Alien Wildlife

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Concept Art for flying Alien Wildlife unit

Alien Wildlife is a faction. This is a catch-all term denoting the native fauna of the various planets of the Wayback System, particularly those large and aggressive enough to pose a threat to humans. It is not an actual organized group the player can negotiate with, nor is it a sentient and strategically-thinking threat aiming to take over the entire system, like the MENACE. Even so, the player will often be tasked with destroying hives, culling large amounts of the creatures, etc. at the behest of other factions, civilians, or planetary governments.

Units

Alien Wildlife are a majority melee faction with a few ranged support options. Because of this, it is advisable to maintain around 5-6 tiles of separation between your units and the Aliens in order to avoid melee attacks. Bugs flip between 2 archetypes; smaller and numerous targets with minimal armor, and larger targets with smaller unit sizes. Alien units will often have heavier levels of armor than their Pirate or Rogue Army counterparts. Like Pirates and Rogue Army, Alien Wildlife are affected by the Morale system - though they have a higher morale stat than human opponents - and units will break or flee if their morale is low enough.

When fighting Alien Wildlife, aim for the support units such as the Blaster Bug or Bombardier first if possible; these units make up the bulk off the Aliens ranged firepower. Otherwise the player is advised to concentrate their vehicles or heavier infantry armor towards the front in order to soak up harassment fire from Stingers and Dragonflies. Alien melee attacks can and will cut through most Armor types with ease and light vehicles such as the Light Walker or Light Troop Carrier are particularly susceptible as well.

Bringing squad or vehicle based Machineguns or similar high rate of fire/high damage Anti-Infantry weapons is recommended as is prioritizing longer ranged squad weapons such as the BR3A3 Kr-BaR "Crowbar" or R10A6 K-PAC. Light Anti-Tank weapons such as the Anti-Material Rifle 'Crocodile' or a Workshoped RPG can be particularly effective against tougher targets like Alien Warriors or Blaster Bugs.

Close combat weapons such as the MP3A9 PPP or Stoneclad CS185 may work but run the risk of leaving squads vulnerable to melee attacks. If the Player can spare the resources, a shorter ranged squad may work when facing multiple squads of lighter bugs rushing the frontline. Unlike other factions, the Alien Wildlife do not have a suppression mechanic and Players are advised to keep this in mind when facing multiple units.

Name	Squad Size	Equipment	Hit Points	Armor	Description
Alien Spiderling	6-9	Xenos Glands	13	20	Small white-green spiderlings dwelling underground. Highly territorial and aggressive towards any other species.
Alien Stinger	5	Xenos Glands	13	20	A small spiderlike critter that spits a mix of acid saliva and fractured matter at its prey.
Alien Dragonfly	3	Xenos Glands, Chitin Plates	20	15	A small flying alien critter that developed its abdomen to shoot stingers at unsuspecting prey over medium distances.
Alien Harpy	3	Xenos Glands, Chitin Plates	20	15	A small flying alien critter that spews acid bile over short distances.
Young Allen Warrior	2-3	Chitin Plates, Razor Claws, Xenos Glands	70	30	A young alien warrior whose carapace is not yet fully hardened. Still very dangerous if it gets close.
Allen Warrior	2-3	Chitin Plates, Razor Claws, Xenos Glands	40	90	Large and dark-brown warrior variants of the Spiderlings. They can crush and tear through any materials with their hardened claws.
Alien Bombardier	1	Alien Eggs, Xenos Glands	100	40	A large heavy bug that can spit acid chemicals over long distances. The acidic spew burns through armor and flesh alike and creates sticky puddles on the ground.
Blaster Bug	1	Chitin Plates, Razor Claws, Xenos Glands	200	55
Alien Queen	1	Alien Eggs, Chitin Plates, Razor Claws, Xenos Glands	200	100	The towering Hive Queen has a hardened carapace capable of stopping bullets and claws that can tear through heavy armor.

Alien Wildlife Missions (TBD)

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