Volcano is a Transcendent grade shotgun in Counter-Strike Online firstly available during Lunar New Year Event 2011.
Overview
- Firstly introduced during the 2011 Letter Collecting Event.
- Available from Bingo in 2012.
- Available from Code Box in 2013.
- Available from Mileage Decoder in 2015.
- Available from Top 50 Decoder or Top 50 Unlimited Decoder in 2017.
- This item can be obtained from Transcendence Decoder from 2019.
A weapon that spews out 40 rounds of 12 gauge shotgun ammo at an extreme rate of fire that exceeds the limits of normal shotguns. In addition, it has a long barrel that gives it superior accuracy.
Advantages
- Very high magazine size for a shotgun
- High rate of fire
- Low recoil
- Bullets do not spread far
- As a shotgun, it can be used in far range
Disadvantages
- Heavy weight
- Expensive price
- Long reload time
- Cannot be fired underwater
- Low damage for a shotgun
- Hard to obtain
Tips
- Volcano shares the same ammo type with USAS-12.
- 40 rounds can deal 1920 ~ 3840 damage.
- The recoil is reduced significantly if you shoot while crouching.
- Apply Premium Enhancement to +9 for the best performance
Release date
- Taiwan/Hong Kong: 25 January 2011.
- China: 26 January 2011.
- South Korea: 27 January 2011
Japan: 27 April 2011.Singapore/Malaysia: 9 January 2013.- CSN:Z: 1 April 2015.
Vietnam: 21 May 2015.
- South Korea: 26 February 2015.
- Taiwan/Hong Kong: 10 March 2015.
- China &
Japan: 11 March 2015. Indonesia: 12 August 2015.- CSN:Z: 29 November 2015.
Vietnam: 18 February 2016.
Users
- Tanker: Seen in posters.
- SAS: Seen wielding Fire Vulcan in posters.
- David Black: Seen in posters.
Obtain procedure
This weapon was released alongside P90 Lapin on 27 January 2011 (South Korea). Player must collect 4 happy new year cards to get
Variant
- Fire Vulcan
A weapon that spews out 40 rounds of 12 gauge ammo at an extreme rate of fire that exceeds the limits of normal shotguns. In addition, it has a long barrel that gives it superior accuracy.
- The weapon can be obtained from Rare Decoder
- Inferno Cannon
- Main article: Inferno Cannon
A shotgun that rapidly fires 45 rounds of 12 gauge shotgun ammo. Its special feature, Infernal Flame, allows it to shoot fireballs.
Weapon Enhancement
Volcano can undergo Premium Weapon Enhancement to +9 (8 enhacements + a master one) to upgrade its performance.
| Statistic | +1 | +2 | +3 | +4 | +5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damage | x | x | x | x | x |
| Accuracy | - | - | - | - | - |
| Recoil | - | - | - | - | - |
| Weight | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rate of fire | - | - | - | - | - |
| Clip size | x | x | x | - | - |
| x = available, - = not available | |||||
Comparison to USAS-12
Positive
- Lower recoil (-10%)
- Higher fire rate (+8%)
- Lighter (-13%)
- Higher clip size (+20)
- Can be used by all teams
- Has shorter reload time
Neutral
- Shares ammo (40 rounds 12G)
Negative
- More expensive (+$650)
- Lower damage (-4)
- Difficult to obtain
Gallery
Firing sound
Reload sound
Draw sound
Trivia
- In ancient Roman religion and myth, Vulcan is the god of fire including the fire of volcanoes, also god of metalworking and the forge.
- These shotguns have the highest ammo capacity in Counter-Strike Online so far.
- Volcano uses USAS-12's cocking sound for its draw sound.
External links
- Vulcan (mythology) at Wikipedia.