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|image = MechanoidLancer.png|Lancer | |image = MechanoidLancer.png|Lancer | ||
| − | |description = " | + | |description = "Fast human-sized combat mechanoids built for medium and long-range combat. Their bodies are light, making them vulnerable targets at close range - especially in melee combat." |
|type = Mechanoid{{!}}Mechanoid | |type = Mechanoid{{!}}Mechanoid | ||
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| − | '''Lancers''' are a type of fast-moving [[mechanoid]] with strong long | + | '''Lancers''' are a type of fast-moving [[mechanoid]] with strong mid-long range firepower that deals 30 damage per hit. They can be found sealed in ancient ruins in all biomes, either spawned inside mountains or outside on the landscape. They may also raid the player's base through a random raid-type event and can also be found in most [[Crashed Ship Part#Poison Ship|poison ships]] and [[Crashed Ship Part#Psychic Ship|psychic ships]]. |
Lancers are often supported by [[centipede]]s and [[scyther]]s, though they outrun centipedes by a huge margin, and will not stop to let them catch up. | Lancers are often supported by [[centipede]]s and [[scyther]]s, though they outrun centipedes by a huge margin, and will not stop to let them catch up. | ||
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{{main|Defense tactics#Lancers}} | {{main|Defense tactics#Lancers}} | ||
| − | Lancers play | + | Lancers play an offensive role, providing firepower to pick off lone colonists while centipedes mow down groups and scythers charge your gunners. |
| − | + | Charging lancers can be a viable way to take them down, once you have taken care of the initial scyther charge. | |
=== Trivia === | === Trivia === | ||
| − | A real life “Lancer” is a soldier who is armed with a Lance, and while the Lancer isn’t armed with a traditional lance the [[ | + | A real life “Lancer” is a soldier who is armed with a Lance, and while the Lancer isn’t armed with a traditional lance the [[charge lance]] variant they wield gives them their “Lancer” status. |
=== Graphs === | === Graphs === | ||
Revision as of 14:22, 28 February 2020
Lancer
"Fast human-sized combat mechanoids built for medium and long-range combat. Their bodies are light, making them vulnerable targets at close range - especially in melee combat."
Base Stats
- Type
- Mechanoid – Characters
Armor
- Armor - Sharp
- 40%
- Armor - Blunt
- 20%
Pawn Stats
- Move Speed
- 4.9 c/s
- Health Scale
- 100% HP
Production
Melee Combat
Lancers are a type of fast-moving mechanoid with strong mid-long range firepower that deals 30 damage per hit. They can be found sealed in ancient ruins in all biomes, either spawned inside mountains or outside on the landscape. They may also raid the player's base through a random raid-type event and can also be found in most poison ships and psychic ships.
Lancers are often supported by centipedes and scythers, though they outrun centipedes by a huge margin, and will not stop to let them catch up.
Like other mechanoids, lancers are sentient machine-like creatures which do not need to eat, cannot be tamed or trained, and are always hostile to the colony. Lancers have a moderate resistance to sharp damage and a small resistance to blunt damage but somewhat low health, making them trivial to disable at range with sufficient firepower. Lancers are vulnerable to spike traps, with only a few hits required to kill them.
Lancers will quickly charge 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.
Dead lancers may be disassembled at the machining table for 20 steel, 5 plasteel and 1 component, though these values are affected by mechanoid disassembly efficiency.
Combat & Strategy
Lancers play an offensive role, providing firepower to pick off lone colonists while centipedes mow down groups and scythers charge your gunners.
Charging lancers can be a viable way to take them down, once you have taken care of the initial scyther charge.
Trivia
A real life “Lancer” is a soldier who is armed with a Lance, and while the Lancer isn’t armed with a traditional lance the charge lance variant they wield gives them their “Lancer” status.
Graphs
The below graph assumes an uninjured lancer using a Normal charge lance. Values may differ as scythers will spawn with charge lances of differing quality, and all values are from Alpha 17.
