Chrome pyramid/Killing: Difference between revisions

The chrome pyramid has two main attacks: a spray of {{favilink|HE missile|plural}} and a dangerous non-resistible melee attack (~18 PV, +10 to hit) if within melee range and the {{favilink|swarm rack}} is removed in any way. The missile attack is the least dangerous attack. Having a high enough DV and keeping out of its range will completely nullify any damage. It starts with 100 HE missiles, with the swarm rack firing 10 each round. It can also fabricate 20 more once it runs out at the cost of 100 HP. It can only do this every 2-4 turns. It's slow, but is possible, to slowly whittle away the pyramid's HP by forcing it to fabricate missiles every turn it can. This can help in the long run if you're not doing the decapitation strategy.

Have a weapon that ignores AV, or have an [[electrified]] mod on your melee weapon. The pyramid near resists everything except electricity. Once you get a hit in, slowly whittle down the HP any way you like.

This method relies heavily on the fact that [[Serrated]] does not need the attack to penetrate to proc. Learn [[Decapitate]], get into melee range, and then whack away with your serrated long blade/axe and wait for it proc. This can be dangerous if the player accidentally dismembers the pyramid's hardpoint, which holds the swarm rack. They would then have to counter against the distortion field's huge damage output. Having a lot of HP and healing items helps majorly.

Though the heat resistance of the pyramid is incredibly high, it is possible to raise its temperature enough, to achieve an instant kill. This can be done via {{favilink|Thermal grenade}}, or more efficiently, through a {{favilink|flamethrower}}. Note that the flamethrower does not need to penetrate the AV of an enemy to raise the temperature of a certain square, so it is desirable to keep the pyramid still for this method. Luckily, enemies that are engulfed in fire are usually stationary.