Also making new maps from scratch to replace old base game assets is ton of work.
Of course. I'm not complaining.
Still, I think it is one of the last major atmosphere breaker still in the game.
Annihilator is indeed intended to be the crowning point of defense but they are quite expensive and at best in only modest supply due to multiple limited non buyable resources needed for building.
Well, 5 Synthmuscle (which are needed for Brute) and 2 Force Circuitry. No rare materials at all.
They are a pain to build, but actually easier to get than Bio Suit or Destructor (which need gems and demonic essence).
The brute is the highest STR buff available so archers and STR based melee can benefit more then annihilator.
No, Brute gets +30 Str, while Annihilator +35. Its actually also the strongest mellee.
Also unlike annihilator it can buff your bravery to psi/panic immune levels, annihilator only provides marginally increased defense since it cuts your voodoo power and subs in a secondary buff.
They get the same +30 bravery, but Annihilator has actually one of the best voodoo defences, due to the flat +50 (effectively +30).
Harbinger has use for heavy weapons gals in hostile environments because it doesn't lose the backpack spaces the annihilator does.
Yes. The missing backpack is its one disadavtage.
Or am I considering the wrong version?