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Scorcher

Close-range burner for clusters

RENDER 01Scorcher // render 01

Role

Scorcher is a short-range burner. Its flame punishes small, clustered targets and stops at heavy armour. It uses Combat Stims to close the gap and belongs in front with Lancers.

Look

Art pending: a stubby single-crew pod carrying twin burner nozzles and fuel drums.

groundsmall target

Brood War equivalent	Firebat

RENDER 02Scorcher // reverse

Test range

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Stats

Cost	50 ore · 25 gas
Supply	1
Build time	15.1 s
Hit points	50
Armor	1 (+1 per Crew Plating level)
Size	small
Speed	2.98 tiles/s
Sight	7 tiles
Trained at	Pod Bay
Requires	Pod Bay, Workshop

Weapons

Targets	Ground
Damage	8 concussive (+1 per upgrade level)
Cooldown	0.9 s · 8.7 damage/s
Range	1 tiles
Splash	yes

Abilities

Combat Stims	research 100 ore · 100 gas

Eight facings · in-game sprite

Nearest-neighbour enlargement of the baked sprite. The game draws units at 32 pixels per map tile.

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