Welder

Welder
Repairs Marine structures and Armor.
Hotkey	3 or ( E only for building)
TRes	5 to drop
PRes	2 to buy
Damage	6 per Flame
Repairing	Varies
Type	Flame
Fire Rate	0.2 seconds
Requires	Armory

Introduction

The Welder is an important Marine tool used to build and repair Marine structures and repair Marine Armor.

Tactical Summary - Welder vs. Build Tool

• A Welder is the most important survival tool because 1 armor point usually absorbs 2 damage points!
• A Welder does not build faster or slower than the Build Tool
• A Welder builds more silent than a Build Tool

Build Tool

Build Tool
Tool to build structures.
Hotkey	E
TRes	0
Requires	None

Marines are by default equipped with the Build Tool that is basically a Welder without the front attachment.

• It can only be used to build structures or repair Power Nodes.
• It does create more noise and makes it harder to hear nearby aliens.

Frontiersmen

Marine

Player - Marine (Assault Rifle  •  Pistol  •  Switch-Axe)

Purchases - Mine  •  Shotgun  •  Welder  •  Hand Grenades  •  Grenade Launcher  •  Flamethrower  •  Machine Gun  •  Jetpack  •  Exosuit

Commander

Mechanics - Marine Commander  •  Power Nodes  •  Resource Model

Abilities - Ammo Pack  •  Med Pack  •  Nano Shield  •  Scan  •  Power Surge  •  Catalyst Pack  •  Distress Beacon  •  Recycle

Units / Structures

Build - Command Station  •  Extractor  •  Infantry Portal  •  Armory  •  Robotics Factory (ARC  •  MAC)  •  Arms Lab

Advanced - Sentry  •  Sentry Battery  •  Observatory  •  Phase Gate  •  Prototype Lab