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{{Quest step|title=Defend Grit Gate|subtask=Defend {{favilink|Grit Gate}} from its assailants. | {{Quest step|title=Defend Grit Gate|subtask=Defend {{favilink|Grit Gate}} from its assailants. | ||
Once all members of the attacking party have been killed or removed from the zone, the quest will be completed | Once all members of the attacking party have been killed or removed from the zone, the quest will be completed{{Code Reference|namespace=XRL.World.ZoneParts|class=ScriptCallToArms|method=HandleEvent|name="ScriptCallToArms.HandleEvent"}}}}. | ||
==Rewards== | ==Rewards== | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
{{As of patch inline|2.0. | {{As of patch inline|2.0.209.41}} | ||
*The game will attempt to spawn two parties | {{Missing info|missing the specific probability of Templar war parties EMPing on arrival; missing info on how long it takes for the war parties to arrive; missing info on where the war parties are spawned}} | ||
*The Putus Templar will sometimes spawn in conjunction with a localized [[EMP]] pulse | *The game will attempt to spawn two parties<ref name="ScriptCallToArms.HandleEvent" />, drawing in part from a generic table consisting of a {{favilink|Banner-Knight Templar}}, a {{favilink|Knight Templar}}, a {{favilink|Phylactery squire}}, a {{favilink|Newfather}}, and a {{favilink|Gunner-Knight Templar}}. The first party should consist of one legendary {{favilink|Knight Commander of the Holy Temple}}{{XML Reference|population|Templar War Party Major}}, one randomly-chosen {{favilink|Banner-Knight Templar}}, {{favilink|Knight Templar}}, or {{favilink|Gunner-Knight Templar}}, and a mix of six randomly-chosen {{favilink|Gunner-Knight Templar|plural}} and {{favilink|Knight Templar|plural}} (with a 15% chance each to choose from the aforementioned generic table instead). The second party rolls for members three times, each time with an 80% chance to pick one entry from the generic table and a 20% chance of picking four {{favilink|templar squire|plural}}{{XML Reference|population|Templar War Party Minor}}. | ||
*The Putus Templar will sometimes spawn in conjunction with a localized 30-turn [[EMP]] pulse with a radius of 4{{Code Reference|namespace=XRL.World.ZoneParts|class=ScriptCallToArms|method=spawnParties}}, making relying too heavily on the {{favilink|force projector|plural}} or any deployed turrets and mines risky. | |||
*If the player has a neutral [[reputation]] with the Putus Templar, they will not spawn hostile towards the player. Note that any turrets or mines deployed by the player through [[Deploy Turret]] or [[Lay Mine / Set Bomb]] will not target non-hostile creatures. | |||
*For details on how the aftermath of the attack is scored, see [[The Assessment]]. | *For details on how the aftermath of the attack is scored, see [[The Assessment]]. | ||
== Tips == | == Tips == | ||
{{Opinion}}The difficulty of the defense can vary wildly based on the composition of the war parties and the different potential breach locations. Certain equipment or capabilities can be invaluable to controlling the engagement. | {{Opinion}} The difficulty of the defense can vary wildly based on the composition and equipment of the war parties and the different potential breach locations. Certain equipment or capabilities can be invaluable to controlling the engagement. | ||
*{{favilink|Portable wall|plural}} can | |||
* | *Using {{favilink|Portable wall|plural}} can create tactical advantages both in advance and during combat. They can be used to shield the more vulnerable Barathrumites such as {{favilink|Shem -1}}, isolate the war party drop points from the rest of Grit Gate, and obstruct the thrown [[grenades]] carried by most Templars. The {{favilink|force wall}} mutation can supplement the {{favilink|foamcrete}} walls while being more resistant to most grenades. Keep in mind that {{favilink|Wraith-Knight Templar|plural}} can pass through walls. | ||
*For more complex, EMP- | |||
* | *Using the {{favilink|3D Cobblers}} you can create narrow chokepoints to prevent the invaders from swarming in, or, with clever use of walls that can be shot over like the {{favilink|Low wall}}, you can create a shooting gallery that the invaders are mostly not equipped to escape. | ||
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*Most Barathrumites won't restock their inventories, which means that | *High or complete [[resistances]] to {{qud shader|R|heat}} and {{qud shader|C|cold}} are recommended, as {{favilink|gunner-knight templar|plural}} may carry {{favilink|freeze ray|freeze rays}} or {{favilink|flamethrower|plural}}, and most Templars may carry {{favilink|freeze grenade|plural}} and {{favilink|thermal grenade|plural}}. | ||
*Too much sorrow to bear? Try a time loop! {{favilink|Precognition}} for mutants, {{favilink|sphynx salt injector|plural}} for True Kin, or settlement checkpointing for | |||
