So as the beta is out and I notice some people are having issues in the game such as losing everything to suicide grunts. I figure I should let you all know a summary and example as to how each card phrasing works, what it effects and so forth. As well as every applicable unit’s special (Y button or PC equivalant button)
Special effects
- Blast - When the unit dies, where it died makes a glowing circle appear on the floor which charges up. Any enemy unit within it, Land or Air will be destroyed or suffer heavy damage - Rush - The unit that has this doesn’t get combat fatigue at all. Immediately having full health and full attack strength as if summoned at the home base. - Detect - This counters Cloak, allowing the unit to see any cloaked enemies if nearby. (As far as I am aware, the unit must still be near it to attack it.) - Cloak - This makes the unit that has it deploy invisibly and can move and attack without revealing itself for 90 seconds. Or until a Detect unit spots it. - Shield - The unit that has this gains an energy shield that absorbs damage and regenerates when not in combat (I believe it’s the small bar on top of the health bar in game) - Siphon - The unit with this heals to themselves whatever amount of damage they do to the enemy. (Best do two vs one against them) - Support - The unit that has this is unable to attack in any method, their manually activated ability usually supports the allied units. - Reflect - Any unit with this will automatically deal half the damage it takes back to the attacker. - Shock - The unit with this will intimidate enemies and reduce their armor (Maybe health too, would recommend attacking via powers) - Guard - This unit will take all the damage aimed at nearby allies instead of the intended target. - Rally - This unit will cause any ally units near it to deal more damage than normal - Last Stand - This unit when destroyed will spawn infantry to keep fighting (As far as I can tell, the number either means that many lone troops or that many squads)Those are presently all the card prefixes, the Y or PC equivalent abilities are as follows. This will only list anything that does have an ability. The layout is “Name [Energy cost] - Ability”
Manually activated abilities
Chopper [20] - Ram: Charges through or into enemies and causes damage
Jump Pack Brute [20] - Jump Strike: Leaps forward and smashes the ground, causes damage and stuns nearby enemies
Bloodfuel Grunts [30] - Shrapnel Mine: Plants mines which slow and damage enemy units (Probably not air units)
Ghost [30] - Ram: Charges through or into enemies and causes damage
Engineer [50] - Overshield: Creates a temporary shield to protect nearby allied units (Will appear as a giant circular shield)
Extractor Marines [50] - Grenade Throw: Throws a grenade at the enemy to deal damage
Nightingale [50] - Defensive Smoke: Cloaks all units (Friend or Foe) and suppresses combat in it’s area.
Reaver [60] - Predatory Leap: Jumps a short distance, can be used to ambush or to escape.
Terror Chopper [60] - Ram: Charges through or into enemies and causes damage
Warthog [60] - Ram: Charges through or into enemies and causes damage
Protector Sentinel [70] - Lockdown Bolt: Fires a bolt at Vehicles and / or structures which stuns and damages them
ODST Drop [80] - Demolition Charge: Throws a timed explosive charge that deals more damage to structures and garrisons (Possibly still good against vehicles and infantry)
Armored Warthog [90] - Ram: Charges through or into enemies and causes damage
Prowling Reaver [90] - Predatory Leap: Jumps a short distance, can be used to ambush or to escape.
Armored Marines [100] - Grenade Throw: Throws a grenade at the enemy to deal damage
Kodiak [100] - Deploy: Converts between siege mode and mobile mode
Vanguard Kodiak [110] - Deploy: Converts between siege mode and mobile mode
Blisterback [120] - Deploy: Converts between siege mode and mobile mode
Stealth Kodiak [120] - Deploy: Converts between siege mode and mobile mode
Ironclad Wraith [140] - Scorch Mortar: Shoots a shell that sets an area on fire, dealing damage to units inside.
Trooper Warthog [140] - Ram: Charges through or into enemies and causes damage
Vulture [140] - Phoenix Missile: Launches a devastating missile with a wide area of effect damage
Grizzly [150] - Missile Barrage: Fires multiple missiles at medium range targets
Enduring Blisterback [160] - Deploy: Converts between siege mode and mobile mode
Warlord [200] - Gravity Shockwave: Stun enemy units and structures with a massive hammer slame
Forge’s Warthog [220] - Anvil Round: Fires an EMP at an area. Slowing nearby enemies.
Jerome-092 [220] - Spartan Slam: Leaps high in the air and slams an enemy, taking control of air or vehicle units
Douglas-042 [230] - Spartan Slam: Leaps high in the air and slams an enemy, taking control of air or vehicle units
Alice-130 [240] - Spartan Slam: Leaps high in the air and slams an enemy, taking control of air or vehicle units
Condor Strike [300] - Heavy Gauss Barrage: Fires three magnetically accelerated slugs at a target
Scarab Assault [300] - Carapace Shield: Emits a short-live plasma shield briefly becoming invincible
