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Fortelian: /* Hydroponics */

{{WiP}}

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|imagebgcolor = lightgrey
|img = MaintTech.png
|jobtitle = Mess Sergeant
|difficulty = Medium rare
|rank = Sergeant
|superior = [[Commanding Officer]]
|duties = Make food for hungry marines and shipside crew.
|guides = This one
|description = You are the Mess Sergeant!.
Your job is to service the marines with excellent food, drinks, and entertaining the shipside crew when needed. You have a lot of freedom and it is up to you, to decide what to do with it. Good luck!

As the mess sergeant you answer to the commanding officer. Special circumstances may change this.
}}

''"IT'S RAW"''<br>
― Gordon Ramsay

The '''Mess Sergeant''' (Msgt) is an enlisted USCM crewmember of the [[USS Almayer]]'s service department. Trained in all types of engineering work and directly supervised by the commissioned [[Commanding Officer]], they are responsible for keeping the crew fed, as well as any marines who might want some food other than a by product of a by product of a by product.

==Overview==
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You begin the mission in the kitchen. There's milk, meat, vegetables, a microwave, all sorts of kitchen equipment you might need for cooking up some delicious fun :^) Your job is a roleplaying one, so you don't have to worry about any actual obligations. You could try to make the tallest sandwhich, or you could try making fortune cookies and giving them to marines.

==Hydroponics==
The Company has provided The USS Almayer's research wing and '''mess sergeant''' with a hydroponics area. Here, you can grow plants. In the south side of the kitchen, there's a door which to leads to your personal hydroponics area. Here you can grow all sorts of yummie veggies and fruits. Use this produce to make more meals! Yum!

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|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" |[[File:Hydroponicstray.png|64px]]<br>'''Hydroponics tray '''<br>'''
|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" | A specialised tray to grow plants in. You may right-click the tray and select '''Flush Tray''' to reset it, removing everything including nutrients and refill it with water. The lights on the tray correspond to the state of the plant:
*'''Green:''' Plant is ready to be harvested.
*'''Red:''' Plant is unhealthy, old-aged or dead.
*'''Orange/Red flash:''' High amount of weeds or pests.
*'''Yellow:''' Low amounts of nutrients in the tray.
*'''Blue:''' Low amount of water in the tray.
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|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" |[[File:Seedvendor.png|64px]]<br>'''MegaSeed Servitor'''
|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" | Vendor that contains the basic seeds needed to get started.
|-
|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" |[[File:Seedextractor.png|64px]]<br>'''Seed extractor <br>'''
|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" | Extracts seeds from harvested plants. Insert a plant sample to obtain seeds.
|-
|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" |[[File:Centrifuge.png|64px]]<br>'''Lysis-isolation Centrifuge'''
|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" | By inserting a flora data disk and any plant material (such as seeds or samples), this machine allows you to process the genome of said plant. The plant material is destroyed in the process.

