Glyphid Grunt Guard

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• Common
• Frost
• Radioactive

Glyphid Guard
Creature Details
Variant Name	Glyphid Guard
Species	Glyphid
Biome	All
Category	Common Enemy
Combat
Attack(s)	Bite Slash
Base Health	270
Resistance(s)	Fire: 25% Frost: 30% Explosive: 30%
Weakness(es)	None
Weakpoint	Mouth: ×2
Armor	Light Heavy
Temperature
Burn T°C	60°
Burn T°C	60°
Freeze T°C	-80°
Freeze T°C	-80°
Douse Fire T°C	40°
Douse Fire T°C	40°
Unfreeze T°C	-40°
Unfreeze T°C	-40°
Cooling Rate	6°/s
Cooling Rate	6°/s
Warming Rate	6°/s
Warming Rate	6°/s

Glyphid Guard
Creature Details
Variant Name	Frost Glyphid Guard
Species	Glyphid
Biome	Glacial Strata
Category	Common Enemy
Combat
Attack(s)	Bite Slash
Base Health	270
Resistance(s)	Frost: 25% Explosive: 30%
Weakness(es)	Fire: 25%
Weakpoint	Mouth: ×2
Armor	Light Heavy
Temperature
Burn T°C	60°
Burn T°C	60°
Freeze T°C	-60°
Freeze T°C	-60°
Douse Fire T°C	40°
Douse Fire T°C	40°
Unfreeze T°C	-30°
Unfreeze T°C	-30°
Cooling Rate	5°/s
Cooling Rate	5°/s
Warming Rate	15°/s
Warming Rate	15°/s

Glyphid Guard
Creature Details
Variant Name	Radioactive Glyphid Guard
Species	Glyphid
Biome	Radioactive Exclusion Zone
Category	Common Enemy
Combat
Attack(s)	Bite Slash
Base Health	270
Resistance(s)	Explosive: 30% Radiation: 50%
Weakness(es)	None
Weakpoint	Mouth: ×2
Armor	Light Heavy
Temperature
Burn T°C	60°
Burn T°C	60°
Freeze T°C	-80°
Freeze T°C	-80°
Douse Fire T°C	40°
Douse Fire T°C	40°
Unfreeze T°C	-40°
Unfreeze T°C	-40°
Cooling Rate	6°/s
Cooling Rate	6°/s
Warming Rate	6°/s
Warming Rate	6°/s

“	The Glyphid Guard is a heavily armored mutation of the Grunt, its front limbs covered in dense layers of highly resistant chitin. While its attack is no more deadly than that of the common Grunt, the appearance of a Guard in a swarm should be handled with care - its less hardy brethren are smart enough to take cover behind it.
	— Miner's Manual Description

Glyphid Grunt Guards are a stronger variant of the typical Glyphid Grunt. They have the same general body shape, but have a more prominent head structure, larger forelegs, and thicker armor. While normal Grunts simply charge their targets, Guards will attempt to protect themselves while attacking. Once targeted by a Dwarf, the Guard will use it's large forelegs covered in thick armor to cover up its mouth weakpoint. Although the armor is more resilient than Grunt armor and stops more damage, the armor may still be broken through, exposing the unarmored white flesh of the creature. The Guard must also drop it's defensive stance in order to attack.

Combat

Glyphid Guards will run straight towards players to engage in melee combat. When attacked, they will protect their mouth with their front legs, moving slower as a result but shielding themselves from frontal assaults. The legs will still prevent weakpoint shots from the front even if the armor is broken, but stunning the guard will drop their stance. They typically spawn in low numbers.

Guards have a high amount of armor and a substantial amount of health for their size, making them more difficult to kill compared to their brethren.

