Phase Gate

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Phase Gate

"Our base is under attack! Phase through!"
Frontiersmen
Team Resources 15
Health 2000	Armor 550
Abilities and Upgrades
Abilities: Teleport Marine, Recycle
Miscellaneous
Tech Requirements: Observatory, Phase Tech
Build Time:	12 seconds
Builds From:	Marine Commander
Buy From:	Advanced Tab
Hotkey:	D

Phase gates are a key component towards gaining map control.
Phase Gates allow Frontiersmen to quickly taverse the map and defend sudden rushes by Karrah
Robotic technology such as MACs and ARCs cannot be phased through a gate.
Phase Gates and an Armory and an Observatory are good compositions for forward bases inbetween Tech Point rooms or known Hives
When a phase gate is being attacked a good strategy is to drop medpacks at the entrance so your marines wont sustain too much damage when exiting.
Phase gates are typically the first target in a rush, if a phase is being attacked and your whole team is away from your main base expect to be hit with a base rush.
Aliens will attempt to force a Beacon in order to push a well defended phase gate or advantageous forward position, try keeping 1-2 marines back to prevent this issue or build Turrets.
Objects or Matter inside the event horizon of the phase gate will not instant kill as with Natural Selection 1, feel free to jump in!

Abilities

Teleport Marine

Marine phasing through the portal

The Phase Gate is a teleportation device that instantaneously dematerialize Marines from one location and materialize them to another. A system of Phase Gates can be created to allow Marines to traverse over vast distances in the blink of an eye.

Teleport Marine
Instantly teleports a Marine to the next active Phase Gate. Each player has a small delay before phasing again.
Delay	2 seconds
Targets	Marine
Requires	Nearby Active Power Node, 2 or more Phase Gates

Additional Tips

The Phase Gate is vital for bringing reinforcements to a contested area.
Kharaa lifeforms will often target Phase Gates in Marine-held territory as first priority. Without the Phase Gate, reinforcements cannot return to the area quickly.
Phase Gate positioning as a Marine Commander:
- try to place the Phase Gate where it can be covered from all entrances of a room
- try not to place Phase Gates against a wall; when the Kharaa surround a Phase Gate, any Marines phasing through will be trapped (against a wall and the Kharaa). This is affectionately known as a "meat grinder". Any phasing Marine is likely to be killed instantly.
- When placing Phase Gates, position it where Gorges must become exposed to use Bile Bomb.
  - For this reason, around a corner is not advised because Bile Bomb explodes on impact, causing splash damage to nearby Frontiersmen units and structures.
  - For the same reason, placing a Phase Gate near a high ventilation shaft is also ill-advised.