Descent 3 Game

Class 1 Drone
First Appears Level 1	Size 3 meters	Weapon 2 pulse rock cutters
Threat Low	Points 100	Often Drops Energy Boost
Doesn't fire very fast except on higher difficulties. Almost always travels in groups. Occasionally seen dropping Proximity Bombs (first seen on Level 11); these are distinguished by their camouflage texture.

Class 1 Drone

First Appears

Level 1

Size

3 meters

Weapon

2 pulse rock cutters

Threat

Low

Points

100

Often Drops

Energy Boost

Doesn't fire very fast except on higher difficulties. Almost always travels in groups. Occasionally seen dropping Proximity Bombs (first seen on Level 11); these are distinguished by their camouflage texture.

Descent 3 Game Guide
Alien Breed 3 Descent Gameplay

Class 2 Drone
First Appears Level 1	Size 4 meters	Weapon 2 argon welding lasers (LL3)
Threat Low	Points 200	Often Drops Shield Boost
Slightly more dangerous.

Class 2 Drone

First Appears

Level 1

Size

4 meters

Weapon

2 argon welding lasers (LL3)

Threat

Low

Points

200

Often Drops

Shield Boost

Slightly more dangerous.

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Small Hulk
First Appears Level 1	Size 5 meters	Weapon 2 heavy argon lasers (LL4)
Threat Low	Points 500	Often Drops Shield Boost
Seems a lower threat than even the C1D's, but there's usually 2-3 of them at one time.

Small Hulk

First Appears

Level 1

Size

5 meters

Weapon

2 heavy argon lasers (LL4)

Threat

Low

Points

500

Often Drops

Shield Boost

Seems a lower threat than even the C1D's, but there's usually 2-3 of them at one time.

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Medium Hulk
First Appears Level 3	Size 7 meters	Weapon 2 missile launchers (Concussion)
Threat High	Points 500	Often Drops Concussion Missiles
Don't let these guys surprise you, or you'll be sorry.

Medium Hulk

First Appears

Level 3

Size

7 meters

Weapon

2 missile launchers (Concussion)

Threat

High

Points

500

Often Drops

Concussion Missiles

Don't let these guys surprise you, or you'll be sorry.

Medium Lifter
First Appears Level 4	Size 5 meters	Weapon 2 diamond plated swingarms
Threat Medium	Points 500	Often Drops Shield Boost
Travel in packs, and screech just like C1D's.

Medium Lifter

First Appears

Level 4

Size

5 meters

Weapon

2 diamond plated swingarms

Threat

Medium

Points

500

Often Drops

Shield Boost

Travel in packs, and screech just like C1D's.

Cloaked Lifter
First Appears Level 4	Size 4 meters	Weapon 2 diamond plated swingarms, cloaking device
Threat Low	Points 1000	Often Drops Cloaking Device
Annoying, but they often drop Cloaking Devices.

Cloaked Lifter

First Appears

Level 4

Size

4 meters

Weapon

2 diamond plated swingarms, cloaking device

Threat

Low

Points

1000

Often Drops

Cloaking Device

Annoying, but they often drop Cloaking Devices.

Super (Heavy) Hulk
First Appears Level 5	Size 7 meters	Weapon 2 missile launchers (Homing)
Threat Very Very High	Points 1500	Often Drops Homing Missiles
Your nemesis. DO NOT let one of these get on your blind side! They increase in quantity with every level, and often guard the reactor.

Super (Heavy) Hulk

First Appears

Level 5

Size

7 meters

Weapon

2 missile launchers (Homing)

Threat

Very Very High

Points

1500

Often Drops

Homing Missiles

Your nemesis. DO NOT let one of these get on your blind side! They increase in quantity with every level, and often guard the reactor.

Class 1 (Vulcan) Driller
First Appears Level 6	Size 5 meters	Weapon Uranium mass drivers (Vulcan Cannon)
Threat Very High	Points 1000	Often Drops Vulcan Cannon / nothing
Their screech will surely send shivers down your spine (or you flinching away from the screen) on higher difficulties. With the Vulcan Cannon (which fires VERY fast), they can take 20-30 of your shields in seconds. You should catch them by surprise if at all possible (preferably with a Homing Missile).

Class 1 (Vulcan) Driller

First Appears

Level 6

Size

5 meters

Weapon

Uranium mass drivers (Vulcan Cannon)

Threat

Very High

Points

1000

Often Drops

Vulcan Cannon / nothing

Their screech will surely send shivers down your spine (or you flinching away from the screen) on higher difficulties. With the Vulcan Cannon (which fires VERY fast), they can take 20-30 of your shields in seconds. You should catch them by surprise if at all possible (preferably with a Homing Missile).

'Spider' Processing Robot
First Appears Level 6	Size 8 meters	Weapon 3 mass driver rifles (rock cutters)
Threat Medium	Points 600	Often Drops Baby Spiders
This unique robot often spawns Baby Spider robots (or even clones of itself!) when it's destroyed.

