Weapon effects

DAMAGE AND WOUNDING

Each weapon has a damage rating that represents the average amount of damage, or wounding, inflicted on a target unit. The actual damage value inflicted for a particular attack will vary randomly between 50% and 150% of the damage rating. Once a damage value is determined, the target unit’s armour value is subtracted. If there is a positive damage value remaining, it is deducted from the target unit’s endurance points. If a unit’s endurance points reach zero, it is killed.

DAMAGE DISPLAY

Unit damage is shown by a bar across the top of the unit graphic in the map. A green bar represents full health. It progressively changes to red as the unit is damaged or injured. The current endurance and maximum endurance are also shown as numbers in the unit panel.

DESTROYING TERRAIN

Walls, objects and floors have a strength value. If the damage value of a weapon hit after random modification exceeds the strength value, the terrain is destroyed. The percentage chance of destroying terrain is shown when you hold down the right mouse button in terrain fire mode.

EXPLOSIONS

Some weapons have explosive effects, some units will explode when they are killed and some terrain will explode if destroyed. Explosions affect a surrounding area and can damage any units that are caught in the blast. Some terrain will be destroyed by explosions, but other terrain will block the force of an explosion protecting units behind it.

GOO

When a gooball explodes it spreads sticky goo around. This goo will trap units that are caught in it, and they will be unable to move. However, they can still fire. Flying units and the Spawn Drones are not stuck in goo. Any unit standing in goo will slowly lose endurance points due to injury caused by the powerful acid in the goo. Flying units are not damaged by goo, because they can hover above it. Goo will slowly disappear over time, freeing the trapped units within it.

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