Drone Output

Chapter 01: Level 1
Chapter 02: Level 2-
Chapter 03: Level 2
Chapter 04: Level 2
Chapter 05: Level 3
Chapter 06: Level 4
Chapter 07: Level 5-
Chapter 08: Level 5
Chapter 09: Level 5 (Min 8)
Chapter 10: Level 6 (Min 8)
Chapter 11: Level 7-8 (Sub 10)
Chapter 12: Level 8-9 (Sub 10)
Chapter 13: Level 9-10
Chapter 14: Level 10 (Gon 12)
Chapter 15: Level 10 (Gon 12)
Chapter 16: Level 11
Chapter 17: Level 12
Chapter 18: Level 12-13
Chapter 19: Level 13
Chapter 20: Level 13-14
Chapter 21: Level 14-15
Chapter 22: Level 15-16
Chapter 23: Level 15-17
Chapter 24: Level 15-17
Bonus Stage: Level 15-18

RBeetle LV1
Chapter 1

		HP	DEF	SPD	MP	MA	MD
Pronged Horn	without motors	250	30	30	50+50	150	150

RBeetle LV8
Chapter 10

Buzzsaw Horn	W/out Motors	348	51+10	44	78+70	150	178
Buzzsaw Horn	Motors	348	51+10	44	78+70	150+40	281

Result: Holy crap does +40 accuracy work.

		HP	DEF	SPD	MP	MA	MD
RBeetle LV30		656	117	88	166	150
Electro Horn	Giga Balancers	656	117	88	166+90	150+50+40	614
Electro Horn	Side Armor 3	656	117+60	88	166+90	150+50	512
Axe Horn	Giga Balancers	656	117+30	88	166+110	150+50+40	662
Axe Horn	Side Armor 3	656	117+90	88	166+110	150+50	552
Twin Lancers	Giga Balancers	656	117+30	88	166+150	150+50+40	758
Twin Lancers	Side Armor 3	656	117+90	88	166+150	150+50	632

Result: While the axe horn is not worth it to equip, the twin lancers most probably does sizable enough damage to overcome the electro horn, especially when not wearing extra armor. 127 damage difference is huge comparing a simple +40 accuracy simply because the twin lancers equal a whopping 316 power. However, 60 defense is also huge, and may be important enough to trade damage, especially when using cards. 632 damage is higher than some melee attackers with full balancers, so it may be worth it. Of course, the beam horn is beam, and so will have extreme effect with only 614, but again, at the cost of defense. If going opting with defense, the extra +1 MOV and +30 defense is too good to pass up, so the electro horn is out in that case, unless the rhino beetle's job is to stand as a blockade and counter, in which case, clearly the MOV doesn't help and it's only +30 defense for a hefty price for damage. It's ironic, in the endgame, non-beam weapons are specialist weapons, for dealing with roaches and centipedes and scorpions.

	Melee	Gun	Cannon	CPow	CA	RNG	CDam
Normal Unit	Antenna 3	Radar Wing 3	Catapult 3	180	129+60+60	2~3	448
Normal Unit	FCS Mach 3	Radar Wing 3	Catapult 3	180	129+45+60	2~6	421
Normal Unit	Antenna 3	Radar Wing 3	Any Cannon	170	129+60+60	2~4/3~5	423
Normal Unit	FCS Mach 3	Radar Wing 3	Any Cannon	170	129+45+60	2~7/3~8	397
	Melee	Gun	Cannon	CPow	CA	RNG	CDam
Ladybug	Antenna 3	Radar Wing 3	Catapult 3	180	209+60+60	2~4	592
Ladybug	FCS Mach 3	Radar Wing 3	Catapult 3	180	209+45+60	2~7	565
Ladybug	Antenna 3	Radar Wing 3	Any Cannon	170	209+60+60	2~5/3~6	559
Ladybug	FCS Mach 3	Radar Wing 3	Any Cannon	170	209+45+60	2~8/3~9	533

