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| name = Diabolus | | name = Diabolus | ||
| image = Diabolus east.png | | image = Diabolus east.png | ||
− | | description = An ultra-heavy mechanoid with an ultra-powerful hellsphere cannon. Made for siegebreaking, its hellsphere cannon takes time to charge up a shot, but can melt concrete and vaporize bone. The diabolus dissipates the hellsphere cannon's waste power in a heat column mounted on its back, which can pulse to ignite flammable objects nearby. <br | + | | description = An ultra-heavy mechanoid with an ultra-powerful hellsphere cannon. Made for siegebreaking, its hellsphere cannon takes time to charge up a shot, but can melt concrete and vaporize bone. The diabolus dissipates the hellsphere cannon's waste power in a heat column mounted on its back, which can pulse to ignite flammable objects nearby. <br>This mech's name comes from a thousand-year-old poem written by a Haspian monk who survived the erasure of his monastery. His religiously-tinged work describes a razor-bodied fiend pulsing with flesh-searing heat as it crushed scorched bodies under massive claws. The few who have faced a diabolus and survived tend to agree with this depiction. |
| type = Mechanoid | | type = Mechanoid | ||
| movespeed = 2.4 | | movespeed = 2.4 | ||
| flammability = 0 | | flammability = 0 | ||
| marketvalue = 1600 | | marketvalue = 1600 | ||
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| armorblunt = 25 | | armorblunt = 25 | ||
| armorsharp = 75 | | armorsharp = 75 | ||
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| bodysize = 4 | | bodysize = 4 | ||
| healthscale = 4.5 | | healthscale = 4.5 | ||
+ | | hungerrate = <!-- May not be applicable, or may need custom implementation, if unsure, tag page with {{Stub}} and any known details --> | ||
| lifespan = | | lifespan = | ||
| attack1dmg = 18 | | attack1dmg = 18 | ||
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| research = High mechtech | | research = High mechtech | ||
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| resource 1 = Steel | | resource 1 = Steel | ||
| resource 1 amount = 300 | | resource 1 amount = 300 | ||
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− | A ''' | + | A '''Diabolus''' is a [[mechanoids|mechanoid]] added by the [[Biotech DLC]]. |
− | == | + | == Summary == |
− | + | {{Mechanoid Summary}} | |
− | + | Diaboluses have a 60% [[EMP]] resistance, meaning they are stunned for 60% less time. | |
− | + | ===As an enemy=== | |
+ | You can summon a hostile Diabolus with a [[mechanitor]] and a powered [[comms console]]. Therefore, summoning one requires the [[Research#Microelectronics|Microelectronics]] research. However, they are not exclusive to summoning, as strong enough mechanoid raids may feature one or even multiple. | ||
− | + | When summoned, it will be accompanied by other mechanoids. The amount of other mechanoids depends on how many times you have summoned a Diabolus before, but is independent of wealth, time, or colony progress. Eventually, you'll have to face multiple Diaboluses at the same time. They will crash down in a ship after a random amount of time ranging from a few in game hours to days. They will not attack immediately, but will instead act like a raid and "prepare" before launching their assault. At the moment, it seems that the maximum size is reached after summoning Diabolus 8 times. | |
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− | + | Defeating a hostile Diabolus rewards the player with a [[signal chip]]. Studying one is required to research [[Research#Standard_Mechtech|Standard Mechtech]], and they can also be used to create various mechanitor gear or even your own Diabolus. | |
− | + | ===Combat=== | |
+ | An enemy Diabolus alternates between two long range attacks: | ||
− | + | :1. [[Hellsphere cannon]]. When using this attack, Diabolus will create a red circle around a target. After several seconds, the circle explodes, leaving a large circle of fire. The radius of the blast is a bit larger than the circle, so you may want to err on the side of caution. Thankfully, it only has a range of 19 tiles, and can't be used too close. Unlike other ranged weapons, once initialized it will continue to be fire, even if the diabolus is engaged in melee in the meantime. Engaging in melee will prevent ''future'' shots being initialized, but will trigger the flame burst discussed belwo. | |
− | + | :*It deals ''800'' bomb damage, which is multiplied against walls and impassible structures. Humans are scaled around 100 health, so one blast is ''easily'' enough to kill a pawn caught near its center. It is also certain to obliterate any structures in the blast. | |
+ | :2. [[Charge blaster turret]]. This fires a single shot, at long range and for relatively low damage, but with almost no startup time. It can be fired while moving. Cover is useful, assuming the hellsphere cannon isn't aimed at it. | ||
− | + | When engaged in melee, the Diabolus will trigger a special ability. It surrounds itself in explosive fluids and then ignites them creating a massive fireball around it. This attack deals heavy damage, and there is almost no time to disengage and run to safety. | |
− | + | An enemy Diabolus won't actively try to breach walls, though it will destroy buildings and objects if no pawns are accessible. | |
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− | + | '''Summoning:''' | |
+ | # 1x Diabolus, 3x [[militor]] | ||
+ | # 1x Diabolus, 4x [[militor]], 2x [[pikeman]] | ||
+ | # 1x Diabolus with heavy shield unit, 7x [[militor]], 2x [[pikeman]], 1x [[tesseron]] | ||
+ | # 2x Diabolus with heavy shield unit, 10x [[militor]], 3x [[legionary]], 1x [[centurion]] | ||
+ | # 2x Diabolus with heavy shield unit, 10x [[militor]], 5x [[scyther]], 3x [[centipede]] (gunner) | ||
