Vartok Scalebramble

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The Vartok Scalebramble is an invasive sentient plant that spreads across cave systems, posing a potent threat to subterranean ecosystems and DRG employees alike. The species is actually a mycorrhizal network consisting of a impenetrable core that attacks targets with acidic ichor projectiles, and sensory feeler nodules that it spreads across the cave system to detect prey. These delicate feelers create a vulnerability for the plant, meaning they should be targeted before attempting to destroy the plant's projectile-shooting core.

— Miner's Manual Description

The Vartok Scalebramble is a hostile creature found on Hoxxes IV. It can appear in any biome on any mission type.

Combat

The Vartok Scalebramble is a ceiling-bound, completely immobile enemy which spawns in tandem with cave generation and therefore is not a naturally reappearing enemy. Its Vartok Nodules will spawn randomly within its vicinity, though moderately distanced from each other.

The Scalebramble is initially docile until any of its Nodules are attacked or a dwarf enters its line of sight. Once provoked, it will relentlessly begin firing at any player from an unlimited range. It will not go back to sleep once awakened.

Health and Armor

The Scalebramble itself completely resists incoming damage until all of its Vartok Nodules are destroyed. Freezing it will stop it from shooting, even if the Nodules are not yet destroyed, but will not allow it to be damaged.

Once all Nodules are destroyed, the Scalebramble's armor will break off, permanently exposing its core and allowing for a quick and easy takedown.

The Vartok Scalebramble and its nodes each have their own health pool. The following table is per node/body.

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	70	100	110	120	120	120	159.6		110	110		120	120	120

Attacks

• Acid Volley: The Vartok Scalebramble fires a 3-round burst of acidic projectiles at the dwarves, each causing a small area explosion upon impact. It will continue to attack even after its core is exposed.

Acid Volley

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		Kinetic
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		1.5	2.1	3.6	6	8.4	12.6	16.8		3.6	4.5		6.9	8.4	9
		1.5	2.4	3.9	6.45	9	13.5	18		3.9	4.8		7.35	9	9.6
		1.5	2.7	4.2	6.9	9.6	14.4	19.2		4.2	5.1		7.8	9.6	10.2
		1.5	3	4.5	7.5	10.2	15.3	20.4		4.5	5.4		8.4	10.2	10.8
Details
Damage Type		Poison					Radius: 0.4 m Maximum Damage Radius: 0.2 m Minimum Area Damage: 50 %