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Acquisition

Metalhorrors can typically be found in infected pawns. Pre-infected pawns may arrive as guests or raiders.

During the monolith awakening, several mature metalhorrors will be spawned to defend each void structure.

Summary

Metalhorrors are entities that infect other creatures, creating more of themselves as they do. It is possible to test pawns in order to find out who is hosting a Metalhorror. Upon detection, Metalhorrors will cut their way out of their hosts, leaving them wounded and bleeding. The death of their host will also cause them to emerge, even if they have not been detected first. When attacked, they only receive 25% of damage.

Metalhorrors can spread between colonists in various ways and cannot be detected before a gray flesh sample has been found. A pawn can be implanted through the following vectors:

Before their arrival at the colony. This can apply to creepy joiners, but it is unclear whether other pawns can be infected this way.^[Verify]
By an insectoid.^{[Detail needed]}
During sleep.^[Detail]
During surgery by an infected pawn.^[Detail]
Through a meal cooked by an infected pawn.
During Unnatural healing by infected pawn.
When fed a meal by a infected pawn.

The creepy joiner can already have a metalhorror infection upon joining the colony. Contrary to other non-humanlike entities, they have three different life stages. They need 1 day to grow from larva to juvenile, and another two days to grow from a juvenile to a mature metalhorror.

Metalhorrors do not leave behind corpses when killed, instead breaking down into a pile of 10-20 bioferrite, and occasionally 1 shard.

Yield

The metalhorror yields 4.4 bioferrite and 220W per day.

Combat

A metalhorror's attacks are identical to those of a scyther. Metalhorrors attack with a blade attached to each arm, dealing a massive 20 damage per blade. Even for brawlers with high melee skill, metalhorrors are extremely dangerous.^[Maturity?]

Melee Attacks	Damage Amount	Cooldown
Cut	20	2.0 sec

Unlike scythers, however, metalhorrors are highly flammable. They can be ignited very easily, and will disengage from combat while on fire.

Metalhorrors have a psychic sensitivity of 150%, making certain psycasts more effective on them.

Analysis

Metalhorrors subtly manipulate their hosts, looking for opportunities to spread to others, and making them lie about test results if the tester is infected. Communal areas and shared bedrooms do most of the work for Metalhorrors, giving them ample opportunity to spread.

Detection

Paramedics can never become infected or lie about test results, so they can be used to test for Metalhorror infections safely.

If you don't have a paramedic, the following procedure can be done:

Have 2 doctors
The instant you become aware of a Metalhorror infection, have doctor 1 check someone other than doctor 2
If they find an infection, doctor 1 is clear.
If they do not, have doctor 2 check the patient
if they find an infection, doctor 1 is infected
If they do not, have doctor 1 check again
if doctor 1 finds an infection, doctor 2 is infected
if doctor 1 does not, then either both doctors are clear or both are infected.

In the event of total infection, a sufficient number of Mechanoids can safely clear out the revealed Metalhorrors, as long as the Mechanitors they are linked to are still alive.

Gallery

Larva

East
North
South

Juvenile

East
North
South

Mature

East
North
South

Version history

Anomaly DLC Release - Added.

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 == Summary ==
-{{Stub|section =1 |reason=Comprehensive list of transmission vectors. Operations of all kinds by an infected doctor, tending by infected, food cooked by infected, food fed by infected doctor, and sleeping in the same bed with infected all reported. These, others, and existing vectors need verification and specifics}}
+{{Stub|section =1 |reason=Comprehensive list of transmission vectors. Attacks by entities, operations of all kinds by an infected doctor, tending by infected, food cooked by infected, food fed by infected doctor, and sleeping in the same bed with infected all reported. These, others, and existing vectors need verification and specifics}}
 Metalhorrors are entities that infect other creatures, creating more of themselves as they do. It is possible to test pawns in order to find out who is hosting a Metalhorror. Upon detection, Metalhorrors will cut their way out of their hosts, leaving them wounded and bleeding. The death of their host will also cause them to emerge, even if they have not been detected first. When attacked, they only receive 25% of damage.
-Metalhorrors can spread between colonists in various ways and cannot be detected before a gray flesh sample has been found. They can spread through meals or wounds (e.g., surgery, being physically attacked, eating infected food). The [[creepy joiner]] can already have a metalhorror infection upon joining the colony. Contrary to other non-humanlike entities, they have three different life stages. They need 1 day to grow from larva to juvenile, and another two days to grow from a juvenile to a mature metalhorror.
+Metalhorrors can spread between colonists in various ways and cannot be detected before a gray flesh sample has been found. A pawn can be implanted through the following vectors:
+* Before their arrival at the colony. This can apply to [[creepy joiner]]s, but it is unclear whether other pawns can be infected this way.{{Check Tag|Verify}}
+* By an insectoid.{{Check Tag|Detail needed}}
+* During sleep.{{Check Tag|Detail|Does this require sleeping in the same bed? Sleeping in the same room? An infected pawn just being around a sleeping pawn?}}
+* During surgery by an infected pawn.{{Check Tag|Detail|Operations only? Tending?}}
+* Through a meal cooked by an infected pawn.
+* During [[Unnatural healing]] by infected pawn.
+* When fed a meal by a infected pawn.
+The [[creepy joiner]] can already have a metalhorror infection upon joining the colony. Contrary to other non-humanlike entities, they have three different life stages. They need 1 day to grow from larva to juvenile, and another two days to grow from a juvenile to a mature metalhorror.
 Metalhorrors do not leave behind corpses when killed, instead breaking down into a pile of 10-20 [[bioferrite]], and occasionally 1 [[shard]].