	Melee	Gun	Cannon	CPow	CA	RNG	CDam
Ladybug	FCS Mach 3	Radar Wing 3	Catapult 3	180	209+45+60	2~7	565
Firefly	FCS Mach 3	Radar Wing 3	Aura Beam 3	150B	209+45+60	3~8	471B
Roach	FCS Mach 3	Radar Wing 3	Catapult 3	180	188+45+60	2~7	527
Snail Hacked	FCS Mach 3	Hybrid Armor	Huge Snail Gun	170	250+45	2~8	501
	Melee	Gun	Cannon	CPow	CA	RNG	CDam
Locust Ctplt	FCS Mach 3	Radar Wing 3	Catapult 3	180	158+45+60	2~6*	473
Locust MsslsX	Antenna 3	Radar Wing 3	Missiles X4	170	158+60+60	3~5*	472
Spider	FCS Mach 3	Radar Wing 2	Catapult 3	180	178+45+40	2~6	473
Snail	(No Melee)	(No Gun)	Huge Snail Gun	170	250	2~5	425
	Melee	Gun	Cannon	CPow	CA	RNG	CDam
Normal Unit	FCS Mach 3	Radar Wing 3	Catapult 3	180	129+45+60	2~6	421
Dragonfly	FCS Mach 3	Radar Wing 3	Missiles X4	170	158+45+60	3~8	420
Stag Beetle	Broad Blade	Radar Wing 3	Catapult 3	180	168+60	2~3	410
Pillbug/Mantis	Scythe/Spike	Radar Wing 3	Catapult 3	180	129+60	2~3	340
	Melee	Gun	Cannon	CPow	CA	RNG	CDam
Moth	FCS Mach 3	Radar Wing 3	Cluster Bomb	130	129+45+60	2~7	304
Moth Proper	Thorax Armor 3	Gun Barrel	Cluster Bomb	130	129	2~4	167
Snail H4xx0r'd	FCS Mach 3	Radar Wing 3	Huge Snail Gun	170	250+45+60	2~8	603
Snail R34lly H4xx0r'd	Catapult 3	Antenna 3	Huge Snail Gun	170 +180	250+60	4~9	1085

Result: Haha, that slightly hacked snail is actually pretty legitimate for endgame. I suppose the FCS' would scale to which Badlands is tackled. But anyway. The catapult really is the best, and FCS is always worth it. I wasn't expecting the same attack power as the locust for the spider, but the thing is, the locust is terribly weak but can move after attacking. This allows him to stay alive for the duration of the battle and allows him to run or follow or just aim better attacks. The other 4 (including the snail) just can't do that. I mean, the entire reason the roach's cannon power is lower is because it's so easy to readjust with 7 MOV. Of course, it would've been better with 6 MOV and tread. With the exception of Shoya, no one should have tires, it doesn't suit their strategy. But anyway. The spider may be kind of good at everything, but that's the problem. That's the problem with all versatiles- in order to be a good unit, you need to have one defense and one attack booster, and then your high-powered weapon. That one attack booster does miracles to add damage, as you can see with the locust and spider's low attack power from just -20 accuracy. If you outfit two weapons, it halves your damage with both on a good defending unit. Why would anyone choose to have low damage, when most attacks should be one-turn kills. Versatiles should have even higher attack accuracy than other units, and just are incapable of equipping two slots with boosters. The spider is an all-versatile unit, but without defense boosters, she is dead, and without accuracy boosters, her damage is terrible. She might have been a good cannoneer if not for the lower accuracy potential, but the game messed that up too. I especially feel bad for the Stag Beetle. You would think he'd at least have a +def beam blade, or a +gun accuracy blade, to have options. I think +45 accuracy would've been great, with a radar. Less damage, not beam melee, but he at least would've been a legitimate drone. Stick to the ladybug, roach, locust, and firefly for cannons. That's the lesson here. It may be, even further, that the 'perfect team' is, in fact, the four cannoneers, the 3 legitimate melee-ers, and the butterfly or stag beetle, depending on healing or defense.

