Best weapon for a swarm of Cacodemons?

[Peaved T-40]

What weapon would you expect to have if you where confronted by a swarm of Cacodemons?

Edited January 9, 2024 by Peaved T-40

[ViolentBeetle]

Rocket launcher. I guess BFG is also a valid option if there's a lot of them.

[NoOne]

On 1/9/2024 at 1:08 AM, ViolentBeetle said:

Rocket launcher. I guess BFG is also a valid option if there's a lot of them.

Never enuff Caco..BFG all day every day :D

[FireWarden1000]

BFG9000, and the Rocket Launcher will be the most effective if the Cacodemons are close together.

 

The BFG9000 has a delay in firing which leaves you vulnerable for attack from enemies.

 

The Rocket Launcher has the potential to damage the player if enemies are close enough to the player or if the player shoots a wall by accident.

 

For narrow corridors, the Plasma Gun will burn through any enemy if you have enough Energy Cells.

[Kappes Buur]

The best weapon for eliminating swarms or hordes of any monster type is the Gluon Gun by Major Cooke, use straferunning for good effect. It slices through any monster effortlessly.

 

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This weapon can also be found in Lambda.

Edited January 11, 2024 by Kappes Buur

[DNSKILL5]

Always loved lobbing rockets at them. 

[The Doommer]

Rocket Launcher, SSG or BFG on a massive amount

[IHave10Shells]

I would use regular shotgun to save ammo, but if it's in a tiny room plasma gun will do.

[NightRiding Doom]

a deviously excelent cacoswarm will require plasma gun

[bofu]

BFG for sure, but if I don't have access to one or ammo is sparse, rocket launcher all the way. While it takes a couple rockets to kill a single Caco, thanks to the explosion radius damage, the rocket-per-casualty rate drops considerably as their numbers increase.

[The Doommer]

On 1/12/2024 at 5:50 PM, IHave10Shells said:

I would use regular shotgun to save ammo

I would argue that since it's a caco it's not gonna be an ammo waste. They never go down in one shot

[rita remton]

depends on many factors - space, terrain, ammo, caco swarm size. for example, for a room of 512x512x128 map units with a swarm size of 15 cacodemons, my best weapon would be the [bfg]. for the same room size with a swarm size of 1 cacodemon, the [pistol] with 50 bullets is usually sufficient.

Edited January 25, 2024 by rita remton