Enemies

The Defender is a prototype version of the Striker. It is the same size as the Striker but has a similar shape to the standard Astrofighter

Performance: 60, Armour: 20
Weapons Rapid-fire pulse gun (100)

Enemy Weapons

Laser Torpedoes

Laser torpedoes reach the target almost instantly, making them difficult to avoid. Glancing hits tend not to be serious but prolonged exposure can cause major damage.
You can stay clear of them by using slower weapons that allow you to 'lead' the target.

Damage/second: 50 (normal), 100 (heavy)

Beam Lasers

High-energy lasers are as fast as laser torpedoes and much more powerful. They can quickly inflict substantial damage on players and allies.
However, they consume a large amount of power when firing. This build up of power can normally be detected by the player ship's sensors and red indicator beams warn the player before the weapon is fired.

Damage/second: 150 (yellow), 200 (red)

Smart Missiles

The plasma missile homes in on the player and cannot be shot down by your weapons. After a while, it loses its ability to home in. Until then, you can either avoid it or you can block it by activating the shield.
The weapon explodes on contact with the player or an ally, causing them about 20 units of damage.

Lime	Homes in smoothly on the player
Yellow	Homes in in a zig-zag motion, aiming itself directly at the player at intervals
Orange	Travels in a spiralling motion around a fixed direction
Aqua	Wanders unpredictably; changing direction at random
Purple	Turns 90' towards the player when horizontally or vertically parallel with it

Neutralaser

The neutralaser doesn't necessarily cause much damage, if any, but it disables systems on your ship, leaving you vulnerable to be destroyed by other enemy weapons.

Aqua	Reduces your ship's engine performance by 25% with each hit to the point where the ship can be rendered totally immobile. Engine performance recovers gradually at a rate of 10% per second.

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