Bigwig: Text replacement - "Vehicle Pad" to "Vehicle Pad"

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Text replacement - "Vehicle Pad" to "Vehicle Pad"

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{{Infobox
|color = #9CBEA8
|background-color = #17281E
|title-background-color = #0D1C13
|title-color = #D3FEE2
|Box title = Generator
|image = image:Generator.jpg
|imagewidth = 265
|Row 1 title = Base Health:
|Row 1 info = 6000
|Row 2 title = Auto Repair:
|Row 2 info = 5:00 minutes
|Row 3 title = Upgrade 1:
|Row 3 info = +2000 Health, -15% Auto Repair (1500 Credits)
|Row 4 title = Upgrade 2:
|Row 4 info = +2000 Health, -15% Auto Repair (1500 Credits)
|Row 5 title = Upgrade 3:
|Row 5 info = +2000 Health, -15% Auto Repair (2000 Credits)
|Row 6 title = Upgrade 4:
|Row 6 info = +2000 Health, -15% Auto Repair (2000 Credits)}}The '''Generator''' is the heart of the team's base. It keeps all of the base equipment online including: [[Tribes: Ascend/Inventory Station|Inventory Station]]s, [[Tribes: Ascend/Vehicle Pad|Vehicle Pad]]s, [[Tribes: Ascend/Base Turret|Base Turret]]s, and [[Tribes: Ascend/Radar Sensor|Radar Sensor]]s. When a team's generator is destroyed these assets go offline, and an automatic message informs both teams. In addition, the [[Tribes: Ascend/Technician|Technician's]] [[:Category: Turrets|Turrets]], [[Tribes: Ascend/Sentinel|Sentinel's]] [[Tribes: Ascend/Drop Jammer|Drop Jammer]], and [[Tribes: Ascend/Doombringer|Doombringer's]] [[Tribes: Ascend/Force Field|Force Field]] all shut down.

Losing the generator leaves the base vulnerable to classes that would usually have a harder time getting into the base (such as the powerful [[Tribes: Ascend/Juggernaut|Juggernaut]] and [[Tribes: Ascend/Brute|Brute]]) to wreck havoc on attempts to re-establish defenses. Thus it is important to make sure your team's generator is safe, and it is also a good idea to attack the enemy generator whenever the opportunity arises. The generator is always housed in a specific generator room, which is usually deep within the base.

Recently there has been a push to add importance to the generator and several new maps have been created with generator-related changes. On [[Sunstar]] there is a half-cylinder force field protecting the teams' flag stand which deactivates when the gen is offline. This allows more varied [[Tribes: Ascend/Capper|capping]] routes than when the field is up. On [[Tribes: Ascend/Permafrost|Permafrost]], the flag actually moves out to the roof of the base (where there are nice ramps for the cappers) if the generator is destroyed, while it remains inside when it's online. The map [[Tribes: Ascend/Dangerous Crossing|Dangerous Crossing]] does not have a generator at all, and therefore base assets and player deployables will always work unless they are destroyed themselves.

==Upgrades==
There are four levels of upgrades available for the '''Generator''', each provides +2000 Health and -15% auto-repair time and can be purchased by spending credits earned during a match. The Generator starts with 6000 health and an auto-repair time of 5:00 minutes.

==Defense==
It is usually the job of the [[Tribes: Ascend/Technician|Technician]] to protect and maintain their team's '''generator'''. [[Tribes: Ascend/Light Turret|Light Turret]]s are great tools for base defense, they can quickly shoot down enemies that are not expecting them, and help the technician to deal with intruders by making the fight more of a 2 on 1 in their favor. The [[Tribes: Ascend/Improved Repair Tool|Improved Repair Tool]] allows the Technician to quickly repair the generator in the event that it is destroyed. {C}The [[Tribes: Ascend/Doombringer|Doombringer]] is also proficient in defending by putting up [[Tribes: Ascend/Force Field|Force Field]]s over the generator room entrances and laying [[Tribes: Ascend/Mines|Mines]]. Your team's Technicians will be glad to have your firepower in the generator room as well. You can always walk by the generator room and fire a shot or two regardless of your class. This is a great way to keep your base a little bit safer. It is rare for any team to need more than two Technicians; if your team has a lot of them because your base is consistently under siege, it is usually more effective to switch into a heavy class to better defend your base.

