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Difficulty: Hard Supervisors: Queen Rank: Not defined Duties: Capture and harass prey. Guides: N/A Unlock Requirements: Not available. Detailed Description: Not defined |__________| |
As a Runner your job is to attack isolated prey and secure more hosts for the hive. You are the fastest Alien but you are also the weakest, in terms of health and attacking power, use your speed to your advantage.
The Hunt
Runners are melee attackers. They are the fastest of all alien castes, but also the weakest. A few well-aimed shots will bring down a Runner, however, even a single skilled runner using the Pounce ability and keeping a few Facehuggers with them at all times can bring down an unaware, untrained squad of Marines with careful planning and a little luck.
Runners serve best at harassing round start survivors, who are ill equipped to fend you off, or lone/isolated Marines. They can also operate well during larger conflicts in harassing and infecting wounded and retreating Marines, especially those that may get cut off from the rest of their squad. Runners are not effective in direct combat as their low health means they'll die very quickly to someone with any fire arm.
Unique Abilities
- Leap: Consumes a small amount of Plasma, upon activation you will leap towards a selected target (target selection via Shift+Click/Middle Mouse Button). If you collide with a valid Human target you will stun the target, deal minor damage, and be placed ontop of the target. If the Human is wielding a Riot Shield, or a B18 Defensive Armour, there is a good chance your leap may miss and fail. If you leap onto a wall, or you fail when you leap on a Human, you are stunned for several seconds.