Tribes: Ascend/Beowulf
| Beowulf | |
|---|---|
| |
| General Information | |
| Health Pool | 8,000 |
| Energy Pool | 80 |
| Top Speed | 15 m/s (18.75 m/s) |
| Passengers | 1 |
| Primary Weapon | |
| Type | Cannon |
| Projectile Speed | 180 m/s |
| Projectile Live Time | 8 seconds |
| Projectile Hitbox | 0.84 meters |
| Splash Radius | 15 meters |
| Magazine Size | 1 |
| Ammo | Infinite |
| Secondary Weapon | |
| Type | Chain Gun |
| Reload Time | 4 seconds |
| Projectile Speed | 360 m/s |
| Projectile Live Time | 1 second |
| Projectile Hitbox | 1 meter |
| Magazine Size | 100 |
| Ammo | Infinite |
| Cost | |
| Credits | 2,500 |
The Beowulf, is a hover-tank in Tribes: Ascend, and is one of the three vehicles that can be driven. To purchase the Beowulf, any player, regardless of their armor class, may go up to a vehicle station and select the Beowulf. It will spawn on the vehicle pad, and automatically place the player into the tank as the driver, which also controls the main cannon. Another player can enter the vehicle, and will gain control of the mounted Chain Gun. If there is only one player in the vehcile, they may switch between the main cannon and the Chain Gun by pressing F1 and F2 respectively. This vehicle can only be hijacked by an enemy if there is no one in the tank. Since only 2 tanks are allowed per team (on official servers), if the tank is not occupied for 60 seconds, it will explode.
While the Beowulf may seem very durable with 8,000 health, it can be quickly destroyed by a light armor with a Spinfusor due to its higher mobility and ability to stay in the air. The tank also flips very easily due to poor physics, albeit not as bad as it was in the beta. If the tank does flip, it will eject the passengers. The tank can be flipped right side up by attempting to re-enter the vehicle. The Beowulf is also susceptible to damage from small rocks; instead of hovering over them, it runs into them, causing minor damage. Yet, if the tank is driven off a cliff and hits the ground, no damage will be taken.
In order to cause damage to a player by trying to run them over, the Beowulf must be going at least 10 m/s, and will do between 100 - 2,500 damage depending on the speed of the vehicle. If a player is successfully run over, the driver will earn the Road Kill accolade. If there is a passenger on board, and they get a kill, the driver will receive a Vehicle Assist accolade, and vice versa if the driver gets a kill.
Damage Table
Below are the damage values for the Beowulf.
| Main Cannon | Chain Gun | |
|---|---|---|
| Base Damage | 1,000 | 100 |
| Beowulf | 4,000 | 0 |
| Deployables | 2,000 | 100 |
| Generator | 2,000 | 80 |
| Grav Cycle | 4,000 | 0 |
| Player | 2,000 | 100 |
| Sensor | 3,600 | 0 |
| Shrike | 4,000 | 65 |
| Turret | 3,600 | 0 |
| Splash Damage | 500 - 1,000 | 75 - 100 (Fall off damage) |