+ | # 2x Diabolus with heavy shield unit, 15x [[militor]], 8x [[pikeman]], 4x [[centipede]] (gunner), 1x [[centurion]] | ||
+ | # 2x Diabolus with heavy shield unit, 15x [[militor]], 10x [[lancer]], 5x [[centipede]] (gunner) | ||
+ | # 3x Diabolus with heavy shield unit, 15x [[militor]], 10x [[tesseron]], 6x [[centipede]] (gunner), 1x [[centurion]] | ||
− | + | Like the other mechanoid bosses, after being summoned 8 times, the next summon will be the same as wave 3. The wave count is per playthrough, not per colony or map.{{Check Tag|Archonexus?|Confirm the wave count doesn't reset after archonexus transfer}} If the diabolus is summoned once on one map, summoning another on a second map will bring the second wave. | |
− | + | ==As an ally== | |
+ | The Diabolus is an ultra-heavy mechanoid, and require [[Research#High Mechtech|High Mechtech]] to be researched. | ||
− | + | They can be created from a [[large mech gestator]] with {{Required Resources}}, taking up 5 [[bandwidth]] from a [[mechanitor]]. After taking a small amonut of work to craft, it must gestate for 12 cycles to form. They recharge in a [[large mech recharger]], creating 25 [[wastepack]]s whenever the recharger's waste is filled up. | |
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− | + | In combat, the Diabolus will automatically use their pulse turret, unless disabled. They will automatically aim the hellsphere cannon, though it has a limited range, can't be used too close, and still takes a long time to charge up. However, it can be used even if attacked in melee range. The cannon will still light the terrain on fire and will destroy structures. They may also initiate a flame burst, which takes 3 seconds to warm up and cannot be used for 1 hour afterwards. | |
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== Analysis == | == Analysis == | ||
− | + | {{Stub|section=1|reason=Strategy/level of strength to fight enemy diabolus. Tactics and use cases as an ally}} | |
− | + | ===As an enemy=== | |
− | + | Kiting is key to taking out the Diabolus. With fire vulnerable pawns, it is ''highly'' advised to NOT use melee attacks to avoid the close-ranged burst. Sufficient fire protection ([[devilstrand]] clothing, [[phoenix armor]] {{RoyaltyIcon}}, [[impids]]) can help tank the flames, and your own mechanoids are completely immune to fire. | |
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− | + | If melee isn't an option, you should instead manually move pawns away from the blast radius, always allowing yourself the option to move. Splitting your pawns up will allow more of them to focus on shooting instead of running. You can even use your own [[militor]]s to lure the cannon or flame burst; their range is short enough to justify staying close, anyway. | |
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− | + | Be extra careful about [[fire]]; if not from the diabolus' blast, then from the wildfires or a [[tesseron]]. Pawns lit on fire can't be controlled, so you can't order them out of the blast range, which is nearly certain to be fatal. Also be wary of the ''Fleeing Fire'' [[mental break]], caused by being a [[children|child]] or the pyrophobia [[gene]]; while short, it is still just as dangerous with a diabolus. A [[firefoam pop pack]] is very helpful. | |
− | + | Despite their resistance, diaboluses are still vulnerable to [[EMP]]. However because of the EMPs reduced uptime, you may want to use EMP damage tactically. Stunning the diabolus interrupts the hellsphere cannon, so EMPs can be timed to prevent the cannon from firing and potentially save a pawn's life. If the diabolus is still adapted while firing, and therefore temporarily immune to further EMP stuns, then this strategy cannot be used. EMP should thus be used sparingly, rather than fired at will. | |
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− | + | Once diaboluses spawn with shields, it is often better to use EMPs to break the shield rather than interrupt a blast. This will kill the diabolus faster, which prevents more hellsphere shots overall. | |
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− | + | ===As an ally=== | |
− | + | Slow and with a little more health & armor than a [[centipede]], diaboluses are best used against stationary threats like [[siege]]s, [[mech cluster]]s{{RoyaltyIcon}}, and other mech commanders. | |
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− | Slow and with a little more health & armor than a [[ | ||
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Watch out for the hellsphere cannon accidentally destroying items, including the chips dropped by all 3 mechanoid commanders. | Watch out for the hellsphere cannon accidentally destroying items, including the chips dropped by all 3 mechanoid commanders. | ||
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== Health == | == Health == | ||
− | + | Specify body type when known. | |
− | {{Animal Health Table | + | {{Animal Health Table}} |
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== Version history == | == Version history == | ||
* [[Biotech DLC]] Release - Added. | * [[Biotech DLC]] Release - Added. | ||
− | + | * [[Version/1.4.3531|1.4.3531]] - Increased EMP resistance from 30% to 60%. | |
− | + | * [[Version/1.4.3555|1.4.3555]] - Now immune to [[psychic shock lance|psychic]] [[psychic insanity lance|lances]]. | |
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− | * [[Version/1.4.3531|1.4.3531]] - Increased EMP resistance from 30% to 60% | ||
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− | * [[Version/1.4.3555|1.4.3555]] - Now immune to [[psychic shock lance|psychic]] [[psychic insanity lance|lances]]. | ||
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[[Category:Mechanoids]] | [[Category:Mechanoids]] |