Glyphid Bulk Detonator

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“

The current theory is that the Glyphid Detonator is what happens when an Exploder manages to somehow not explode during its volatile, and usually short, life. They grow to enormous size, their skin hardening to a thickly calloused crust capable of withstanding most standard calibers to an astonishing degree. A number of pulsing, tumorous growths will usually be found along their back, which works in our favor - focusing fire on these tumors results in tremendous trauma to the beasts. But even when served with such weak spots, they rank in the absolute top list of threats Hoxxes throws at our operation. Take them, quickly, and from a distance - get too close and they release devastating shockwaves of fire. And true to their name, managing to kill one will result in a blast ranging on the kiloton scale.

— Miner's Manual Description

The Glyphid Bulk Detonator is a hostile creature found on Hoxxes IV. It can be found in any region of the planet, though it is quite an uncommon sight to find one. It is implied through its design and its entry in the Miner's Manual that it is a Glyphid Exploder which has grown to a tremendous size, and its explosive abilities have improved to boot. Its entire body is gnarled into a lumpy mess and its mouth is deformed, with many fangs jutting out in random directions. It also has three distinct yellow tumors bulging out of its abdomen. It is one of, if not the biggest creature in the entire game, even dwarfing the likes of the Glyphid Dreadnought.

Combat

The Bulk Detonator possesses extremely high offensive and defensive capabilities. Wherever it moves, a perimeter of orange particles surround it to indicate the radius of its Hellfire attack - this move consists of the Bulk Detonator stomping the ground with its forelegs, creating a fiery explosion which can deal substantial damage to all creatures, dwarven or otherwise. On higher hazard levels, the attack can instantly kill a dwarf in one blow, and the area-of-effect means it can potentially down an entire team in one strike.

When it initially spawns, there is a 5 second grace period before the Bulk Detonator moves or attacks. However, this is instantly cancelled if it takes any damage.

The Bulk Detonator's major Achilles' heel is its speed - it is extremely slow and can be outmaneuvered without sprinting. Though slow, it is immune to Stun and most sources of Fear, and will not be distracted by Pheromones or L.U.R.E.s. Its three tumors take 300% damage, though they will eventually break after having taken enough damage.

The Bulk Detonator has a tendency to chase one dwarf in particular. On Escort Duty missions, it is never aggressive toward the Drilldozer. However, if a Bulk Detonator's Final Blow attack is triggered within the radius of the Drilldozer, the blast will instantly destroy one of its three segmented health modules. Therefore, if both the left and right health modules have previously been destroyed, a Final Blow attack is usually enough to finish off the Drilldozer, preemptively ending the mission.

Health and Armor

Effective Health Scaling		Hazard Level
		Normal Mission								DD			EDD
		1	2	3	4	5	TE 1	TE 2		3	3.5		4.5	5	5.5
Player Count		1800	2600	3200	4000	4800	7200	8400		3200	3400		4400	4800	5200
		2200	3000	3600	4000	4800	7200	8400		3600	3800		4400	4800	5200
		2800	3600	4000	4800	5600	8400	9800		4000	4400		5200	5600	6000
		3400	4000	4400	5200	6000	9000	10500		4400	4800		5600	6000	6400

Breakable Weakpoints

The Glyphid Bulk Detonator possess 3 Bulbs, unlike regular weakpoints, they are breakable.
The Bulbs have a base health of 200 that scale with Hazard Level.

Effective Health Scaling		Hazard Level
		Normal Mission								DD			EDD
		1	2	3	4	5	TE 1	TE 2		3	3.5		4.5	5	5.5
Player Count	to	140	200	220	240	240	240	319.2		220	220		240	240	240

When it comes to dealing damage to break the weakpoints weakpoint damage don’t apply.
Any Area Damage can damage and potentially break them, which can be detrimental since they don’t benefit from weakpoint damage.
The CRSPR Flamethrower and the Cryo Cannon can’t damage breakable weakpoints.

