Editing Combat and Defense

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==== Summary ====
The range of threats currently in Desynced is not that broad of scope. For some it can be a challenge but for others, merely a nuisance to be swept away for flooring space in their next factory expansion. 

This article aims to go through a range of topics, but will by no means be an exhaustive list.

==== Life and Death ====
When you start a new game, you get placed into a faction and given one turret to defend yourself with. This is generally sufficient, but if for some reason you should lose all your Units/Buildings, you will be ejected from your faction. Death is not the end however, and you will be given an opportunity to be born anew in the same map under a different faction.

==== General Threats ====
Bugs, the virus and other players are all valid threats and each require a different approach to tackle.
===== Bugs =====
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The smallest threat you will encounter is likely to be a {{IL|Trilobyte}}. They leave their {{IL|Bug Hole}}s when a nearby threat is detected, but have low damage and can be dispatched with a couple of hits with the most basic of weapons:{{IL|Small Turret}}.

On the plateaus, you will encounter {{IL|Bug Hive}}s, which are sometimes accompanied with {{IL|Bug Hole}}s. The hives tend to spawn bigger bugs like the {{IL|Scale Worm}}, but over time and game progression, will also spawn serious threats like {{IL|Ravager}}, {{IL|Malika}} and its flying cousin, {{IL|Mothika}}.

Most of the bugs do have a smaller attack range than the small turret, which can make them easy to kill.

===== The Virus =====
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If you are unfortunate enough to stumble into an infected unit on the plateau, it is highly likely that you will contract the virus. The virus tends to be a serious nuisance as an infected unit will periodically shut down and the virus will spread to nearby units if not handled appropriately.

Picking up an {{IL|Infected Circuit Board}} from a Virus Unit typically unlocks the virus technology group, which will allow you to create a cure along side some very unique components.

Note: The virus is known to be tweaked on occasion to adjust the severity. At one point in the game it dealt notable damage over time to infected units.

===== Other Players =====
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==== Preemptive Self Defense ====
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