Add Tek Cave to Scorched Earth, Remove Ascension Levels from Manticore

[MalarOpossum867]

(Follow up of: Ragnarok and Valguero Boss Defeats are not recorded in the specimen implant but still give you ascension levels)

In patch v355.3, Scorched Earth finally got an ascension. However, this ascension is buggy and was clearly made in a hurry. So, I ask you to add a Tek Cave to the Scorched Earth map!

• FEATURES:
  • The Manticore no longer gives you an ascension.
  • A Tek Cave has been added to the World Scar on Scorched Earth. This Tek Cave is located at the northern end of the trench. This Tek Cave requires the following tributes:
    • Gamma:
      • 1x Gamma Manticore Trophy
      • 1x Alpha Wyvern Trophy
      • 1x Alpha Deathworm Trophy
      • Requires minimum level of 60.
    • Beta:
      • 1x Beta Manticore Trophy
      • 1x Alpha Raptor Claw
      • 1x Alpha Carno Arm
      • 1x Alpha Wyvern Trophy
      • 1x Alpha Deathworm Trophy
      • Req. min. level of 80.
    • Alpha:
      • 1x Alpha Manticore Trophy
      • 1x Alpha Raptor Claw
      • 1x Alpha Carno Arm
      • 1x Alpha Rex Tooth
      • 1x Alpha Wyvern Trophy
      • 1x Alpha Deathworm Trophy
      • Req. min. level of 100.
  • This boss fight will be very similar to the Overseer fight on The Island, but this Overseer will always transform into the Manticore.
  • This Manticore will have the exact same stats and abilities as the original Manticore, with the exception of flight: The Overseer's version of the Manticore will be unable to fly, similar to the Island Overseer's Dragon form.
  • The following creatures can spawn in the Scorched Earth Tek Cave:
    • Arthropluera
    • Carnotaurus
    • Kaprosuchus
    • Mantis
    • Megalosaurus
    • Microraptor
    • Purlovia
    • Rex
    • Rock Golem
    • Rubble Golem
    • Terror Bird
    • Thorny Dragon
    • Yutyrannus
  • The Rock Golem will act as the "final boss" of this Tek Cave, similar to the Giga/Carcha in The Island's Tek Cave. As not all The Island Tek Cave creatures spawn on Scorched Earth, the following creatures now spawn with different creatures in the Tek Cave:
    • Terror Birds: now spawn with Rexes.
    • Microraptors and Kaprosuchus: No longer supported by Allos (They don't spawn on Scorched Earth).
    • Arthroplueras: now spawn with Rubble Golems.
    • Rock Golem: replaces the Giga/Carcha at the end of the cave.
      • This variant of the Rock Golem will have the same stats as the ones spawned by the Manticore in its boss fight (2x HP), so bring lots of explosives! It also cannot disguise as a rock.
  • The original Manticore will now additionally reward you with the following Tekgrams, along with the ones it currently gives you:
    • Gamma:
      • Tek Light
    • Beta:
      • Tek Light
      • Tek Sword
    • Alpha:
      • Tek Light
      • Tek Shield
      • Tek Sword
  • If you defeat the Scorched Earth Overseer on Alpha difficulty, you will get the Tekgram for the new Wyvern Tek Saddle. This Tek Saddle does NOT allow you to shoot plasma bolts because the Wyvern already has a breath attack. Instead, it:
    • Regenerates 25 HP per second.
    • Allows for infinite flight: when a Wyvern equipped with its Tek Saddle is flying but not moving, it will regain stamina in the air, at a cost of Element.
      • If a Tek Saddle-equipped Wyvern's stamina falls below 15%, the stamina will reset to 100%, but 1 Element will be consumed in the process.
    • Allows the Wyvern to hit 5% harder.
  • The summoning icon for the original Manticore Arena has been changed. (Properly uses the Manticore's guardian hologram image, rather that the portal icon.)

Hopefully this comes true!

Edited September 23, 2023 by MalarOpossum867

[wallaby]

Love it and agree, Scorched is a spectacular map but often feels a bit lacking in content with only 3 caves, another Tek cave raid is a great idea it's one of the harder yet fun things to do in the game and a second would be greatly appreciated,

Make the Alpha raid reward a pre made wyvern saddle and you'd have people lining up to do it, like obtainable only through the raid non craftable, that way it's balanced and the sense of achievement and rarity is high.