Attacks

• Hellfire: The Bulk Detonator pounds the ground with its forelimbs, creating a massive shockwave that knocks back any nearby dwarves while also inflicting humongous damage and setting them on fire.
• Dig: The Bulk Detonator can dig through walls and terrain like the Glyphid Dreadnought, Glyphid Oppressor, and Nemesis, if it does not have a clear line of sight to any dwarf or it cannot fit through a tight enough chokepoint. Its dig attack has a much shorter windup than its Hellfire attack but also deals substantially less damage and will not ignite dwarves.
• Final Blow: When a Bulk Detonator's HP is fully drained, it will freeze in place for a moment before causing a gigantic explosion. The crater spans over 10m in diameter, and anything caught in the blast will be instantly killed. Furthermore, the Bulk Detonator launches several explosive orange globs when it dies which fly outwards and can injure or even kill whatever they land on, especially if it is a direct hit. If it dies while frozen, it will produce an explosion that deals no damage, doesn't fire orange globs and doesn't leave a crater but inflicts massive knockback. This also occurs if the Volatile Guts Mutator is active, although it will still have the explosion that normally occurs from said mutator.

Hellfire

AoE Attack
Area Damage		Hazard Level
		Normal Mission								DD			EDD
		1	2	3	4	5	PV 1	PV 2		3	3.5		4.5	5	5.5
Player Count		40	56	96	160	224	336	448		96	120		184	224	240
		40	64	104	172	240	360	480		104	128		196	240	256
		40	72	112	184	256	384	512		112	136		208	256	272
		40	80	120	200	272	408	544		120	144		224	272	288
Details
Damage Type		100% Explosive + 100% additional as Heat					Radius: 8 m Maximum Damage Radius: 2.5 m Minimum Area Damage: 10 %
Status Effect		The inflicted heat is usually enough to set dwarves on Fire.

• Hellfire does 320 damage to non-Dwarf creatures on all hazard levels.

Final Blow

AoE Attack
Area Damage		Hazard Level
		Normal Mission								DD			EDD
		1	2	3	4	5	PV 1	PV 2		3	3.5		4.5	5	5.5
Player Count		10000	14000	24000	40000	56000	84000	112000		24000	30000		46000	56000	60000
		10000	16000	26000	43000	60000	90000	120000		26000	32000		49000	60000	64000
		10000	18000	28000	46000	64000	96000	128000		28000	34000		52000	64000	68000
		10000	20000	30000	50000	68000	102000	136000		30000	36000		56000	68000	72000
Details
Damage Type		Explosive					Radius: 8 m Maximum Damage Radius: 4 m Minimum Area Damage: 0.1 %
Carve Radius		8 m

Cluster Bombs

Projectile
Damage Amount		Hazard Level
		Normal Mission								DD			EDD
		1	2	3	4	5	PV 1	PV 2		3	3.5		4.5	5	5.5
Player Count		2.5	3.5	6	10	14	21	28		6	7.5		11.5	14	15
		2.5	4	6.5	10.75	15	22.5	30		6.5	8		12.25	15	16
		2.5	4.5	7	11.5	16	24	32		7	8.5		13	16	17
		2.5	5	7.5	12.5	17	25.5	34		7.5	9		14	17	18
Details
Damage Type
AoE Projectile
Area Damage		Hazard Level
		Normal Mission								DD			EDD
		1	2	3	4	5	PV 1	PV 2		3	3.5		4.5	5	5.5
Player Count		50	70	120	200	280	420	560		120	150		230	280	300
		50	80	130	215	300	450	600		130	160		245	300	320
		50	90	140	230	320	480	640		140	170		260	320	340
		50	100	150	250	340	510	680		150	180		280	340	360
Details
Damage Type		Explosive					Radius: 5 m Maximum Damage Radius: 3 m Minimum Area Damage: 20 %

Dig

Carving Attack
Area Damage		Hazard Level
		Normal Mission								DD			EDD
		1	2	3	4	5	PV 1	PV 2		3	3.5		4.5	5	5.5
Player Count		12.5	17.5	30	50	70	105	140		30	37.5		57.5	70	75
		12.5	20	32.5	53.75	75	112.5	150		32.5	40		61.25	75	80
		12.5	22.5	35	57.5	80	120	160		35	42.5		65	80	85
		12.5	25	37.5	62.5	85	127.5	170		37.5	45		70	85	90
Details
Damage Type		Melee					Attack Radius: 5 m
Max. Angle		180°
Carve Radius		3 m

• Dig deals 50 damage to non-Dwarf creatures on all hazard levels.

