Hover

Hover vehicles are vehicles that float slightly above the ground. The capability of hovering above the ground eliminates the need for tires and allows them to travel across water. This trait is defined by a specific Locomotor value used by hover VehicleTypes.

When hover vehicles are disabled, they will land on ground or sink into the water. All hovercraft transports are immune to EMP, however.

Hover vehicles have reduced movement speeds compared to wheeled and tracked vehicles. For example, the defined speed value of the Kappa Tank is 10, however in-game, its actual movement speed is about 6.

Actual Speed values vs approximate vehicle speeds:

• Kappa Tank: speed=10 (hover), speed ≈ 6 (vehicle)

• Robot Tank: speed=10 (hover), speed ≈ 6 (vehicle)

• Voyager: speed=7 (hover), speed ≈ 4 (vehicle)

• Zubr: speed=7 (hover), speed ≈ 4 (vehicle)

• Repair Drone: speed=9 (hover), speed ≈ 5.5 (vehicle)

• Magnetron: speed=5 (hover), speed ≈ 3 (vehicle)

• Mandjet: speed=8 (hover), speed ≈ 5 (vehicle)

• Jackal Racer: speed=12 (hover), speed ≈ 7.5 (vehicle)
• Hovracoon: speed = 10 (hover), speed ≈ 6 (vehicle)

• Tarchia Cannon: speed=4 (hover), speed ≈ 2.5 (vehicle)
• Orcinus Waveshaper: speed = 5 (hover), speed ≈ 3 (vehicle)

• Watercat: speed=6 (hover), speed ≈ 3.5 (vehicle)