Armored Train

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### Spawning Condition(s)

* 1/100 chance of spawning every minute in a Teams server. Requires a team to have not had a leaderboard spot for an hour.

The Armored Train is a rare and powerful boss.

## Technical Design

The Armored Train consists of a total of 3 wagons and a locomotive, the moving part of the train. These wagons feature various different weapons. The locomotive carries an Artillery Auto-cannon and a chimney. The second wagon consists of 4 Machine turrets. The third wagon possesses 2 Bazookas and 2 Flamethrowers mounted onto the wagon. The last wagon possesses two more Artillery Auto-cannons mounted onto the wagon.

## Spawning

The Armored Train can only spawn in a Teams mode, such as 2 Teams or 4 Teams. The Armored Train will only spawn if a team has not had any leaderboard spots for an hour. During this time, the Armored Train has a 1/100 chance of spawning every minute. If the Armored Train spawns, it will be on the team of whichever team has met the conditions. Note that a team can only have one Armored Train on their side at a time.

Due to these spawning conditions, there exists a very rare chance on a 4 Teams server that two or even three Armored Trains spawn in, assuming that multiple teams have failed to hold any leaderboard spots for at least an hour. An even more spectacular scenario can occur if three Armored Trains have spawned and there is one winning team that is completely dethroned from the leaderboard for an hour; if an Armored Train is spawned in for that team, this means that all four teams can have an Armored Train, assuming none of the trains have been defeated.

## Special Behaviors

The Armored Train spawns on the side of whichever team has not held a leaderboard spot in an hour. The Armored Train can be controlled by a player for 15 minutes at a time. There is a queue for controlling the Armored Train. In order to enter the queue one must press the J key.

## Messages

The (Blue/Red/Green/Purple) team is being reinforced by an Armored Train! - Notifying enemy teams.

Our team is being reinforced by an Armored Train! - Notifying the loosing team.

The (Blue/Red/Green/Purple) team's Armored Train has been destroyed by (players)! - Notifying the death of the Armored Train to the enemy teams.

Our Armored Train has been destroyed by (players)! - Notifying the team of the destruction of the Armored Train.

## Strategy

### As an Armored Train

The Armored Train possesses a truly massive HP pool of around 1 million. This HP pool is superior to even some bosses such as the Vengeful Drone God. The weakest area of the Armored Train is located at the locomotive with its only major defense being the strong Artillery Auto-cannon, but the Artillery shell can be evaded. The hitbox of the Armored Train is on the locomotive, located over the Artillery Auto-cannon mounted onto the locomotive. It is highly important that this area is protected as a result.

The Armored Train excels at hit-and-run attacks. The area where the most firepower is located is between the second and third wagons, as the Flamethrowers, Machine guns, and Bazookas can all focus into essentially a bullet hell. Approaching groups of enemy tanks and then turning away will allow the length of the Armored Train to have a chance at shredding enemy tanks.

The Armored Train can be a helpful asset when confronting other bosses. Provided that the player is skilled enough at playing as an Armored Train. The player could exploit the Armored Train's unusual hitbox to crowbar into the defenses of a boss and push a boss out of its own trap defense. This works well against some bosses that rely on traps to defend itself. The Armored Train has the potential be an incredibly useful asset when fighting Mythicals when under the control of a skilled player.

While the Armored Train is a good damage sponge considering it's massive HP, the Armored Train lacks a significant amount of body damage.

### With an Armored Train

If the player is accompanying the Armored Train, it is important to protect the locomotive, as it is a weakly defended area and where the hitbox is located. The player must be able to move as fast if not faster than the Armored Train. Chasing or killing enemy players if they attempt to get near the locomotive is a simple strategy. Destroying minions is important, as the Armored Train cannot get rid of minions on its own.

### Against an Armored Train

Fighting and killing the Armored Train is a difficult task, given its arsenal of weapons and gigantic HP. Luckily, the hitbox of the Armored Train is located on the locomotive, which is by far the weakest area in terms of offense. However, it will likely take a team of multiple, well-coordinated players to kill the Armored Train.

It is very important that the members of the group are all faster than the Armored Train. If one falls behind, they would be attacked by the many weapons of the Armored Train, and would likely be shredded. Being directly in front of the Armored Train allows for the least possible weapons to be focused on the group, as only one of the weapons would be able to attack. However, the explosions of the Artillery shells can be fatal, so it is important to dodge it.

High-DPS tanks such as Pentas or Disperse are good choices as they excel at dealing lots of damage over time. However, tanks such as Manufacturer may be good choices, as the weapons on the Armored Train do not target minions, but one would be have to be proficient at dodging. Bodies like Saw are optimal choices given their speed.

Ultimately, the fight against the Armored Train would be an extremely long one. However, it is important to note that upon death, the Armored Train starts breaking down, and eventually explodes. The explosion could potentially be fatal if one is too close.

## Achievements

Conductor - Take control of an Armored Train [150 Stars]

All Aboard! - Take control of an Armored Train 5 times [250 Stars]

Scrap - Kill an Armored Train [750 Stars]

Unintended Consequences - Die to the Armored Train after it has died [250 Stars]

Salvation at the 11th Hour - Kill an Iniquitous-Gargantua as an Armored Train and dealing 50% of the damage [2000 Stars]

## Trivia

* This tank was inspired by the Armored Train in Battlefield 1, but given a Scenexe.io twist.