Once analyzed, a set of genes can be extracted. This can be done only a certain number of times before the genes decay completely. The extracted data is saved to the floral data disk. This disk can then be used in the Bioballistic delivery system.
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|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" |[[File:Bioballistic.png|64px]]<br>'''Bioballistic delivery system.'''
|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" | Uses data disks with extracted genomes from the Lysis-isolation Centrifuge. By inserting a disk and a target plant sample, you can override the existing gene with the stored one. Use this to positively select your plants. If you modify a sample genome too many times, the genome will decay completely.
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|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" |[[File:Floradisk.png|64px]]<br>'''Flora data disk '''<br>'''
|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" | Data disk for storing plant genes. Used with the lysis-isolation centrifuge and bioballistic delivery system. Can only contain a single gene. Empty data disks can be found in the flora disk boxes inside the hydroponics locker. They can also be stored in the disk cabinet for better organization.
|-
|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" |[[File:Plantanalyzer.png|64px]]<br>'''Plant analyzer '''<br>'''
|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" | Used to analyze plants quickly and get a reading of its general properties.
|-
|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" |[[File:Hoe.png|64px]]<br>'''Mini hoe '''<br>'''
|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" | The mini garden hoe can be used to uproot weeds from hydroponics trays. Using the garden hoe will damage the plant slightly.
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|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" |[[File:Plantclipper.png|64px]]<br>'''Plant Clippers '''<br>'''
|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" | A specialised clipping tool for taking samples off plants. Use this if you want a sample from a plant before maturity, or if you want to harvest without removing the plant completely. Alternatively, other cutting tools may be used.
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|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" |[[File:Hatchet.png|64px]]<br>'''Hatchet '''<br>'''
|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" | Used to cut down large plants into smaller parts. Usually wood.
|-
|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" |[[File:Spade.png|64px]]<br>'''Spade '''<br>'''
|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" | Used to move dirt around. But we don't have dirt onboard, so it has little purpose right now.
|-
|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" |[[File:Bucket.png|64px]]<br>'''Bucket '''<br>'''
|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" | Its a bucket. Fill it with water and pour it somewhere.
|-
|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" |[[File:Plantbag.png|64px]]<br>'''Plant bag '''<br>'''
|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" | Lets you carry a large amount of plant goods around. Click on a tile to store all the plants on that tile in the bag. Use the bag again to drop everything on another tile.
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|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" |[[File:Hydroponicsspray.png|64px]]<br>'''Hydroponics spray '''<br>'''
|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" | Functions similarly to a space cleaner spray. Comes with ammonia. You might want to empty it and fill it with your own special mixture. You can spray this on hydroponics trays to add chemicals to them.
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|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" | <br>'''Identifying Genes '''<br>'''
|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" | Modifying your plants can require a lot of work and you may want to take notes during it. Gene labels are reordered and randomized each round, so identifying them requires some trial an error in figuring out which gene corresponds to what trait. Using the plant analyzer will be a great help during this. If you see a plant has a desired trait, try to extract one gene at a time from that plant and apply it to another. Once you see that the desired changes have occurred, you've identified the gene. '''A gene label represents the same trait across all plants'''.

Some traits won't do much, while others can have drastic effects.
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|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" | <br>'''Mutating plants '''<br>'''
|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" | Radioactive compounds might mutate your plants. Unlike the above process, this relies on RNG. It can kill the plant, change its properties or create an entirely new species. The plant might even start producing new chemicals.
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|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" | <br>'''Keeping your plants alive '''<br>'''
|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" | Plants are living things and they can die of old age or if not taken care of. Make sure to remove pests and weeds. Some chemicals are beneficial and provides nutrients, while others can be toxic. If your plant is unhealthy, it might contain a lot of toxins, be weeded or contain pests. Providing your plants with water and nutrients will make them slowly heal.
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==Almayer Projects==
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If you've had enough of cooking meals in your little kitchen, and no one is wanting to take them, then you can try different things. For example, you can get a backpack and try spreading fortune cookies all around the Almayer. There are many possibilities. You could try making nuka cola and serving it to a marine with a daring sense of taste. If you can't think of what to do, ask for ideas from other folks or just explore the Almayer until an idea pops into your head.

==Your Skillset==
[[File:Mt_skill_set.png]]

To find out about how the skill system works head over to the [http://cm-ss13.com/wiki/The_Skill_System skills system page].

==Reading and Sources==
''There are no current guides or discussions for Mess Sergeant at the moment. Why don't you make one?''

Mess Technician

2020-10-16T19:03:16Z

Fortelian: Made this page actually have stuff

Warrior

2020-10-16T17:56:51Z

Fortelian: /* Warrior Tactics */

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|tiertype = ALIEN - TIER 2
|imagebgcolor = #DDAADD
|img = Warrior.png
|castetitle = Warrior
|evolves_from = [[Defender]]
|evolves_to = [[Crusher]], [[Praetorian]]
|role = Disable and capture lone prey. Act as one of the Hive's main line combatants.
|guides = No External Guides.
}}
==General Information==
The warrior is a highly mobile caste that serves as a mid ground between being a hit and run harrasser and a frontline combatant with abilities to quickly and easily disable or capture lone marines. For example it's unique ability '''Lunge''' makes the warrior lunge at the targetted marine and grabs them (note that marines can resist out of the grab but it takes time), rendering them helpless while you drag them away. The lunge ability will make you pounce at whatever you spot you shift+click/middle click at, similar to the runner's pounce. If you miss a lunge at a marine you will have to wait for it to recharge.

