A Powercell is a device found inside Mental-Altani bases.
Overview[]
Powercells are devices that provide power to doors and various traps within Orc outposts and military compounds. They must be destroyed in order for the player to proceed to the next part of the level. The strength of a powercell is displayed by the number of blue lights on top of it.
In the first few levels, powercells have four blue lights. As the player progresses, so does the number of blue lights on a powercell. On the final levels, they can have up to 12-16 blue lights.
Whenever the player deals damage to a powercell, enemies will be teleported within the vicinity of the powercell. Towers will be also activated if a powercell has taken sufficient damage. Damaging a powercell will also release several electromagnetic pulse blasts throughout the base. If the player is hit by one of these blasts, they will take light to moderate damage (depending on the difficulty) and their weapons will be disabled for a short period of time. Once a powercell has been destroyed, any doors that were kept closed will be automatically opened. Powercells may also drop experience or electricity after their destruction.
Occurrence[]
Powercells are fairly common throughout the game, and appear on pretty much every level. In early levels, small powercells appear, while larger ones are encountered much later in the game.
Tactics[]
- Strong or rapid-firing weapons, such as the Laser Cannon, The Shaft or the XM214-A Minigun, are effective against powercells. The shaft can also deal damage to a powercell and kill enemies at the same time, though using it often can drain ammunition quickly.
- The player should Keep their distance before firing at a powercell, because as soon as the player deals damage to it, enemies will appear almost instantly and can swarm them in seconds.
- The A-24 Devastator, SBC Cannon, Slicer and XPML21 Rocket Launcher are great weapons for damaging powercells from a safe distance without immediately having to directly confront any enemies.
- If the player is quick enough, they can dodge the EMP blasts in time by strafing or dashing as soon as they see a spark of electricity appear upon damaging a powercell.
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List of appearances[]
- Serious Sam's Bogus Detour (First appearance) (non-canonical appearance)
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