APU | DvN

The APU (Amplified Personel Unit), sometimes referred to as a Mech, is an armoured Noob unit, piloted by an Operator. They appear by forcefully dropping in near Dummy positions to drive them away at the start of a wave. The armor of an APU is made of ricochet plating; a material that deflects gunfire from most weapons. The Operator themselves is vulnerable to gunfire though, and snuffing them out will dismantle the suit.

-Behavior:The presence of an APU drop is indicated by a red circle that will always spawn near a player. After a short delay, the APU will drop onto the battlefield, killing any players in the red circle. It will then move towards players at an above average speed and burn them for rapid damage if they are unlucky enough to get in range of their flamethrower. They will also use a strong melee attack if players get way too close. Unlike Prometheus, APU's DONT inflict afterburn.

-Design of the APU:The APU works off of a system of 'mimicking' the actions and posture of the pilot, which is only possible through a special kind of exoskeleton worn by the user once entering the suit. The exoskeleton sends updated limb information to the computer, which then uses an advanced zero-latency fiberoptic cable to distribute the information to the various limbs. However, the legs are an exception to this rule, as they work off a hybrid type of computation.The legs are usually set to automatic, but can rarely be set to manual in the event of emergency or maintenance. Automatic mode works by having the two feet pedals automatically move into predicted feet positions using a very hard and durable type of fabric to support the weight of the user. This effectively creates a 'floor' for the user to walk on, allowing for seamless walking motion. Experienced pilots can often engage in a running motion, but unfortunately, not many experienced pilots are left.The vehicle also has a special collision-avoidance system that is often classified as a 'force-feedback mechanism'. How it works is that should one of the limbs of the vehicle experience an obstruction in their motion (i.e, a wall in the way of the arm), the limb will temporarily override the computer and instead inverse the signal, sending back refreshed data on how the pilot's exoskeleton should move accordingly with the new obstruction in mind. With this system, the seamlessness of the suit is enhanced, but can often lead to instances where the collision avoidance system and rotation checks fail, leading to brutal mangling incidents.With the added seamlessness of motion, an effective pilot can navigate an area in the dark or when blinded, by using only the sense of touch, in a way. Due to the nature of the 1:1 zero-latency mimick system, each suit has to be manually adjusted according to the user's arm-length and leg-length, as to prevent confusing cases of limbs overreaching. To help with this, the suit comes with the ability to retract or elongate the limbs through a simple slider, which is accessed through maintenance tools.Interestingly enough, the concept of a dual-way mimicking dates back to the patent of the original Chassis, which was designed for the Mastermind (identity yet to be disclosed). When designers were first making the system, they tried using an automatic stride-retargeting to plant the feet, but it was found to be too hard to maintain and often led to cases of strange feet positions, jeopardizing the balance of the Chassis. Instead, the designers opted for the dual-way mimick system, which turned out to be a very effective and easy-to-implement solution.

-How to counter:The APU is equipped with a short-ranged flamethrower and can fall from great distances from the sky, and usually land near groups of enemies to cause havoc. This classifies their role as special shock troopers, which are tasked with acting as the first line of offense before the main force arrives.Their landing zone is highly visible, as marked by a red circle on the impact zone. They typically take 2-3 seconds to arrive, but when they do, their flamethrowers can cause real chaos among your teammates.To counter this, it's recommended that you move away from any red circle you may see befalling on your position, and prepare to intercept the incoming shock troopers.The actual enemy itself can be destroyed by either explosives, or regular bullets (hybrid hitbox, in a sense). It's recommended you use explosives to finish them off quickly, but regular bullets can suffice, albeit at a much slower rate of elimination. Should you be using regular bullets, you can aim for the pilot that is exposed in the suit, as shooting anywhere else will lead to no damage being inflicted and the bullet ricocheting off the suit.

Appearance: APU (Amplified Personnel Unit) is a hulking mech‑suit piloted by an Operator—think of a hybrid of a flamethrower tank with rigid legs:

-Body & Armor: The APU has a blocky, angular chassis with ricochet plating. The suit’s torso is prominent and armored, often painted in stark, solid colors like grey or yellow, which convey its heavy-duty, mechanical appearance

-Legs: It stands on two long, mechanical legs—thin compared to the body—but sturdy-looking, giving the mech a slightly lanky yet intimidating silhouette.

-Operator Visor & Head: Inside the suit, you’ll catch a glimpse of a human head with a visor or gas mask, visible through the cockpit—usually dark with a tinted orange or black visor.

-Armaments: It comes equipped either with a flamethrower or railgun, mounted on its arms. The flamethrower variant emits flames in a wide arc, engulfing nearby players, while the railgun version uses stiff barrel designs and sometimes appears as an alternative loadout.

-Color Scheme: While grey is common, APUs can also boast yellow-and-blue color schemes, depending on faction or variant.

The war between Republic of Nusia (Noobs) and Dominion of Pinzhao (Dummies). The year 2044 right now, Sparta have been send to place called Garden in the middle of the war, located in the Dominion of Pinzhao country to help Nusian soldiers and kill any remaining members of the Mythical squad Stronghold 5-5.Mansion is a rectangular map with a building resembling a Negoya. There are three holes in the wall perimeter in the map where the noobs come out except the back of the building where the noobs spawn outside the wall. There are also some rocks around the holes which obstruct vision but do not have collision. There are wooden ramps leading up to the various tiers of the mansion from the back wall and the front most open hall. The wall has ramps outside for Noobs or Players to climb, and the front of the complex is surrounded by a beach with some life rafts on it which Noobs spawn on. If you turn your graphics quality high enough in the distance you can see an island with some skyscrapers that is on fire. At the back there is a forest with some pink trees that goes off into the distance. Behind the beachfront wall on the Dominian side there are some machines.