| “ | These things rip through them like a plasma knife through polybutter! - GDI Soldier |
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The Sonic Emitter is a GDI terraforming station-weapon with unique defensive abilities employed in Tiberium Wars.
Background[]
Based on the harmonic resonance technology, this station carries a sonic cannon originally designed for the eradication of Tiberium, though thanks to its sheer power, it became employed as a brutal, but effective base defense weapon after discovering the Scrin's vulnerability to sonic waves.
In skirmishes Sonic Emitter is available to both GDI and ZOCOM, but Steel Talons commanders chose to rely on Guardian cannons for anti-vehicle defense.
The technology was first utilized in Disruptors during TW2. Between the end of the Firestorm Conflict and the beginning of the Third Tiberium War, it was used to dam the spread of and eventually dissolve Tiberium in Yellow Zones worldwide. Though re-tooled into a containment system rather than a purpose-built weapon, they soon became one of the most powerful base defenses in GDI's arsenal.
Ironically enough, Sonic Emitters consume vast amounts of energy when in use, requiring Tiberium to power them. GDI leaders see this as a form of poetic justice, using Tiberium to eradicate Tiberium.[1]
Mobile versions[]
GDI constructed a number of mobile Sonic Emitters that used HoverTech, known as Shatterers, with ZOCOM using a more powerful variant known as the Zone Shatterer. The Steel Talons did not use Shatterers or Sonic Emitters of any sort, preferring instead to rely on more conventional firepower in the form of Titans and Mammoth Tanks.
Game structure[]
The Sonic Emitter can deliver powerful bursts of splash damage that pierce multiple targets, though this can cause friendly fire. It does suffer from its slow fire rate, inaccuracy against highly mobile targets (Pitbull/Attack Bike) and an opponent can simply disperse their forces to overwhelm it. It lacks the ability to target air, is outranged by artillery units and has a small blindspot.
Strangely, despite its origin as a Tiberium removal/reclamation system, the sonic emitter cannot destroy Tiberium crystals in-game.
Changelog[]
- Tiberium Wars patch 1.05: no longer hits larger units multiple times in one attack - attack power per hit increased to compensate
- Tiberium Wars patch 1.09: attack power reduced by 25% - this means the Sonic Emitter can no longer one-shot-kill certain vehicles
Gallery[]
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Early concept art by Eric Hilleary -
Sonic Emitter in-game
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ Verdu, Michael. 2006-11-17. "A Little About Tiberium". Mirror: A Little About Tiberium. C&C3 X360 Page. 2010-02-21.
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