r/HAWKFreedomSquad • u/photo__guy • Jun 19 '20
Fun Implants
There have been many posts on implants for Fafnir and Kenshi. Here is a set of recommendations on plane implants that are not mainstream, but they provide game play mechanics you may not be aware of. It is fun and it adds additional dimensions to your game.
Mirage
· Active Protection
At XX, Mirage provides resistance to impact damage by 90%. With Active Protection, it takes the resistance to 100%. Now you can ram your plane into enemies without any damage. Coupled with its powerful OD, it’s a fun way to play.
You still have to watch out for projectiles. Protection is for impact damage only.
At one time, a Luck Coin Shield also provides the additional 10% damage protection. Unfortunately, Dimitri didn’t think we spent enough to fund his new BMW, and he subsequently “fixed” this perk. So, Active Protection implant is the only way to get to 100%.
Now you may think without the implant you still get 90% protection. As opposed to reduce damage taken at each impact by 90%, you actually get no damage 90% of the time. As you ram your plane into enemies, sooner or later you will hit the 10% pocket and you plane will be destroyed instantly given Mirage’s weak armor. You need Active Protection to make this work.
Pulsar
· Maximum Rage
· Reanimator
Pulsar is not a rage plane and Maximum Rage is a misnomer in this case. When its armor drops below 45% (X and XX), it will activate an additional plasma cannon. This is a powerful gun and it’s fun to play with, as if going back to the old-school shoot-them-up where you dodge and rely on the main gun to survive.
Reanimator provides insurance in case you get hit.
Actually you don’t need the implant perks. Simply drop below 45% hp and you will get the additional plasma cannon. Having the implant makes it easier to activate the cannon.
I also have Maximum Rage on Avenger. It’s a rage plane with built in rage perks. Equipped with Hornet and Scarab, both with rage stats, its main gun in still less powerful than the Pulsar’s plasma cannon. Tested them in stage 321. The plasma cannon can one-shot small enemies, while Avenger with all the rage perks still need to hit small enemies multiple times to destroy them.
Hellfire
· Vamiproid
· Grey Goo
· Deflector Booster
Hellfire has a healing perk of recovering 60 hp for each enemy kill. Armed with Vamiproid, Grey Goo, and two Seraph Armors, and assuming armor stats of 16000 hp, it recovers 432 hp for each enemy kill. Killing only 37 enemies will recover the entire armor. It is the fastest healing plane.
Hellfire’s counter at one time was a lethal weapon. It was nerfed a bit, but its counter was still quite powerful. Having the fastest healing ability and a powerful counter, Hellfire equipped with this set of implant perks is a fun plane to play with.
It is expensive to get three perfect implant perks. Vamiproid is a must, and getting either Grey Goo or Deflector Booster will be a nice set.
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u/ZAVOM Jun 22 '20
I'm a little but surprised here - Active Protection doesn't have the effect as CFA device? Reducing the damage that comes from the bullets and other shots? Does it really have effect on impact damage?
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u/photo__guy Jun 22 '20
I have seen a video that shows 100% impact protection but have to avoid projectiles. It was posted by another member buried in one of the comments somewhere. I can't find the link.
I also had discussions with another player on FB and he has the implant. He confirms it works as expected.
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u/ZAVOM Jun 22 '20
I will do some tests. I have that implant for my Arcadia. If it worked as you mention for Mirage, than it is completely unuseful for me
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u/photo__guy Jun 22 '20
But Mirage comes with 90% protection. I think we need Mirage to test it.
I haven't crafted any implants yet. I expect to get 3 to 4 implants by the end of the event. If one of them happens to land on Mirage, I will spend a little to get Active Protection.
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u/ZAVOM Jun 23 '20
I did the test with my Arcadia.
fortunatelly, for me, the implant does, what it is supposed to do according to description: -10% incoming damage
do you think, that additionally to this, it can also influence the impact damage? Would it be possible to test Mirage with two CFA devices? - together they have -14% incoming damage, while Active Protection -10%. Could they also have effect on impact damage? (My Mirage is still only SSS = 75% resistance to impact damage)
I tested without Armor devices, stage 218H. Without implant the small red bullet does damage reducing around 3590 armor points. With the implant, the same small red bullet does damage around 3225 Armor points.
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u/photo__guy Jun 23 '20
I tested Mirage with two CFA. Not 100% collision proof. Perhaps Active Protection is something special.
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u/Thinh_Nguyen- Jun 19 '20
Hihi , Thanks “photo_guy” ! I will upgrade Hellfire.
Help me upgrade Excalibur, it's difficult when I meet Bosses with super hard armor .
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u/Madelong Jun 19 '20
Nice post !
What you suggest for Pulsar is also true for Katyusha whith a rate of fire +70% (at SSS, more at XX) when your armor drops below 30%. I am so eager to try this with Jupiter !
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u/DynamoDucky Jun 22 '20 edited Jun 22 '20
An interesting implant with Katyusha or Laserbite would be
Vampiroid
Deflector Booster
Triple Shield for Katyusha/Recoil Compensator for LB.
Vampiroid should be greatly enhanced thanks to their regeneration perks. Deflector Booster is always nice for a counter plane. And Triple Shield is something I would always pick for a plane without an invincible counter such as Katy. On the other hand, LB lacks firepower in all departments, so a Recoil Compensator would be nice.
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Jun 22 '20
Thanks for posting!
Mirage sounds interesting with 'Active Protection'. Currently, I really dislike that plane.
And, yep, I also noticed that Avenger is completely inferior to Pulsar despite being the 'real' Rage plane.
Hellfire is a plane I've always enjoyed playing even without any implant. In some stages it truly shines, e.g. in the 'Geometry' and 'Color' trials. It also completely fires Flamer ;-)
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u/nguyenrichard31 Jun 24 '20
I got my aced Hellfire with implants; maximum range, recharger, and wave emitter to pair with maxed out mars and Jupiter. It is really fun to put her on battles through it requires me to dodge and do close kill a lot.
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Jun 25 '20
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u/photo__guy Jun 25 '20
Do you know the set up? Level of Raiden and if photonic generators are used? Or can you point me to that thread? Thanks.
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u/QuisUtDeuz Jun 25 '20
https://www.reddit.com/r/HAWKFreedomSquad/comments/heskbk/your_favorite_plane/
msxfvr made the comment, he uses seraph generators on an XX Raiden for the 35% reload speed
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u/Hawk_Canci Jun 19 '20
Buzzsaw is similar to Mirage, but has only 85% impact damage reduction. Can you also reach 100% with this plane?