Spiral

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“

Missile system which fires a volley of 3 homing missiles that overcome most obstacles. Effective even against fast and maneuverable enemies

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— in-game description

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Purchase Information
In-Game Cost	20,000
IRL Cost?	None
Experience?	1
Type
Hardpoint?	Light
Tier?	I
Faction?	TBA

Base Statistics		Attributes
Level	1	Explosive
Damage	920 per missile	Lock-on
Range	600 meters	Volley
Reload	12 seconds	Magazine
Capacity	3 missiles	Homing
Unload	1 seconds

Introduction

The Spiral is a mid-range (up to 600 meters) light homing missile weapon.

Strategy

This weapon is the light equivalent of the medium Hydra and the heavy, Chimera , both sharing the same range (600 meters), damage type, and reload times, but having different firing mechanics. The Spiral fires its whole salvo in one shot (fires three missiles), unlike the Hydra, which fires six missiles in succession (one missile per shot).

It should be noted that the Spiral (like the Hydra and the Aphid, too) does not deal splash damage.

The Spiral inflicts decent damage, and when upgraded high enough and used with other Spirals or paired with Hydras, can make it an offensive threat.

As long as you or enemy don't fall under these conditions, it is a sure hit:

• You or your enemy is not under something.
• An object isn't directly in front of you or your enemy.
• Your enemy is not using stealth.

Note: If fired before the enemy enters stealth, the missiles fired will hit the ground where the robot activated its ability.

Once a target is locked on, a robot can turn slightly and fire from behind cover, or fire in a certain direction. Because of the fact the missiles track their opponents, experienced players use this to their advantage and hit other players from behind cover before the target notices. This is essential in places with many tall obstacles such as Dead City.

After locking on to a target, two green brackets appear to the left and right of the screen, and 4 triangles will slowly close around the target, indicating that the target has been locked on. By aiming to the left or right, you can fire the Spirals to curve around obstacles to the left and right respectively. This allows the missiles to hit opponents around a corner or even hit Rhino's in Assault Mode. This technique can also work with a Hydra and, to a lesser extent, an Aphid.

However, the Spiral does have some disadvantages. The main one (like mentioned above) is that they don't deal splash damage. This means if can be blocked by any form of shielding, and unlike kinetic weapons does not inflict double damage to physical shields. Physical shields can block them, but their unpredictable flight path makes this difficult. Ancile shielding is significantly more effective since the Ancile regeneration vastly surpasses Spiral's damage output, in addition to 360 degree protection. The second disadvantage is that in urban areas (like Dead City), the missiles need room to launch. If there is an obstacle in front of your robot, the Spiral's missiles may hit the obstacle. On the other hand, urban environments can be used to your advantage, as the Spiral can curve around obstacles, allowing you to hit targets without exposing yourself.

Pros and Cons

Pros

• Decent damage per clip
• Unloads seperately, meaning it will deal damage to the robot after depleting a shield, unlike its counterpart Aphid
• Lock-on system makes it extremely hard to miss
• Homing attribute lets it target enemies behind cover
• Homing attribute allows it to track fast-moving enemies
• 600m range allows it to engage in fights from mid-range

Cons

• Long reload makes it hard to continue sustained fighting
• Cannot pierce any shields
• Overall DPS isn't very good

Mark I Statistics

Purchase Information

Level	Cost	Damage	Cycle Damage	Cycle DPS
1	20,000	920	2760	230

Upgrade Information

Level	Cost	Time	Damage	Cycle Damage	Cycle DPS
2	10,000	5 minutes	1010	3030	253
3	20,000	30 minutes	1110	3330	278
4	40,000	1 hour	1220	3660	305
5	200,000	4 hours	1340	4020	335
6	400,000	8 hours	1470	4410	368
7	800,000	12 hours	1610	4830	403
8	1,500,000	16 hours	1770	5310	443
9	3,000,000	20 hours	1940	5820	485
10	5,000,000	1 day	2130	6390	533
11	8,000,000	1 day 2 hours	2340	7020	585
12	13,000,000	1 day 4 hours	2570	7710	643

	Cost	Time
Totals	31,970,000	5 days 19 hours 35 minutes

• The damage column shows the damage for each individual missile (out of 3 missiles)

Mark II Statistics

Purchase Information

Level	Cost	Damage	Cycle Damage	Cycle DPS
1	500	2570	7710	643

Note: Level 12 Mark I is required to enhance (purchase) to Mark II.

Upgrade Information

Level	Cost	Time	Damage	Cycle Damage	Cycle DPS
2	250,000	3 hours	2617	7851	654
3	500,000	5 hours	2664	7992	666
4	1,000,000	8 hours	2711	8133	678
5	3,750,000	15 hours	2758	8274	690
6	3,750,000	15 hours	2805	8415	701
7	3,750,000	15 hours	2852	8556	713
8	3,750,000	15 hours	2899	8697	725
9	3,750,000	15 hours	2946	8838	737
10	3,750,000	15 hours	2993	8979	748
11	3,750,000	15 hours	3040	9120	760
12	3,750,000	15 hours	3087	9261	772

	Cost	Time
Totals	31,750,000	5 days 16 hours

• The damage column shows the damage for each individual missile (out of 3 missiles)

Update History

Version	Changes
4.8.0	Total Upgrade Time: 7 days 3 hours 35 minutes⟶5 days 19 hours 35 minutes
4.7.0	Total Upgrade Time: 8 days 13 hours 35 minutes⟶7 days 3 hours 35 minutes
3.2.0	Damage increased by 5%
3.1.0	Damage increased by 5%
2.9.3	Damage increased by 15%
0.6.2	Flight path is corrected
0.3.0	Trajectory corrections
0.1.0	Weapon was added to the game

Trivia

• AT Spiral's prefix was removed in version 2.5 along with other weapons to avoid confusion and for convenience.
• The Stalker's special ability allows it to dodge the missiles fired, as long as it keeps on running. In this case, the missiles will hit exactly the same spot where the Stalker activates its ability.
• The Spiral is rarely seen, as it does not penetrate any type of shielding, and does minimal damage. Experienced pilots can curve it around obstacles, but the low damage makes this weapon more of a nuisance to most players. Aphids, while they cost more, do much more damage and have a shorter reload time, at the cost of range.
• When used in the higher leagues, the Spiral is commonly paired with Hydras on a Griffin, as this is one of the most damaging all homing missile setups.
• Like the Trident, while reloading, it's possible to see the three missiles being set into position on a revolver. When fired, the revolver spins, with each missile being rapidly seen shot out of the weapon.