==Playing as a Warrior==
Playing as the warrior means that you will want to divide and conquer any marines you come across in small groupings, by this I mean that you'll want to single out a marine in the marine group that you come across and then use your '''Punch''' ability to effectively disable/heavily injure your chosen target and then use your '''Fling''' ability to separate them from the marine group. If successful you'll be able to drag your now injured prey back to the hive/nearby nesting area to help increase the xenos numbers or you can kill them and get back to work pushing the marines off the planet/station.

Now that you've got a basic combo down for the warriors abilities lets start with the overall round progression for the warrior. If you're the first to evolve into a warrior you'll want to locating and capturing any potential hosts, it also means you get to practice your lunge ability on the monkeys or on unsuspecting survivors. Once the marines have landed you'll, like above want to attack small groups of marines disabling a single one and separating them from further marine support. Alternately you can form a hunting pack with lurkers and defenders to really stamp out the marines morale and gather large quantities of hosts.

== Abilities ==
'''Unique passive ability:''' If you highlight a specific limb then grab a marine, and upgrade the grab (click [[File:UP-GRADE.png|32px]] or press '''Z''' in hotkey mode), after a decent chunk of time you will rip off that specific limb. Both passive and aggressive grabs can be resisted and moving will abort the de-limbing mechanic.

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! style="background-color:#CCB6D6;" width=150|Abilities:
! style="background-color:#CCB6D6;" |Description:
|-
|[[File:Xeno_Rest.png]]
'''Rest'''
|Used to rest and get up. Xenos heal faster when resting on weeds.
|-
|[[File:Regurgitate.png]]
'''Regurgitate'''
|{{Devour}}
|
|-
!Brawler
|'''PASSIVE:''' Your slashes charge up a pool of shielding. When you slash while your pool is full, you activate the shield and add it to yourself.
|-
|[[File:Fling.png]]
'''Fling'''
|Flings the targetted marine a few tiles and damages them. Click on your target with the middle mouse button to use the ability.

Costs 10 plasma, cooldown: 6 seconds.

|-
|[[File:Lunge.png]]
'''Lunge'''
| Lunges the warrior towards the targeted marine and puts them into a choke hold (like grabbing them). Click on your target with the middle mouse button to use the ability. Works on targets around corners.

Costs 10 plasma, cooldown: 10 seconds.

|-
|[[File:Punch.png]]
'''Punch'''
|Punches the targeted marine dealing a hefty amount of damage. Click on your target with the middle mouse button to use the ability.

Costs 10 plasma, cooldown: 5 seconds.
|}

== Attainable Strains==

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|-
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[[Strains#Strains|'''Boxer''']]
|}

=====Strain Abilities=====
<br>
====== Boxer======
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! style="background-color:#CCB6D6;" width=150|Abilities:
! style="background-color:#CCB6D6;" |Description:
|-
|'''KO Counter'''
|KO Counter is Boxer’s first passive. Every time you Jab or Punch an enemy, they gain 1 KO stack, with slashes and disarms giving 0.5 stacks each. Stacks last until you either: use Uppercut on the stacked target, build stacks on a different target, or don’t hit the target for 5 seconds.
|-
|'''Clarity'''
|Clarity is Boxer’s second passive, it is a stacking self-buff that prevents you from being stunned (but you will still be pushed back and slowed) by small-arms fire and other niche things. It protects you from: buckshot stun, slug stun and daze, heavy revolver stun and daze, dropship stun, and door + APC shocks. Clarity stacks up to 3 times, one point per 15 seconds.
|-
|[[File:Punch.png]]
'''Punch'''
|Punches the targeted marine dealing a hefty amount of damage while also building a stack on the KO Counter. Has a two-tile range and resets the cooldown of Jab. Click on your target with the middle mouse button to use the ability. Cooldown: 4 seconds.
|-
![[File:Pounce.png]]<br>Jab
|Jab is a ranged ability that applies a daze and slow to the target you hit, as well as building your KO Counter and has a 3-tile range. Cooldown is reset when landing a Punch. Cooldown: 4 seconds.<br>
|-
![[File:Clothesline.png]]<br>Uppercut
|Consumes all of your KO Counter when you use it. For every point of KO Counter, Uppercut deals 10 damage, up to a maximum of 150 damage at 15 stacks. In addition to this, Uppercut also heals you for 5% of your health per stack, up to a maximum of 75% health at 15 stacks. Uppercut has different effects based on how many stacks the target has when used, these are: 0 - No effect. 1-2 - damage. 3-5 damage and knockback. 6-8 - damage, knockback, and a 1.5 second stun. 9-15 - damage, knockback, and the target will be slept for 10 seconds. Using Uppercut puts Punch and Jab on cooldown. Cooldown: 15 seconds.

