Editing Trooper

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|name=Banner Trooper|Image=Trooper Icon.png|max_health=260|health_regen=0|bullet_resist=0|spirit_resist=variable|dps=28|bullet_damage=36|attack_range=120|melee_damage=25|move_speed=2.4|sprint_speed=4.33|soul_value=75|soul_orbs=1|can_move=true}}
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'''Troopers''' are common offensive units summoned by the [[Patron]]. They are the primary force for pushing lanes and early [[Souls|Soul]] farming.

== Overview ==
Troopers appear to be small humanoid golems with a large burning candle atop their head. In combat, the amount of wax on the candle directly reflects the amount of health a trooper has. There are 3 types of basic troopers; Ranged Troopers, Melee Troopers and Banner Troopers.

Troopers serve as the primary means to pushing lanes, appearing in waves of 4 every 25 seconds. These waves consist of 2 Ranged Troopers, 1 Melee Trooper and 1 Banner Trooper. Troopers enter lanes by riding [[Ziplines]] in a vessel, which can be shot down to force them to drop early. Once on the ground, troopers will attempt to move down the lane, attacking other enemy troopers, [[heroes]] and structures on the way. Troopers take reduced damage from enemy [[Guardian]]s, [[Walker|Walkers]] and the [[Patron]] to act as a frontline for players looking to push lanes.

During laning phase, troopers are also the most reliable source of [[Souls]]. Like most units, slain troopers will grant a small amount of souls on-kill, and release a soul orb to claim the full amount. In 2-person lanes, the souls earned for slain troopers (the trooper, plus the soul orb if secured), are awarded to each person in full.

Troopers gradually gain spirit resistance, reaching 30% resistance at 25 minutes, and 70% at 50 minutes. 

=== Math ===
When slain, each Trooper gives total souls based on the following formula:<br/>
<math>75 + \left \lfloor(1.1 \text{ souls per } 1 \text{ min}) \right \rfloor + \left \lfloor(1 \text{ soul per } 5 \text{ min})\right \rfloor</math>, with 60% on last hit and 40% in the soul orb.

=== Ranged Trooper ===
Ranged Troopers are the most common type of trooper. They deal damage in a short range, resorting to [[Melee attack|melee]] if the player gets too close.

=== Melee Trooper ===
Melee Troopers are faster and tougher units that can only attack at close range.

=== Banner Trooper ===
Banner Troopers (or Medic Troopers) are a special type of trooper that can heal nearby heroes and other troopers. They have two healing charges that recharge every 35 seconds, and have a 6 second delay between casts. Healing bursts have a '''15m''' range, and heals '''80 HP''' to troopers and '''40 HP''' to allied heroes (80 HP after Laning Phase).

=== Super Troopers ===
All 3 basic troopers have stronger "Super" variants, which start spawning while a team is in possession of a [[Rejuvenator]]. These super troopers are tougher and deal more damage.

== Update history ==
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| update = November 7, 2024
| changes =
[General Changes]
* Fixed some cases where troopers could get stuck in the base
[Misc Gameplay]
* Troopers no longer change soul sharing rules after laning phase ends (meaning 2 heroes don't split souls)
* Troopers no longer increase their bounty by 20% at 8 minutes
* Troopers now take 28% more damage from [[Guardians]]
* Troopers Spirit resist goes to 30% instead of 40% at 25 minutes
* Mid Boss Rejuv Trooper Health increased by 30%
* Fixed Troopers resistance against Base Guardians not working properly
}}
{{Update history table/row
| update = October 24, 2024
| changes =
[Misc Gameplay]
* Trooper Soul Orbs now have a 90ms buffer to allow the server to do better calculations on who shot the orb first, to minimize latency advantages for denying
* Trooper soul changed from 50/50% in the kill/orb to 60/40%
* Medic Trooper heal now has 2 charges; time between casts is 6s [does not consume a charge when healing other troopers, mainly affects waves pushing on their own]
* Medic Trooper heal cooldown increased from 6s to 35s


* Backdoor protection detection range for troopers increased (harder to kill troopers approaching the objectives with long range spells to stall making the game think you are backdooring when you aren't)
* Backdoor protection removal now has a 20s buffer (so it doesn't go into protection mode immediately once creeps die)

* Walkers now have resist vs troopers starting at 60% and ending at -30% at 14 minutes
* Guardian resist vs troopers changed from starting at 70% and ending at -30% at 10 min to starting at 60% and ending at -35% at 8 minutes
}}
{{Update history table/row
| update = October 10, 2024
| changes =
[General Changes]
* Fixed troopers being unreliable to shoot while on the zipline
* Adjusted Trooper tracer and muzzle effects for better alignment and lower visual noise
* Trooper death effects resolve quicker and more cleanly
[Misc Gameplay]
* Troopers attack range vs Lane [[Guardians]] reduced from 13.5m to 12m (they get closer to it)
* Guardians now take 70% less damage from troopers at the start of the game; this reduces by 10% per minute (max at +30% increased damage at 10 min)
* Trooper spawn/bounty lane end time changed from 10 min to 8 min
* Shields no longer reduce damage or get depleted by NPC units (Troopers, Bosses etc, but still takes damage from player summoned units)
[Hero Changes]
* {{HeroIcon|Bebop}}: {{AbilityIcon|Hook}} now also hits enemy troopers, killing them instantly
* {{HeroIcon|McGinnis}}: {{AbilityIcon|Mini Turret}} damage reduction against troopers/neutrals increased from -40% to -50%
}}
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