Unknown Horror Variant

The Unknown Horror is a special Mutator event creature spawned only in the Haunted Cave Mutator.

This ghostly, pale-blue Bulk Detonator stalks the players throughout the map; its vague and hard-to-see apparition can only be heard by its haunting sounds and footsteps.

Combat

The Unknown Horror is the only enemy that is completely immune to all damage, making it more of a continuous stage hazard than an actual enemy.

It is possible to tell if the Unknown Horror is nearby through its ghostly sounds. Alternatively, it can be viewed in the Terrain Scanner as a glitched black spot. Because of its translucent nature, it might be difficult to spot the Unknown Horror in some situations.

The Unknown Horror is immune to several sources of direct Electrocution, such as the "Stubby" Voltaic SMG. However, it is not immune to lingering external electric sources such as Taser Bolts, which can slow its movement. It can also be slowed by most non-electric status effects, such as direct and puddle Corrosion.

Attacks

Its Dig and Hellfire attacks are identical to those of a normal Bulk Detonator, except the Hellfire attack does a different amount of damage. Because it cannot be killed, it does not have a Final Blow.

Hellfire

AoE Attack
Area Damage		Hazard Level
		Normal Mission								DD			EDD
		1	2	3	4	5	PV 1	PV 2		3	3.5		4.5	5	5.5
Player Count		100	140	240	400	560	840	1120		240	300		460	560	600
		100	160	260	430	600	900	1200		260	320		490	600	640
		100	180	280	460	640	960	1280		280	340		520	640	680
		100	200	300	500	680	1020	1360		300	360		560	680	720
Details
Damage Type		100% Explosive + 100% additional as Heat					Radius: 8 m Maximum Damage Radius: 2.5 m Minimum Area Damage: 10 %
Status Effect		The inflicted heat is usually enough to set dwarves on Fire.

• Hellfire does 100 damage to non-Dwarf creatures on all hazard levels.

Elite Variant

The Elite Glyphid Bulk Detonator is the elite version of the regular Bulk Detonator. Like all Elite enemies, the Elite Glyphid Bulk Detonator looks almost identical to its regular counterparts; being only distinguished by its aura of distinct vertical red lines with the word "elite" above its healthbar when looked at.

Attacks

In addition to all the benefits that all Elite enemies receive (I.e. substantially increased health, attack damage and resistances), Elite Glyphid Bulk Detonators have one additional enhancement:

• The "Final Blow" crater is increased from 16m to 17.5m

Effective Health Scaling		Hazard Level
		Normal Mission								DD			EDD
		1	2	3	4	5	TE 1	TE 2		3	3.5		4.5	5	5.5
Player Count		2400	3600	3600	4400	5200	7800	9100		3600	3800		4600	5200	5400
		3000	4400	4400	4400	5200	7800	9100		4400	4600		4600	5200	5400
		3400	4400	5200	5200	6000	9000	10500		5200	5400		5400	6000	6200
		4400	5200	5200	6000	6600	9900	11550		5200	5400		6200	6600	6800

Glyphid Crassus Detonator Variant

See main page: Glyphid Crassus Detonator.

A rare variant of the Bulk Detonator which can spawn at the beginning of any mission. Its death explosion creates a large crater of Gold.

Sound Effects

Glyphid Bulk Detonator Sound Effects
Sound	Variation	Audio
Idle	1

Trivia

• The Glyphid Bulk Detonator was added in Update 23: Horrors of Hoxxes.
• The Unknown Horror, which appears in the Haunted Cave Mutator, shares the same stats as a normal Bulk Detonator (except health), including its weakness to status effects.
• The Glyphid Bulk Detonator is one of the few creatures on Hoxxes that the dwarves express active fear and caution over, telling their teammates to get back and that it’s unstable.