Mutator: Orbital Strike

Enemy Orbital Strikes are periodically fired throughout the map.

Difficulty points	1
Available in custom	Yes
Rollable in Chaos Studios	Yes

Detailed Mutator Information

Orbital Strikes will be cast every 1:20 seconds from the start of the game. They will be at least 30 units away from your main and at least 15 units from any resource patch. Additionally, they will also not be cast if there are less than 5 viable targets.

The number of targets is dependent on the mission time, as shown in the table below:

Mission Time	Targets
0:00-5:00	10
5:00-8:20	3
8:20-11:40	4
11:40-16:40	8
16:40+	10

Orbital Strike will fire in two volleys. Each volley has three shots per target, dealing damage of 50 (100 vs armored).

Mission objectives, although not particularly targeted, will take damage from Orbital Strike splash damage.

Safety Zones

Certain mutators create environmental hazards that can impact/debuff player units, including workers. These mutators get deactivated in areas called "Safety Zones". All player bases and expansions are considered Safety Zones. The mutators that obey the Safety Zone rules are as follows:

Blizzard
Going Nuclear*
Lava Burst
Orbital Strike
Purifier Beam
Temporal Field
Time Warp
Twister

*The centers of the nukes will not be placed inside the safety zones. However, nukes can still damage units inside the safety zone due to their large radius.

Images of the Safety Zones for all maps are shown below.

Chain of Ascension