Listening Post Tau
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Race | Tau | ||||||||||||||||
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Version | Soulstorm v1.2 | ||||||||||||||||
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Hitpoints | 2000 | ||||||||||||||||
Armour | Building Low | ||||||||||||||||
Resource Bonus | +6 | ||||||||||||||||
Resource Gift | 50 | ||||||||||||||||
Control Radius | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
Sight Radius | 25 (detection 7 by Strategic Point or Relic) |
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Listening Post
The Listening Post can be built upon any captured Strategic Points or Relic sites. Once built, the structure will increase the rate at which you accumulate the Requisition resource from that point, as well as make it more difficult for an enemy to capture. The Listening Post can be upgraded a number of times with more advanced weaponry to make it more effective against various enemy units.
Tactics
Build Listening Posts on captured Strategic Points and Relics to improve requisition gained by +6 ( +12 total for the point) and provide a greater sight radius of the surrounding area (though it still relies on the Strategic Points base detection range for infiltrated units). In addition when the Listening Post has finished construction you are given a gift of 50 . This means that the Listening Post will have paid for itself just under 75 seconds after it has been finished.
You can also upgrade your Listening Posts for 100 75 which further improves requisition gained by another +6 ( +18 total) and adds a useful point-defense gun which is effective on infantry. This time the upgrade takes nearly 3 minutes just to pay for its requisition costs so it should only be done if you expect to hold the point for a while or you want the turret that the upgrade provides.
Upon reaching Tier 2 you can upgrade your Listening Posts again for 250 155 to improve requisition gained +6 ( +24 total), increase the health of the Post by 1250 and greatly improve the Listening Post's range and damage. However this upgrade would take almost 7 minutes to pay for its own requisition costs so the point should only be upgraded to this state if you need the improved health and weapon it provides.
Since the Tau have no standard defense turrets, Listening Posts are their only static defenses. Unfortunately, the firepower of the Rail Gun has far less anti-infantry firepower than most fully upgraded Listening Posts and disappointingly low anti-vehicular firepower. Despite doing mediocre damage to infantry, the longer range of the Rail Gun allows it to support nearby troops much better.
Add-ons
Fortified Position Add-on
Fortified Position Add-on | Hotkey: U | ||||
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Cost | 100 75 | Build Time | 30 s | ||
Requires | Nothing | ||||
Effects | </b>
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Heavily Fortified Position Add-on
Heavily Fortified Position Add-on | Hotkey: U | ||||
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Cost | 250 155 | Build Time | 60 s | ||
Requires | Fortified Position Add-on, Path to Enlightenment | ||||
Effects | </b>
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Researches
Escalate Engagement
Escalate Engagement | Hotkey: E | |||
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Cost | 75 250 | Research Time | 60 s | |
Researched From | Tau Listening Post | |||
Requires | Cadre Headquarters | |||
Effects | Provides a 15% bonus to the global Requisition rate. It does not effect the requisition gift from completing the Listening Post. |
Full Scale War
Full Scale War | Hotkey: E | |||
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Cost | 100 350 | Research Time | 95 s | |
Researched From | Tau Listening Post | |||
Requires | Escalate Engagement | |||
Effects | Provides a further 20% bonus to the global Requisition rate. It does not effect the requisition gift from completing the Listening Post. This bonus stacks with the bonus from Escalate Engagement giving a 38% bonus total. |
Weapon Upgrades
Twin-Linked Plasma Rifles
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Cost | See Fortified Position Add-on | Range | 25 | Setup Time | 0 s | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Build Time | See Fortified Position Add-on | Accuracy | 70% | Refire Rate | 0.1 s | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Area of Effect | 0 | Requires | Fortified Position Add-on |
Rail Gun
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Cost | See Heavily Fortified Position Add-on | Range | 35 | Setup Time | 0 s | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Build Time | See Heavily Fortified Position Add-on | Accuracy | 70% | Refire Rate | 3 s | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Area of Effect | 0 | Requires | Heavily Fortified Position Add-on |
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