I had a game (VL Mutation, Min Shield, Shortsighted, Diffusion) where I noticed my Stukov P3 didn’t get any of the Barracks upgrades… +1 range on attack, and Plagued Munitions. We won anyways, and it feels like Stukov P3 is “OP enough” that it wouldn’t matter. Yet… it feels like those upgrades would make them that much more effective. Any metrics or data on this?
On a related note, ditto with the ability upgrades (we’re not talking about level upgrades) from Engineering Bay as well. Specifically…
Bunkers Regen hp twice as fast when rooted
Calcified Armor (requires Armory as prereq.) - +3 armor
… I don’t think these are really “needed” either, but in tougher situations, increasing the longevity of your Bunkers is nice since they cost a whopping 400 mins each
I usually research bunker upgrades last if I am confident nothing will reach my bunkers. I always get plagued munitions and range if I am starting to mass bunkers. I find prioritizing infested compound upgrades more useful, but if I’m facing an air comp then that’s when I prioritize trooper upgrades.
On a side note, there used to be a “bug” tied to bunker regen upgrade that was fixed where it also increased trooper spawn rate. So big bummer for Stukov players.
Troopers still get the +1 range when they’re outside. It’s just on the inside, they should be getting +2… one for bonus being in the bunker, and another +1 for the ability upgrade itself.