In the event that no one is repairing, generators will automatically repair themselves after a certain amount of time has passed. The amount of time depends on what level the generator has been upgraded to, starting at 5:00 minutes down to 2:50 at MK. 4. It is better to repair them before this happens however, as none of your team's assets will function without it (except for Inventory Stations called-in by a Supply Drop). [[Tribes: Ascend/Repair Tool|Repair Tool]]s are mounted around the generator room and are accessible at all times. If the generator happens to be offline, and no one else is around, grab a repair tool and fix the generator. If a [[Tribes: Ascend/Technician|Technician]] is available you would be more helpful defending them while they repair.

Finally, if your generator room has become an all out battle field, go destroy the enemy generator! This will help your team get to the flag and get some of the enemies in your base back to their own base.

==Offense==
Generally speaking you want the opponent's generator to be down at all times. There are a few classes that handle this task well, including the [[Tribes: Ascend/Brute|Brute]], [[Tribes: Ascend/Soldier|Soldier]] and [[Tribes: Ascend/Juggernaut|Juggernaut]], but the two classes that generally handle this task more gracefully are the [[Tribes: Ascend/Raider|Raider]] and the [[Tribes: Ascend/Infiltrator|Infiltrator]]. Both of these classes have the tools to destroy the generator quickly, and without being detected. Thus it is usually better to leave the destruction of the generator to the [[Tribes: Ascend/Infiltrator|Infiltrator]] or [[Tribes: Ascend/Raider|Raider]] on your team. No team needs more than one [[Tribes: Ascend/Infiltrator|Infiltrator]] at any time; if it is evident that he is having a hard time, it is much better to switch to [[Tribes: Ascend/Raider|Raider]] than to add another [[Tribes: Ascend/Infiltrator|Infiltrator]] to the team. Any weapon can damage the generator, but generally explosive weapons work the best. A generator will take 20% more damage from an explosive weapon (other than spinfusor), but 25% less damage from a bullet weapon. The best choices for generator removal are the [[Tribes: Ascend/Raider|Raider's]] [[Tribes: Ascend/Arx Buster|Arx Buster]] and the [[Tribes: Ascend/Infiltrator|Infiltrator's]] [[Sticky Grenades]].