	Melee	Gun	Cannon	Defstat	GPow	GA	GDam
Centipede	Thorax Armor 3	Side Cannon 2	Hawk-Eye 3	80+60 / 117+70	160(A)	276+65	545 / 1090A
Moth	Turret Scope	Gun Barrel	Hawk-Eye 3	139+30	100B(G)	227+65 +80	372B / 744BG
Butterfly	Thorax Armor 2	Flower Bit	Hawk-Eye 3	78+45 / 176+100	130B	227+65	379B
Dragonfly	Thorax Armor 3	Cannon Wing	Hawk-Eye 3	78+60 / 98+100	120(G)	217+65	338 / 676G
Locust	Turret Scope	Gatling Beam	Hawk-Eye 3	99 / 98	100B	197+65 +80	324B
Spider	Thorax Armor 3	Gatling Beam	Hawk-Eye 3	76+60 / 166+60	100B	217+65	282B
Stag Beetle	Broad Blade	Gatling Beam	Hawk-Eye 3	115+10	100B	217+65	282B
Cicada	Thorax Armor 2	' 'Gatling Beam	Hawk-Eye 3	93+45 / 102+70	100B (A)	207+65	272B / 544BA
Roach	Thorax Armor 2	Gatling Beam	Hawk-Eye 3	80+45 / 175+60	100B	187+65	252B
Everyone Else	Thorax Armor 3	Gatling Beam	Hawk-Eye 3	??+60 / ??+70	100B	158+65	223B

Result: I used the gatling beam for the stag beetle because he has a non-beam attack, and the locust and roach because that's what suits them. Add to that that two gunners already use beam, and there are only a few left, I couldn't not use the gatling beam. I questioned using the vulcan 3 for the cicada as two flying units have barrier, but it's low enough to not matter, and the real barrier units are all ground. Anyway, what we learned was that the stag beetle and spider are legitimately semi-good at guns, but man does the stag beetle have a low defense. They're essentially meant for mopping up enemies for the final hit, which is to say, they have low attack power, but are enough? The roach, who I thought was meant for guns and even almost sorted him as such, has a very bad attack power. The cicada isn't.. well, he is bad. Very bad. But... I dunno? You can't half the damage from defense if there is no defense, so all the low gun guys, with the gatling beam, are actually good damage-givers. Again, the locust is the ninja gunner who is awesome. and the moth doesn't really need defense, but she is a flying unit. That means she gets hit hard no matter what her def is. Defense, you have to remember, is exponential. So no terrain defense = dead. I think terrain defense is a multiplier, because with 210 defense, she still gets hit like 200HP for every good non-beam attack. I'm surprised at how crappy Clove-R is. I thought her damage would be better than that, especially with the terrible defense no matter which you choose, and lack of beam. Personally, I think her cannon wing should've been defense +30. The game wants you to evade with flying units, but... defense is always better. or, hey, maybe both defenses +30. Oy. None of these gunners are usable except the locust, moth, butterfly, and centipede. Yet another lesson that only 4 units should be used in this role.

	Melee	Gun	Cannon	HP	Defs	MOV	MPow	MA	MDam
Pillbug	Electro Spike	Giga Balancers	Megamotor 60	870	215	3	161+90	140+100	602B
Rhino Beetle	Twin Lancers	Side Armor 3	Megamotor 60	656	117+90	4+1	166+150	150+60	634
Bee	Beam Lance	Side Armor 3	Megamotor 60	510	107+60 /166+100	5	151+90	120+60	434B
Stag Beetle	Dragon Blade	Side Armor 3	Megamotor 60	578	115+80 /88+70	6+1	127 + 120	130+60	518
Locust Frail	Falchion	Giga Balancers	Megamotor 60	432	99 98-30	5*	117 + 110	100+100	454
Roach	Beam Bumper	Side Armor 3	Megamotor 60	490	107+60 /166+100	5	88+90	100+60	299B
Spider	Drill Fang	Side Armor 3	Megamotor 60	715	76+80 /166+70	6	127 + 100	130+60	431
Locust Stable	Quadra-Drill	Side Armor	Megamotor 60	432	99+80 /98+60	5*	117+80	100+60	315
Mantis	Death Scythe	Overdrive 70	Winding Key	510	83+20 88+120	4+1	161 + 130(A)	140	267 / 535A
Anyone Else	Falchion	Side Armor	Megamotor 60	480 -ish	78+60 98-20	4-6	78+110	80+60	263
Dragonfly Smoocher	Hot Lips	Side Armor 3	Megamotor 60	384	78+60/ 98+80	6	78+90	80+60	235
Centipede	Shark Fang	Beam Cannon	Winding Key	665	80 117+50	5+2	117+80	100	197
Cicada	Hot Lips	Side Armor 3	Megamotor 60	452	93+60 102+80	6	49+90	80+60	194
Butterfly	Straw Whip 2	Side Armor 3	Megamotor 60	422	78+60/ 176+75	5	73+60	80+60	186
Dragonfly	Mixer Fang	Side Armor 3	Megamotor 60	384	78+60/ 98+60	6	78+50	80+60	179
Firefly	Hot Lips	Accelerator 60	Aura Beam 3	320	78 98+100	4	44+90	70	93

