Automaton and Sentinel Automaton: Difference between revisions

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Only available when the unofficial expansion, Horn of the Abyss, is installed.

Factory creatures

Level 1

Halfling

Halfling Grenadier

Level 2

Mechanic

Engineer

Level 3

Armadillo

Bellwether Armadillo

Level 4

Automaton

Sentinel Automaton

Level 5

Sandworm

Olgoi-Khorkhoi

Level 6

Gunslinger

Bounty Hunter

Level 7a

Couatl

Crimson Couatl

Level 7b

Dreadnought

Juggernaut

Towns

Statistics

Automaton

Cost per troop
350

Attack	12
Defense	10
Damage	7
Health	30
Speed	8
Movement	Ground
Size	2
Growth	5
AI Value	669

Special abilities:

• Mechanical
• Detonation at death

Sentinel Automaton

Cost per troop
450

Attack	12
Defense	10
Damage	9
Health	30
Speed	9
Movement	Ground
Size	2
Growth	5
AI Value	947

Special abilities:

• Mechanical
• Detonation at death
• No enemy retaliation

Portraits

Automatons and Sentinel Automatons are the level 4 creatures of Factory. They are recruited from the Manufactory.

Heroes with a specialty[edit | hide | hide all]

Todd the Artificer has Automatons as a specialty, which increases the attack and defense skills of any Automatons or Sentinel Automatons by 5% for every 4 levels (rounded up), and gives them a speed bonus of 1.
Frederick the Artificer has Automatons as a specialty, which increases the damage dealt by the explosion of Automatons and Sentinel Automatons by 5% for every level (rounded up).

Special Ability: Detonation[edit | hide]

If Detonation is on when the stack dies, the automatons explode, dealing damage to all adjacent creatures. Detonation removes the corpse from the battlefield, making the Automatons impossible to repair. Detonation can be turned on without using a turn. Once it is turned on, it cannot be turned off. Detonation deals damage equal to 70 + 5x. X is the number of Automatons that remained in the stack before they were destroyed in one attack.

Detonation works on Cloned Automatons.

Protection from fire doesn't reduce damage.

Official Renders[edit | hide]

Trivia[edit | hide]

The first concept for the automaton was a flying creature. This design can still be seen on the top-left corner of the Factory's puzzle map.

User commentary

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The Clone spell may be the best way to use the Detonation ability, as a clone stack is guaranteed to be entirely destroyed at the first hit, provoking the best explosion damage the stack can provide. It may even be useful to keep a stack of non-upgraded Automatons so that their clones can attack, provoking retaliation and subsequent detonation. Eovacius, with his Cloning specialty, provides an especially interesting synergy.

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   | Name      = Automaton
   | Attack    = 12
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   | Size      = 2
   | Cost      = 350
-  | Special   = • [[Mechanical]]<br>• Detonation at death
+  | Special   = • [[Mechanical]]<br>• [[Detonation]] at death
-  | U_AI_Value= ?
+  | U_AI_Value= 947
   | U_name    = Sentinel Automaton
   | U_speed   = '''9'''
   | U_damage  = '''9'''
   | U_cost    = 450
-  | U_special = • [[Mechanical]]<br>• Detonation at death<br>• '''No enemy retaliation'''
+  | U_special = • [[Mechanical]]<br>• [[Detonation]] at death<br>• '''No enemy retaliation'''
   | No_shots  =
   | No_ushots =
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-{{Cram|TBC|Automaton|Sentinel Automaton|no_dwelling=}}
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-'''Automatons and Sentinel Automatons''' are level 4 creatures of [[Factory]]. They are recruited from the [[Manufactory]].
+{{Cram|Manufactory|Automaton|Sentinel Automaton|no_dwelling=}}
+'''Automatons and Sentinel Automatons''' are the level 4 creatures of [[Factory]]. They are recruited from the [[Manufactory]].
+{{clear|left}}
 == Heroes with a specialty ==
+*{{H|Todd|Artificer}} has Automatons as a [[Specialty#Creature_specialties|specialty]], which increases the attack and defense skills of any Automatons or Sentinel Automatons by 5% for every 4 levels (rounded up), and gives them a [[speed]] bonus of 1.
+*{{H|Frederick|Artificer}} {{withmapedhota}} has Automatons as a [[Specialty#Creature_specialties|specialty]], which increases the damage dealt by the explosion of Automatons and Sentinel Automatons by 5% for every level (rounded up).
+==Special Ability: Detonation==
+[[File:Detonation.png]] If Detonation is on when the stack dies, the automatons explode, dealing damage to all adjacent creatures. Detonation removes the corpse from the battlefield, making the Automatons impossible to [[repair]]. Detonation can be turned on without using a turn. Once it is turned on, it cannot be turned off. Detonation deals damage equal to 70 + 5x. X is the number of Automatons that remained in the stack before they were destroyed in one attack.
+Detonation works on [[Clone]]d Automatons.
+Protection from fire doesn't reduce damage.
+== Official Renders ==
+<gallery mode="packed-hover">
+Automaton render.png
+Sentinel Automaton render.png
+</gallery>
+== Trivia ==
+The first concept for the automaton was a flying creature. This design can still be seen on the top-left corner of the Factory's [[obelisk#Factory|puzzle map]].
-*{{H|Todd|Mercenary}} has Automatons as a [[Specialty#Creature_specialties|specialty]], which increases the attack and defense skills of any Automatons or Sentinel Automatons for each level attained after 4th level, and gives them a [[speed]] bonus of 1.
+{{user commentary|
-*{{H|Frederick|Artificer}} has Automatons as a [[Specialty#Creature_specialties|specialty]], which increases the damage dealt by the explosion of Automatons and Sentinel Automatons by 5% for every level (rounded up).
+The Clone spell may be the best way to use the Detonation ability, as a clone stack is guaranteed to be entirely destroyed at the first hit, provoking the best explosion damage the stack can provide. It may even be useful to keep a stack of non-upgraded Automatons so that their clones can attack, provoking retaliation and subsequent detonation. [[Eovacius]], with his Cloning specialty, provides an especially interesting synergy.
+}}{{end of user commentary}}
 {{creature 'see also'}}
+* [[Comparison of Level 4 Creatures]]
 [[Category: Creatures]]
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