Shield

Shields are special units that, as the name implies, wield large ballistic shields. These units operate to defend other units as they push into the player's location.

Gameplay

In Crackdown mod, Shield enemies have improved AI that lets them better cover their squadmates. Shield units also have improved tracking and turning behaviors that make them harder to flank.

Stats

Shield Basic Stats

Difficulty	Health	Headshot multiplier	Head HP	Damage Resistances	Point-blank damage	Notes
Normal	250	3x	83.33	None	20	Base damage matched to beat police pistol.
Hard	250	3x	83.33	None	20	Base damage matched to beat police pistol.
Very Hard	400	3x	133.33	None	45	Base damage matched to light AR enemies.
Overkill	400	3x	133.33	None	45	Base damage matched to light AR enemies.
Mayhem	720	3x	240	None	60	Base damage matched to light AR enemies.
Death Wish	720	3x	240	None	60	Base damage matched to light AR enemies.
Crackdown	720	3x	240	None	75	Base damage matched to light AR enemies.

Damage and accuracy falloff tables to be added at a later date.

Tips & Trvia

• Shield users do not arrive on their own- they will virtually always be covering for other, higher threat units.

Design

• Shield units tend to use the underlying visual assets for a light unit from the assigned standard assault archetype for their difficulty and tier, so their stats follow from that depiction.
• Changes to this unit were focused on improving their AI and use in combined-unit squads; these less dramatic changes still produce substantial gameplay differences.