Result: Haha, wow, not many guys can actually properly utilize melee attacks. Imagine actually outfitting, say, your dragonfly with a falchion and side armor and sending her off to battle. Why would you do that?? I'm surprised at the locust like nuts. I also keep being surprisied by the bee. I knew her attack was low, but not that low. But it's beam-type, so.. and for an even bigger hit, you could make her invincible by giving her a Winding Key. I'm at a point where my the pillbug's defense is still lagging behind a bit, so I didn't expect the pillbug to have more defense than any drone without defense boosters! I don't know why I have those speed alternates up, ground units get so much more defense bonuses from the terrain. I just realised flying units are better on non-grass zero shield terrains. I feel bad for the spider, because she genuinely sucks at everything. I almost sorted her as an "elite unit", you know, because I thought her attack strengths were out of balance and she had too high a HP and speed. Hah! Right. Knowing what I know about speed and defense, not eggin' likely. It really shocks me that the bee does such little damage, and furthermore, might even do less damage than the stag beetle! I thought, when I wrote this, the mantis could equip the hybrid armor and got all excited, going all over the wiki saying that the mantis is a great unit and everyone should use him because he's slow but potent. With 50 defense, yes, he is great. Without it, he evades, which is less (if not completely un)supported by terrain, and evasion requires double the stats, but doesn't follow such a thing in the equipment. The mantis being a mere 4 damage away from the lowest damage of all the "anyone else" damages, despite being a melee unit, and still not being equipped enough, is more in line with what I expected, but it by far isn't at all what I expected in the slightest. I would've expected the mantis to be a genuinely okay unit, not this. Not five damage away from terrible and still being incredibly weak. The mantis really is the worst unit in the game, worse than I could've ever imagined.

Ch1	HP	DEF	SPD	BAR	Prong Horn (MP+50)	MG (GP+50)	(No Cannon)
LV1	250	30	30	5	50+50 x 150 = 150	50 x 100 = 50	0 x 100 = 0
Ch3	HP	DEF	SPD	BAR	PoBump (MP+60 DEF+10)	MG (GP+50)	(No Cannon)
LV2	264	33+10	32	5	54+60 x 150 = 171	50 x 102 = 50	0 x 101 = 0
Ch5	HP	DEF	SPD	BAR	PoBump (MP+60 DEF+10)	Balcer (MP+20)	(No Cannon)
LV3	278	36+10	34	5	58+60 x 150+20 = 201	0 x 104 = 0	0 x 102 = 0
Ch6	HP	DEF	SPD	BAR	PoBump (MP+60 DEF+10)	Balcer (MP+20)	Mgmtr (MA+20)
LV4	292	39+10	36	5	64+60 x 150+20+20 = 236	0 x 106 = 0	0 x 103 = 0
Ch9	HP	DEF	SPD	BAR	Buzz (MP+70 DEF+10)	Balcer (MP+20)	Mgmtr (MA+20)
LV5	316	42+10	30	5	68+70 x 150+20+20 = 262	0 x 108 = 0	0 x 104 = 0
Ch11	HP	DEF	SPD	BAR	Buzz (MP+70 DEF+10)	Balcer2 (MP+30)	Mgmtr2 (MA+40)
LV8	334	51+10	42	5	76+70 x 150+30+40 = 321	0 x 114 = 0	0 x 107 = 0
Ch16	HP	DEF	SPD	BAR	Buzz (MP+70 DEF+10)	Balcer3 (MP+40)	Mgmtr3 (MA+60)
LV11	376	60+10	48	5	88+70 x 150+40+60 = 395	0 x 120 = 0	0 x 110 = 0
Ch18	HP	DEF	SPD	BAR	PoHorn (MP+90 HP+50)	Balcer3 (MP+40)	Mgmtr3 (MA+60)
LV13	454	66	52	5	96+90 x 150+40+60 = 465	0 x 124 = 0	0 x 112 = 0
Ch??	HP	DEF	SPD	BAR	PoHorn (MP+90 HP+50)	Armor3 (DEF+60)	Mgmtr3 (MA+60)
LV13	454	126	52	5	96+90 x 150+60 = 390	0 x 124 = 0	0 x 112 = 0
Ch25	HP	DEF	SPD	BAR	PoHorn (MP+90 HP+50)	Armor3 (DEF+60)	Mgmtr3 (MA+60)
LV18	514	141	62	5	116+90 x 150+60 = 433	0 x 134 = 0	0 x 117 = 0

