Editing Pikeman

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| name = Pikeman
| image = MechanoidPikeman.png|Pikeman
| description = A clunky multi-legged combat mechanoid specialized as a long-range weapons platform. While effective at distance, it is weak in close-range fights and in melee combat.<br>Veterans of mechanoid wars know that often, the safest place to be around a pikeman is touching it.
| type = Mechanoid
| marketvalue = 1200
| movespeed = 2.5
| basemeatamount = 0
| baseleatheramount = 0
| armorblunt = 20
| armorsharp = 40
| armorheat = 200
| min comfortable temperature = -100
| max comfortable temperature = 250
| bandwidth = 2
| bodysize = 1
| healthscale = 0.85
| lifespan = 2500
| attack1dmg = 12
| attack1type = Blunt
| attack1cool = 2
| attack1part = front left leg
| attack2dmg = 12
| attack2type = Blunt
| attack2cool = 2
| attack2part = front right leg
| attack3dmg = 8.5
| attack3type = Blunt
| attack3cool = 2
| attack3part = head
| attack3chancefactor = 0.2
| weaponTags = MechanoidGunLongRange
<!-- Creation -->
| research = Standard mechtech
| production facility 1 = Large mech gestator
| resource 1 = Steel
| resource 1 amount = 100
| resource 2 = Plasteel
| resource 2 amount = 40
| resource 3 = Component
| resource 3 amount = 4
| resource 4 = Standard subcore
| resource 4 amount = 1
}}
'''Pikemen''' are a type of slow-moving, long range [[mechanoid]]. 

== Occurrence ==
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Raids = Yes. When?

Ancient shrines = Yes 

Clusters = Yes

Diabolus summons = Waves 2, 3, 6

War queen summons = Waves 1, 3, 5 

Apocriton summons = No. 

==Summary==
{{Mechanoid Summary}}

===As an enemy===
Pikemen will slowly move until they are at range, in which they will stay at maximum range to fire. They will not move around to seek cover, or avoid incoming fighters. Pikemen have moderate resistance to sharp damage and very small resistance to blunt damage, making them trivial to disable if one can get close enough to them.

Mechanoids can raid the player's base through [[events]], and are found in most [[Crashed Ship Part#Poison Ship|poison ships]], [[Crashed Ship Part#Psychic Ship|psychic ships]], and [[mech cluster]]s{{RoyaltyIcon}}. Pikemen are often supported by [[centipede]]s, [[scyther]]s, and [[lancer]]s, though their speed and range difference often leaves them at the back of the formation.  

===Combat===
Pikemen are always equipped with [[needle gun]]. It doesn't deal too much damage, but has an extremely long range, better-than-average armor penetration, and has the possibility of getting a lucky shot to the head. They are also able to engage in (less effective) melee combat with colonists.

Pikemen have a [[shooting accuracy]] of 96%, equivalent to a pawn with a [[Shooting]] skill of 8. They have a [[melee hit chance]] of 62%, equivalent to a pawn with a [[Melee]] skill of 4.

===Armor===
{| class="wikitable"
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! Armor
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| {{Apparel Protection Chart|set1name= {{P|Name}} {Sharp) | set1armor1={{P|Armor - Sharp}} | set2name= {{P|Name}} {Blunt) | set2armor1={{P|Armor - Blunt}}  }}
|}

== Acquisition ==
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Pikemen can be gestated by a [[mechanitor]]{{BiotechIcon}} at a [[{{P|Production Facility 1}}]] once the [[Research#{{P|Required Research}}|{{P|Required Research}}]] research project has been completed. They require {{Required Resources}} and 12 [[gestation cycle]]s taking {{ticks|1800}} each to initiate. They take up {{P|Bandwidth}} [[bandwidth]] from their linked mechanitor.

Dead, friendly pikemen can also be resurrected at the large mech gestator using the "''Resurrect medium mechanoid''" bill. This requires the corpse of the friendly pikeman, {{Icon Small|Steel||50}} [[steel]], and 1 [[gestation cycle]] taking {{ticks|1800}} to initiate.

Mechs under player control require power: pikemen use 10% of their power per day while active.  If set to dormant self-charging, they instead recharge for 1% power / day, without pollution. They recharge in a [[large mech recharger]] (400W), for 50% power/day, creating 10 [[wastepack]]s whenever the recharger's waste is filled up.

== Analysis ==
===As an enemy===
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Pikemen play a supportive role. While their damage output is atrocious, their range is massive, analogous to a [[sniper rifle]]. This makes kiting a group of mechanoids, or firing and backing away from them, a difficult task. It also acts as a stationary mech group's effective range. The needle gun's piercing value means that it has the potential to be lethal, if it hits the right body part. In large groups, they are not to be underestimated, and don't expect basic [[mini-turret]]s to be able to hit them. 

As their description says, engaging pikemen at close range can be a viable way to take them down, though you'll have to deal with their comrades first. Their gun is weak, but their melee is even weaker.

===As an ally===
{{Biotech|section=1}}
A pikeman's needle cannon is still as weak as ever. And, unlike your colonists, a tiny chance to instantly kill a raider doesn't really matter. Enemies almost always have larger numbers than you, so good overal {{DPS}} (leading to [[pain shock]]) is much more consistent. Once you've researched [[Research#High Mechtech|High Mechtech]], [[lancer]]s become a better option for general combat: they move much faster and have a much greater DPS.

Therefore, the pikeman is a niche support unit, using its massive range to its advantage. While any pawn can boast the same range with a [[sniper rifle]], getting into a sniper duel risks getting a colonist's head lobbed off. Thus, pikemen are a safer way to lure [[siege]]s into attacking, pick off preparing [[raider]]s, or hunt with less risk than a human marksman. When using one, beware of their rather slow movement speed. For example, keep your fighting force ready and somewhere nearby when getting a siege to attack.

== Health ==
Note, that due to mechanoids having different body part structures, this table is only provided as a rough guide.
{{Animal Health Table}}

==Trivia==
The line in the description, ''"Veterans of mechanoid wars know that often, the safest place to be around a pikeman is touching it."'' is copied almost verbatim from a previous version of the [[Lancer]]'s description, namely: ''"Veterans of mechanoid wars know that often, the safest thing to do against a lancer is to charge."''

== Version history ==
*Introduced in 1.1.
*[[Biotech DLC]] - Introduced ability to [[Mechanoid creation|create and control friendly mechanoids]], including pikemen.

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