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*Able to curl into a defensive ball | *Able to curl into a defensive ball | ||
*Is able to stick to walls | *Is able to stick to walls | ||
*Can form to and from [[Flood stalker form|Stalker Form]] (common) and [[Flood tank form|Tank Form]] (less common) | |||
|species = [[The Flood|Flood]] | |species = [[The Flood|Flood]] | ||
|attacks = Fires spiked projectiles from long range | |attacks = Fires spiked projectiles from long range | ||
|notable = | |notable = | ||
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The '''Flood ranged form''' is a permutation of [[The Flood|Flood]] [[Flood pure form|pure form]]. Ranged Forms serve to provide suppressing fire, assaulting potential hosts from a distance with a hail of deadly spikes and allowing other Flood forms to attack at close range. | The '''Flood ranged form''' is a permutation of [[The Flood|Flood]] [[Flood pure form|pure form]]. Ranged Forms serve to provide suppressing fire, assaulting potential hosts from a distance with a hail of deadly spikes and allowing other Flood forms to attack at close range. | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
The Ranged Form is formed when a [[Flood stalker form]] chooses to mount itself in a stationary position either on the walls, ceiling, or ground. The Stalker's body reconfigures itself into a tripodal configuration, and the abdomen morphs into a living missile platform of regenerating spikes. These spikes, constructed from scavenged bone and biomatter, can be shot out of the abdomen with extreme force and accuracy, relentlessly pelting targets from afar. | The Ranged Form is formed when a [[Flood stalker form]] chooses to mount itself in a stationary position either on the walls, ceiling, or ground. The Stalker's body reconfigures itself into a tripodal configuration, and the abdomen morphs into a living missile platform of regenerating spikes. These spikes, constructed from scavenged bone and biomatter, can be shot out of the abdomen with extreme force and accuracy, relentlessly pelting targets from afar. | ||
When harassed, Ranged Forms will curl up to shield their heads, their weak point. In this state, they are far more resistant to damage. When a Pure Form is killed on a wall or ceiling, they will fall off. | When harassed, Ranged Forms will curl up to shield their heads, their weak point. In this state, they are far more resistant to damage. When a Pure Form is killed on a wall or ceiling, they will fall off. | ||
Ranged Forms will also occasionally mutate to/from Tank Forms. | |||
==Tips and Tactics== | ==Tips and Tactics== | ||
Ranged Forms are an extremely powerful flood form on the battlefield and thus are very difficult to dispatch, without first exposing yourself to fire. Your first goal should be to close the distance as normally you can, only tell which direction they are firing from- they blend in quite well in the dark places they inhabit and are hard to see. When you are within sighting range, any weapon with any sort of range will do, the [[Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle|Plasma Rifle]] and the [[Type-25 Carbine|Brute Spiker]] used in short bursts (long bursts with the Plasma Rifle causes it to overheat, not good on the level [[Cortana (level)|Cortana]]) seem to do just as well as more accurate weapons like the [[Carbine]] and the [[BR55HB SR Battle Rifle|Battle Rifle]], and are more common on a [[The Flood|Flood]] infested battlefield so they may be your only choice. Note that Plasma Rifles and Brute Spikers are found easily therefore, one should be kept as a precaution. The Ranged Form is an anomaly in the mostly [[melee]]-based Flood combat and are normally hard to kill due to the simple fact that you do not normally have the ranged weapons required to take one out. In this case, well-placed [[Type-1 Antipersonnel Grenade|Plasma Grenades]] and/or [[Type-2 Antipersonnel Fragmentation Grenade|Spike Grenades]] work well, and so does a [[Type-3 Antipersonnel/Antimatériel Incendiary Grenade|Firebomb]], which requires much less accuracy as it explodes on impact next to the enemy. Ultimately, if you get within melee distance of a Ranged Form they are just as easily destroyed as any other combat form with close ranged weapons like the [[Type-52 Pistol|Brute Mauler]], [[Shotgun]], [[Type-2 Energy Weapon/Hammer|Gravity Hammer]], [[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword|Energy Sword]] or a melee attack with any weapon. As true with all Pure forms the [[M7057/Defoliant Projector|Flamethrower]] is an excellent weapon, as do dual-wielding [[Type-25 Carbine|Spikers]] and [[Sentinel Beam]]. One good idea when dealing with Ranged Forms is to continually advance towards them, dodging their projectiles, and melee them though make sure this is only done 1 to 1, especially on higher difficulties. The [[Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher|Needler]] is very effective when attacking at medium to medium-long range. | Ranged Forms are an extremely powerful flood form on the battlefield and thus are very difficult to dispatch, without first exposing yourself to fire. Your first goal should be to close the distance as normally you can, only tell which direction they are firing from- they blend in quite well in the dark places they inhabit and are hard to see. When you are within sighting range, any weapon with any sort of range will do, the [[Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle|Plasma Rifle]] and the [[Type-25 Carbine|Brute Spiker]] used in short bursts (long bursts with the Plasma Rifle causes it to overheat, not good on the level [[Cortana (level)|Cortana]]) seem to do just as well as more accurate weapons like the [[Carbine]] and the [[BR55HB SR Battle Rifle|Battle Rifle]], and are more common on a [[The Flood|Flood]] infested battlefield so they may be your only choice. Note that Plasma Rifles and Brute Spikers are found easily therefore, one should be kept as a precaution. The Ranged Form is an anomaly in the mostly [[melee]]-based Flood combat and are normally hard to kill due to the simple fact that you do not normally have the ranged weapons required to take one out. In this case, well-placed [[Type-1 Antipersonnel Grenade|Plasma Grenades]] and/or [[Type-2 Antipersonnel Fragmentation Grenade|Spike Grenades]] work well, and so does a [[Type-3 Antipersonnel/Antimatériel Incendiary Grenade|Firebomb]], which requires much less accuracy as it explodes on impact next to the enemy. Ultimately, if you get within melee distance of a Ranged Form they are just as easily destroyed as any other combat form with close ranged weapons like the [[Type-52 Pistol|Brute Mauler]], [[Shotgun]], [[Type-2 Energy Weapon/Hammer|Gravity Hammer]], [[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword|Energy Sword]] or a melee attack with any weapon. As true with all Pure forms the [[M7057/Defoliant Projector|Flamethrower]] is an excellent weapon, as do dual-wielding [[Type-25 Carbine|Spikers]] and [[Sentinel Beam]]. One good idea when dealing with Ranged Forms is to continually advance towards them, dodging their projectiles, and melee them though make sure this is only done 1 to 1, especially on higher difficulties. The [[Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher|Needler]] is very effective when attacking at medium to medium-long range. | ||
The [[Type-25 Grenade Launcher|Brute Shot]] is a good choice for these Pure Forms as one or two [[grenade]]s will, while not killing them out right (on [[Normal]], it is possible to kill a Ranged Form with 2 well placed shots), knock them off the wall they tend to be stuck to allowing you to get close enough to kill them effectively. The Brute Shot's higher melee attack damage should kill them in one hit after knocking them off. A very helpful strategy is dropping [[Deployable Cover]] because the shield cannot be weakened or penetrated by the needles they shoot. There are many deployable covers on the levels [[Cortana (level)|Cortana]] and [[Floodgate]] for just this purpose. | The [[Type-25 Grenade Launcher|Brute Shot]] is a good choice for these Pure Forms as one or two [[grenade]]s will, while not killing them out right (on [[Normal]], it is possible to kill a Ranged Form with 2 well placed shots), knock them off the wall they tend to be stuck to allowing you to get close enough to kill them effectively. The Brute Shot's higher melee attack damage should kill them in one hit after knocking them off. A very helpful strategy is dropping [[Deployable Cover]] because the shield cannot be weakened or penetrated by the needles they shoot. There are many deployable covers on the levels [[Cortana (level)|Cortana]] and [[Floodgate]] for just this purpose. | ||
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*Ranged Forms fire spikes that look similar to the [[Type-25 Carbine|Brute Spiker]]. | *Ranged Forms fire spikes that look similar to the [[Type-25 Carbine|Brute Spiker]]. | ||
*They are the only Pure Form that cannot walk. Once the Stalker mutates into it, it is stuck in that spot until it dies or mutates again. | *They are the only Pure Form that cannot walk. Once the Stalker mutates into it, it is stuck in that spot until it dies or mutates again. | ||
*Although it's not very common, the player can gain Ranged Forms as allies on the Level The Covenant when he/she teams up with the Flood, they are gained as allies sometimes when the | *Although it's not very common, the player can gain Ranged Forms as allies on the Level The Covenant when he/she teams up with the Flood, they are gained as allies sometimes when the Jump Pack Brutes have not been killed yet. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||