Boomerang

"Why you hurt me throwing stick?"

- Wolfgang

The Boomerang is a throwable Weapon and one of six ranged Weapons in game. It requires 1 Board. 1 Silk, and 1 Charcoal to craft and an Alchemy Engine to prototype.

The Boomerang returns to the player after being thrown. The player must catch it by pressing spacebar while it is on its way back. That is made easier because catching it is the first priority when pressing spacebar, meaning that if there are other pickable objects close enough, the character will focus on catching the Boomerang first. If it isn't caught after being thrown, it will hit the player and remove twice the durability on return, and the player will have to pick it up from the ground in order to use it again.

The Boomerang will return to the player even if the player moves from the original throwing spot. It will not hit a target if the target moves out of range before the Boomerang reaches it, but it will always return to the player.

If the player dies from being struck by a Boomerang, the Obituary will show the character's name under "Cause of Death".

Tips

 * The player can have more than one Boomerang out at a time. The spacebar must be held for each returning Boomerang, however.
 * The Boomerang kills rabbits and flying birds in one throw, making it a very fast method for gathering Morsels and feathers. However, nearby rabbits and birds will run away, and killing them directly raises naughtiness.
 * As Wolfgang may do more or less damage depending on hunger level, he also receives the same multiplier from uncaught Boomerangs.

Trivia

 * The description of Boomerang is "It comes from a land down under", which is most likely a reference to Australia, where the Boomerang was invented by Aboriginal Australians. More specifically, it's a reference to a line from "Down Under", a song by Men at Work.