How did you defeat the mech? (Weapons Testing Site)

Im curious as to how you guys defeated the mech

i tried a few strategies but most didnt work

i tried using the magic when the mech went into overdrive but the magic didnt do anything

i tried using my rocket launcher thing that did 640 damage per shot but it was slow and made me take too much damage



i finally beat him by just using my highest damage dealing item ( a bone hammer that did about 700) and spamming him with it

when i ran low on health i blinked away with a shield and medkits


How did you guys beat him i wanna better strategy than the one i did which made me use about 50 med kits



did you use magic?

did you use guns?

did you just spam him with a hammer?

im curious

 

I.... cheesed it.

Make a grappling hook. Stand on the hatch, but don't throw the switch. Fire the grapple at bottom of the stairs on the left with a bouncy grenade launcher in your other hand. Throw the switch. You'll dangle just low enough to set off the other trapdoor and if your grenade launcher is bouncy you can hit him from there. Even if it's pathetic damage, you'll eventually wear him down and he won't even move an inch.

I don't plan on doing that with the hardcore characters, though, which means that many, MANY of them will meet there ends here. LoL

 

I dodged its punch, avoided its fire, blocked or dodged its electric balls, and shot or chopped down its missles. Counterattacking with my hammer or gun when possible.

I also healed once or twice. That helped.

 

I just stood in the left corner while he spammed Overload and tried to punch me every now and then. I stood in a spot that avoided all the Overload projectiles, and when he tried to punch me I just hopped over him. He also tried the missile attack once, but I just destroyed the missiles since they were so slow. I think me might have done a flamethrower attack, but I'm not sure. IIRC and there was a flamethrower attack, I just hopped over him.

 

The secret, IMHO, is healing.

I defeated it with medkits, but you should be able to craft some 20 nanobandages.

 

I beat it with medkits, bandages, and jumping. I used an automatic rifle, and every time it closed distance, I jumped over and got on the other side of it.
When it used that electric spray attack I carefully dodged and blocked with my shield when needed, while firing a pistol at it.

The missiles are easily shot down with a ranged weapon, but if they hit you it can almost one shot you.

 

Seeing as this is a boss thread! What did you all do with the new updated "It's Party Time"

I made it to the last room. took the shell to 0 hp (major grind - as the boss wouldn't appear). but nothing ever happened... would love to finish this mission for progression purposes.

 

I haven't attempted to progress far in the current nightly build. I only jumped on nightly to see how the colony stuff works and to test the new damage system (of which I approve. It makes rapid-fire and shottys better).