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	to	189	270	297	324	324		297	297		324	324	324

Attacks

Bite

Direct Melee Attack
Damage Amount		Hazard Level
		Normal Mission						DD			EDD
		1	2	3	4	5		3	3.5		4.5	5	5.5
Player Count		2	2.8	4.8	8	11.2		4.8	6		9.2	11.2	12
		2	3.2	5.2	8.6	12		5.2	6.4		9.8	12	12.8
		2	3.6	5.6	9.2	12.8		5.6	6.8		10.4	12.8	13.6
		2	4	6	10	13.6		6	7.2		11.2	13.6	14.4
Details
Damage Type		Melee
Max. Range		2.5 m
Max. Angle		180°

Slash

Direct Melee Attack
Damage Amount		Hazard Level
		Normal Mission						DD			EDD
		1	2	3	4	5		3	3.5		4.5	5	5.5
Player Count		2	2.8	4.8	8	11.2		4.8	6		9.2	11.2	12
		2	3.2	5.2	8.6	12		5.2	6.4		9.8	12	12.8
		2	3.6	5.6	9.2	12.8		5.6	6.8		10.4	12.8	13.6
		2	4	6	10	13.6		6	7.2		11.2	13.6	14.4
Details
Damage Type		Melee
Max. Range		2.5 m
Max. Angle		80°

Elite Variant

• Elite

Elite Glyphid Guard
Creature Details
Full Name	Elite Glyphid Guard
Species	Glyphid
Spawn Restriction	Replaced in Glacial Strata and Radioactive Exclusion Zone
Spawn Pool	Elite Enemy
Combat
Attack(s)	Bite Slash
Base Health	270
Resistance(s)	Fire: 25% Frost: 30% Explosive: 30% Electric: 24%
Weakness(es)	None
Immunity	Courage: 0.9 Stun Duration: ×0.2 Stun Immunity Window: Stun Pause Logic: Frozen Pause Logic:
Weakpoint	Mouth: ×2
Armor	Light Heavy
Status Immunity
On Fire Immunity	Unknown
Freeze Immunity	Unknown
Electrocution	Unknown
Stun
× ???
???s
Fear
Fear Immunity	Unknown
Courage	Unknown
CC Pause Logic
Stun	Unknown
Freeze	Unknown
Aggro
Ignore Pheromone	Unknown
Ignore L.U.R.E	Unknown
Movement
Movement Speed	??? m/s
Movement Speed	??? m/s
Fear Speed mult.	×1.5
Fear Speed mult.	×1.5
Acceleration	??? m/s2
Acceleration	??? m/s2
Deceleration	??? m/s2
Deceleration	??? m/s2
Pathfinder Type	???
Pathfinder Type	???
Strafe Speed	??? m/s
Strafe Speed	??? m/s
Pathfinder Preference	???
Pathfinder Preference	???
Max. Strafe Distance	??? m
Max. Strafe Distance	??? m
Temperature
Max. T°	???°
Max. T°	???°
Min. T°	???°
Min. T°	???°
Burn T°	60°
Burn T°	60°
Freeze T°	-80°
Freeze T°	-80°
Douse Fire T°	40°
Douse Fire T°	40°
Unfreeze T°	-79°
Unfreeze T°	-79°
Cooling Rate	6°/s
Cooling Rate	6°/s
Warming Rate	100°/s
Warming Rate	100°/s
On Fire Heat Range	??? m
On Fire Heat Range	??? m
Warming Cooldown	??? s
Warming Cooldown	??? s
Max. Cold Slowdown	??? %
Max. Cold Slowdown	??? %
Update Time	1 s
Update Time	1 s
Die if Frozen	False
Die if Frozen	False
T° Change Scale	÷0.2
T° Change Scale	÷0.2
Frozen Dmg Bonus	×3
Frozen Dmg Bonus	×3

In addition to all the benefits that all Elite enemies receive, Elite Grunt Guards have two additional enhancements:

• Their Armor is greatly increased. The front legs' Heavy Armor has its Armor Health increased from 60 to 350, and the rest of the Light Armor that covers the body has its Armor Strength increased from 15 to 350. The Light Armor still only reduces incoming Direct Damage by -20%.
• Their melee attacks have a bonus knockback, adding 3 m/sec horizontal impulse and 3 m/sec vertical impulse.

Effective Health Scaling		Hazard Level
		Normal Mission						DD			EDD
		1	2	3	4	5		3	3.5		4.5	5	5.5
Player Count		540	810	810	990	1170		810	855		1035	1170	1215
		675	990	990	990	1170		990	1035		1035	1170	1215
		765	990	1170	1170	1350		1170	1215		1215	1350	1395
		990	1170	1170	1350	1485		1170	1215		1395	1485	1530