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Cost700

Health / soldier2,000

Health / full battalion2,000

Attack range500

Movement speed40

Command points30

Base statistics · Build time: 30s · Range and speed use game units. Mixed battalions are broken down below. Conditional bonuses are not folded into these totals.

OFFENSE

Weapons & attack range

Damage is per hit, before target armor. Different projectile upgrades are shown separately. Attack timing can also depend on animation; these values are not a DPS estimate.

Base equipment

PRIMARY

MordorCatapultRock · MordorCatapult

Range

ⓘ

Maximum attack distance in game units. Melee weapons have short ranges; archers can attack from farther away.

500Pre-attack

ⓘ

Delay before the attack is released, in milliseconds (1,000 ms = 1 second). When it applies depends on the weapon and animation.

800 msShot delay

ⓘ

Configured delay between attacks, in milliseconds. This applies to melee swings too. Animation and reload timing can also affect the actual attack rate.

7,500 msClip

ⓘ

Attacks per reload cycle, not total ammunition. Not specified means the weapon definition does not set a clip size; this is common for melee weapons.

Not specified

Damage type	Damage / hit	Splash radius	Conditions
FLAME	1	20	No upgrade gate specified
FLAME	400	30	No upgrade gate specified
SIEGE	600	50	No upgrade gate specified
SIEGE	600	50	No upgrade gate specified

Weapon timing, targeting & source

Property	Game value	Resolved value
AttackRange	`MORDOR_CATAPULT_ROCK_RANGE`	500
RangeBonusMinHeight	`30`	30
RangeBonus	`1`	1
RangeBonusPerFoot	`#MULTIPLY( MORDOR_CATAPULT_ROCK_RANGE .003 )`	1.5
MinimumAttackRange	`150.0`	150
WeaponSpeed	`201`	201
MinWeaponSpeed	`201`	201
FireFX	`FX_CatapultWeapon`	—
DelayBetweenShots	`MORDOR_CATAPULT_ROCK_DELAYBETWEENSHOTS`	7,500
FXTrigger	`CATAPULT_ROCK`	—
PreAttackDelay	`MORDOR_CATAPULT_ROCK_PREATTACKDELAY`	800
PreAttackType	`PER_SHOT`	—
FiringDuration	`MORDOR_CATAPULT_ROCK_FIRINGDURATION`	3,000
RequireFollowThru	`Yes`	—
ShareTimers	`Yes`	—
NoVictimNeeded	`Yes`	—
LeechRangeWeapon	`Yes`	—
ScatterRadiusVsInfantry	`40.0`	40
DisableScatterForTargetsOnWall	`Yes`	—
HitPercentage	`70`	70
ScatterRadius	`50.0`	50

Source definition

data/ini/weapon.ini:33862

MordorCatapultRock

Base equipment

SECONDARY

MordorCatapultHumanHeads · MordorCatapult

Range

ⓘ

Maximum attack distance in game units. Melee weapons have short ranges; archers can attack from farther away.

420Pre-attack

ⓘ

Delay before the attack is released, in milliseconds (1,000 ms = 1 second). When it applies depends on the weapon and animation.

800 msShot delay

ⓘ

Configured delay between attacks, in milliseconds. This applies to melee swings too. Animation and reload timing can also affect the actual attack rate.

7,500 msClip

ⓘ

Attacks per reload cycle, not total ammunition. Not specified means the weapon definition does not set a clip size; this is common for melee weapons.

Not specified

Damage type	Damage / hit	Splash radius	Conditions
SIEGE	60	4	No upgrade gate specified
SIEGE	40	20	No upgrade gate specified

Weapon timing, targeting & source

Property	Game value	Resolved value
AttackRange	`MORDOR_CATAPULT_HEADS_RANGE`	420
RangeBonusMinHeight	`30`	30
RangeBonus	`1`	1
RangeBonusPerFoot	`#MULTIPLY( MORDOR_CATAPULT_HEADS_RANGE .003 )`	1.26
MinimumAttackRange	`100.0`	100
WeaponSpeed	`201`	201
MinWeaponSpeed	`201`	201
FireFX	`FX_CatapultWeapon`	—
DelayBetweenShots	`MORDOR_CATAPULT_HEADS_DELAYBETWEENSHOTS`	7,500
FXTrigger	`CATAPULT_ROCK`	—
PreAttackDelay	`MORDOR_CATAPULT_HEADS_PREATTACKDELAY`	800
PreAttackType	`PER_SHOT`	—
FiringDuration	`MORDOR_CATAPULT_HEADS_FIRINGDURATION`	3,000
RequireFollowThru	`Yes`	—
ShareTimers	`Yes`	—
NoVictimNeeded	`Yes`	—
LeechRangeWeapon	`Yes`	—
HitPercentage	`50`	50
ScatterRadius	`50.0`	50

Source definition

data/ini/weapon.ini:33896

MordorCatapultHumanHeads

DEFENSE

Armor profiles

These percentages are damage received: 50% takes half damage; 200% takes double damage. Unlisted types use DEFAULT. Abilities and temporary modifiers can change the result.

