Uploaded October 2015 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
I'm neck-deep into developing what'll likely be NT's biggest update so far and I've not really settled on what the next challenge run is going to be. In the meantime, and to encourage myself to optimise these NT bosses as much as possible, I'll be doing a series of vids showcasing them and their capabilities.
Oh, and got a Twitter account now. The plan was to just have updates/patch notes up on there but I'm not really sure what to use it for: twitter.com/SegaChief?lang=en-gb
\\X-ATM Scorpion//
HP: 1800HP
X-ATM Scorpion has very similar AI to his original counter-part; he will 'scope' a target and then attack that target with either Rifle or Tail on his next turn. After two sets of this, he'll raise his tail and counter-attack with a Laser if struck during this stance. After a while, he'll lower the tail and repeat his AI.
This Scorp has had a bit of an upgrade. To start, Magentic Scope will change the Row of it's target, swapping them from the front to the back row or vise versa. The follow-up attacks are also stronger, with W-Rifle packing a harder punch and Venom Tail capable of inflicting Poison, which disrupts Defending if left untreated.
A simple tactic here is to have the Scoped character Defend in order to reduce the damage down by half, but later into the fight he'll mix in a new attack called Shock which is magic-based. It can also inflict Paralysis, which can be very dangerous if you have a command queued and he raises his tail...
During the fight, you may have noticed that Barret gains 'stacks' when he's hit by X-ATM's physical attacks. These are part of a new Innate Ability system which gives each character a new trait to help them in fights. For Barret, his Innate is gaining a stat-boosting 'stack' (up to five) of either Strength or Defence & Magic Defence. If he's in the front row it's a Strength stack, and for the Back row it's a Defensive stack. He can't carry both types of stacks though, so gaining one type will cancel out stacks gathered for the other type.
You'll also notice that the timer has started counting down during the fight, instead of afterwards. Just a little something to spice proceedings up :3 Once Scorp is down, you should have plenty of time to vacate the Reactor.
Wait, it's following you...?
I'm neck-deep into developing what'll likely be NT's biggest update so far and I've not really settled on what the next challenge run is going to be. In the meantime, and to encourage myself to optimise these NT bosses as much as possible, I'll be doing a series of vids showcasing them and their capabilities.
Oh, and got a Twitter account now. The plan was to just have updates/patch notes up on there but I'm not really sure what to use it for: twitter.com/SegaChief?lang=en-gb
\\X-ATM Scorpion//
HP: 1800HP
X-ATM Scorpion has very similar AI to his original counter-part; he will 'scope' a target and then attack that target with either Rifle or Tail on his next turn. After two sets of this, he'll raise his tail and counter-attack with a Laser if struck during this stance. After a while, he'll lower the tail and repeat his AI.
This Scorp has had a bit of an upgrade. To start, Magentic Scope will change the Row of it's target, swapping them from the front to the back row or vise versa. The follow-up attacks are also stronger, with W-Rifle packing a harder punch and Venom Tail capable of inflicting Poison, which disrupts Defending if left untreated.
A simple tactic here is to have the Scoped character Defend in order to reduce the damage down by half, but later into the fight he'll mix in a new attack called Shock which is magic-based. It can also inflict Paralysis, which can be very dangerous if you have a command queued and he raises his tail...
During the fight, you may have noticed that Barret gains 'stacks' when he's hit by X-ATM's physical attacks. These are part of a new Innate Ability system which gives each character a new trait to help them in fights. For Barret, his Innate is gaining a stat-boosting 'stack' (up to five) of either Strength or Defence & Magic Defence. If he's in the front row it's a Strength stack, and for the Back row it's a Defensive stack. He can't carry both types of stacks though, so gaining one type will cancel out stacks gathered for the other type.
You'll also notice that the timer has started counting down during the fight, instead of afterwards. Just a little something to spice proceedings up :3 Once Scorp is down, you should have plenty of time to vacate the Reactor.
Wait, it's following you...?
