ANT

ANT
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General Info
Empire	New Conglomerate Terran Republic Vanu Sovereignty
Icon	ant
Type	Ground
Role	Construction
Crew	2
Passengers	2
Cost	200
Default Spawn Timer	N/A Minutes
Armament
Default Primary	WLT-Mandible Mining Laser
Default Secondary	WLT-Yellowjacket Mining Laser

The ANT is a medium ground construction vehicle. The main purpose of the vehicle is to collect randomly spawning resouces called Cortium, which can then be used to create player-made bases. By default, the driver has access to a WLT-Mandible Mining Laser which is used to collect Cortium from Cortium Crystals, whilst the gunner uses a WLT-Yellowjacket Mining Laser, which also mines Cortium. The top gunner turret can be replaced by an offensive weapon for self defense, rather than mining.

As the backbone of the Construction System, ANTs collect resources and begin the construction of bases. The ANT can deploy, allowing access to a terminal on the back of the vehicle. Using the terminal gives the player the ability to purchase and build construction items, such as walls or silos.

Ants can be spawned at any ground vehicle terminal.

Weapons

ANT Gunner Weapons
Weapon		Role	Range	Cost
WLT-Yellowjacket Mining Laser	150px	ANT Harvesting Tool	Short	Default Weapon
M20 Basilisk	Error creating thumbnail: convert: unable to open image `/home/psuwww/public_html/wiki/ps/images/5/50/Icon_vehicleItem_20mmVehicleTurret_256x128.png': No such file or directory @ error/blob.c/OpenBlob/2871. convert: no images defined `/tmp/transform_6cfc42f3e661-1.png' @ error/convert.c/ConvertImageCommand/3258.	All-Purpose	Long	Default Weapon
M12 Kobalt	Error creating thumbnail: convert: unable to open image `/home/psuwww/public_html/wiki/ps/images/2/27/Icon_vehicleItem_50calMachineGun_256x128.png': No such file or directory @ error/blob.c/OpenBlob/2871. convert: no images defined `/tmp/transform_63f31c327b1a-1.png' @ error/convert.c/ConvertImageCommand/3258.	Anti-Infantry	Long	100 OR 250
M60-G Bulldog	Error creating thumbnail: convert: unable to open image `/home/psuwww/public_html/wiki/ps/images/6/68/Icon_vehicleItem_60mmVehicleTurret_256x128.png': No such file or directory @ error/blob.c/OpenBlob/2871. convert: no images defined `/tmp/transform_49cbdded68f0-1.png' @ error/convert.c/ConvertImageCommand/3258.	Anti-Infantry	Low	250 OR 500
M40 Fury		Anti-Armor	Very Low	OR
G30 Walker		Anti-Air	Long	OR
G40-F Ranger		Anti-Air	Long	750 OR 700
ANT Driver Weapons
WLT-Mandible Mining Laser	150px	ANT Harvesting Tool	Short	Default Weapon
WLT-Howler Mining Laser	[[WLT-Howler Mining Laser|150px]]	WLT-Howler Mining Laser	WLT-Howler Mining Laser

Certifications

?ANT Certifications
Category	Certification Name	Levels, Cost, and Effects
Passive	Cortium Storage	50 150 200 500 1000
	Mineral Radar	50 100 200 500
Utilities	Scout Radar	1 4 12 24
	IR Smoke	50 100 200 500
	Fire Suppression System	30 50 100 500
	Transport Cloak	50 100 200 500
	C-Barrier	50 100 200 500
	C300 Turbo Engine	150 200 400 500 1000
Defense Slot	Mine Guard	30 50 100 150
	Reinforced Armor	100
	Nanite Auto Repair System	30 50 100 200 500
	Vehicle Stealth	30 100 200 1000
Performance	Rival Combat Chassis	100 200 400
	Racer High Speed Chassis	100 200 400

Useful knowledge

N/A

Media

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PlanetSide

In the original PlanetSide, the ANT was a small vehicle that filled up with resources at a friendly warpgate. Once full, it could be transported to a friendly base, where upon it would be deployed near a structure that drained the ANT to power the bases automatic defenses, passively decreasing in resources until none is left. If the base ran out of resources, it would then be neutralized, and easy for anyone to capture. However, many players felt like it was nothing but a chore to do, as otherwise the base would take hours to run out of energy, and the resupplying process usually goes without any action.