Split

Split is the first projectile behavior checked. On the first eligible collision, the Projectile or beam splits toward its stated number of different targets within 6 metres. If there are too few targets, unused continuations fire in random directions. Each continuation shares the original travel distance and normally cannot hit a target already hit by that Projectile group.

Split occurs only on the first eligible collision

A Projectile or beam that can Split uses the behavior the first time it collides with a target. Its Split continuations do not repeatedly use that same generic Split event.

Split has the highest collision priority

Split is checked before Pierce, Fork, and Chain. A collision resolved as Split does not also use one of those later behaviors.

Targets are searched within 6 metres

Split continuations aim at different valid targets within 6 metres when possible. The official 0.2.0e patch corrected the keyword display from 4 metres to the actual 6 metres.

Missing targets become random directions

When there are fewer valid targets than the Split count, the remaining continuations are aimed in random directions.

Split copies are continuations

They share the original Projectile's maximum travel distance and normally cannot hit a target already hit by another Projectile in the same group.

Later behaviors can still occur

After Split, each continuation can use remaining Pierce, Fork, or Chain behavior at later collisions in that priority order.