Dreadnought Hiveguard

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Dreadnought Hiveguard
Creature Details
Species	Glyphid
Biome	All
Category	Boss Enemy
Combat
Attack(s)	Slash Bite Summon Reinforcements Fire Mortar Rock Burst Dig
Base Health	5000
Resistance(s)	None
Weakness(es)	None
Weakpoint	None
Armor	Unbreakable
Temperature
Burn T°C	1000°
Burn T°C	1000°
Freeze T°C	-490°
Freeze T°C	-490°
Douse Fire T°C	100°
Douse Fire T°C	100°
Unfreeze T°C	-100°
Unfreeze T°C	-100°
Cooling Rate	30°/s
Cooling Rate	30°/s
Warming Rate	520°/s
Warming Rate	520°/s

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The Dreadnought Hiveguard is an interrupted progression in the Dreadnought metamorphosis. Currently R&D is not in agreement on what the final form would be like but everyone agrees that it is bad enough. Besides its own attacks, the Hiveguard is able to summon reinforcements to aid it in battle. Previously unknown to us, these new Glyphids have been dubbed the Sentinels and they are very mobile and aggressive. The Hiveguard is slower than the basic Dreadnought buit it has even better survivability, exposing its vulnerable areas only occasionally and being completely immune to damage at all other times. Engage with extreme caution and plenty of ammunition.

— Miner's Manual Description

The Dreadnought Hiveguard is a hostile creature encountered as a boss in the Elimination mission type. It has a 1 in 3 chance to spawn when the first Glyphid Cocoon is broken in the Elimination gamemode, where it will attack the Dwarves once it spawns. It also has a very rare chance to spawn during a swarm in other mission types.

The Hiveguard has a very spiky appearance, with it having a unique feature of dual claws on each front leg. It's slightly larger than the standard Dreadnought, and has 4 huge teeth as part of its mouth.

Similarly to its other Dreadnought counterparts it is heavily armored and has a variety of means to combat the Dwarves. It differs in the fact that it is not nearly as aggressive or fast, but should still be perceived as a major threat. It mainly relies on the fact that it has normally unbreakable armor, and it has enemy summons to deal with players. It has an armored abdomen that can only be broken under certain curcimstances.

When it appears, the Hiveguard will be accompanied by 3 Sentinels, who essentially keep the Hiveguard's abdomen shield intact. These sentinels are slightly larger than a Glyphid Grunt and have similar stats and behavior to the Glyphid Grunt Guard. Once all 3 sentinels are killed, the Dreadnought Hiveguard will drop its shield and will be vulnerable to attack. Once it takes enough damage, it will recover its shield and resummon the Sentinels.

It has some basic combat moves like Slash and Bite, with some ranged attacks. The Fire Mortar will launch damaging fireballs onto players, while the Rock Burst will create an area of hurtful rocks. Its Reinforcement ability will call in basic enemies to assist against the Dwarves, and the Summon ability spawns in Sentinels after its rear armor has been broken. It is capable of an evasive maneuver called Dig that will prevent it from taking damage for a while underground.

Combat

Health and Armor

Effective Health Scaling		Hazard Level
		Normal Mission						DD			EDD
		1	2	3	4	5		3	3.5		4.5	5	5.5
Player Count		1000	1500	2500	3500	3750		2500	3000		3500	3750	3750
		2000	2000	2750	3750	4000		2750	3250		3750	4000	4000
		3000	3500	4500	5000	6000		4500	4750		5500	6000	6000
		4000	5000	6000	8000	8500		6000	7000		8000	8000	8500

Attacks

Fire Mortar

AoE Projectile
Area Damage		Hazard Level
		Normal Mission						DD			EDD
		1	2	3	4	5		3	3.5		4.5	5	5.5
Player Count		10	14	24	40	56		24	30		46	56	60
		10	16	26	43	60		26	32		49	60	64
		10	18	28	46	64		28	34		52	64	68
		10	20	30	50	68		30	36		56	68	72
Details
Damage Type		Explosive			Radius: 2.5 m Maximum Damage Radius: 1.5 m Minimum Area Damage: 20 %

Rock Burst

Projectile
Damage Amount		Hazard Level
		Normal Mission						DD			EDD
		1	2	3	4	5		3	3.5		4.5	5	5.5
Player Count		5	7	12	20	28		12	15		23	28	30
		5	8	13	21.5	30		13	16		24.5	30	32
		5	9	14	23	32		14	17		26	32	34
		5	10	15	25	34		15	18		28	34	36
Details
Damage Type		Kinetic
AoE Projectile
Area Damage		Hazard Level
		Normal Mission						DD			EDD
		1	2	3	4	5		3	3.5		4.5	5	5.5
Player Count		25	35	60	100	140		60	75		115	140	150
		25	40	65	107.5	150		65	80		122.5	150	160
		25	45	70	115	160		70	85		130	160	170
		25	50	75	125	170		75	90		140	170	180
Details
Damage Type		Explosive			Radius: 1.2 m Maximum Damage Radius: 0.5 m Minimum Area Damage: 25 %

Gallery

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  Hiveguard's Rock Burst (Rocks)

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  Hiveguard's Rock Burst (Explosion)