Mechanoid

[pauloman]

Does someone know when mechanoids appear?
Are they a random event or a faction?
I play on randy for about 130 days with alpha 4 and I have not seen any, are they maybe too scared of my colony?

[Mozter]

I played on Randy too and got attacked by one early game (around the 23rd day), Had to take it down with what little fire power I had while it burned down my little colony.

Apart from that they do seem to be rare encounters on Randy.

[pauloman]

Ah ok, so it is an event.

I await them eagerly...but maybe after your information it is a good thing I have not encountered them yet

[Cyclops]

IT'S A GIANT MONSTROUS CREATURE ARMED WITH A GODDAMN MINIGUN! IT HAS LIKE 800 HEALTH!!! RUN!! RUN AND NEVER LOOK BACK! ABANDON ALL HOPE!

Edit- Well, after watching the Alpha four video, they are far scarier than I thought. I am kind of glad that mine came with a minigun instead of something... More dangerous.

[pauloman]

I see...now I'm really scared
So we should pray for a nuke or something in alpha 5??

[Coenmcj]

When fighting mechanoids I've found if you sit in one spot then you're gonna get someone killed, you need to use tactics and move around frequently to minimize your colonist deaths, especially when fighting the inferno cannons

[killerx243]

Really? I just fought my first one with four people and it never had the chance to fire a shot... I rushed it with a guy that melee attacked it while my other fighters took shots at it.

[StormProxy]

Do they come up as centipede for you people?

[Jotun]

When fighting mechanoids I've found if you sit in one spot then you're gonna get someone killed, you need to use tactics and move around frequently to minimize your colonist deaths, especially when fighting the inferno cannons

You can also instruct a colonist to punch it to death. I did that and the thing just kept trying to run away while the colonist repeatedly kicked it in the face.

They don't appear to have a melee attack.

[Cyclops]

When fighting mechanoids I've found if you sit in one spot then you're gonna get someone killed, you need to use tactics and move around frequently to minimize your colonist deaths, especially when fighting the inferno cannons

You can also instruct a colonist to punch it to death. I did that and the thing just kept trying to run away while the colonist repeatedly kicked it in the face.

They don't appear to have a melee attack.

That's... A significant vulnerability. PUNCH THE MECHANICAL CENTIPEDE IN THE FACE! PUNCH IT TO DEATH!