|}

==Warrior Tactics==
Lunge is a powerful tool that can almost guarantee a capture/kill if you play your cards right. Do not attempt this on a group of marines by yourself. It is best around corners where you can see marines and easily dash out and lunge. When in CQC around 1-2 tile wide corners/corridors with other aliens try to use your lunge ability to capture any marines that try to get a shot off into the crowd of xenos. When you see someone approaching get ready. When they are close enough, lunge and drag them back while shoving them. If you start to lose a lot of health in attempting this remember: You cannot capture hosts if you are dead. If you have to stop, then draw back and regen. Get a slash or punch off if you can to weaken them for another encounter.

==Warrior Evolution and Maturity==

The Warrior can '''Evolve''' into the following castes:

* The [[Praetorian]] is a more all-rounder evolution of the Spitter and a ranged version of the Warrior, foregoing melee mastery for a large array of useful combat skills that makes it the master of the battlefield. It has more health and a greater stature and melee attack coupled with surprising nimbleness, its spit is as powerful as ever and it gains elusive [[Pheromones]] that would otherwise be reserved to [[Drone]] castes and the [[Queen]]. It also gets to use a special sticky spit, covering the battlefield in thick, sticky resin that will limit Marine movement and a weaker Spray Acid ability similar to the Boiler.

* The [[Crusher]] takes an unique path, foregoing mobility and direct offensive power in exchange for becoming a literal tank caste, gaining an armored crest capable of easily deflecting large amounts of punishment, and a massive health and armor pool. It also gains the ability to '''Charge''', a slow-winding but eventually fast and unstoppable assault, knocking aside and wounding anyone in your path. You will also gain the ability to '''Stomp''', allowing you to smash into the ground to viciously wound any downed tallhost under you.

Runner

2020-10-16T17:53:30Z

Fortelian: /* General Information */

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|tiertype = ALIEN - TIER 1
|imagebgcolor = #DDAADD
|img = Alien-Runner.png
|castetitle = Runner
|evolves_from = '''Larva'''
|evolves_to = [[Lurker]]
|role = Scout for the Hive. Harass and ambush Marines, especially lone wolfs. Flank positions during sieges and stand-offs. Gather hosts.
|guides = No External Guides.
}}

== General Information ==

The Runner, as its name entirely implies, is the fastest caste available to the Alien Hive. It is small and nimble, able to effortlessly run under and above most waist-high obstructions, leaping over (unwired) barricades and tables alike, and dragging off hosts faster then most. Its speed, however, is made up for by its extremely low durability, any sustained damage will usually lead to the death of a Runner, forcing it to pick its encounters carefully and making the price for a mistake rather high.

The Runner has sturdy legs and as such can '''Pounce''' to cover a relatively large distance in an instant. Such a pounce allows the Runner to increase his mobility even further, and if appropriately aimed will enable him to land on top of a human, instantly flooring them. Should this happen, the human will probably get up quickly, but this will disarm them, making it an excellent way to start an ambush.

Due to the Runner's small stature, it is also important to note the Runner's ability to '''Hide''' under objects, notably tables which can easily conceal quite well. It increases its ability to perform ambushes even further, making it deadly if not found rapidly. This also allows the Runner to pick its time to strike even in plain sight. Beware that a Runner using his '''Hide''' ability will not regenerate Plasma when off weeds.

The Runner has a relatively weak attack, but it can easily chain up attacks, allowing it to rapidly dish out damage when an ambush is successful. A well-placed pounce and a few slashes ought to put the average host in fear of ever wandering towards the darkness alone ever again.

