Tesseron

Tesseron

A medium-range combat mechanoid. While it is fairly vulnerable to attacks, the tesseron's sweeping beam graser attack is so deadly that few opponents can get shots off against it.

Base Stats

Type

Mechanoid

Market Value

1200 

Flammability

0%

Armor

Armor - Sharp

40%

Armor - Blunt

20%

Armor - Heat

200%

Pawn Stats

Combat Power

150

Move Speed

4.7 c/s

Health Scale

72% HP

Body Size

1

Mass

60 kg

Pack Capacity

35 kg

Carrying Capacity

75 kg

Filth Rate

1

Comfortable Temp Range

-100 °C – 250 °C (-148 °F – 482 °F)

Melee Combat

Attack 1

Left fist
12 dmg (Blunt)
18 % AP
2 second cooldown

Attack 2

Right fist
12 dmg (Blunt)
18 % AP
2 second cooldown

Attack 3

Head
8.5 dmg (Blunt)
13 % AP
2 second cooldown
0.2 chance factor

Average DPS

3.36

Creation

Crafted At

Required Research

Ultra mechtech

Gestation Cycles

4

Resources to make

110 + 7 + 1

Technical

weaponTags

BeamGraserGun

A tesseron is a mechanoid added by the Biotech DLC.

Acquisition

Tesserons can be gestated by a mechanitor at a Large mech gestator once the Ultra mechtech research project has been completed. They require  110 Plasteel,  7 Components,  1 High subcore and 4 gestation cycles taking 1,800 ticks (30 secs) each to initiate. They take up bandwidth from their linked mechanitor.

Dead, friendly tesserons can also be resurrected at the large mech gestator using the "Resurrect medium mechanoid" bill. This requires the corpse of the friendly Tesseron,  50 steel, and 1 gestation cycle taking 1,800 ticks (30 secs) to initiate.

Summary

As mechanoids, every tesseron is immune to fire, Flame and Heat damage, and temperature extremes, despite having Comfortable Temperatures defined. They have 100% Toxic Resistance and Toxic Environment Resistance, making them immune to toxic buildup, rot stink and other toxic effects. They do not need to eat, rest, and have no mood. They will be stunned by EMP attacks for a time proportional to the EMP damage inflicted and will "adapt" and rendered immune to further EMP strikes for 2,200 ticks (36.67 secs).

Dead tesserons may be shredded at the machining table or crafting spot for  15 steel. However, these values are affected by mechanoid shredding efficiency, as well as missing parts on the tesseron.

As an enemy

Tesserons are similar to the lancer as a fast, ranged mechanoid. They move into range and continuously fire until interrupted, either by being engaged in melee or killed. They are most commonly found alongside later summons of the mechanoid commanders, but can also be found in ancient dangers and in high-wealth mechanoid raids.

Their weapon, the beam graser, fires a sweeping laser that damages pawns in a line, with a 50% chance on hit to set on fire. The main target of the tesseron is the only one that is immune to the sweeping laser; they are checked for hits separately and can be hit even if they move out of the physical path of the beam. The beam graser has a minimum range of 3.9 tiles, meaning that it cannot engage targets closer to them than this. The Tesseron will attempt to back up past the minimum distance if a colonist gets within this range.

As an ally

Mechs under player control require power: tesserons 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 mech recharger (200W), for 50% power/day, creating 15 wastepacks whenever the recharger's waste is filled up.

Combat

Tesserons use the beam graser. This weapon fires a laser that attacks pawns as it travels through multiple different tiles, dealing beam-type damage and potentially lighting them on fire.

Tesserons have a base 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.

Analysis

With high damage and the ability to set pawns on fire, tesserons pose a very serious threat. Ignited pawns will ignore all commands until they are put out, making it very possible for them to flee into other mechanoids, or simply be re-ignited over and over until they die.

If possible, force them into melee, where they are very vulnerable. If not, spread pawns out vertically to avoid multiple pawns being hit at once. Firefoam pop packs can be handy to extinguish and prevent fires. They have a moderately long range that can be taken advantage of with longer-ranged weaponry such as assault rifles, and their low health scale makes them vulnerable to being picked off quickly.

As with all other mechanoids, avoid using fire-based weaponry against them, as they are completely immune to fire damage. In the tesseron's case, this can be taken advantage of, as all allied mechs are immune to the tesseron's ability to light them on fire.

Health

Specify body type when known.

Body part	Health
Head	18
Skull	18
Brain	7
Nose	7
Neck	18
Jaw	14
Eye (left, right)	7
Ear (left, right)	7
Body	29
Kidney (left, right)	11
Lung (left, right)	11
Liver	14
Heart	11
Spine	18
Stomach	14
Limbs (left, right, fore, hind)	22
Appendage (left, right, fore, hind)	14

Gallery

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  Age 0-99 Tesseron facing east

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  Age 0-99 Tesseron facing north

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  Age 0-99 Tesseron facing south

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  Age 100+ Tesseron facing east

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  Age 100+ Tesseron facing north

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  Age 100+ Tesseron facing south

Version history

• Biotech DLC Release - Added.

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Mechanoids

Mechanoids | Core

Centipede (Blaster, Burner, Gunner) • Lancer • Pikeman • Scyther • Termite

Combat

Centurion • Legionary • Militor • Scorcher • Tesseron

Command

Apocriton • Diabolus • War queen (War urchin )

Labor

Agrihand • Cleansweeper • Constructoid • Fabricor • Lifter • Paramedic • Tunneler

Cluster | Buildings

Condition causer • Count-down activator • Mech assembler • Mech capsule • Mech drop beacon • Mech high-shield • Mech low-shield • Mech node • Proximity activator • Unstable power cell

Turrets

Auto charge turret • Auto inferno turret • Auto mortar • Mini-slugger turret

Creation | Pawn

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Mech gestator • Large mech gestator • Mechband antenna • Mechband dish