Tau Ethereal and kroot hounds

[Question]

Ethereal says 200 hp added to every unit.

Does this apply to kroot hounds as well?

A full squad of hounds + shaper has 6600 hp, last i built them.

A kroot hound has base 600 hp, + 200 from the ethereal, that would be 800 each, a squad of 8 would make it 6400 hp, shaper should have 1k hp, and thats not counting the squad HP bonus either.

Something seems odd here. Can anyone confirm?

[ThegreatJarhead]

i think its tau units only.not kroot or vespid,not sure need to check

[War-Reborn]

i believe it's everything, since knarloc an krootox do get the bonus, theres an issue with KH were they do not re-gen health like other heavy infantry, this could simply be another bug, but i'm pretty sure that KH are suposed to get the bonus too.

[BlackenedSky]

for_the_greater_good.rgd

From abilities\tau_for_the_greater_good.rgd:

GameData["area_effect"]["weapon_damage"]["modifiers"]["modifier_01"] = Reference([[tables\time_modify_entry.lua]])
GameData["area_effect"]["weapon_damage"]["modifiers"]["modifier_01"]["max_lifetime"] = 0.000000
GameData["area_effect"]["weapon_damage"]["modifiers"]["modifier_01"]["modifier"] = Reference([[modifiers\health_maximum_player_modifier.lua]])
GameData["area_effect"]["weapon_damage"]["modifiers"]["modifier_01"]["modifier"]["application_type"] = Reference([[type_modifierapplicationtype\tp_mod_apply_to_player.lua]])
GameData["area_effect"]["weapon_damage"]["modifiers"]["modifier_01"]["modifier"]["exclusive"] = false
GameData["area_effect"]["weapon_damage"]["modifiers"]["modifier_01"]["modifier"]["modifier_class_name"] = Reference([[type_modifier\tp_modifier.lua]])
GameData["area_effect"]["weapon_damage"]["modifiers"]["modifier_01"]["modifier"]["probability_of_applying"] = 1.000000
GameData["area_effect"]["weapon_damage"]["modifiers"]["modifier_01"]["modifier"]["target_type_name"] = ""
GameData["area_effect"]["weapon_damage"]["modifiers"]["modifier_01"]["modifier"]["usage_type"] = Reference([[type_modifierusagetype\tp_mod_usage_addition.lua]])
GameData["area_effect"]["weapon_damage"]["modifiers"]["modifier_01"]["modifier"]["value"] = 200.000000

Doesn't appear to restrict the health bonus to any particular units. I remember vehicles getting the health bonus too in 1.11, and I don't think the 1.2 patch changed this. Gogo harbinger drones with an extra 200hp....

[EvilKillaruna]

I'm not sure in 100% but I strongly believe they received hp bonus.

[Liger]

Considering that Krootox and Gnarloc, Harbinger Drones and even Snare Traps gain the bonus, I do believe that Kroot Hounds do gain the bonus, and the LUA that Blackened Sky quoted from seems to support this as well.

[EvilKillaruna]

and even Snare Traps gain the bonus

Holy smoker! Don't know that. O,o

Just checked in game.. indeed. 220 hp. This is... bug I think.

[Escushion]

But the Ethereal class inspires the Snare Traps!

[Liger]

@ EvilKillaruna: Hmmm, maybe, though it does basically "scale" them, to compete with the far more powerful Tier 3-4 units in terms of how quickly they go down, but really yeah, I doubt this was fully intentional.

@ Escusion: XD

[War-Reborn]

they do get the bonus, i played a game as tau an i had a look at a full strength squad they had just below 9000hp with shaper

[Escushion]

I really gotta' start using Kroot Hounds.

[Kyoti]

lol I had 7960HP with full squad + shaper, and Etherenal. Again 2 squads with 7960HP, and 170-250 melee each hound and feral leap. Gaw I should play Tau more.

[Snake1311]

+200 HP to harbringer drones :O
Thats just...cruel

[taskmaster-]

since they do not regenerate life, isn't so "odd"...

[4ries]

I didnt know the etherial gave bonusses to units like harbinger drones and stuff... Tau Commander has like 1200 hps after you get the etherial... And those 200 hps DO count for the Tau Commander... PS: Drone Harbinger can be fun to use once in a while... I dont use it often but when I do I am having fun doing so!