Editing Centipede blaster

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'''Centipede blasters''' are a variant of [[centipede]] that wield the [[heavy charge blaster]]

== Acquisition ==
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{{PAGENAME}}s can be gestated by a [[mechanitor]] at a [[{{P|Production Facility 1}}]] once the [[Research#{{P|Required Research}}|{{P|Required Research}}]] research project has been completed. They require {{Required Resources}} and {{P|Gestation Cycles}} [[gestation cycle]]s taking {{ticks|1800}} each to initiate. They take up {{P|Bandwidth}} [[bandwidth]] from their linked mechanitor.

Dead, friendly {{lc:{{PAGENAME}}}}s can also be resurrected at the {{lc:{{P|Production Facility 1}}}} using the "''Resurrect heavy mechanoid''" bill. This requires the corpse of the friendly {{PAGENAME}}, {{Icon Small|Steel||100}} [[steel]], and 1 [[gestation cycle]] taking {{ticks|1800}} to initiate.

== Summary ==
{{Main|Centipede}}
As mechanoids, centipedes are immune to [[fire]], toxicity, and temperature extremes, despite having a Comfortable Temperature. They do not need to eat, rest, and have no mood. They will be stunned by [[EMP]] attacks and will "adapt" for {{Ticks|2200}}, starting from the stun, rendering them immune to further EMP strikes.

Centipedes have a [[Psychic Sensitivity]] of 75%, reducing the duration of certain [[psycast]]s.{{RoyaltyIcon}} However, most other mechanoids have a psychic sensitivity of 50%, making centipedes more vulnerable than their contemporaries.

=== Combat ===
Centipedes are always equipped with a [[heavy charge blaster]]. It fires very similarly to a [[minigun]], firing inaccurate but powerful spray of bullets. In comparison, the blaster has more {{AP}} and deals 50% more damage per shot, but has a much longer cooldown than the wieldable minigun. They are also able to engage in (less effective) melee combat with colonists.

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! Melee Attacks !! Damage Amount !! Cooldown
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![[Injury#Blunt|Blunt]]
| 11.7
| 2.6 sec
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Centipedes have a [[shooting accuracy]] of 96%, equivalent to a pawn with a [[Shooting]] skill of 8. They have a [[melee hit chance]] of 62%, equivalent to a pawn with a [[Melee]] skill of 4.

=== As an ally ===
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Mechs under player control require power: centipedes use 10% of their power per day while active.  If set to dormant self-charging, they instead recharge for +1% power / day, without pollution. They recharge in a [[large mech recharger]] (constant 400W), for 50% power/day, creating 20 [[wastepack]]s whenever the recharger's waste is filled up.

==Analysis==
{{stub|reason=As an enemy. Tactics to fight (if any), threat level compared to burners/gunners/other mechs.}}

===As an ally===
In general, centipedes are the tanks of the [[mechanitor]]'s arsenal - slow, with decent to great firepower, but incredibly bulky. This is due to 2 key factors:
*High raw bulk. Centipedes have good armor, but a massive health scale of 4.32. Centipedes have much higher bulk than 4 [[bandwidth]] of any lighter mech combined, even considering the [[tunneler]]'s shield belt.
*Superior physiology. Most light mechs are bipedal, with 1 torso and 2 legs. Centipedes have 6 body rings, all with a roughly equal chance of being shot. While the head is more likely to be hit, due to its higher health scale, a single headshot won't kill a centipede like it would a [[lancer]]. 

And like all mechanoids, centipedes are disposable - able to be repaired and resurrected for a rather cheap cost. A centipede placed in the front of your line can take a [[doomsday rocket launcher]] that would otherwise kill or dismember multiple colonists, and come out largely intact. While [[war queen]]s may be better in the tank role, centipedes are cheaper, cost less bandwidth, and have "regular" armament. See the [[#Compared to mech commanders|Comparisons]] section for more detail.

==Comparisons (ally)==
===Compared to other centipedes===
Compared to [[centipede gunner]]s, blasters cost {{icon small|plasteel}} 100 [[plasteel]] more and are unlocked at [[Research#Ultra mechtech|Ultra mechtech]]. The [[heavy charge blaster]] has {{Good|x150%}} damage per shot, but fires bursts {{Bad|x{{%| (150 + 138 + (5*25) ) / (75 + 444 + (5*24) ) round 3}}}} slower, and fires 1 less shot. Overall, the minigun actually has slightly more raw (sustained) {{DPS}}. The blaster has a shorter warmup than  minigun, but a ''much'' longer cooldown. In addition, the blaster is slightly more accurate and has {{+|7%}} {{AP}}, but 4 tiles less range. 

This results in the gunner having more ''sustained'' DPS than the blaster, while the blaster has a faster ''time to kill''. In many [[killbox]] setups, time to kill can be very important. If all your colonists, armed with [[charge rifle]]s, are generally killing raiders within the charge rifle's {{ticks|60}} warmup time, then either centipede should only shoot if an enemy gets lucky and survives all your colonist's attacks. In this case, centipede blasters will be the preferred option, due to the lowered warm up and higher per-shot damage. In contrast, the gunner's higher average DPS is preferred if mechs are constantly firing, such as in the aforementioned minigun kill setups. For the same reasons, gunners are better when fighting outside of a killbox, like when against [[sapper]]s and [[breacher]]s.

===Compared to mech commanders===
[[War queen]]s are more durable than any centipede, both in health and health per bandwidth.  Centipedes have {{%|4.32 / 5.6 round 2}} the health and ''very'' slightly less armor ({{--|3%}} Sharp / Blunt armor rating) than the war queen. This bulk is further bolstered by its [[war urchin]]s, which can act as valuable distractions. If a [[doomsday rocket launcher]] is aimed at a war urchin, then little is lost. Centipedes are cheaper, require less research, and take 1 less bandwidth. They also come with (more) standard armament - which can be useful for its firepower. A possible niche is to use 1 war queen as a distraction, then have a squad of centipedes, with dual purpose of damage dealers and secondary tanks.

The [[diabolus]] has a radically different niche to the centipedes. Its hellsphere cannon can blow up your [[killbox]], but can be an equally devasting weapon against your enemies. A diabolus is only slightly bulkier than a centipede. Therefore, you should build diaboli if its cannon is desired, or centipedes if the cannon is not desired.

== Gallery ==
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CentipedeClean east.png| Age 0-99 Centipede blaster facing east
CentipedeClean north.png| Age 0-99 Centipede blaster facing north
CentipedeClean south.png| Age 0-99 Centipede blaster facing south
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Centipede east.png| Age 100+ Centipede blaster facing east
Centipede north.png| Age 100+ Centipede blaster facing north
Centipede south.png| Age 100+ Centipede blaster facing south
</gallery>

== Version history ==
* [[Version/1.4.3523|1.4.3523]] - The base [[centipede]], which could wield both the charge blaster and inferno cannon, was split into blaster, [[centipede burner|burner]], and [[centipede gunner|gunner]].
* [[Biotech DLC]] Release - Introduced ability to create and control centipedes. 


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