Barkskin

Barkskin

A dryad caste specialized in absorbing hits during combat. Barkskin dryads are covered by a thick bark-like hide which is partly formed by the Gauranlen tree itself. Under human influence, it can act as a damage-absorbing fighter.
In general, dryads are mammal-like creatures that have a symbiotic relationship with the Gauranlen tree. They reproduce together with their tree, which contains a hidden dryad queen. Dryads can morph into various specialized castes.

Base Stats

Type

Animal – Dryad

Flammability

70%

Apparel

Armor - Sharp

70%

Armor - Blunt

40%

Pawn Stats

Move Speed

3.2 c/s

Health Scale

0.9

Body Size

0.65

Mass - Baby

7.8 kg

Mass - Juvenile

19.5 kg

Mass - Adult

39 kg

Carrying Capacity

49 kg

Filth Rate

1

Diet

none

Life Expectancy

80 years

Manhunter Chance

100%

Trainable Intelligence

Intermediate

Wildness

0%

Comfortable Temp Range

-50 °C – 50 °C (-58 °F – 122 °F)

Production

Meat Yield

4 immature dryad meat

Melee Combat

Attack 1

Front left paw
8 dmg (Scratch)
12 % AP
2 second cooldown
Stun for 280 ticks (4.67 secs) on first strike

Attack 2

Front right paw
8 dmg (Scratch)
12 % AP
2 second cooldown
Stun for 280 ticks (4.67 secs) on first strike

Attack 3

Teeth
9 dmg (Bite)
13 % AP
2 second cooldown
0.9 chance factor
Stun for 280 ticks (4.67 secs) on first strike

Attack 4

Head
4 dmg (Blunt)
6 % AP
2 second cooldown
0.2 chance factor

Average DPS

2.25

Technical

tradeTags

AnimalDryad

Barkskin are a caste of Dryads, a type of animal added by the Ideology DLC. Slow but tough, the barkskin soaks hits for your other fighters.

Summary

All dryads, including the barkskin, are produced by a Gauranlen tree. They have no need to eat, are immune to disease events, and have a Toxic Sensitivity of 0%, rendering them immune to Toxic fallout and Toxic buildup. Dryads cannot die from blood loss, so in practice will survive virtually any damage that doesn't immediately kill them. Dryads can retreat to a healing pod in order to regenerate wounds; this takes 3 days and heals all permanent injuries and bad conditions.

Attacks

Barkskin dryads are fairly weak combatants. Even with their amazing armor, they are roughly on par with most dogs as individual fighters.

Melee Attacks	Damage Amount	Cooldown
Scratch	8	2.0 sec
Bite	9	2.0 sec
Blunt	4	2.0 sec

Armor

Armor

Barkskins have similar armor to a thrumbo (with more Sharp armor), but they don't quite compare - dryads have a health scale of 0.9, similar to a human and over 8x less than a proper thrumbo.

Analysis

Barkskins do one thing well: tank hits for your colonists. While your pawns fire from a distance, barkskins can face enemy attacks. Thanks to the unique properties of dryads, they can heal up permanent injuries in 3 days, and don't need immediate tending, making them very cheap blocking animals. Barkskins will also engage enemies in melee, which means that they won't be firing their gun. Friendly fire is a possibility, but barkskins are small (avoiding hits), and they can be used as direct cover.

Version history

• Ideology DLC Release - Added.
• 1.3.3076 - Fix: Dryads are affected by disease incidents.
• 1.3.3101 - Blunt armor increased from 30% to 40%, sharp armor increased from 60% to 70%.

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Animals

Herbivorous

Alpaca • Bison • Boomalope • Capybara • Caribou • Cassowary • Chicken • Chinchilla • Cow • Deer • Donkey • Dromedary • Duck • Elephant • Elk • Emu • Gazelle • Goat • Goose • Guinea pig • Hare • Horse • Ibex • Megasloth • Muffalo • Ostrich • Rhinoceros • Sheep • Snowhare • Squirrel • Turkey • Yak • Toxalope

Dendrovorous

Alphabeaver • Thrumbo

Omnivorous

Boomrat • Grizzly bear • Human • Husky • Iguana • Labrador retriever • Megascarab • Megaspider • Monkey • Pig • Polar bear • Spelopede • Raccoon • Rat • Tortoise • Wild boar • Yorkshire terrier • Waste rat

Carnivorous

Arctic fox • Arctic wolf • Cat • Cobra • Cougar • Fennec fox • Lynx • Panther • Red fox • Timber wolf • Warg

Dryads

Barkskin • Berrymaker • Carrier • Clawer • Gaumaker • Immature dryad • Medicinemaker • Woodmaker