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Kinetic Barrier is a support power for Epsilon Headquarters, available once their Pandora Hub is upgraded with the Geneplug add-on. It protects friendly infantry in its area-of-effect with a powerful kinetic barrier that halves the damage they receive for a period of time.

AI behavior[]

The AI will use Kinetic Barrier on specific strike forces it has prepared and will regroup them near the enemy base when Kinetic Barrier is almost ready.

All difficulties[]

The following task forces will target anything:

The following task forces will prioritize structures and defenses before anything else:

Medium/Hard[]

The following task forces will target anything:

The following task forces will prioritize structures and defenses before anything else:

  • 9x Brutes; this strike force will only be built if a Cloning Vats is present.

The AI will often combine Kinetic Barrier, Rage and Regen/Wonder Drugs, as they usually share the same task forces.

The AI will also use Kinetic Barrier on Foehn Nanofiber Sync strike forces if available.

Appearances[]

The Kinetic Barrier will briefly increase the durability of your troops.
—Epsilon intel during Operation: Godsend

Act Two[]

  • The Kinetic Barrier is first usable in the campaign in Godsend. In this mission as well as in Metaphor, Machinehead (except on Mental difficulty), Blood Rage (except on Mental difficulty) and Backbitten (1st player), Kinetic Barrier can be activated without the need of a Geneplug.
  • In the first phase of Reality Check, the Kinetic Barrier is one of many one-time support powers that can be found in crates scattered around the battlefield.

Special Ops[]

Look out! Those troops are protected by some energy aura!
—Yunru during Operation: Time Capsule
  • Chronologically, Kinetic Barrier first appears in the first phase of Time Capsule. Later on in the mission, both Epsilon and Chinese forces frequently use Kinetic Barrier during the defense of the Underground Lab; the latter can use it as a regular support power but without any cost.
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