Улей

Королева, Повелитель Улья и Дрон обладают общей способностью выделять смолу и формировать из нее структуры. Эта способность невероятно важна, поскольку позволяет им создавать Строения: большие смоляные камеры, в которых пришельцы могут жить, восстанавливаться и собирать лысых макак. Эта среда, как правило, враждебна по отношению к не-инопланетянам и может использоваться в качестве оборонительной позиции, позволяя пришельцам формировать битву в свою пользу, когда их оттесняют.

Все смоляные конструкции за пределами Смоляного мешка должны быть построены на существующих смоляных сорняках. Это означает, что создание улья — это методичный процесс. Сначала необходимо посадить сорняки на участке и дать им возможность распространиться, прежде чем поверх них можно будет возводить более сложные конструкции.

Смоляные конструкции относительно прочны и способны выдержать приличное воздействие огнестрельного оружия, взрывчатых веществ и острого оружия, прежде чем развалиться. Сорняки и липкая смола исключительно слабы к огню и фугасным веществам, в то время как смоляные конструкции легко разрушаются взрывчатыми и зажигательными боеприпасами.

Обратите внимание, что сорняки можно сажать только на участках, на которых нет ранее существовавших построек или объектов. Такие вещи, как подиумы, трава и другие препятствия, препятствуют прополке территории.

На выбранной плитке можно построить только одну смоляную структуру, за исключением смоляных мешочков. Таким образом, невозможно сложить гнездо и липкую смолу или дверь и липкую смолу. Если конструкция мешает, вы можете разломать ее или снести.

Структуры улья

Special Hive StructuresLimited Hive StructuresHive Structures

Hive builders, (drones, hivelords, Queen) must first designate a tile with weeds on it to designate where they want it built.
All aliens can contribute their plasma in building these special hive structures by simply clicking on it.
Hive leaders as well as the Queen can destroy special hive structures by clicking on them with harm intent.

Name	Description	Uses
Hive Core	A giant pulsating mound of mass. It looks very much alive. The center piece of all hive structures. Allows for additional alien hive structures to be built. Health Points: 1200	Allows other special hive structures to be built. Produces hive weeds, a slightly tougher version of normal weeds, one which slow down tall hosts much more. Once built, it creates a hardened resin ceiling that prevents orbital bombardments, mortar fire and air strikes from targeting the area. The hive will be notified it somebody is trying to destroy it. If the hive core is destroyed past 20 minutes into the round it will have a 5 minutes cooldown before it can be built again. Provides a second larva for every successful chestburst.
Hive Cluster	A large clump of gooey mass. It rhythmically pulses, as if its pumping something into the weeds below... An essential part of the hive. Its weeds slow marines down as well allow construction of other structures. Health Points: 1200	Allows other special hive structures to be built.. Produces hive weeds, a slightly tougher version of normal weeds, one which slow down marines much more.
Egg Morpher	A disgusting, organic processor that reeks of rotting flesh. Capable of melting even bones into something far more useful. An egg morpher that turns bursted bodies into eggs. It also acts as a large egg that will launch facehuggers that enters its vicinity. Gradually produces and stores up to 6 facehuggers, which can be retrieved by aliens. Health Points: 300	Produces facehuggers without the need for a Queen to be in Ovipositor mode. Launches facehuggers at hosts if they get within range, similar to hatching eggs. Can spawn sentient facehuggers if clicked on by a ghost.
Recovery Node	A warm, soothing light source that pulsates with a faint hum. The recovery node heals adjacent Aliens next to it a lot quick than those who would normally rest on weeds. Only one alien can be healed per activation at a time. Health Points: 400	Allows for aliens next/near it to be healed quicker than normal.

Drones and Hivelords will unlock the ability to build these however their amount is limited.

Name	Description	Uses
Reflective Resin Wall	Weird hardened slime solidified into a fine, smooth wall. Reflects projectiles and even rockets back to the shooter. Health Points: 300 Melee Damage Multiplier: x 8.2	Reflects projectiles and even rockets back towards the sender.
Resin Spikes	A small cluster of bone spikes. Ouch. Health Points: 45	Deals 8 damage to a random leg or foot when a host walks over it.
Acid Pillar	A resin pillar that is oozing with acid. Health Points: 300 Range: 5 tiles.	Deals 41 burn damage and extinguishes xenomorphs on fire.

