Spider drones are robots employed by the Chinese Army in the Anchorage Reclamation simulation in the Fallout 3 add-on Operation: Anchorage.
Background
Before the war, these robots served as mobile landmines for the Chinese army. Their method of attack is to approach enemy targets and simply self-destruct; the explosion acting as a fragmentation mine would. They are only encountered briefly during the quest "Paving the Way."
According to a Chinese terminal entry, the model encountered in the Anchorage Reclamation simulation is designated "spider drone Mk VI prototype" and are air dropped via bombers.[1]
Gameplay attributes
A Chinese terminal entry advises their own soldiers to be careful around the drones, even though they are configured to only attack Americans.[1] To this effect, one will occasionally see a Chinese soldier fighting one of these on the way to the Chimera Armor Depot.
Statistics
| Name (Form ID) | Statistics | Behavior | Abilities | Items | ||||
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| Spider drone xx00A4E0 |
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Notes
- Spider drones move fairly fast, so it's best to shoot them at range when you have a clear shot. You can hear them making metal clinking sounds when they are nearby.
- They have very low HP. The player can usually destroy one with a few assault rifle rounds.
- They will explode upon death, killing any other spider drones nearby, and inflicting damage to anything in close vicinity.
- Targeting the spider drones at any distance greater than a few feet with V.A.T.S. may prove difficult, as the drones are very small targets and thus a lower chance to hit ranging from 0% at more than 20 feet to about 50% at about 5 feet.
- The body of the drone is the unused model of the cryo mine.
- When traveling with a three man fire team, the team will generally destroy the mines before they can get close enough to harm the player.
Appearances
Spider drones appear in the Fallout 3 add-on Operation: Anchorage.
Behind the scenes
A modified version of the spider drone appears to be a projectile for the cut spider rifle weapon in the Fallout: New Vegas add-on, Old World Blues.
Gallery
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Decrypted/Transcribed Volume 99x46x013
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Bulletin to *7% Noble Chinese Commandants and (Soldier-Warriors). High Command has *&$Jk9 deployment of automated spider drones MkVI prototypes. Drone HX2398# /ia parachute drop 54H#*L not be disturbed, units will self-implement upon touchdown in battlefield. Please advise personnel that 8JV73^ drones are configured aggression 8*73 towards American aggressors, all <##> exercise caution and keep minimal {_} passage through contested areas 3487J* drones are deployed.
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(Chinese terminal entry)
