[Squad] Fire Storm

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Tatu
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[Squad] Fire Storm

Postby Tatu » Mon Oct 19, 2020 6:27 pm

Fire Storm
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A squad that specializes in creating and exploding large chains of smoke clouds.

Download
Needs Mod Loader: https://github.com/itb-community/ITB-ModLoader/releases/latest
Link to download: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1RzzYJt6NzH7tIguVVK1bIigKPLHL_432?usp=share_link

Content
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Geyser Mech - Steam Blaster
1 core upgrade: +1 Smoke
3 core upgrade: +2 Damage
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Spark Mech - Cloud Catalyst
2 core upgrade: Ignite
3 core upgrade: +1 Damage
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Nimbus Mech - Avalon Artillery
2 core upgrade: Spread Smoke
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Achievements
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Chain Reaction: Blow at least 9 smoke tiles at once with the Cloud Catalyst..
Warm Welcome: Have at least 5 enemies emerge on fire tiles in a single mission.
Fighting Smart: Beat the game with less then 5 damage caused to your mechs or allies.

Tips
Tested on hard with 2, 3 and 4 islands. The squad has a bit of a rough start, but has a strong late game.
Since Spark Mech deals 2 damage but can't push or flip, start in islands with low health enemies and avoid health or armor pylons.
Spread smoke early on to blow things up in later turns, but don't over do it. Most times the best solution is to just shoot things.
You can start upgrading +1 Smoke for Steam Blaster, but upgrade Cloud Catalyst early if you have the chance.
Train missions are hard, but possible if you take your time. Be careful not to blow up your allies, time pods and objectives.
You can use Nimbus Mech to remove smoke from a key position or disconect smoke chains that could harm your allies.

Acknowledgments
A big thanks to the discord community and everyone that helped me!
Special thanks to Dash_Naa for the sprite ideas and rotterdxm for playtesting!
Many thanks to Lemonymous, Truelch and tosx for the help with achievements!
Last edited by Tatu on Tue Feb 14, 2023 8:36 pm, edited 5 times in total.
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bamalf
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Re: [Squad] Fire Storm v.1.0

Postby bamalf » Tue Oct 20, 2020 6:18 am

Cool squad, I like it :)
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Tatu
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Re: [Squad] Fire Storm v.1.0

Postby Tatu » Thu Oct 22, 2020 2:46 am

Nice! Thank you!
tosx
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Re: [Squad] Fire Storm v.1.0

Postby tosx » Sun Jan 17, 2021 3:35 am

Just FYI, I'm getting memory error crashes when trying to view the Spark Mech's tooltip. It fires the first shot at the Scorpion, then crashes while trying to fire the second. I only had 1 other mod enabled at the time.
Tatu
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Re: [Squad] Fire Storm v.1.0

Postby Tatu » Sun Jan 17, 2021 8:15 pm

Thanks for the warning! I think it's working fine now