== Playing as a Runner ==
It cannot be emphasized enough that the Runner makes up for its extreme nimbleness by being physically weak. Not only is it not too impressive in direct combat, but it will be put down easily by concentrated fire. One burst that hit can instantly end up with you floored, one shotgun blast that solidly connects and you are done, and as such you do not get the luxury of just running around prepared Marines that are ready to fire unless you know exactly what you are doing and do it well. This death can come in a few, well-aimed fatal shots, or in a hail of bullets that even the Runner eventually falls victim to.

While you might be in a hurry to try your mettle in an ambush, it's important to know that as a Runner, you have two primary non-combat tasks. Recovering defenseless hosts and bringing them to the Hive, and scouting Marine positions and relaying that information to the Hive. Your speed means you are at almost no risk if someone spots you lurking around fortifications, and most will think twice before giving chase, knowing your innate strength against isolated targets and the fact you can easily outrun them if in actual danger.

Harassment is another essential tool in your arsenal. Not every attack or ambush has to yield severe wounds or kills, fear and panic can easily damage the humans as much. Don't hesitate to scare groups of humans that you can't engage head-on, remind them that nowhere is truly safe, perhaps have them waste munitions or even precious time trying to snuff you out.

Should you ever find a position behind enemy lines that are entirely unguarded, your ability to flank with no danger will truly shine. Wreck havoc, leave nothing standing. The punishment for not guarding vital assets is pure and severe.

Never forget that you can '''Hide''' if needed, this may allow you to get very daring ambushes. Everyone expects an attack from the darkness, and few expect a Runner to suddenly spring out from under a table in the middle of a well-lit area.

== Abilities ==

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! style="background-color:#CCB6D6;" |Description:
|-
![[File:Xeno_Rest.png]]<br>Rest
|Used to rest and get up. Aliens heal faster when resting on weeds.
|-
![[File:Regurgitate.png]]<br>Regurgitate
|{{Devour}}
|-
![[File:Hide.png]]<br>Hide
|Hide under objects. Pouncing will cancel your Hiding.
|-
![[File:Pounce.png]]<br>Pounce
|Pounce at target, forcing the victim on the ground and drop their weapons. Though one can quickly get up from a Runner's pounce so some Runners tend to tackle the victim as follow up.

Cooldown: 4 seconds.
|-
![[File:Bone_Spur.png]]<br>Bone Spur
|Fire a blast of bone chips at your target. A limited range, perfectly accurate skillshot that slows the target.

Costs 30 Plasma, cooldown: 13 seconds.
|-
![[File:Toggle_Long_Range_Sight.png]]<br>Toggle Long Range Sight
|[[File:Stretch_to_fit.png|thumb|Use "Stretch to fit" to minimize the hassle of changing icon size when zooming in/out.]]Increases your view range by 3 tiles all around you.
<br>
Costs 20 plasma.
|}

== Attainable Strains==
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! style="background-color:#DDA0DD; text-align:center;"|'''Strains:'''
|-
|style="width:125px; border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px; text-align:center;" |
'''[[Strains|Acider]]'''
|}
===Strain Abilities===
<br>
==== Acider====
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
! style="background-color:#CCB6D6;" width=150|Abilities:
! style="background-color:#CCB6D6;" |Description:
|-
!'''Acid Gland'''
|'''PASSIVE''': Generate acid overtime to fill your acid glands.
|-
!'''Acid Slashes'''
|'''PASSIVE''': When slashing a host, apply one stack of acid on them and fill your acid glands in the process only if you attack a host with acid already on them.
|-
![[File:Corrosive acid.png]]<br>Corrosive Acid
|Vomit a glob of very strong acid on item to dissolve it. Multiple items can be clicked at once as long as you are standing still.
<br>
Costs 100 Acid.
|-
![[File:Stomp.png]]<br>For the Hive
|Prime yourself for detonating into a massive explosion of acid in 20 seconds. The more acid stored, the more devastating the explosion. Drastically slows down your speed as well as emits a very audible whaling sound when armed. You'll slowly change color as well signifying how close you are to exploding. Activating the ability again will cancel the detonation at the cost of 250 acid.
<br>
Costs 200 acid.
|}

== Runner Tactics ==
* As the fastest caste in the Hive, and one of the four starting castes, you will always be on monkey recovery until all are found and brought back. To move them quickly, '''Eat''' them by grabbing them and clicking yourself and '''Regurgitate''' them later. Just make sure not to take too long, they will automatically '''Regurgitate''' out of your stomach after five minutes. Once this it is done, you can release your inner rage on the local colonists, or the local colony in general, until you eventually get a whole lot more foes to fight who come down from above.