{{References|2.0. | *Avoid relying on any source of {{qud shader|W|electrical}}, {{qud shader|G|acid}}, or {{qud shader|R|heat}} damage, including certain plants spawned through {{favilink|burgeoning}}, as they risk causing collateral damage. Also, be aware that damaged {{favilink|power line|plural}} and [[wired]] {{favilink|fulcrete}} walls will release electricity into the surrounding area, and the four {{favilink|fusion power station|plural}} in the center of Grit Gate are close enough together that if one explodes, all four will break. | ||
*[[EMP]]-insensitive means of crowd control are invaluable due to the war parties' localized EMPs and their variable number of [[EMP grenades]]. Such means include: | |||
**The {{favilink|freezing ray}} and {{favilink|cryokinesis}} mutations, and/or {{favilink|freeze grenade|plural}}; the former two deal {{qud shader|C|cold}} damage, the latter only changes an area's [[temperature]]. | |||
**{{favilink page|sleep gas generation}} and/or {{favilink|sleep gas grenade|plural}} | |||
**{{favilink|stun gas grenade|plural}} | |||
**{{favilink|flashbang grenade|plural}} | |||
**{{favilink page|time dilation}}, although Templars wearing {{favilink|ontological anchor|plural}} will be unaffected. | |||
**{{favilink|time dilation grenade|plural}}; unless the player character is [[astrally tethered]], these are best used at range. | |||
*For more complex, [[Properties#EMP_Sensitive|EMP-sensitive]] tools, such as {{favilink|hologram bracelet|plural}} or {{favilink|freeze ray|freeze rays}}, modifying them to be [[electromagnetically-shielded]] will protect them from EMPs. Any [[turrets]] the player plans to [[Deploy Turret|deploy]] should ideally have {{qud shader|mercurial|electromagnetic}} shielding modded onto them as well. | |||
*EMPs used ''by the player'' can drastically change the outcome in either direction. They will disable any unshielded missile weapons held by {{favilink|gunner-knight templar|plural}}, shut down {{favilink|templar phylactery|plural}}, and leave Templars wearing an {{favilink|ontological anchor}} vulnerable to psychic attack. However, zero of Grit Gate's defenses are {{qud shader|mercurial|electromagnetically}}-shielded, and every Barathrumite other than {{favilink|Sparafucile}} and {{favilink|Dardi}} relies exclusively on EMP-vulnerable weapons, and '''the {{favilink|life loop|plural}} worn by {{favilink|Q Girl}} and {{favilink|Otho}} are EMP-sensitive.''' | |||
*While such a modification is rarely found randomly and requires [[Tinker III]] to create, the [[morphogenetic]] item mod may stun every member of the war parties, excluding Templars wearing a functioning {{favilink|ontological anchor}} and many of a {{favilink|newfather}}'s potential "domesticated" followers. | |||
*While they are not guaranteed to appear in any of the war parties, the variability of the enslaved followers of {{favilink|newfather|plural}} make them the least predictable aspect of Grit Gate defense. Of special note are {{favilink|dervish of the Sightless Way|dervishes of the Sightless Way}}, {{favilink|fire ant queen|plural}}, {{favilink|twinning lamprey|plural}}, and {{favilink|rimewyk|plural}}. | |||
*As [[True Kin]], the [[Putus Templar]] are heavily dependent on their equipment. [[Disarming]] a Templar or dis-arming them via [[dismember|dismemberment]] will make them drastically less threatening. With both hands empty or missing, they will be unable to throw grenades or use [[Shield Slam]]. | |||
*[[Techscanning]] will reveal the natures of any grenades, missile weapons, and implants carried by the invaders, allowing the player to adjust their tactical priorities accordingly. A {{favilink|telemetric visor}} or {{favilink|VISAGE}} will be vulnerable to EMPs unless it has been modded to be [[electromagnetically-shielded]]. | |||
*{{favilink|Teleportation}} is very useful for moving between incursion points swiftly, especially if the invaders have been walled off completely. Player characters without the mutation can still teleport via eating {{favilink|voider gland|plural}} or {{favilink|yondercane|plural}}, gaining the mutation temporarily through [[teleport-based cooking effects]], or booting up a pair of {{favilink|ninefold boots}}. If the war parties target the front entrance, a {{favilink|Grit Gate recoiler}} will teleport the player character to them. | |||
*Most Barathrumites won't restock their inventories, which means that they will retain any ammo, {{favilink|salve injector|plural}}, or {{favilink|urberry|plural}} traded to them and use them as needed. Healing items should be traded to {{favilink|Mafeo}}, {{favilink|Sparafucile}}, and {{favilink|Jacobo}} immediately before the invasion or they risk being cycled out. | |||
*Too much sorrow to bear? Try a time loop! {{favilink|Precognition}} for mutants, {{favilink|sphynx salt injector|plural}} for True Kin, or settlement checkpointing for player characters using Wander Mode or Roleplay Mode can let you try it all over again. Be warned - the incursion points are non-deterministic. Reloading like this can change the locations of war party drop points. This can be better or worse for you and the Barathrumites. | |||
{{References|2.0.209.41}} | |||
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