Ultra Strikes (US) are a type of Exotic Matter pulse weapon that cause blast damage more focused than the XMP Burster .
While they are listed as "very common," they do not drop as often as XMP Bursters . However, they have the same duplication rate as XMP Burster in a Quantum Capsule.
Initially Ultra Strikes were only hackable on selected Motorola devices, however could be fired by any Agent that acquired them.
Usage[]
Ultra Strikes are designed to destroy Portal Mods such as Portal Shields . They have a very limited range, and are best utilized when standing directly on top of the Portal itself. If the Portal's Resonators are placed at great distance, the use of an Ultra Strike exactly on top of the Portal might not strike the Resonators , and hence will not generate a defence strike against the Agent nor a warning on COMM or via notification to the Agents that own nearby Resonators . Note that if Resonators of a different, nearby Portal are struck, that Portal will zap the Agent.
Pressing and holding the 'Fire'-button on the Scanner until the particle ring shrinks fully will deal up to an additional 20% damage, based on the radius of the ring when the Agent releases the 'Fire'-button. This is sometimes known as a "Glyph Attack", although it has nothing to do with Glyphs.
Damage and Range[]
There are 8 levels of Ultra Strikes , each level increasing in range and damage. The Ultra Strike lowers the energy levels of Resonators and Mods in range following this scheme:
Level | Usage Cost |
Damage | Range | Recycle Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
L1 | 50 XM | 300 XM | 10 m | 20 XM |
L2 | 100 XM | 600 XM | 13 m | 40 XM |
L3 | 150 XM | 1 000 XM | 16 m | 60 XM |
L4 | 200 XM | 1 800 XM | 18 m | 80 XM |
L5 | 250 XM | 2 400 XM | 21 m | 100 XM |
L6 | 300 XM | 3 000 XM | 24 m | 120 XM |
L7 | 350 XM | 3 600 XM | 27 m | 140 XM |
L8 | 400 XM | 5 400 XM | 30 m | 160 XM |