'Spider' Processing Robot

First Appears

Level 6

Size

8 meters

Weapon

3 mass driver rifles (rock cutters)

Threat

Medium

Points

600

Often Drops

Baby Spiders

This unique robot often spawns Baby Spider robots (or even clones of itself!) when it's destroyed.

Baby Spider
First Appears Level 6	Size 2 meters	Weapon Laser (LL1)
Threat Medium	Points 100	Often Drops nothing
Quite an annoyance if you lose one in your blind spot.

Baby Spider

First Appears

Level 6

Size

2 meters

Weapon

Laser (LL1)

Threat

Medium

Points

100

Often Drops

nothing

Quite an annoyance if you lose one in your blind spot.

Boss #1 (Level 7)
Size 28 meters
Weapon Smart Missiles, cloaking device, teleport
Threat Very Very High
Points 5000
Do not take this boss lightly! Its Smart Missiles are very damaging, and will kill if they hit you directly. See the Level 7 walkthrough.

Boss #1 (Level 7)

Size

28 meters

Weapon

Smart Missiles, cloaking device, teleport

Threat

Very Very High

Points

5000

Do not take this boss lightly! Its Smart Missiles are very damaging, and will kill if they hit you directly. See the Level 7 walkthrough.

Advanced Lifter
First Appears Level 8	Size 5-6 meters	Weapon 4 tungsten swingarms
Threat Medium	Points 800	Often Drops Shield Boost
More dangerous than Medium Lifters, as they are nearly silent and have twice as many claws.

Advanced Lifter

First Appears

Level 8

Size

5-6 meters

Weapon

4 tungsten swingarms

Threat

Medium

Points

800

Often Drops

Shield Boost

More dangerous than Medium Lifters, as they are nearly silent and have twice as many claws.

Secondary Lifter
First Appears Level 8	Size 4 meters	Weapon 1 heavy laser (LL1)
Threat Medium	Points 400	Often Drops nothing
More dangerous than either of the other Lifters. These Crows always travel in groups of two or three.

Secondary Lifter

First Appears

Level 8

Size

4 meters

Weapon

1 heavy laser (LL1)

Threat

Medium

Points

400

Often Drops

nothing

More dangerous than either of the other Lifters. These Crows always travel in groups of two or three.

Class 2 Supervisor Robot
First Appears Level 8	Size 4 meters	Weapon None
Threat Low	Points 400	Often Drops Varies
These appear rarely, but if you're lucky, you may get a nice powerup (or some robots, if you're not so lucky) for destroying it. Supposedly, the Supervisors are programmed to increase the awareness of nearby robots, but I don't recall seeing that really happen.

Class 2 Supervisor Robot

First Appears

Level 8

Size

4 meters

Weapon

None

Threat

Low

Points

400

Often Drops

Varies

These appear rarely, but if you're lucky, you may get a nice powerup (or some robots, if you're not so lucky) for destroying it. Supposedly, the Supervisors are programmed to increase the awareness of nearby robots, but I don't recall seeing that really happen.

Cloaked Hulk
First Appears Level 10	Size 7 meters	Weapon 2 missile launchers (Concussion), cloaking device
Threat Very High	Points 700	Often Drops Concussion Missiles
Slightly more heavily armored than their visible counterparts, and thus much more dangerous.

Cloaked Hulk

First Appears

Level 10

Size

7 meters

Weapon

2 missile launchers (Concussion), cloaking device

Threat

Very High

Points

700

Often Drops

Concussion Missiles

Slightly more heavily armored than their visible counterparts, and thus much more dangerous.

Class 1 Heavy (Plasma) Driller
First Appears Level 10	Size 8 meters	Weapon Plasma Cannons
Threat Very High	Points 1000	Often Drops Plasma Cannon / Energy Boost
Obviously, the Plasma Drillers are very dangerous, and are more heavily armored than Vulcan Drillers. Don't turn your back on them.

Class 1 Heavy (Plasma) Driller

First Appears

Level 10

Size

8 meters

Weapon

Plasma Cannons

Threat

Very High

Points

1000

Often Drops

Plasma Cannon / Energy Boost

Obviously, the Plasma Drillers are very dangerous, and are more heavily armored than Vulcan Drillers. Don't turn your back on them.

Miniboss
First Appears Secret Level 1 / Level 23	Size 11 meters	Weapon Fusion Cannons
Threat Very Very High	Points 2000	Often Drops Fusion Cannon / Energy Boost
Takes a Mega Missile and another missile (two Megas would be wasteful), two Smarts, or a steady stream of cannon fire to dispose of. Don't let one catch you by surprise—Fusion fire can rob you of 60 shield units per hit!

Miniboss

First Appears

Secret Level 1 / Level 23

Size

11 meters

Weapon

Fusion Cannons

Threat

Very Very High

Points

2000

Often Drops

Fusion Cannon / Energy Boost

Takes a Mega Missile and another missile (two Megas would be wasteful), two Smarts, or a steady stream of cannon fire to dispose of. Don't let one catch you by surprise—Fusion fire can rob you of 60 shield units per hit!