Base equipment

SiegeEngineArmor · MordorCatapult

Damage type	Received
DEFAULT	25%
SLASH	100%
PIERCE	1%
SPECIALIST	75%
CRUSH	40%
CAVALRY	100%
SIEGE	100%
FLAME	80%
FROST	80%
MAGIC	80%
HERO	200%
HERO_RANGED	2%
STRUCTURAL	25%
UNDEFINED	1%

Source definition

data/ini/armor.ini:4036

SiegeEngineArmor

TOOLS OF THE BATTLEFIELD

Abilities & passive effects

Descriptions come from game tooltips and may lag behind balance edits. Expand implementation details to inspect the current effects and conditions.

active

Launch Skulls (T)

Cooldown 60s

Effect values & implementation

Property	Game value	Resolved value
Enum	`SPECIAL_GENERAL_TARGETLESS`	—
ReloadTime	`60000`	60,000

UnpauseSpecialPowerUpgrade ModuleTag_WoundArrowEnabler

Property	Game value	Resolved value
SpecialPowerTemplate	`SpecialAbilityMordorCatapultHumanHeads`	—
TriggeredBy	`Upgrade_CatapultHumanHeads`	—

SpecialPowerModule ModuleTag_WoundArrow

Property	Game value	Resolved value
SpecialPowerTemplate	`SpecialAbilityMordorCatapultHumanHeads`	—
UpdateModuleStartsAttack	`Yes`	—
StartsPaused	`Yes`	—

WeaponFireSpecialAbilityUpdate ModuleTag_WoundArrowUpdate

Property	Game value	Resolved value
SpecialPowerTemplate	`SpecialAbilityMordorCatapultHumanHeads`	—
WhichSpecialWeapon	`1`	1
UnpackTime	`1000`	1,000
PreparationTime	`0`	0
PackTime	`500`	500
StartAbilityRange	`420`	420
SpecialWeapon	`MordorCatapultHumanHeads`	—

Source definition

data/ini/commandbutton.ini:1175

Command_ToggleMordorCatapultHeadsWeapon

upgrade / mode

Release the Prisoners! (C)

Effect values & implementation

Source definition

data/ini/commandbutton.ini:26304

Command_PurchaseUpgradeMordorHumanHeads

Battalion composition & progression

Member template	Count	Health each
MordorCatapult	1	2,000

Experience and level upgrades (1)

