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Transported Nids
yogozuno
 Post subject: Transported Nids
PostPosted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 4:06 am 
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Yet another quick series of related questions from the newb. A Hierophant has transport(5) - if you load up a Hierophant with a slave brood (i.e. Hormagaunts, Raveners), how do they interact with synapse?

Does synapse still work, and do you just measure to the 'carrier'? If the 'carrier' moves out of synapse range, and the brood on board has the Hunt instinct, will it stay on board, or jump out and move on it's own? How about Rampage instinct? And what about Nesting instinct - do they just never re-enter play again?? Can a brood on (non-Nesting) Instinctive orders mount a transport? What if the transport is between the brood and the closest enemy unit?

Sorry if these have come up before...this is still all new to me.

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zap123
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 5:53 am 
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Good questions.  So, if the Titan (and by extension its passengers) are within Synapse then the passengers should be able to be given an order as normal.  If the Hierophant goes outside Synapse range the passengers follow their instinctive orders, and if these are Rampage or Hunt they pop out.  Whether the Titan loses 5cm of movement is a bit sticky too, and a unit with Nest would indeed get stuck inside.

I would however guess that unlike most transports the Hierophant can effectively "spit 'em out" whenever she feels like it.  

A unit with instinctive orders would not be able to mount a transport as that option is not mentioned in the Instinctive behaviour descriptions. (and is kinda disturbing a thought :D )

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yogozuno
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 11:09 am 
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Hmm - not nice, but I can accept it.

Last question - is a transported synapse creature still able to supply synapse for other models besides it's 'ride'?

Oh, and I like that the Hierophant is now a 'she' ;)

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PostPosted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 2:14 am 
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Any bug that nasty would have to be a 'she' wouldn't it :D

The rule for Hive Mind radius says nothing about line of sight or not working in a transport, so I can see no reason why the Synapse critter could not provide it to units within the radius.

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