Heat sinkers passive item "Heat engines" provides the boost effect for whole team?

[Cenon]

Hi

The Heat sinkers fire scouring ability "Heat engines" , its not explained if the passive item carried by Napalm Mech gives fire immunity/boost for the whole team or just Napalm mech? I noticed that at least it doesn't provide any passive effect for any other allies, like light tanks or mission specific allies. I assume its for the whole team, but i don't want to test it out on my current game.

I was asking since i'm thinking of replacing the heat engines with something else, if it's just for the Napalm Mech (no direct damage items with Napalm mech to use it efficiently)

[zed]

Heat Engines benefits the whole team, any mech can get the boost by going into fire.

The boost is what really ties the whole team together, Napalm mech sets things alight and the other two get boosted.

If you want to put something else onto the Napalm mech you can always put the Heat Engines passive on another mech for the same results.

[peddroelm]

it affects the whole team and you probably don't want to replace it ..

with upgrades you can set half the map on fire boosting damage of your attacks by +1

coupled with pilots that can move after attacking (Archimedes / Chen ) gets even easier to access the +1 boosted damage .

My issue with them is their terrible start ... been re-rolling Kazaaakpleth 30 times already trying to get reactor and opener skills ... no such luck with they bloated the pilot skill pool with trash skills :*(

[Cenon]

Yea dont worry, I'm definitely not going to dump it if its a whole team bonus. Just needed the clarification, thanks.

[Pumpkinreaper]

Originally posted by Cenon:

Yea dont worry, I'm definitely not going to dump it if its a whole team bonus. Just needed the clarification, thanks.

For future reference, I'm pretty sure all passive equipment affects the entire team unless otherwise stated. Or at the very least, I don't think I've found a piece of passive gear that only works for the mech it's installed in.

[Terin]

Yeah, same thing as like, the Flame Behemoth's flame shielding, the Hazardous Mech's viscera nanobots, or the Mist Eater's mist eatin'. They all apply to everyone.

[Cenon]

Originally posted by IAMCRAIG:

For future reference, I'm pretty sure all passive equipment affects the entire team unless otherwise stated. Or at the very least, I don't think I've found a piece of passive gear that only works for the mech it's installed in.

Good notion. Btw, are those mech squad spesific passives ever in sale on rep shops to use on other squads?

[DataNinja]

Originally posted by Cenon:

Good notion. Btw, are those mech squad spesific passives ever in sale on rep shops to use on other squads?

Yep, absolutely. I picked up the Heat Engines on one particular run for a squad, and also found the Lightning Generators near the end of a Mist Eater run (wish it was earlier to better take advantage of it).

[Cenon]

Originally posted by DataNinja:

Yep, absolutely. I picked up the Heat Engines on one particular run for a squad, and also found the Lightning Generators near the end of a Mist Eater run (wish it was earlier to better take advantage of it).

Rediculously, soon after making this post I encountered the fireproof passive :D (just immunity, no boost)

[letir]

All items can be found in shops and random drops. Getting Lightning Smoke for Mist Eaters - priceless.

[Pumpkinreaper]

Originally posted by DataNinja:

Originally posted by Cenon:

Good notion. Btw, are those mech squad spesific passives ever in sale on rep shops to use on other squads?

Yep, absolutely. I picked up the Heat Engines on one particular run for a squad, and also found the Lightning Generators near the end of a Mist Eater run (wish it was earlier to better take advantage of it).

Oh man, same, except it was at the end of island 2. It was absolutely brutal.