Guard

Guarding the colony is a job that can be assigned to colonists. Guards use physical force to protect the other colonists from hordes of zombies. There are four types of guards:

Weapon	Ammunition	Damage	Range	Reload (seconds)
Sling	Sling Bullet	50	12	3
Bow	Bronze Arrow	100	20	5
Crossbow	Crossbow Bolt	300	25	8
Matchlock Gun	Lead Bullet	500	30	12

Guards can be assigned via the command tool by left-clicking to select a guard type and then right-clicking to place the job. Guards can be made to work during the day or the night, as they too have to sleep sometimes. When assigned, they will remain stationary at their post. If a zombie comes within their radius, they will turn and shoot it. Guards prioritize the zombies with the highest health that they can kill in one shot. (Matchlock guards target 500 hp zombies, then 300, then 100, whereas crossbows target 300, then 100, then 500, and arrows/slingers target 100, 300, 500.) Guards are the only job that does not need be near a crate to access the stockpile but at the end of their shift they will visit the Grocery Shop Vendor to get their daily Happiness ration.

Trivia

• The range of guards is the mathematical distance, like a sphere around them. They will also shoot zombies above or below them
• Guards need a line of sight to be able to shoot, the line goes from the head of the guard to the head of the zombie
• All guards need their respective weapon item to start the guard duty
• Night shift starts at 17:30 (5:30pm) and ends at 6:30 in the morning. Day shift starts at 5:30 and ends at 18:30 (6:30pm)

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Weapon	Ammunition	Damage	Range	Reload (seconds)
Sling	Sling Bullet	25	12	3
Bow	Bronze Arrow	75	20	5
Crossbow	Crossbow Bolt	200	25	8
Matchlock Gun	Lead Bullet	500	30	7
Handcannon	Handcannon Ammo	1300	10	10
Poison	Poison Dart	1800 over 45 seconds	10	12
Grenade Launcher	Grenade	250 - 3 block AOE	18	12