==Controversy==
The '''Generator''' has become a source of controversy in the Tribes community since the Open Beta of [[Tribes: Ascend]]. Many players believe that the generator serves no purpose in the game and therefore defending it is a waste of resources which could be better spent defending the flag. The other side of the argument is that it is difficult to defend the flag when the generator is offline as [[:Category:Deployables|deployables]] stop functioning and defenders cannot re-arm at [[Tribes: Ascend/Inventory Station|Inventory Station]]s. The former argument tends to be common among more experienced players while the latter often comes from newer players. Roxton at ''Cogs & Ink'' has written a detailed article on this subject (see ''External Links'' below). Below is a table with major points from both sides:
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="article-table article-table-selected" style="width: 500px;"
|
Why it's Important
#Powers Radar Sensor
#Powers Base Turrets
#Powers Player Deployables (Turrets, FFs)
#Powers Inventory Stations
#Allows Vehicles
| style="display: none;"|
|
Why it's Unimportant
#Players should be spotting targets
#Skilled Cappers will dodge Base Turrets
#Deployables only stop llama Cappers anyway
#Inv. Stations are worthless, just suicide
#Only Shrikes are useful and they're not necessary
|}
==Damage==
Weapons deal damage to the generator differently than they do to any other asset/player. There is some reason behind most of these damage values, but many have simply been modified for game balance. In general bullets do less damage to generators, explosive weapons do more, and spinfusors deal the same amount as usual. Below are the values for each weapon:
===Light Classes===
{| border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="598"
|- height="18" style="height:13.5pt"
| class="xl24" height="18" style="height:13.5pt;width:89pt" width="119"|'''Infiltrator''' 
| class="xl24" style="width:30pt" width="40"|
| class="xl25" style="width:40pt" width="53"|
| class="xl24" style="width:96pt" width="128"|'''Pathfinder'''
| class="xl24" style="width:26pt" width="35"|
| class="xl24" style="width:38pt" width="50"|
| class="xl24" style="width:104pt" width="138"|'''Sentinel'''
| class="xl24" style="width:26pt" width="35"|
|- height="17" style="height:12.75pt"
| class="xl26" height="17" style="height:12.75pt"|Rhino SMG
| align="right" class="xl27" style="border-left:none"|60
| class="xl25"|
| class="xl26"|Light Spinfusor
| align="right" class="xl27" style="border-left:none"|770
| class="xl25"|
| class="xl26"|BXT1 Rifle
| align="right" class="xl27" style="border-left:none"|400
|- height="17" style="height:12.75pt"
| class="xl28" height="17" style="height:12.75pt;border-top:none"|Stealth Spinfusor
| align="right" class="xl29" style="border-top:none;border-left:none"|700
| class="xl25"|
| class="xl28" style="border-top:none"|Bolt Launcher
| align="right" class="xl29" style="border-top:none;border-left:none"|'''1137'''
| class="xl25"|
| class="xl28" style="border-top:none"|Phase Rifle
| align="right" class="xl29" style="border-top:none;border-left:none"|0
|- height="17" style="height:12.75pt"
| class="xl28" height="17" style="height:12.75pt;border-top:none"|Jackal
| align="right" class="xl29" style="border-top:none;border-left:none"|625
| class="xl25"|
| class="xl28" style="border-top:none"|Shotgun
| class="xl32" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; text-align: right;"|8*64
| class="xl25"|
| class="xl28" style="border-top:none"|Nova Blaster
| align="right" class="xl29" style="border-top:none;border-left:none"|280
|- height="17" style="height:12.75pt"
| class="xl28" height="17" style="height:12.75pt;border-top:none"|SN7 Pistol
| align="right" class="xl29" style="border-top:none;border-left:none"|136
| class="xl25"|
| class="xl28" style="border-top:none"|Light Assault Rifle
| align="right" class="xl29" style="border-top:none;border-left:none"|64
| class="xl25"|
| class="xl28" style="border-top:none"|Falcon Pistol
| align="right" class="xl29" style="border-top:none;border-left:none"|56
|- height="18" style="height:13.5pt"
| class="xl28" height="18" style="height:13.5pt;border-top:none"|Throwing Knives
| align="right" class="xl29" style="border-top:none;border-left:none"|300
| class="xl25"|
| class="xl28" style="border-top:none"|Impact Nitron
| align="right" class="xl29" style="border-top:none;border-left:none"|750
| class="xl25"|
| class="xl30" style="border-top:none"|T5 Grenade
| align="right" class="xl31" style="border-top:none;border-left:none"|'''1536'''
|- height="18" style="height:13.5pt"
| class="xl30" height="18" style="height:13.5pt;border-top:none"|Sticky Grenades
| align="right" class="xl31" style="border-top:none;border-left:none"|'''3000'''
| class="xl25"|
| class="xl30" style="border-top:none"|Explosive Nitron
| align="right" class="xl31" style="border-top:none;border-left:none"|975
| class="xl25"|
|
|
|}

