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Arms Lab
Arms lab idle
TSA Frontiersmen
Team Resources
Marines res 20
Health
1650
Armor
500
Abilities and Upgrades
Abilities:
Recycle
Upgrades:
Weapons 1 > 2 > 3, Armor 1 > 2 > 3
Miscellaneous
Unlocks:
Weapon Research, Armor Research
Build Time: 20 seconds
Builds From: Marine Commander
Buy From: Build Tab
Hotkey:
x

Introduction

The Arms Lab is the Frontiersmen upgrade research structure created by the Marine Commander. Marines or MACs are required to assemble the unbuilt structure and Power Nodes nearby.

When powered, it can be used to research weapon and armor upgrades for Marines and Exosuits. If the Arms Lab gets destroyed while an upgrade is researching, the research gets aborted and the research costs are lost.

Tactical Summary - Arms Lab

  • Arms Lab upgrades increase your marines combat strength, so it is recommended to get it early in the game.
  • The research Armor 1 and 2 are considered very strong because they provide Marines with an additional hit by most Lifeforms.


Research

Info Info: You can't recycle the Arms Lab while researching an upgrade. Instead, you have to cancel the research first, then you can recycle the structure.

Weapon Upgrades

Weapon Upgrades are damage upgrades researched by the Marine Commander from an Arms Lab. Each level increases damage of certain weapons by 10% and costs more Team Resources and time to research. Weapon Upgrades affect the following weapons: Assault Rifle, Shotgun, Machine Gun, Pistol, Switch-Axe and Exosuit Minigun and Railgun.

Weapon Upgrades
Upgrades Damage Increase TRes Cost Research Time
Icon weapons1

Weapons 1
Increases damage dealt by 10%. 20 TRes. 75 Seconds.
Icon weapons2

Weapons 2
Increases damage dealt by 20%. 30 TRes. 90 Seconds.
Icon weapons3

Weapons 3
Increases damage dealt by 30%. 40 TRes. 120 Seconds.


Armor Upgrades

Armor Upgrades are a defensive upgrade researched by the Marine Commander from an Arms Lab. Each level increases Marine armor by 20 points and Exosuit armor by 45 points, as well as costs more Team Resources and time to research.

Armor Upgrades
Upgrades Armor Increase TRes Cost Research Time
Icon armor1

Armor 1
Increases marine armor by 20 and Exosuit armor by 30.
Adds an additional hit a Marine survives by Lerks. Marines now survive Skulks Parasite + two Bites combo.
20 TRes. 75 Seconds.
Icon armor2

Armor 2
Increases marine armor by 40 and Exosuit armor by 60.
Adds an additional hit a Marine survives by Skulks and Fades.
30 TRes. 90 Seconds.
Icon armor3

Armor 3
Increases marine armor by 60 and Exosuit armor by 90.

Adds an additional hit a Marine survives by Lerks.

40 TRes. 120 Seconds.


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