All Hive structures cost 75 Plasma to create(Hivelords build for 100 plasma, but make stronger structures.)

Name	Description	Uses
Resin Weeds	Resin Weeds are secreted from a special Resin Sac that one regurgitates and places on the ground. From there, it will spread weeds tile by tile in a small, circular radius until stopping. Weeds are critical for even the most basic Hive to be built and are always beneficial even if no special fortifications are planned. In many cases, they can mean the difference between life and death for Aliens. They are, however extremely fragile and easy to rip away. Health Points: 1	Any alien standing on weeds will receive increased plasma regeneration and will regenerate their health slowly. They need to rest to heal at a faster rate. In addition to this, any alien on weeds will have their speed increased slightly. Humans moving through weeds will be slowed down slightly, making it harder for them to evade and maneuver.
Hive Weeds	Hive Weeds are spawned from Hive Clusters or Hive Cores. They allow eggs, nests and special hive structures to be built from them. Slightly more resilient from bladed objects and slows marines down much more than normal weeds. Health Points: 15 Brute Damage Resistance: 66%	Slightly stronger than normal weeds. Allows eggs, nests and special hive structures to be built from them. Any alien standing on weeds will receive increased plasma regeneration and will regenerate their health slowly. They need to rest to heal at a faster rate. In addition to this, any alien on weeds will have their speed increased slightly. Humans moving through weeds will be slowed down, making it harder for them to evade and manoeuvre.
Resin Sacs	Resin Weed Sacs are the bases of every hive. Built by Drones, Hivelords, Carriers and Queens. From there, it will spread weeds tile by tile in a small, circular radius until stopping. Do protect them as much as you can. In many cases, they can mean the difference between life and death for Aliens. They are tougher than the weeds it spawns but not by much. Health Points: 11 Brute Damage Resistance: 66%	It's the starting point of all weeds. If it is destroyed, all weeds spawned by it will be destroyed eventually. Any alien standing on weeds will receive increased plasma regeneration and will regenerate their health slowly. They need to rest to heal at a faster rate. In addition to this, any alien on weeds will have their speed increased slightly. Humans moving through weeds will be slowed down slightly, making it harder for them to evade and maneuver.
Resin Walls	Resin Walls are another important part of the Hive. Rarely will existing terrain be perfect for the Alien's use, and often they may wish to adjust it. Resin walls are big, opaque and fairly tough structures, capable of withstanding a reasonable amount of fire Their most obvious use is to delimit chambers inside a completed Hive, but their properties also make them excellent cover. As you will almost always be threatened with ranged weaponry, this makes resin walls invaluable in defensive setups. Health Points: 900 Melee Damage Multiplier: x 8.2	Completely blocks line of sight. Aliens can use their special vision to see mobs through them regardless. Sturdiest structure available to the Aliens, making for good hardcover until destroyed.
Thick Resin Wall	Thick Resin Walls are a major upgrade over regular Resin Walls, exclusive to the Hivelord caste. While normal Resin Walls will tend to fall rapidly to enemy fire, Thick Resin Walls will usually hold up for much longer, for little added cost to the Alien building and maintaining them. This makes a Hivelord invaluable when building Hives and forward positions, and can potentially stall Marine advances if positioned properly. Health Points: 1350 Melee Damage Multiplier: x 8.2	Straight upgrade over Resin Walls, able to soak up much more punishment before falling apart, for the almost the same initial investment and build time. Can only be built by a Hivelord, replacing normal Resin Walls.
Resin Membrane	Resin Membranes are a transparent resin structure, with the strength of Resin Walls, allowing direct line of sight. This is particularly useful for larvae gestation as every infected marine within the line of sight of each other speeds up the incubation process meaning that you'll have more larvae in a shorter amount of time. Hivelords build an upgraded version of the resin membrane that has more health. (The name is the same, yet the sprite is darker) Normal Health Points: 300 Thick Health Points: 600 Melee Damage Multiplier: x 8.2	Allows vision through, while giving the same protection as a resin wall.
Resin Doors	Resin Doors are specially crafted resin membranes, allowing Aliens to navigate through the Hive. Thanks to the special elastic resin used to shape them, they will collapse back to their original shape after a short while, opening and closing themselves for passing Aliens , although this ability means that a resin door must be placed next to a resin or normal (metal walls, cave wall, etc..) or it will collapse. Resin Doors are paramount to most Hives for obvious reasons. A chamber is of no use to anyone if it cannot be entered or left. However, you should consider adding more than one door. Faced with Resin Doors in multiple directions, no-one can be fully confident which one will open to reveal a Aliens. Hivelords can construct or upgrade existing resin doors to make them stronger (there is no name or skin change for upgraded doors). Normal Health Points: 600 Thick Health Points: 900 Melee Damage Multiplier: x 8.2	Allows Xenomorphs to pass through somewhat seamlessly while denying access to humans unless destroyed. Less sturdy than a wall, but capable of holding its own against limited punishment.
Sticky Resin	Sticky Resin is an arrangement of thick, stringy resin filament strewn across weeded floors able to easily delay and bog down any human going through them. This allows Aliens to make their Hive even more dangerous to navigate, with no other cost than making the selected space not usable for anything else until destroyed. A Hive might find it wise to fill empty spaces with sticky resin once the layout of the Hive is done. In a pinch, it is recommended to at least cover entrances, doorways and surround nests. Praetorians are capable of a ranged thin sticky resin spit, which can be helpful for quick stick. Health Points: 45	Slows down and even halts non-Aliens movement A bit harder to get rid of compared to Resin Weeds.
Fast Resin	Fast Resin is an arrangement of sleek resin filament strewn across weeded floors able to easily hasten the movement of any fellow alien. This allows Aliens to make navigation from the hive to the front (and vice versa) much easier, with no other cost than making the selected space not usable for anything else until destroyed. Though the benefit of speed is somewhat mutual to the marines. Fast resin will not slow the marines down but it won't boost their speed. Health Points: 30	Speeds up down Aliens movement when walking over it. Doesn't slow down marines.

