Welder - Revision history

Buckymancer at 05:13, 8 October 2025

2025-10-08T05:13:39Z

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RandomX: Fixed reclaim command link + minor grammar fixes, and minus another "remember, that".

2021-11-20T18:58:26Z

Fixed reclaim command link + minor grammar fixes, and minus another "remember, that".

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Psimyn: Fix typo

2020-10-24T06:06:31Z

Fix typo

Inde Irae: A bit more frail now (2000>1800 HP) as of v1.8.8.2

2020-08-24T09:58:29Z

A bit more frail now (2000>1800 HP) as of v1.8.8.2

UlTima RaTio: Wrote strats, added Welder-spam strats.

2020-04-01T07:02:12Z

Wrote strats, added Welder-spam strats.

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← Older revision		Revision as of 05:13, 8 October 2025
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-The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is an armed construction tank from the [[Tank Foundry]].{{ Infobox zkunit
+The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is an armed construction tank from the [[Tank Foundry]].{{Autoinfobox zkunit
 | defname = tankcon
 }}==Description==
 Heaviest among the constructors and armed with a small defensive tower, the Welder can defend itself against light enemy attacks. It also boasts above-average building power, but is quite pricey.

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 }}==Description==
-Heaviest among the constructors and armed with a small defensive tower, the Welder can defend itself against light enemy attacks. It also boasts above-average building power, but is quite pricy.
+Heaviest among the constructors and armed with a small defensive tower, the Welder can defend itself against light enemy attacks. It also boasts above-average building power, but is quite pricey.
 = Tactics and Strategy =
 While seemingly an easy unit to understand, the Welder breaks up some core unit interactions, and can be a pain to deal with.
-Welders are sturdy, having health on the level of an [[Ogre]], and while their weaponry does not seem all that harmful, their resilience and possible defence structures around make it hard to utilize raiders against them. In the early game you generally want to avoid confrontation, and divert your raiders to scouting or trying out enemies economy. Of course, if you know what you're doing, you can always swarm the Welder when it's out of position, disable it, or use other classes and options, like outranging it with skirmishers.
+Welders are sturdy, having health on the level of an [[Ogre]], and while their weaponry does not seem all that harmful, their resilience and possible defense structures around make it hard to utilize raiders against them. In the early game, you generally want to avoid confrontation and divert your raiders to scouting or trying out enemy's economy. Of course, if you know what you're doing, you can always swarm the Welder when it's out of position, disable it, or use other classes and options, like outranging it with skirmishers.
-The Welder becomes much more of a problem in case of a certain strategy, involving their mono-spam. Having a big health pool and construction powers makes a lot of them into a tough obstacle. Remember, that any battle taken near a swarm of Welders will allow your opponent to immediately turn in all the reclaim [https://zero-k.info/mediawiki/index.php?title=Reclaim_Command] and patch their Welders up. They can also utilize defence structures, having the metal income to spare. At a certain critical mass Welders become an extremely high threat, being able to build or heal in seconds. While fighting off such a force, always remember a few things:
+The Welder becomes much more of a problem in case of a strategy involving their mono-spam. Having a big health pool and construction powers makes a lot of them into a tough obstacle. Any battle taken near a swarm of Welders will allow your opponent to immediately turn in all the [[Reclaim Command|reclaim]] and patch their Welders up. They can also utilize defense structures, having the metal income to spare. At a certain critical mass Welders become an extremely high threat, being able to build or heal in seconds. Tips for fighting off such a force:
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 	| dps = 43
-	| range = 240
+	| range = 235
 	| projectilespeed = 880
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 | name = Welder
 | defname = tankcon
-| description = Armed Construction Tank, Builds at 7.5 m/s
+| description = Armed Construction Tank
 | image = http://manual.zero-k.info/unitpics/tankcon.png
 | icontype = builder
-| cost = 200
+| cost = 185
-| hitpoints = 1800
+| hitpoints = 1700
 | movespeed = 63
 | turnrate = 165
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 	| name = Mini Laser
 	| type = LaserCannon
-	| damage = 9
+	| damage = 8.6
 	| reloadtime = 0.20
-	| dps = 45
+	| dps = 43
 	| range = 240
 	| projectilespeed = 880

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 | icontype = builder
 | cost = 200
-| hitpoints = 2000
+| hitpoints = 1800
-| movespeed = 62
+| movespeed = 63
-| turnrate = 164
+| turnrate = 165
 | sight = 300
 | transportable = Light