Ch1	HP	DEF	SPD	BAR	Stwhip (MP+40)	Vulcan (GP+70)	(No Cannon)
LV1
Ch6	HP	DEF	SPD	BAR	Stwhip (MP+40)	Vulcan (GP+70)	Hawk-Y (GA+35)

Information strained as gunners are weak and guns are expensive, must do extensive checks on appropriate purchase times.

Ch4	HP	DEF	SPD	BAR	Antenna (CA+20)	MachGun (GP+50)	Aura (CP+90B RNG3~5)
LV2	180	22	42	32	16 x 70 = 11	50 x 132 = 66	90 x 181+20 = 181B
Ch7	HP	DEF	SPD	BAR	Antenna (CA+20)	Radar Wing (CA+20)	Aura (CP+90B RNG3~5)
LV4	190	26	46	36	18 x 70 = 13	0 x 136 = 0	90 x 183+20+20 = 201B
Ch19	HP	DEF	SPD	BAR	Antenna 3 (CA+60)	RadarWing2 (CA+40)	Aura2 (CP+120B RNG3~5)
LV7	205	32	52	42	21 x 70 = 14	0 x 142 = 0	120 x 186+60+40 = 343B
Ch25	HP	DEF	SPD	BAR	Antenna 3 (CA+60)	RadarWing3 (CA+60)	Aura3 (CP+150B RNG3~5)
LV11	225	40	80	50	25 x 70 = 17	0 x 150 = 0	150 x 190+60+60 = 465B

Ch11	HP	DEF	SPD	BAR	Blunt Spike (MP+50)	Balcer2 (MP+30)	Mgmtr2 (MA+40)
LV10	530	115	38	5	81+50 x 140+30+40 = 275	0 x 118 = 0	0 x 106 = 0
Ch12	HP	DEF	SPD	BAR	Claw Spike (MP+60)	Balcer2 (MP+30)	Mgmtr2 (MA+40)
LV10	530	115	38	5	81+60 x 140+30+40 = 296	0 x 118 = 0	0 x 106 = 0
Ch16	HP	DEF	SPD	BAR	Claw Spike (MP+60)	Balcer3 (MP+40)	Mgmtr3 (MA+60)
LV11	550	120	40	5	85+60 x 140+40+60 = 348	0 x 120 = 0	0 x 110 = 0
Ch18	HP	DEF	SPD	BAR	NrgSp (MP+70 HPR+10)	Balcer3 (MP+40)	Mgmtr3 (MA+60)
LV12	570	125	52	5	89+70 x 140+40+60 = 398	0 x 122 = 0	0 x 111 = 0
Ch23	HP	DEF	SPD	BAR	A-Air Spike (MP+80A)	Accel3 (SPD+60)	Mgmtr3 (MA+60)
LV16	650	145	110	5	105+80 x 140+60 = 370/592	0 x 130 = 0	0 x 115 = 0

Ch22	HP	DEF	SPD	BAR	OD3 (SPD+70)	Vulc2/MCan (GP+90/100(G))	Hawk-Y3 (GA+60)
LV15	434	79	118	5	48 x 0 = 0	90/100G x 182+60 = 218/348G/242/387G	0 x 114 = 0
Badl	HP	DEF	SPD	BAR	OD3 (SPD+70)	Gun Barrel (GP+100B(G) DEF+30)	Hawk-Y3 (GA+60)
LV30	674	169	148	5	48 x 0 = 0	100BG x 224+60 = 284/454G	0 x 129 = 0
Badl	HP	DEF	SPD	BAR	TurSc (GA+80)	Gun Barrel (GP+100B(G) DEF+30)	WiKey (SPD+50)
LV30	674	169	128	5	48 x 0 = 0	100BG x 224+80 = 304/486G	0 x 129 = 0