ZEPHON Missile Team
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Anti-armor infantry with a walking missile launcher.
“Plenty of Militants were eager to pilot anti-armor bots far from the battlefield, but resentment grew quickly between the missile operators and front-line grunts. The solution? We docked rations every time the Missile Team pilots tripped their drones or missed a shot. It was better if they hated us—not each other.”
[h3]Mechanics[/h3]
Human Unit
Attributes:
· 3 group members, 12 hitpoints, 4 armor, 6 accuracy, 6 morale, 3 movement.
Traits:
· Biological: Category. “Humans were always good at hurting other humans.”
· Mechanical: Category. “Sometimes you just needed a bigger machine.”
Weapons:
· Missile Launcher: 6 damage, 5 armor penetration, 1 attack, 3 range.
Heavy: -50% accuracy if unit has moved.
“I had a friend who treated the Missile Launcher like a sacred weapon. They waxed poetic about how standing still to properly aim one drew power from the earth itself. They died out in an open field, exposed to a sniper’s bullet.”
Abilities:
· Grounded Fire (Upgrade · Tier 3): Attack with +2 accuracy. 5 turn cooldown.
“Steady hands made for a steady shot. Same was true for the Missile Team’s attack platforms. Digging your heels into the ground… bracing yourself to absorb the shots’ recoil… it was good enough for men and even better for mechs.”
Cost:
· 30 production (5 turns), 16 food, 16 minerals.
Upkeep:
· 0.8 food, 0.8 minerals.
[h3]Voice Over Script[/h3]
Direction: [Masculine, nerdy, like Radar from M*A*S*H.]
· Attack: “Danger close. Get clear!” “Arming munitions.” “You’re just in time for the fireworks.”
· Move: “Inputting coordinates.” “Ah… that’s still in range, right?” “Let’s hoof it.”
· Hold Position: “Fine, but we’re sitting ducks here.”
· Selected: “What do you need scrapped?” “Munitions delivery, at your service.” “Don’t let them get close.”
· Produced: “Portable missile platform ready to deploy.”
· Damaged: [Spoken calmly, like the operator is watching from a distance.] “The bot’s taking fire, requesting backup.”
· Enemy Killed: “Nothing but rubble.”
· Grounded Fire: [Hold the first letter in “and.”] “Hold—and—fire!”
· Poke: “I’m always worried about making this thing trip.”
[h3]Design Commentary[/h3]
Happy Christmas to everyone!
As Command & Conquer made tradition, we think every game needs a rocket soldier. This is ours.
The unique twist is that the soldier isn’t just carrying a rocket launcher on his shoulder—he’s accompanied by a small two-legged mech to fire guided missiles. Have you seen …
A weapons range of 3 tiles with a focus against armored units makes this an early staple in a Human-centric army. The addition of Grounded Fire is especially useful to improve the mech’s accuracy after moving.
It also symbolizes the Human path’s continuous, but not full mechanization. It’s one of only 4 units in ZEPHON to be both Biological and Mechanical.
What do you think? Let us know!
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