Name: Medic
Side: GDI
ERA: Tiberian Sun
Upgrade Cost: $2000
Upgrade Type: Banner carrier
Base Asset: EA
The Medic is a banner carrier upgrade ( similar to Nod's Confessor upgrade ), that adds a Medic unit to Missile squads. It is researched at the Armory ( same place where you research the legendary Composite upgrade )
As you would expect the Medic heals the squad if they take any damage.
Some things to note:
- The Medic will not replace dead squad members.
- The Medic's heal aura can work on other infantry that are not part of the horde that the Medic is attached to.
- Multiple Medic heals auras will not stack.
- If the Medic is killed the horde will no longer get healed!
- The Medic's heal aura works while the horde is attacking and taking damage!
Due to the fact that the Medic will heal whenever damage has been taken, it is possible for the Medic to completely nullify constant very low damage to the horde. For example a Medic will always heal the damage that a horde takes from being on green tiberium ( you will still get an EVA message telling you that you are taking damage, you will just never lose any squad members ).
In terms of them being able to heal all infantry from your side if they are close enough to the Medic, obviously if you have a large enough group of basic infantry, then it is just a matter of placing your damaged infantry ( that do not have a Medic ) amongst a group of basic infantry that have the Medic upgrade.
As is true with the Composite amour upgrade, if you plan on using any great numbers of basic infantry ( in C&C3, you should! ), you really should get both upgrades. Together they greatly increase the effectiveness of these cheap units.
Some Stats:
Cost: $2000 (Confessor Upgrade = $1000)
Health: 75 (Confessor = 100)
Heal amount: 25
Heal delay: 2s
Heal radius: 15
Notes: Heals every 2s
Release 7 Update:
- Renamed Medic upgrade to 'Squad leader'. It will now provide unique banner carriers depending on the squad type.
- Only Missile squads get medic now (the Grenadier and Minigunners get unique banner carriers that are discussed in their respective hints & tips sections).
Edited by Madin, 18 February 2016 - 02:08 PM.