*You, along with [[Sentinel]]s, can drag hosts away the fastest without needing to swallow them, meaning you are well suited to dragging smallhosts, and infected tallhosts, back to the nest.

* Runners are fragile. One point blank from a shotgun using buckshot '''will put you into critical'''. If you are on weeds and take no further damage, you will live, but if you are off weeds, then you will bleed out. That is, if the marine doesn't just point blank you again.

* Scouting as a Runner might sound trivial, but it can turn risky fast if you're not careful. Remember to switch in and out of Darkvision often, and be very careful about moving lights in the distance, lamps rarely move on their own, Marine armor lights do. Likewise, as you make your way around, keep a close eye on any suspicious clutter in small entrances. Humans can lay traps too, and their traps can kill you straight. Better safe than sorry.

* Scouting for your eyes only is virtually useless. If you find out anything useful, say it. You should have no trouble finding a safe place to communicate your information thanks to your '''Hide''' ability. Tell them any strongpoints, any apparent flanks, if the Marines are making significant movements, if the metal bird is landing or taking off, the general concentration of Marines across the colony, or if you spot a target of interest.

* You don't need to be a lone wolf. If you spot slower castes trying to flank and hunt as you do, make sure to gravitate around them. You might not be able to take a lot of punishment, but your ambushes can provide a golden opportunity for another caste to mop up immediately. You can also act as a guard for that [[Drone]] who is going in dangerous along the flank, and she will reward you with melted defenses and new weed patches to recharge at.

* The power of your '''Pounce''' as a disarming attack cannot be understated. Whatever your target was doing before getting pounced, they will immediately be forced to drop their weapon, although it might snap back to their armor storage if they have a magnetic harness. It means that once they leap back up, they will be disoriented and disarmed, forcing them to stumble around either abandoning their weapon, pulling a new one out or trying to grab it again as you come in for raw damage. Be warned: with the addition of the default e to equip macro, a marine with a mag harnessed shotgun can '''instantly''' pull it out and one shot you by alternately spamming e and clicking you.

* Be aware that you are very fast. You can try dragging marines right out of under a medic's nose if they aren't paying attention. But make sure that marine is lying down! A marine standing up could pose a threat!

* Do not underestimate vent networks. They might give some warnings to nearby Marines, but you will be able to relocate insanely quickly.

* In an Almayer fight, you will usually want to leave the landing zone as fast as possible. Your destination will often be the nearest vent, the Almayer is a tight, elaborate ship and you will need to travel in the vents to flank in a useful manner. Do not try to fight stand-offs, you will have bad surprises.

* Claymore mines can ruin your day, but you can slash them from behind or to the side to detonate them without getting caught by the shrapnel if they are unattended.

* Consider slashing feet to slow hosts down and inflict pain if you are having a difficult time capturing them, particularly survivors. Two broken feet will rarely be lethal unless you are very unlucky.

== Runner Evolution ==

Runners can '''Evolve''' into the [[Lurker]]. While it's certainly a caste focused on ambushes like the Runner and shares its ability to Pounce, this caste loses mobility and nimbleness in favor of having more staying power and being devastating against single targets. The Lurker also gains a cloak, thus making it even more of an Ambush class, with a large serving of Stealth.

Carrier

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Fortelian: /* Shaman Abilities */

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|headerfontcolor = white
|tiertype = ALIEN - TIER 2
|imagebgcolor = #DDAADD
|img = Alien-Carrier.png
|castetitle = Carrier
|evolves_from = [[Drone]]
|evolves_to = N/A
|role = Carry huggers around, allowing the Hive to impregnate new hosts on the move. Use pheromones to assist fellow Aliens.
|guides = [[Pheromones|Guide to Pheromones]]
}}

== General Information ==

The Carrier is an evolved form of the [[Drone]]. Its unique ability is to store 8 facehuggers safely and carry them around, which allows the Carrier to become the Hive's main infection vector, able to carry facehuggers to the tallhosts instead of having to bring them to egg nests, and thus deploy them directly on the battlefield.

