The tapebots are too overpowered

[Bardakani55]

Evreytime i would go near a tapebot, its piece of tape would kill me in 2 hits

[sandwichlizard]

they are fine. get a spud gun and shoot back. don't get close.

[Voriki]

skill issue, go to settings and put it on easy, bots only do half damage.

[Gyger]

Originally posted by Voriki:

skill issue, go to settings and put it on easy, bots only do half damage.

I’d agree, just not in the way you probably intended. The player goes from melee only opponents to elites you only expect at the end of the game. The ‘skill issue’ here is that there is no way for the player to gain the skills to play against tape bots before being subjected to almost rocket tag. The developers seem to be aware if this, which is why they want to introduce weaker tape bots variants so that you can learn how they operate without excessive backtracking and healing items.

[NimrodAbsolution⁧⁧98]

Originally posted by Bardakani55:

Evreytime i would go near a tapebot

you can mostly outrange them outside, otherwise clear rooms methodically by listening for their sounds and shooting them before they shoot you

Originally posted by sandwichlizard:

they are fine.

tapebots do 55 damage and can sometimes shoot immediately or misfire on death
that means 2 tapebots in a blindspot can instantly kill you when you enter a room, they also spawn naturally in autumn forests where they can come from every direction and be behind foliage cover

[Voriki]

Originally posted by NimrodAbsolution:

they also spawn naturally in autumn forests where they can come from every direction and be behind foliage cover

I've never seen them in the wild, except for modded worlds(custom game). They're only meant to be around warehouses. and high level raids.

However... https://scrapmechanic.fandom.com/wiki/Tapebot
The fandom makes note at the Red tapebot, that it can appear in the wild when there are glitches with the world generation.

[NimrodAbsolution⁧⁧98]

It might be a Fant feature then, I know it adds new mobs but I didn't expect it to change natural spawns

[blackphoenixx]

You're a mechanic, build something to make it easier.
Anything with 5 or more durability is immune to tapebot fire. So metal 1 or better basically. Build a tank with that and you can just run them over.

Red tapebots need metal 3 instead and kill buttons and controllers even through that so you have to get creative. It's possible to build a tank that's explosion-proof though.

[Phoenix Cat]

Just snipe from afar. One or two spuds to the head kills them easily. Just watch out when they drop tape gun. Don't rush in immediately.

[Gyger]

Originally posted by blackphoenixx:

You're a mechanic, build something to make it easier.
Anything with 5 or more durability is immune to tapebot fire. So metal 1 or better basically. Build a tank with that and you can just run them over.

Red tapebots need metal 3 instead and kill buttons and controllers even through that so you have to get creative. It's possible to build a tank that's explosion-proof though.

Can you do that in a warehouse? The tank will need to be small enough to fit the lift.

[NimrodAbsolution⁧⁧98]

Originally posted by Gyger:

Can you do that in a warehouse? The tank will need to be small enough to fit the lift.

Kan (YTer) brought a mini-tank through the elevator in one of his vids, enemies will still shoot at any damageable exterior components and explosions can damage internal parts but it works

[blackphoenixx]

Originally posted by Gyger:

Can you do that in a warehouse? The tank will need to be small enough to fit the lift.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2789312239

[MoleHazard☢]

Originally posted by Bardakani55:

Evreytime i would go near a tapebot, its piece of tape would kill me in 2 hits

It's called dodge and fight back, build a shielded wall or find some cover.