CST-7 "Minesweeper"

CST-7 "Minesweeper"
Pilot
	Janitorbot
Ship Specs
Hull	10/10 (: 12/12)
Shield	10/10 (: 12/12)
Zone	Lazuli Nebula

CST-7 "Minesweeper" is a large ship with 10 hull and 10 shields ( Hardest: 12 hull and 12 shields), piloted by Janitorbot. It relies heavily on Dual Drones--a midrow object which attacks both ships, unique to this fight--and Payback. It will only appear if the player has played at least 3 runs and has at least 1 win.

Layout

The CST-7 "Minesweeper" is 7 tiles wide. In the center, it has two cockpits and a central cannon, with two missile bays at the ends of the ship connected by scaffolding. Parts from left to right:

1. Left Missile Bay
2. Left Scaffolding (Empty)
3. Left Cockpit (Weak)
4. Cannon
5. Right Cockpit (Weak)
6. Right Scaffolding (Empty)
7. Right Missile Bay

Additionally, the midrow contains two Dual Drones at the start of combat, located under each of the ship's scaffolds.

Behavior

Minesweeper's behavior is rather complex, and is mainly dictated by how many Dual Drones it has on the field and whether its missile bays are blocked--that is, if they have any Midrow Objects in front of them.

Conditions	Image	Immediate Actions	Displayed Intents
First turn		Does not move	Left Missile Bay: Launch Dual Drone Cannon: Attack for 2 damage Right Missile Bay: Launch Dual Drone
Neither missile bay is blocked OR One missile bay is blocked & total Dual Drones <= 5 (: 2)	(intents pictured may differ slightly)	Does not move	Left Missile Bay: Launch Dual Drone (unless lane is blocked) Cannon: Attack for 1 damage (+1 dmg per blocked missile bay) Right Missile Bay: Launch Dual Drone (unless lane is blocked)
Both missile bays are blocked OR One missile bay is blocked & total Dual Drones > 5 (: 2)		Aim at player ship with cannon (avoids targeting Dual Drones)	Cannon: Attack for 2 damage Right Cockpit: Gain 1 Temporary Payback

Note that because the Minesweeper makes its checks before any movement occurs, it will most likely buff itself after deploying Dual Drones.

Dialogue

Before Combat

First encounter
//cat.exe Another drone ship incoming... This one looks a bit different, though. Janitorbot ASSIGNMENT: DESTROY ALL ROBOTS IN SECTOR Janitorbot CONUNDRUM: AM ROBOT Janitorbot SOLUTION: DESTROY ALL ROBOTS IN SECTOR //cat.exe ...Uh-huh.

Combat Barks

Intent: Launching Dual Drones #1
Janitorbot CONUNDRUM: ARE DRONES CONSIDERED LITTERING
Possible responses
Dizzy Probably! Peri Yes. Isaac Oh no. ARE they? Books Litter is great! That's where I find all my coolest stuff!

Intent: Launching Dual Drones #2
Janitorbot INTENT: PRODUCING BACKUP

Intent: Launching Dual Drones #3
Janitorbot ASSIGNMENT: DESTROY ALL ROBOTS IN SECTOR
Possible responses
Riggs Maybe go find some robots, then? Drake Hey, some of those robots are cool. Max Yeah, got that. Got it. //cat.exe I'm not a robot, thank you.

Intent: Cockpit Buffs + Cannon Attack #1
Janitorbot CONUNDRUM: TOO MANY DRONES

Intent: Cockpit Buffs + Cannon Attack #2
Janitorbot DRONE FORCE ADEQUATE. SWAPPING TO PUNISHMENT MODE

Intent: Cockpit Buffs + Cannon Attack #3
Janitorbot DRONE SUPPLY SUFFICIENT

Strategy

The CST-7 "Minesweeper" utilizes its Dual Drones to damage you, and to damage itself as a way to activate its own Payback for large damage. When it does give itself Payback, make sure to avoid its cannon or get rid of the Dual Drones. Though, if you can tank the attacks of the Dual Drones, you might just want to keep them around to let the ship succumb to its self-damage.

Patch Changes

• Patch 1.1 Hotfix #3 (2024-06-28)
  • On Hardest, gained +3 hull, +3 shields, but is no longer armored (now +2/+2 compared to normal)
• Patch 1.1 Hotfix (2024-06-21)
  • No longer gains 1 Temp Shield on turns it's acting more aggressive
• Patch 1.1 (2024-06-17)
  • Introduced.