Alpha Construct

The  is a monster added in the Survivors of the Void expansion, and is part of the monster family.

Skills & Behavior
Alpha Constructs spawn by rapidly emerging out of the terrain, often starting in their Defensive State until a target is in range. They are completely immobile, acting as stationary turrets, and can spawn on any terrain (including walls and ceilings).

Any single instance of damage that deals more than 50% of the Alpha Construct's total health will stun it and interrupt its attacks.

Defensive State
When out of combat and out of danger, the Alpha Construct remains dormant in a spherical yellow barrier with the buff.

While in this state, the Alpha Construct is completely immune to targeting by missiles and other items, such as the and the. It is also immune to attacks and.

Primary: Fire Construct Beam
The Alpha Construct charges a laser for 1 second (scales with attack speed), before firing a fast projectile traveling at 80m/s in a straight line for 2 second and can ricochet off of terrain. It deals 150% damage with a proc coefficient of 1.0 and can be blocked by. The attack has an end lag of 0.4 seconds, which also scales with attack speed.

This skill has no cooldown and is only limited by the charging and end lag delays.

Behaviors

 * 1) Use primary: the Alpha Construct must be within 75m from its target and have line of sight. This behavior is active for 1 second and the skill is not necessary to be off cooldown, but it will be used as and when it is available. The Alpha Construct will refresh its target at the end of this behavior.
 * 2) Search for target: no requirements.

Tips

 * Being completely immobile, Alpha Constructs can be safely left alone if they're not an immediate threat.
 * This can be useful if the player is overwhelmed and outscaled by enemies, as the more Alpha Constructs that exist on the map, the fewer other enemies can spawn. Leaving a lot of Alpha Constructs alive away from the Teleporter means it can be charged more safely.
 * Alpha Constructs often spawn in large numbers. Combined with their unpredictable spawn locations, it can end up with the player being pelted from all directions if not dealt with quickly.

Version History

 * Survivors of the Void
 * (Undocumented) Added New Monster: Alpha Construct