age of wonders planetfall xenoplague adaptation

Abilities: Lash Out (12 Incendiary), Mechanical, Light Unit) Priming Cost: 60 ENG 6 COV. Stats: Plasmoid (T1, Skirmisher): 35 HP 40 Movement 2 Armor. Plasmoid Deployment (T2, Strategic Operation (Summon)): Summon a Plasmoid unit onto the strategic map.The unit cannot move for the duration of the effect.

Emergency Shielding (T1, Tactical Operation (Instant)): Deploy a protective shield on a target unit, granting the unit +10 Shield and Thermal Immunity for 2 turns.This Mod can be applied to any unit except Animals. (Can only be used once per battle) Additionally, this mod grants +1 Armor. Purification Field (T1, Defense Mod - Armor) Ability (Free action): Restore 10 HP and remove any non-psionic Status Effects from this unit or target adjacent unit.Uses the Thermal and Kinetic damage channels.Shield units and colonists from Armageddon.I just thought it was funny that the quest has you micromanaging tactical combats unknowingly strengthening the boss you'll have to fight at the end of it.The Prometheans are planetary exterminators, eradicating threats with their PyrX fires. The blow of losing him is softened somewhat by the stack of xenoplague units you receive as a reward once you complete. I had him in my neutral-clearing stack far away from reinforcements, so I had to take the fight with my depleted 5-stack. He leaves your stack and spawns in with a 6-stack of xenoplague units right next to you. I got super excited about building up this absolute powerhouse of a unit, but just when you finish maxing him out, in the final step of the quest, the Baron turns on you. IIRC he ends up with about 100 hp and a bunch of bonus damage/armor. Throughout the questline you're instructed to take certain actions in tactical combats that provide permanent buffs to the Baron (e.g., have Baron take damage X times have Baron deliver Y finishing blows). The quest really stands out from this/AOW3's template 'clear this stack capture this territory etc.' side-quests. Worth it half because of story-progress/flavor, half because of frustrating but cool/funny game mechanics.

Age of wonders planetfall xenoplague adaptation