The Carrier is one of the fastest big Aliens in the game, besides a Hivelord under the effects of Resin Walker or a charging Crusher, allowing it to flank rather comfortably or perform hit and run tactics. While it loses the Drone's ability to build most resin structures, it is still capable of planting resin weeds. It also has access to [[Pheromones]], a critical tool in its arsenal, especially if flanking.

The facehuggers you throw will behave like normal facehuggers, but after being flung a distance they will be stunned for a short bit, and they will not be able to land on humans on a throw. As such, it's recommended to aim ever so slightly off-target. The facehugger will have room to adjust with a pounce once its lights are back on. '''Remember that clicking a hugger in your active hand stores it.'''

== Playing as a Carrier ==
As a Carrier, you will find yourself in a strong Support-oriented position, with your facehugger throw allowing you to add an extra threat to tallhosts facing you. While other castes focus on dealing damage or stunning, a carriers focus is on the windows of opportunity to infect tallhosts with the facehuggers you throw. Once a tallhost is hugged, they will be impregnated and will only be able to remove the embryo with advanced surgical procedures. If they don't make it back in time, you can fully expect that they will eventually hatch a [[Larva]].

Your ability to plant weeds should never be underestimated. While you're not a sturdy Alien by far, you can still take more hits than a [[Drone]], and tallhosts will certainly hesitate to engage you alone and head-on. In a pinch, you can simply fire facehuggers away to force them to deal with those while you make like the wind.

Carriers can place hugger traps, which are small resin holes hidden away on weeded surfaces. These holes can then store a facehugger, just like an egg, and lets the facehugger ambush passing humans. Hugger-filled resin holes additionally make the victim trip and fall, as well as notifying you when a trap is triggered and giving you the trap's location. These small traps allow you to easily get infections on any human foolish enough to rush straight into the Hive, and if you feel inclined, can even be put in forward or unorthodox positions to get pounces where the Marines expect to easily clear patches of weeds. In all cases, you can supply the weeds you need to plant those, making them a rather powerful, self-contained ability.

== Abilities ==

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! style="background-color:#CCB6D6;" width=150|Abilities:
! style="background-color:#CCB6D6;" |Description:
|-
![[File:Xeno_Rest.png]]<br>Rest
|Used to rest and get up. Aliens heal faster when resting on weeds.
|-
![[File:Regurgitate.png]]<br>Regurgitate
|{{Devour}}
|-
![[File:Plant purple sac.png]]<br>Plant Purple Sac
|Can't be planted if there is already a sac on the tile. Can be removed by one slash with harm intent for re-plant.

Costs 75 plasma.
|-
![[File:Emit pheromones.png]]<br>Emit Pheromones
|Emit one of the three [[Pheromones]]. It's advised that you emit a pheromone that isn't already being emitted, as pheromones don't stack.
|-
![[File:Throw_Hugger.png]]<br>Throw Facehugger
|Puts a hugger in your hand if it is empty. If you do have a hugger in hand it throws that hugger. You can directly store a hugger by using this ability on a hugger on the ground next to you. Throw a facehugger by using the middle mouse button.
|-
![[File:Retrieve_Egg.png]]<br>Retrieve Egg
| Allows you to retrieve eggs with your middle mouse button.
<br>
Note you can hold 3 eggs as max at young then another egg per each upgrade stopping at ancient with a maximum of 6 eggs.
|-
![[File:Place Resin Hole.png]]<br>Place Resin Hole
|Places a resin hole on weeds.

Costs 200 plasma.
|}

== Attainable Strains==
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! style="background-color:#DDA0DD; text-align:center;"|'''Strain:'''
|-
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[[Strains#Strains|'''Shaman''']]
|}

== Shaman Abilities ==
* The Shaman Strain ''cannot'' be affected by Pheromones, and their abilities ''cannot'' affect themselves or other Shamans
* Shaman Abilities are stronger with more '''non-Shaman''' aliens in a certain range
* Shaman Abilities have a cooldown of about 15-20 seconds.
* Shaman's loose the ability to store facehuggers but do retain the ability to store eggs.
* '''Shaman Abilities all require an egg to preform the ability, if there are no non-Shaman aliens in range, the ability will not function but the egg will still be consumed!'''

