Tarantula

Tarantula

Heavy Mech

Mobility	Ground
Giant	No
Cost	200
Unlock cost	50
Units	1
HP	15631
Attack	580
Target	Ground
Attack Interval	0.6s
Splash Damage	5.0m
Burst Damage	580
Max DPS	967
Range	75m
Speed	8m/s
Description A heavier single bot that specialises in fighting light and medium targets. Also has relatively high HP.

Values are normalized to the supply cost of the unit to make it easier to compare units. The Splash Index tries to calculate the effectiveness vs spam by multiply attacks with slash area and a penalty for damage below 350.
Unit Cost	200 - 250
HP Value	62.5 - 78.2
Burst Value	2.3 - 2.9
DPS Value	3.9 - 4.8
Splash Index	8.3

v1.0

Summary

Tarantula is a heavily armored unit that can withstand a lot of damage. Its two rapid-fire autocannons are very effective against small and medium-sized units. Through Tech upgrades, the Tarantula can mount two mine-laying cases on its back, which will fire two self-moving Spider Mines every 15 seconds.

Tech Upgrades

Icon	Name	Cost	Description
	Spider Mines	300	Fires 2 Spider Mines with 750 HP every 15 seconds. The Spider Mines will charge at the enemy and self-destruct, dealing 4,500 damage to all units within 9 meters. The Spider Mine's HP increases by 750 and its damage increases by 4,500 per unit rank increased.
	Range Enhancement	300	Increases attack range by 40m Range 115m
	Mechanical Rage	400	Increases the movement speed of units by 4m/s and reduces attack interval by 0.2s Speed 12m/s - Attack interval 0.4s
	Armor-Piercing Bullets	150	Increases ATK by 50% Attack 870
	Field Maintenance	350	Increases HP by 30%, automatically restores 4.5% Max HP per second upon taking damage. [Does not stack with the Nano-Repair Kit equipment] HP 20320, Heal 914
	Armor Enhancement	200	HP is increased by 35% and 60 damage is blocked when attacked. The damage blocking effect increases by 60 with each level HP 21102
	Anti-Aircraft Ammunition	150	Can be used against aerial units
	High-Explosive Ammo	200	Increases splash damage range by 7m, but decreases ATK by 40% Attack 203 * 2, Splash area 10m

Update Notes

1.1.2 The cost of [Range Enhancement] increased from 300 to 350. The cost of [High Explosive Ammo] increased from 150 to 200. 1.1 [High-Explosive Ammo] splash range bonus increased from 5m to 7m, but ATK reduction increased from 30% to 40%. Variant [Improved Tarantula] no longer increases HP, but instead increases splash range by 4m. 1.0.1 The cost of [Armor-Piercing Bullets] decreased from 200 to 150. 1.0 HP decreased from 15950 to 15631 (2% decrease). The cost of [High-Explosive Ammo] decreased from 200 to 150. 0.9.0 New variant [Improved Tarantula]: Increases Tarantula's movement speed by 5m/s, ATK by 20%, HP by 20%, but increases recruitment cost by 50. New Variant [Elite Tarantula]: Allows immediate recruitment of Rank 3 Tarantula. 0.8.3.4 HP decreased from 16789 to 15950 (5% decrease). 0.8.3 Unit added.