Q'ronar Shellback

Q'ronar Shellback
Creature Details
Species	Q'ronar
Biome	All except Salt Pits and Sandblasted Corridors
Category	Disruptive Enemy
Combat
Attack(s)	Acid Spit Rolling Strike
Base Health	450
Resistance(s)	See main page
Weakness(es)	See main page
Weakpoint	Eyes: ×2 Mouth: ×2 Tail’s Tip: ×2
Armor	Heavy
Immunity	Freeze, Stun, Pheromone Aggro
Temperature
Burn T°C	30°
Burn T°C	30°
Freeze T°C	-50°
Freeze T°C	-50°
Douse Fire T°C	0°
Douse Fire T°C	0°
Unfreeze T°C	0°
Unfreeze T°C	0°
Cooling Rate	10°/s
Cooling Rate	10°/s
Warming Rate	10°/s
Warming Rate	10°/s

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The Q'ronar Shellback is another example of evolution running wild on Hoxxes. Basically a three ton pill-bug with a bad stomach acid problem. Folds itself into a wheel shape and is able to propel themselves with great speed, using their enormous weight and sturdy armor to crush anything unlucky enough to be in their path to paste. And once it tires of that, it might let loose sizzling volleys of ghastly globules of intense acid. A truly awful creature that should be avoided at all costs.

— Miner's Manual Description

The Q'ronar Shellback is a hostile Creature. It can be found in any region of the planet except Salt Pits and Sandblasted Corridors.

The Q'ronar Shellback is quite the abnormal resident of Hoxxes, and is unlike any other species on the planet. Described by the Miner's Manual as a "three ton pill-bug", the Shellback's topside is covered in black chitinous plates while its underbelly is soft and fleshy. It has a huge mouth which stretches vertically along its underside. It has three bulbous "eyes" at its top end and four spindly, clawed legs stationed around the middle of its body. Finally, the end of its body has a glowing sac on the tip which serves an unknown purpose.

The Shellback is capable of adopting two forms in combat. It is usually seen curled up and rolling around at high speeds, using its body armor as a battering ram to crash into its targets. The Shellback can achieve incredible speeds in this form, even using sloped terrain to jump off high into the air. Its chitin will protect it from a majority of weapons fire while it is rolling. Every so often the Shellback will come to a stop and stand on its legs. This slows it down significantly and exposes its weakpoints, but it can fire highly damaging globs of acid from its mouth.

The chitinous plating on the Shellback completely covers its whole body while it is in rolling mode. It is able to fully block the damage of most weapons, though it can be broken off in pieces if it takes enough firepower. This will cause any shots done to unarmored sections to take a full 100% damage.

The Shellback's damage resistances can change depending on whether it is in rolling or walking mode. While rolling it resists 30% of Fire and Ice damage, 80% of Explosive damage and 100% of Electrical damage. However when walking it takes 50% more Fire damage and 70% more Ice damage. Even with these resistances and weaknesses, the Shellback is totally immune to freezing in both modes. It also cannot be stunned and ignores Pheromones.

Combat

Health and Armor

Effective Health Scaling		Hazard Level
		Normal Mission						DD			EDD
		1	2	3	4	5		3	3.5		4.5	5	5.5
Player Count		202.5	292.5	360	450	540		360	382.5		495	540	585
		247.5	337.5	405	450	540		405	427.5		495	540	585
		315	405	450	540	630		450	495		585	630	675
		382.5	450	495	585	675		495	540		630	675	720

Attacks

Acid Spit

Projectile
Damage Amount		Hazard Level
		Normal Mission						DD			EDD
		1	2	3	4	5		3	3.5		4.5	5	5.5
Player Count		10	14	24	40	56		24	30		46	56	60
		10	16	26	43	60		26	32		49	60	64
		10	18	28	46	64		28	34		52	64	68
		10	20	30	50	68		30	36		56	68	72
Details
Damage Type		Explosive
AoE projectile
Damage Amount		Hazard Level
		Normal Mission						DD			EDD
		1	2	3	4	5		3	3.5		4.5	5	5.5
Player Count		10	14	24	40	56		24	30		46	56	60
		10	16	26	43	60		26	32		49	60	64
		10	18	28	46	64		28	34		52	64	68
		10	20	30	50	68		30	36		56	68	72
Details
Damage Type		Explosive

Rolling Strike

Direct Attack
Damage Amount		Hazard Level
		Normal Mission						DD			EDD
		1	2	3	4	5		3	3.5		4.5	5	5.5
Player Count		5	7	12	20	28		12	15		23	28	30
		5	8	13	21.5	30		13	16		24.5	30	32
		5	9	14	23	32		14	17		26	32	34
		5	10	15	25	34		15	18		28	34	36
Details
Damage Type		Typeless

Gallery

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  Acid Spit