Level definition	XP requirement	Upgrades / modifiers
MordorCatapultLevel1	1

JOINING THE ARMY

Where to recruit

Faction	Building	Unlock requirements	Path
Mordor	Fortress	Upgrade_MordorSiegeWorksLevel2	Trace Starting builder → MordorPorter → MordorSiegeWorks → MordorSiegeWorksCommandSetLevel1 → Command_ConstructMordorCatapult Source definition `data/ini/commandbutton.ini:16603` Command_ConstructMordorCatapult
Mordor	Fortress	Upgrade_MordorSiegeWorksLevel2	Trace Starting builder → MordorPorter → MordorSiegeWorks → MordorSiegeWorksCommandSetLevel2 → Command_ConstructMordorCatapult Source definition `data/ini/commandbutton.ini:16603` Command_ConstructMordorCatapult
Mordor	Fortress	Upgrade_MordorSiegeWorksLevel2, Upgrade_MordorSiegeWorksLevel3	Trace Starting builder → MordorPorter → MordorSiegeWorks → MordorSiegeWorksCommandSetLevel3 → Command_ConstructMordorCatapult Source definition `data/ini/commandbutton.ini:16603` Command_ConstructMordorCatapult
Mordor	Fortress	Upgrade_MordorFortressMorgulSorceryTrigger, Upgrade_MordorSiegeWorksLevel2	Trace Starting fortress → Fortress_Mordor → MordorFortressCitadel → MordorPorter → MordorSiegeWorks → MordorSiegeWorksCommandSetLevel1 → Command_ConstructMordorCatapult Source definition `data/ini/commandbutton.ini:16603` Command_ConstructMordorCatapult
Mordor	Fortress	Upgrade_MordorFortressMorgulSorceryTrigger, Upgrade_MordorSiegeWorksLevel2	Trace Starting fortress → Fortress_Mordor → MordorFortressCitadel → MordorPorter → MordorSiegeWorks → MordorSiegeWorksCommandSetLevel2 → Command_ConstructMordorCatapult Source definition `data/ini/commandbutton.ini:16603` Command_ConstructMordorCatapult
Mordor	Fortress	Upgrade_MordorFortressMorgulSorceryTrigger, Upgrade_MordorSiegeWorksLevel2, Upgrade_MordorSiegeWorksLevel3	Trace Starting fortress → Fortress_Mordor → MordorFortressCitadel → MordorPorter → MordorSiegeWorks → MordorSiegeWorksCommandSetLevel3 → Command_ConstructMordorCatapult Source definition `data/ini/commandbutton.ini:16603` Command_ConstructMordorCatapult
Minas Morgul	Fortress	Upgrade_MordorSiegeWorksLevel2	Trace Starting builder → MordorPorter → MorgulSiegeWorks → MorgulSiegeWorksCommandSetLevel1 → Command_ConstructMordorCatapult Source definition `data/ini/commandbutton.ini:16603` Command_ConstructMordorCatapult
Minas Morgul	Fortress	Upgrade_MordorSiegeWorksLevel2	Trace Starting builder → MordorPorter → MorgulSiegeWorks → MorgulSiegeWorksCommandSetLevel2 → Command_ConstructMordorCatapult Source definition `data/ini/commandbutton.ini:16603` Command_ConstructMordorCatapult
Minas Morgul	Fortress	Upgrade_MordorSiegeWorksLevel2, Upgrade_MordorSiegeWorksLevel3	Trace Starting builder → MordorPorter → MorgulSiegeWorks → MorgulSiegeWorksCommandSetLevel3 → Command_ConstructMordorCatapult Source definition `data/ini/commandbutton.ini:16603` Command_ConstructMordorCatapult
Annatar	Fortress	Upgrade_MordorSiegeWorksLevel2	Trace Starting builder → MordorPorter → MordorSiegeWorks → MordorSiegeWorksCommandSetLevel1_Annatar → Command_ConstructMordorCatapult Source definition `data/ini/commandbutton.ini:16603` Command_ConstructMordorCatapult
Annatar	Fortress	Upgrade_MordorSiegeWorksLevel2	Trace Starting builder → MordorPorter → MordorSiegeWorks → MordorSiegeWorksCommandSetLevel2_Annatar → Command_ConstructMordorCatapult Source definition `data/ini/commandbutton.ini:16603` Command_ConstructMordorCatapult
Annatar	Fortress	Upgrade_MordorSiegeWorksLevel2, Upgrade_MordorSiegeWorksLevel3	Trace Starting builder → MordorPorter → MordorSiegeWorks → MordorSiegeWorksCommandSetLevel3_Annatar → Command_ConstructMordorCatapult Source definition `data/ini/commandbutton.ini:16603` Command_ConstructMordorCatapult
Annatar	Fortress	Upgrade_MordorFortressMorgulSorceryTrigger, Upgrade_MordorSiegeWorksLevel2	Trace Starting fortress → Fortress_Mordor → MordorFortressCitadel → MordorPorter → MordorSiegeWorks → MordorSiegeWorksCommandSetLevel1_Annatar → Command_ConstructMordorCatapult Source definition `data/ini/commandbutton.ini:16603` Command_ConstructMordorCatapult
Annatar	Fortress	Upgrade_MordorFortressMorgulSorceryTrigger, Upgrade_MordorSiegeWorksLevel2	Trace Starting fortress → Fortress_Mordor → MordorFortressCitadel → MordorPorter → MordorSiegeWorks → MordorSiegeWorksCommandSetLevel2_Annatar → Command_ConstructMordorCatapult Source definition `data/ini/commandbutton.ini:16603` Command_ConstructMordorCatapult
Annatar	Fortress	Upgrade_MordorFortressMorgulSorceryTrigger, Upgrade_MordorSiegeWorksLevel2, Upgrade_MordorSiegeWorksLevel3	Trace Starting fortress → Fortress_Mordor → MordorFortressCitadel → MordorPorter → MordorSiegeWorks → MordorSiegeWorksCommandSetLevel3_Annatar → Command_ConstructMordorCatapult Source definition `data/ini/commandbutton.ini:16603` Command_ConstructMordorCatapult

FIELD NOTES

Strategy

Strategy notes have not been written for this unit yet. Use its range, armor profiles and recruitment requirements to inform comparisons; the stat sheet alone does not establish a winning matchup.

Source definition

data/ini/object/evilfaction/units/mordor/catapult.ini:3

MordorCatapult