====== Maker ======
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The Maker is used for deployment of anticreeper - a friendly, opposite force to the creeper.

===== Unit Stats =====
  * Requires 90.6 Energy to construct.
  * Fits in a box of 20 by 15 terrain pixels.
  * Equipped with:
    * 1x Maker

===== Tutorial =====
Anticreeper, or AC, is collected as ore by deploying an [[Ore Miner]] near AC ore produced by an [[AC Ore Emitter]]. Stored AC can be viewed at the center top of the screen, next to the Energy meter. As long as you have AC stored, the Maker will fire its Maker cannon at nearby creeper, producing anticreeper on impact.\\
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The Maker cannon has multiple fire modes that can be toggled using the UI panel in top left when the Maker ship is selected.\\
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  * The ON fire mode is the default configuration. The Maker cannon will fire at creeper in range and the shots will deploy anticreeper on impact.
  * The DUMP fire mode will trigger a release of the Maker's internal tanks, dumping anticreeper all over the ground beneath.
  * The COLLECT fire mode will trigger a collection field around the Maker, causing it to scoop up all nearby deployed anticreeper back into your storage.

===== Unit Usage =====
Anticreeper is a powerful tool in the player's arsenal, acting as a defensive cushion, both actively or passively fighting back against creeper and protecting your base.

It is often recommended to simply set the Maker on the DUMP setting to produce as much anticreeper as you can. However, if there is space in your frontline, the impact of the regular Maker cannon shots can be pretty devastating. The cannon can also fire upwards, which can be a big help when dealing with an uphill battle.

In worlds with lots of breeder terrain that affects anticreeper, large amounts of anticreeper will be produced. If this anticreeper cannot be moved to the frontlines through regular creeper flow, the COLLECT setting on the Maker can help fill your storages, so that another Maker can drop the anticreeper elsewhere.

===== Spoilers =====
<hidden Help Tab transcript>
The Maker is used to create or collect anti-creeper. When anti-creeper ore is collected, the Maker can use it to generate copious amounts of anti-creeper. Options allow for dumping, collecting, or targeted fire of anti-creeper.
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<hidden Story Unlock>
You receive your first Maker by collecting the southeastern tech module on Aldebaran: Bizarro (mission 6) and your second by collecting the tech module on Achernar: Pursuit (mission 16).
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