Very demonstrably, I like it! A few notes: - There is no need to place platforms that tightly, every platform has additional field around it where it still applies its repellent (you can see that in Banagement's videos). - You can strengthen repellent effect even more if you place platforms on top of another already set ones. Such patterns are just more reliable. - Also it works on bosses and bulk detonator as well - you can make sort of circle or cross and just run around so the bug won't have ever direct path to you. In the old times people did repellent platforms on the exit tunnel in the dreadnought room so the wave of bugs won't have easy time when it enters during your boss fight. - You can defend Doretta just like objective on Salvage with repellent platforms, but you need to reestablish defense every phase + don't forget about ceiling on phase 2. And the same goes for Hack-C. - Some build V-pattern upside down on the wall - that way you can alter bugs way so the will be turning to you in much further positions.

Bugs treat repellent platforms as twice the distance compared to normal ground You can test it with Molly, since she has the same pathing AI

do keep in mind that the range of the repellent is larger than the platform itself, so some space between platforms is beneficial. At first when I saw a video of someone leaving space between I didn't think it would work, but tested in game it works just the same and with less ammo usage

I always take repellent because I love the idea that my platforms are doubling up as an auto path breaker for the ai

the distance you/people stand from the repellent platforms makes a difference: standing on platform: repellent stops working, bugs zoom to you standing directly beside platform: about 4 platforms (3 if you leave spaces between to save ammo) is the maximum standing 5-10 meters away: 5-7 platforms width (less if you space), as you showed around one minute in when playing with other people though, you can't control where they decide to put themselves, so i recommend against using more than the bare minimum in high traffic areas

if you're in a flat area it's also possible to put the platforms in an X or + shape. this allows you to constantly just run around the center platform of the x X while the bugs walk around the outside parts

if you find your overhangs arent working properly its easy to fix with the fillowing shape. O OOOO OOOOOOOO

FYI, from my own testing you can have about 90% of a platform's worth of empty space between plants and still have bugs avoid them. You can make a line about 4 plats long with all the empty space between them and have it still work. It's not as clumped up as your version, but two rows of 4 plats still funnels them a decent amount on the cheap.

I love your focus on plasma grenades, the obvious application for me is to funnel into proxy mines, but I appreciate the alternative perspective!

Felt like David Attenborough was explaining this for me. 10/10 rock and stone!

This is a terrific guide! Really helps seeing the concept in action. You've opened up a whole new dimension of game play for me - now it's time to get creative!

I think "defend circle" can be even stronger if you use mines. You can put them between gaps that bugs can pass through.

I tried them out when first playing this game two months ago but did not notice a difference. Thank you for the video. I have a better idea of how to use them now with this guide. Rock and Stone!

Probably the best video on the topic I've seen. Good job!

Awesome video! didn’t know it was this effective I usually just make roofs well this open ups some more plays for me and makes the engineer more appealing thank you!

This is very nice man. I like the way you spelled everything out. I'll be having another go at this as I've written them off as useless previously.

Amazing strategic content... I just began to play DRG like two weeks ago, at the beginning I would have never thought that this game can require such finesse.

This is actually quite nice, thanks for the info mate.

This is super useful info, great vid!!

I’m glad I looked this up. I kept wondering why the heck the bugs weren’t staying away after I got that upgrade lol. Good to know.

Wonderful guide. Comprehensive and useful. I might actually get some enjoyment out of engineer now

Another use for the platform gun repellent is to keep bugs off the ceiling in tunnels with medium to low vertical space. It's really helpful for your aoe classes to have an entire portion of the screen they don't need to consider any more.

Was googling this and this was on like 33min ago recommendation. NICE. i use em discharge on those gaps to kill bugs

Platform repellent excels on Salvage missions. Keeping bugs off the wall surrounding the drop pod by covering it in spaced out platforms provides two choke points to place mines, turrets (emp or arc OC's too) or focus fire. It's powerful, but also a bit nutty in the way the cave ends up looking. Sort of like Mr Blobby.

I basically never run platforms without repellant, theyre super useful to cover up the blind spots of your turrets and funnel bugs into your mines

This is a fantastic guide

It seems that the enemy draws a direct line towards you (with flanking curves with large numbers), and that the repellent platty merely curves any chosen "pathfinding" as if that whole platty area was just a hole instead. It's the same concept as a jump-based platty jungle gym with holes breaking their ai, but creating "holes" instead of normal terrain around the open air area. Theoretically you could make structures capable of both outcomes depending on if you're standing on it or not. edit: A pair of "Lips" to jump between across a chasm can manipulate both where they can peak up from, and also allow you to quite safely leap to the other side since they are previously repelled not directly at the platties near the middle of the "lip-line".

Appreciate the video!

Thanks for all the good tips. I observe that the repellent platform is quite often under-utilised by people.

At the beginning I was like "yea, cool, but I would like to have 8 more plats anyway" but after example with black box I think I should try this upgrade

I think using it to keep bugs off the ceiling in a tunnel is a great and simple way to use this

Really amazing!

I used to think this was super useless until i saw people make bunkers and decided to try it myself. Now i think it's super fun to try and use it to funnel enemies as much as i can.

You can very easily make longer walls without the bugs ignoring them, you just need to add more at the center to turn them into a triangle rather than a line. Also platforms are a lot more reliable when placed on walls, 6 platforms in a line prevent bugs just fine

Great video. Thanks. Ironically at 4:25 you debunk your own myth about "standing on a platform makes them not work properly" :) It has officially also been debunked in the official DRG discord channel. Repellent platforms don't really repel enemies, but mess a bit with their path finding algorithm by making them see the distance over the repellent platform surface to be twice as long. That's why sometimes standing on a platform seems not to work, simply because the bugs may calculate it still as the shortest available route. Anyways, great video. Thanks for nice usage ideas!

I’m pretty sure Platforms increase the pathing distance calculated by the ai. If going over the platforms is still the shortest distance, the AI will select that route.

Thank you GE

nice video thanks

Why isn't this repellent added to dwarf beer?

that's a lot of pancakes

Im use platforms a lot, so this trick is not in my play style, but for economic players is very cool

i start play engi little more than nothing. Guess what i do first? rigth. Check Gaming Existence about engi stuff. after 700h i realize how insanely usefull can be platforms in this way....its can save so many ammo and lives.Literaly like tower defence mechanic in this platforms. ty again for this deep analizis.

platforms have an area of effect around them, did you tried with only 2 instead of 4? it should do the same thing

Wait... So youre telling me that platforms have more uses than helping scout mine minerals? Impossible

The problem is Inertia Inhibitor is soo useful, when I am using RJ250 oc!

Would this work well if I put them around pipe segments on on-site refining?

what mod do you use for the damage numbers?

Fuck yes, ty so much

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does this work against bosses?

wide

but my plasticrete catalyst