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
! style="background-color:#CCB6D6;" width=150|Abilities:
! style="background-color:#CCB6D6;" |Description:
|-
![[File:Queen-Readmit.png]]<br>Remember Pain
|After channeling for 2.5 seconds, the Shaman will remember how many other aliens (that isn't a shaman) there are within a 3 tiles range of you. The next time you use a different ability, if the amount of aliens around you is less than amount you remembered, you will cast your next ability at remembered power and reset the remembered count.
<br>
Costs 300 plasma and one egg.
|-
![[File:Heal_Xeno.png]]<br>Adrenal Healing
|After channelling for 2.5 seconds, Shaman affects in radius 3 all other non-Shaman aliens of their hive by giving them overhealth for 30 seconds, repairing their armor, and unstunning them. Effects are proportional to number of aliens after channelling. No more than 25% of armor integrity will be restored. Minimal effect is 10% armor integrity, if only one other aliens was near you.
<br>
Costs 100 plasma and one egg.
|-
![[File:Stomp.png]]<br>Frenzied Scream
|After channelling for 3 seconds, Shaman affects all humans in range by applying a 4 second (endurance may lower this time) knockdown and forcing humans to roll (it may extinguish fire and acid). The radius starts at 3 tiles from Shaman if Shaman has 1 non-Shaman alien nearby, and increases by 0.5 tiles per nearby aliens, up to limit of 7. This ability cannot hit same target more than once in 20 seconds. '''It also won't affect recently screeched by queen targets.'''
<br>
Costs 300 plasma and one egg.
|-
![[File:Emit_pheromones.png]]<br>Adrenal Pheromones
|After channelling for 2.5 seconds the Shaman will emit ALL pheromones with effects starting at 1 (lowest level) when 1 non-Shaman alien is nearby, and with a 0.5 increase per alien up to five 5 (ancient empress level). This pheromone emitting lasts for 30 seconds.''This ability does not affect Shamans''.
<br>
Costs 300 plasma and one egg.
|}

== Carrier Tactics ==

* The Carrier thrives as an ambush caste, with a powerful ability to hold a chokepoint by chugging facehuggers into it. While Marines can simply shoot the facehuggers as they come in, they will probably reconsider simply rushing in.

* Facehuggers have a very short life expectancy once thrown, usually under thirty seconds. As a result, it is extremely hard to use them as traps unless placed in resin holes, and they will usually be used directly against tallhosts to be viable.

* Facehuggers are capable of ripping off headgear on their own, and once viced to a Marine's face, nothing will pry them off. A facehugged Marine is as good as infected.

* The Carrier will usually heavily benefit from support, especially from castes that can easily stun a tallhost and drag them into the facehuggers you throw. [[Sentinel]]s and [[Runner]]s are two obvious candidates, but [[Spitter]]s and [[Lurker]]s can do in a pinch.

* You will need a large amount of eggs to do your work, especially since you are bound to throw many more facehuggers than you get infections. Make sure the [[Drone]]s are up to date with the latest engagements so eggs are always close to the front.

* Your facehuggers are useless against tallhosts that are already infected. As such, you should be careful when dealing with those hosts.

* Resin holes can easily be used as the Alien equivalent of a proximity mine. Any Marine foolish enough to walk near one unprepared will usually be pounced and infected on the spot. And since a dark hole is hard to see on equally darker weeds, this can make for a surprisingly efficient method of ambushing Marines even in clear corners, to say nothing of dimly lit areas further concealing them.

* As noted before, facehuggers will be stunned for 10 seconds after landing, even if it hits a Marine directly. Only when this initial stun is over will the facehugger be ready to pounce. While throwing facehuggers at Marines is a simple and obvious way to get infections, it is less efficient than throwing your facehuggers in cover and tricking tallhosts into running in their range once the stun is done.

* You can also hide resin holes or even eggs under debris such as metal. Due to the massive amount of stuff on the ground, a marine is extremely unlikely to notice it unless they are specifically looking for your devious trap.