Acidtube - Unvanquished

Old work from 2012 for the open source game 'Unvanquished.'

Acidtube's are the primary alien defensive structure. When approached by a human, they eject lethal acid in all directions, even over other structures.

The Acidtube is a smaller variety of swarm organism. While the Trapper specialises in restricting the movement of its victim, the Acidtube's sole purpose is to kill anything that comes within range with the use of a volatile acid secretion.

The organism seems to lack any functions of its own, a complete slave to the hive mind, reacting like a machine to anything that comes within a spherical proximity. This makes the Acidtube a restless and lethal sentinel, with little or no sense of self preservation.

Special thanks to Kharnov, Ishq, Greg, Gavlig and the rest of the Unvanquished development team.