===Medium Classes===
{| border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="632"
|- height="17" style="height:12.75pt"
| height="17" style="height:12.75pt;width:89pt" width="119"|'''Soldier''' 
| style="width:30pt" width="40"|
| class="xl25" style="width:40pt" width="53"|
| style="width:96pt" width="128"|'''Raider'''
| style="width:52pt" width="69"|
| style="width:38pt" width="50"|
| style="width:104pt" width="138"|'''Technician'''
| style="width:26pt" width="35"|
|- height="17" style="height:12.75pt"
| height="17" style="height:12.75pt"|Assault Rifle
| align="right"|60
| class="xl25"|
|Arx Buster
| align="right"|750
| class="xl25"|
|TCN4 SMG
| align="right"|64
|- height="17" style="height:12.75pt"
| height="17" style="height:12.75pt"|Spinfusor
| align="right"|910
| class="xl25"|
|Grenade Launcher
| align="right"|687
| class="xl25"|
|Thumper
| align="right"|1137
|- height="17" style="height:12.75pt"
| height="17" style="height:12.75pt"|Thumper DX
| align="right"|962
| class="xl25"|
|Plasma Gun
| align="right"|625
| class="xl25"|
|Imp. Repair Tool
| class="xl24" style="text-align: right;"|200/sec
|- height="17" style="height:12.75pt"
| height="17" style="height:12.75pt"|Eagle Pistol
| align="right"|80
| class="xl25"|
|NJ4 SMG
| align="right"|64
| class="xl25"|
|Sawed-Off Shotgun
| class="xl24" style="text-align: right;"|8*64
|- height="17" style="height:12.75pt"
| height="17" style="height:12.75pt"|Frag Grenade XL
| align="right"|'''1650'''
| class="xl25"|
|NJ5-B SMG
| align="right"|112
| class="xl25"|
|Sparrow
| align="right"|72
|- height="17" style="height:12.75pt"
| height="17" style="height:12.75pt"|AP Grenade
| align="right"|650
| class="xl25"|
|EMP Grenade
| align="right"|2042
| class="xl25"|
|TCNG
| align="right"|'''1500'''
|- height="17" style="height:12.75pt"
| height="17" style="height:12.75pt"|Proximity Grenade
| align="right"|870
| class="xl25"|
|Whiteout Grenade
| align="right"|58
| class="xl25"|
|
|
|- height="17" style="height:12.75pt"
| height="17" style="height:12.75pt"|
|
| class="xl25"|
|Cluster Grenade
| class="xl24" style="text-align: right;"|'''505+465*5'''
|
|
|
|}

===Heavy Classes===
{| border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="632"
|- height="17" style="height:12.75pt"
| height="17" style="height:12.75pt;width:89pt" width="119"|'''Juggernaut''' 
| style="width:30pt" width="40"|
| class="xl25" style="width:40pt" width="53"|
| style="width:96pt" width="128"|'''Doombringer'''
| style="width:52pt" width="69"|
| style="width:38pt" width="50"|
| style="width:104pt" width="138"|'''Brute'''
| style="width:26pt" width="35"|
|- height="17" style="height:12.75pt"
| height="17" style="height:12.75pt"|Fusion Mortar
| align="right"|'''3250'''
| class="xl25"|
|Chain Gun
| align="right"|80
| class="xl25"|
|Heavy Spinfusor
| align="right"|980
|- height="17" style="height:12.75pt"
| height="17" style="height:12.75pt"|MIRV Launcher
| class="xl24" style="text-align: right;"|812*4
| class="xl25"|
|Heavy Bolt Launcher
| align="right"|'''1260'''
| class="xl25"|
| class="xl26"|Automatic Shotgun
| class="xl24" style="text-align: right;"|8*40
|- height="17" style="height:12.75pt"
| height="17" style="height:12.75pt"|Spinfusor MKD
| align="right"|840
| class="xl25"|
|Frag Grenade
| align="right"|1200
| class="xl25"|
|Nova Colt
| align="right"|152
|- height="17" style="height:12.75pt"
| height="17" style="height:12.75pt"|X1 LMG
| align="right"|64
| class="xl25"|
|
|
|
|Fractal Grenade
| align="right"|4
|- height="17" style="height:12.75pt"
| height="17" style="height:12.75pt"|Heavy AP Grenade
| align="right"|750
| class="xl25"|
|
|
|
|Light Sticky Grenade
| align="right"|'''2750'''
|- height="17" style="height:12.75pt"
| height="17" style="height:12.75pt"|Spinfusor Disk
| align="right"|910
| class="xl25"|
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|}

==External Links==
[http://cogsandink.blogspot.com/2012/03/tribes-ascend-generator-problem.html The Generator Problem] by Roxton (Cogs & Ink)
[[Category:Base Asset]]

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