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Dragoons and Tools, the complete guide.
By Free Onions
Dragoons are one of the best parts of Airmen, knowing about the different types and their functionalities will help you out on figuring which ones you want to unlock and use.
   
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Metric
Revolver
Lever Action
Carbine
Damage per Shot
25
40
40
Magazine Size
6
16
8
Seconds per Shot
1.03 sec
1.38 sec
1.65 sec
Time to Empty Magazine
3.68 sec
22.08 sec
13.22 sec
Reload Time
2.50 sec
21.57 sec
4.06 sec
Total Cycle Time
6.18 sec
43.65 sec
17.28 sec
Damage per Magazine
150
640
320
DPS (including reload)
24.28
14.67
18.52
Effective Range
50 m
80 m
100 m

Metric
Revolver
Lever Action
Carbine
Part Damage
25
40
40
Body Damage
35
50
50
Headshot Damage
87
75
150
Magazine Size
6
16
8
Seconds per Shot
1.03 sec
1.38 sec
1.65 sec
Time to Empty Magazine
3.68 sec
22.08 sec
13.22 sec
Reload Time
2.50 sec
21.57 sec
4.06 sec
Total Cycle Time
6.18 sec
43.65 sec
17.28 sec
Damage per Magazine
150
640
320
DPS (including reload)
24.28
14.67
18.52
Effective Range
50 m
80 m
100 m
Intro
There are seven types of speeder dragoons and four walker dragoons unlockable in the game.
They are both limited to six per vessel, and six per player fort, none of which are re-spawnable through factory rebuild option, only available to resupply on re-deploy.



Usually more dragoons can be found on some circular land outposts across the Archipelago, check out the Atlas guide on steam on possible locations.

https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3329903360
Speeder Dragoons
SPEEDERS

The seven speeder dragoons separate in two major types, scout and armored.

The scouts dragoons are generally faster, meanwhile the armored have increased HP and can be piloted hands free to perform repairs or shooting. This only being possible on the scouts by pressing CTRL, leaving all controls and enabling the hotbar.

All speeders come with two docking port options, the regular one, and the launcher, which launches the dragoon forward at full speed (can be unlocked by researching pressure actuation)

All Speeder dragoons have three dials on their console, with the left showcasing the distance from the last docking port used, up to 1200 meters, at which point the dragoon will self destruct.
The middle showing the current speed of the dragoon, this not being calibrated the same as the airship one, with half revolution indicating a speed greater than 27.
The right one indicates the relative HP of the dragoon.

Emergency brakes can be activated by leaving the dragoon seat, this will make a deadly crash unlikely, and if inevitable, you will not explode along the dragoon.

Since dragoons float, they can effectively be used to lift a sunken ship given they get caught in the ship frame, but they only lift 300 non-buoyant masses each.

If lacking in space to place your dragoons in the hangar, consider simply adding dragoon docking ports and loading them up from either outposts or player forts. Also, because dragoon speeders don't interact with doors, you can keep hatches closed while flying through them.



SCOUT

The default dragoon with 200 HP requiring no research to unlock. Like every other speeder dragoon its body livery will be defined by your ship colour.

It is the fastest dragoon, clocking in at 39 m/s.







TRANSPORT

The transport dragoon can be unlocked at Tsuchev Ruins after reaching reputation level 6. It has the capacity to carry two passengers and a pilot, making it the most versatile dragoon for self repairs, boarding and sniping with full crew, making it basically a super compact airship. This one specifically can be used to airdrop airmen with boarding charges atop the Mechalodon to avoid a direct confrontation.

It has 200 HP and clocks in slightly slower at 34 m/s.







SCORPION

The scorpion dragoon can be unlocked at Tower Reckongale after reaching reputation level 6. It mounts an alt-facing harpoon capable of lifting 300 non buoyant masses, making it useful to drag damaged ships, recover other dragoons or flip walkers.
Consider that it will maintain the harpoon lock even when docked, making it useful to carry extra dragoons or walkers.

It has 200 HP and clocks in at 34 m/s.







HAULER

The hauler dragoon can be unlocked at Caste Orenvaald after reaching reputation level 6. It can carry up to four parcels and will not slow down or lose altitude if fully loaded. Another characteristic is that this dragoon does not tilt but rather only ascend or descend.

It has 300 HP and clocks in at 29 m/s.







SMOKE

The smoke dragoon can be unlocked by participating at any game anniversary.
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3326152849

It mounts a monochromatic smoke gun that lasts 30 seconds in both duration of the effect particles and generation. It can be used to pinpoint accurately locations to friendly ships or obfuscate a target's view.

It has 200 HP and clocks in at 29 m/s.







BLACK KNIGHT

The black knight dragoon can be unlocked after completing the obelisk challenge. ⁠https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3329903360

Characteristic of these types of dragoon is the ability of using the hotbar while piloting, and a higher amount of HP, making them more geared towards boarding maneuvers as they can be repaired during flight.
This dragoon does not tilt but rather only ascend or descend.

It has 500 HP and clocks in at 29 m/s.





ARMOUR

The armour dragoon can be unlocked at Smugglers Den after reaching reputation level 6. ⁠https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3329903360

Although similar to the Black Knight dragoon this one will tilt up and down normally.

It has 500 HP and clocks in at 29 m/s.






Walker Dragoons
WALKERS

Walkers are four legged vehicles capable of engaging any terrain, allowing to walk upside down or on the seafloor. Although being able to work underwater compared to the Speeders, their weapons will not be able to shoot.

They have the ability to crouch or jump, but tend to flip over easily and must be driven carefully, having no way whatsoever to flip themselves back.
Hence if possible have a scorpion dragoon harpooned at the back to carry around and use in case of emergency.

They all require pressure actuation research as a base to unlock the different models.

THE WALKER

It is the default type of walker, compared to the speeder class its colour cannot be changed, but it follows the type of ship metal and wood chosen.

It does not have a first person like the speeders, but drives directly in third person, showing an HUD with all the necessary information, like HP and distance from home.

It has 2,700 HP and walks at 8 m/s.





THE CARGO WALKER

Also a default type walker , it has the capacity to carry seven more parcels compared to the hauler speeder for a total of eleven and will not be slowed down when filled to capacity.
It has 2,700 HP and walks at 8 m/s.







THE FLAK WALKER

This type of dragoon can be unlocked after researching the flak weaponry in the tech tree.
It sports a flak gun with 2,000 HP showing as an additional HP bar in the HUD.
The cannon can be aimed with left mouse button, tilting the whole body in the direction of fire, making this dragoon rather unstable.

The flak mounted on the dragoon can be considered a super flak, as it does way more damage than a regular flak, at less firepower cost, making it perfect for crewing ships.
This flak It has 2,700 HP and walks at 8 m/s.








THE GUIDED POD WALKER

This type of dragoon can be unlocked after completing the mysterious weapon quest to unlock the guided missile pods.
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3326152849

It sports a guided rocket pod with 3,000 HP shown as an additional HP bar in the HUD.
The rockets will follow your cursor if left mouse button is engaged and deal more damage than a regular rocket pod. It has 2,700 HP and walks at 8 m/s.




Credits
Special thanks to the members of the Onion Communion that make all of this possible.

Our official discord link: https://discord.gg/sn55DzqXpj
2 Comments
The White Warlord 24 Dec, 2024 @ 5:59am 
Wish we had gatling gun flying dragoons or flying dragoons with needle cannons. Torpedo flying dragoons would also be super fun
Free Onions 20 Oct, 2024 @ 4:47pm 
flak walkers, my beloved