TGMC:Defender
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| COMBAT XENO | |
 Defender |
Difficulty: Medium Duties: Be the toughest tier 1 xeno, attract attention, but not too much yet. Guides: no separate guides Quote: "Defense! Defense! Defense!" |
The Defender
The Defender is a combat caste, focused on being the "tank" of any group of tier 1 xenos, and one of the most lethal xenos at tier 1. Defenders ensure that they can endure dense firing lanes while hurting marines in the process of eating lead.
Playing the WALL
As a Defender, your expecatations are
- Protecting boilers
- Taking more shots to kill than any other xeno at tier 1 with crest defense, fortify, and regenerating skin
- Stunning marines with tail sweep and forward charge
- Comboing abilties with one's toolkit and with other xenomorphs
It is important for a defender to be able to combo its abilities together efficiently, or your damage will be severely limited. Learning about other xenomorphs' abilities and pushing with sisters help you punch out more damage for your buck.
You can still slash in fortify!!
After taking a chunk of lead, you will accumulate sunder, which you can heal by regenerating skin. While you do need to rest for your health, you don't need to worry about sunder.
Combos
Combo 1
- Close distance between you and marine
- Tail sweep when close
- Crest Defense when dealing with marines' retaliation
- Either Forward Charge to stun more or to retreat
Maturity Statistics and Evolution Paths
Defenders are born to evolve into Warriors and then eventually Crushers.
Maturity increases stats as follows.
- Slash is the melee damage when the xenomorph is in harm intent and slashing marine. In the code, it's melee_damage.
- Melee, bullet, laser, energy, bomb, bio, rad, fire, and acid are soft armor values, not hard armor, which means that they reduce damage by a percentage rather than a flat value.
- Crest and Fortify are values that raise every soft armor value when the respective abilities are toggled on.
| Age | Health | Plasma | Slash Файл:Intent Harm.png | Melee | Bullet | Laser | Energy | Bomb | Bio | Rad | Fire | Acid | Crest | Fortify |
| Young | 260 | 150 | 17 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 60 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 22 | 50 |
| Mature | 280 | 175 | 17 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 25 | 60 | 25 | 25 | 33 | 25 | 26 | 52 |
| Elder | 300 | 190 | 21 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 28 | 60 | 28 | 28 | 35 | 28 | 30 | 55 |
| Ancient | 320 | 200 | 21 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 60 | 30 | 30 | 40 | 30 | 30 | 55 |
Defender Abilities
| Ability | Description | Plasma Cost | Cooldown |
|---|---|---|---|
 Toggle Bump Attacks |
This ability allows you to toggle bump attacks on and off. If for some reason you want to avoid them, toggle this off. The red arrow means it's on; the green arrow means it's off. | N/A | N/A |
 Rest |
This ability is used to rest and get up. You will heal only when resting on weeds and will also regenerate plasma faster. | N/A | N/A |
 Psy Drain |
Grants the hive a minimum of 30 psychic points and 1/8 of a larva. Psychic points scales with the server population, with a maximum of 90 with fewer players connected. | 100 | N/A |
 Crest Defense |
Raises your armor values while sacrificing 20% movement speed. See the armor values table above. | N/A | 1 second |
 Fortify |
Increases your armor greatly, but you're unable to move while in this state. You can still slash at objects and players, though. | N/A | 1 second |
 Forward Charge |
Charge up to 4 tiles in the direction you click in, knocking over sentries and tables, but unable to go through other humans. Can be used while in a defensive stance, taking you out of one. | 80 | 10 seconds |
 Tail Sweep |
Attacks all humanoids in around the user in a radius. Deals melee and stamina damage to those hit, knocking them over. Can be used while in a defensive stance, but uses double the plasma. | 35 | 12 seconds |
 Regenerate Skin |
Restores 25 brute and 25 burn, and resets sunder. Can't be used while on fire, but it can be used while in a defensive stance. | 160 | 1 minute |
Primordial Evolution
NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE INGAME.
Once the hive has enough psychic points, your queen has the option to unlock powerful primordial evolutions for each strain. Primordial evolutions grant additional abilities for the relevant class.
For the Defender, this primordial ability is Centrifugal Force
| Ability | Description | Plasma Cost | Cooldown |
|---|---|---|---|
 Centrifugal Force |
Spins you around in a radius, making you travel to adjacent tiles, with the additional actions of Tail Sweep. Can use while crested, but not fortified, and uses double the plasma. Does not end until you've expended all plasma. | 15 per sweep | 30 seconds |
Defender tips & tricks
- Always try to eat bullets for your xeno buddies.
- If you're just purely tanking for the boiler, hit that FAT fortify.
- If you're covering other xeno's retreat, HIT THAT FAT CREST BUTTON
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| Engineering and Supply | Chief Ship Engineer, Requisitions Officer, Ship Technician | |
| Medical | Chief Medical Officer, Medical Officer, Researcher | |
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| Xenomorphs | Tier 0 | Larva, Minions |
| Tier 1 | Drone, Runner, Defender, Baneling, Sentinel | |
| Tier 2 | Hivelord, Carrier, Hunter, Wraith, Bull, Warrior, Puppeteer, Spitter | |
| Tier 3 | Gorger, Defiler, Widow, Ravager, Warlock, Behemoth, Crusher, Praetorian, Boiler | |
| Tier 4 | Shrike, Queen, King, Hivemind | |
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