PTMC Defense Prototype
First Appears Secret Level 1 / Level 13	Size 3 meters	Weapon 4 argon cannons (Quad LL4s)
Threat Medium	Points 1500	Often Drops Quad Laser / Energy Boost
These fire REALLY fast, but for the point value, they certainly aren't as deadly as Super Hulks.

PTMC Defense Prototype

First Appears

Secret Level 1 / Level 13

Size

3 meters

Weapon

4 argon cannons (Quad LL4s)

Threat

Medium

Points

1500

Often Drops

Quad Laser / Energy Boost

These fire REALLY fast, but for the point value, they certainly aren't as deadly as Super Hulks.

Class 2 Platform Robot (Laser)
First Appears Secret Level 1 / Level 16	Size 5 meters	Weapon Rapid-fire argon laser (LL3)
Threat Medium	Points 300	Often Drops Shield Boost
Piece of cake. Laser Platforms fire faster than C2D's, in 3-bolt bursts.

Class 2 Platform Robot (Laser)

First Appears

Secret Level 1 / Level 16

Size

5 meters

Weapon

Rapid-fire argon laser (LL3)

Threat

Medium

Points

300

Often Drops

Shield Boost

Piece of cake. Laser Platforms fire faster than C2D's, in 3-bolt bursts.

Class 2 Platform Robot (Missile)
First Appears Secret Level 1 / Level 16	Size 5 meters	Weapon Rapid-fire missile launcher (Concussion)
Threat Very Very High	Points 800	Often Drops Concussion Missiles
NOT a piece of cake. Missile Platforms fire in 3-missile bursts, and thus are a serious threat if you're not careful.

Class 2 Platform Robot (Missile)

First Appears

Secret Level 1 / Level 16

Size

5 meters

Weapon

Rapid-fire missile launcher (Concussion)

Threat

Very Very High

Points

800

Often Drops

Concussion Missiles

NOT a piece of cake. Missile Platforms fire in 3-missile bursts, and thus are a serious threat if you're not careful.

Class 3 Gopher Robot
First Appears Level 17	Size 5 meters	Weapon Proximity Bombs
Threat Low	Points 200	Often Drops Energy Boost
They take lots of shots to kill, they drop bombs everywhere, and they occur in large numbers. Needless to say, extremely irritating. Ordinarily, Gophers use the same lasers as C2D's and Laser Platforms, but all of the ones in First Strike are programmed to drop bombs.

Class 3 Gopher Robot

First Appears

Level 17

Size

5 meters

Weapon

Proximity Bombs

Threat

Low

Points

200

Often Drops

Energy Boost

They take lots of shots to kill, they drop bombs everywhere, and they occur in large numbers. Needless to say, extremely irritating. Ordinarily, Gophers use the same lasers as C2D's and Laser Platforms, but all of the ones in First Strike are programmed to drop bombs.

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Cloaked Vulcan
First Appears Secret Level 1 / Level 22	Size 5 meters	Weapon Uranium mass drivers (Vulcan Cannon), cloaking device
Threat Very Very High	Points 600	Often Drops Cloaking Device
Pray you have a Cloaking Device or Invulnerability handy when you face one of these.

Cloaked Vulcan

First Appears

Secret Level 1 / Level 22

Size

5 meters

Weapon

Uranium mass drivers (Vulcan Cannon), cloaking device

Threat

Very Very High

Points

600

Often Drops

Cloaking Device

Pray you have a Cloaking Device or Invulnerability handy when you face one of these.

Boss #2 (Level 27)
Size 32 meters
Weapon Mega Missiles, cloaking device, teleport
Threat Insane
Points 10000
Very, Very Bad. Mega Missiles will kill on impact if you have less than 180 shield units! See the Level 27 walkthrough.

Boss #2 (Level 27)

Size

32 meters

Weapon

Mega Missiles, cloaking device, teleport

Threat

Insane

Points

10000

Very, Very Bad. Mega Missiles will kill on impact if you have less than 180 shield units! See the Level 27 walkthrough.

Alien Breed 3 Descent Gameplay

Split Pod (Red Triangle)
First Appears Not in First Strike	Size 5 meters	Weapon none
Threat Low	Points 100	Often Drops nothing
The Red Triangle is included in the DESCENT engine but not used in First Strike. It can be found in many fan-made levels, often as a bomber; in bomber mode, Red Triangles fly very fast—much like the Omega Guppy in DESCENT II, but with weak armor.

Split Pod (Red Triangle)

First Appears

Not in First Strike

Size

5 meters

Weapon

none

Threat

Low

Points

100

Often Drops

nothing

The Red Triangle is included in the DESCENT engine but not used in First Strike. It can be found in many fan-made levels, often as a bomber; in bomber mode, Red Triangles fly very fast—much like the Omega Guppy in DESCENT II, but with weak armor.