Планирование улья

Несмотря на то, что смолу легко выбросить, важно попытаться спланировать, что вы хотите делать с используемым пространством. Вы просто пропалываете местность? Планируете ли вы дополнить существующие конструкции дверями и стенами? Вы делаете полноценную камеру Улья? Будет ли это защитная палата, лабиринт для нападения на ничего не подозревающих морских пехотинцев или гнездо для захваченных в плен макак?

Отсутствие планирования может привести к серьёзным ошибкам, и как только Улей уже идёт полным ходом, разрушение смоляных конструкций и попытка ещё раз отнимают невероятно много времени. Будьте осторожны с доступным вам пространством.

Несколько стандартных советов, которые помогут вам построить улей, достойный вашего улья пришельцев:

С течением времени любая область, которая не прополана и может быть прополана, должна быть прополана. Сорняки — это жизнь и кровь Улья, и по мере того, как смолистые сорняки распространяются по колонии, территория, по которой морские пехотинцы могут безопасно перемещаться, пропорционально сокращается. В случае боя помните, что даже самый маленький участок сорняков можно использовать для отдыха, восстановления плазмы и здоровья.

Средняя камера должна быть тщательно герметизирована смоляными стенами и смоляными дверцами. Хороший улей должен иметь широкие входы, чтобы облегчить маневрирование, и несколько выходов, чтобы инопланетяне не были загнаны в угол и не пойманы в ловушку КМП США.

Стена из смоляных стен и смоляных дверей — это самая простая оборонительная установка. Хотя его можно уничтожить сосредоточенным огнем, он позволяет пришельцам выходить за пределы прямой видимости и обеспечивает безопасные места для засады на морских пехотинцев. Более продвинутая тактика может включать в себя штабелирование стен или создание одиночных смоляных стен, за которыми инопланетяне могут прятаться.

Липкая смола — полезный инструмент, затрудняющий маневрирование человека внутри улья, с недостатком, ограничивающим строительство плитки, на которой он построен. Однако, если вы все же решите строить, вы можете очистить смолу одним движением.

Check My Badass Hive Guide for information on building good Hives and visual examples.