Tempest Rising/Status effects

Units and structures in Tempest Rising may apply or be applied with a status effect, which affects their stats and behavior on the battlefield. There are positive and negative status effects, which benefit and hinder a unit respectively. Status effects are typically temporary.

Units may gain a status effect through performing abilities, or gaining it from another unit's attacks or passive abilities.

Some status effects may stack up several times to amplify their effects or cause a new status effect.

Positive status effects

Positive status effects benefit the unit in some way, though some effects may trade off one stat to buff another.

Positive status effect icons are colored cyan.

Icon	Name	Effect
	Comms	Units gain increased rate of fire and move speed by 30%. The Comms Officer, Comms Rig (in Comms Mode), Drone Control Unit, Air Control Tower, and Support Beacon provide Comms to friendly units within their radius.
	Prone	Infantry units under gain increased defense against all attack types, but they cannot move. Basic infantry such as the Field Scout and Dynasty Guard go prone when under sustained fire and low health. They will get back up once they are no longer under attack.
	Sprinting	Infantry units effect gain 40% increased move speed for 7 seconds. The Sniper and Missile Trooper have the Sprint ability with a moderate cooldown.

Negative status effects

Negative status effects hinder the unit. These effects are typically applied through attacks on enemy units.

Negative status effect icons are colored red.

Icon	Name	Effect
	Marked	Marked enemy units and structures will generate Intel when killed. The Field Scout can lay sensor mines that Marks enemy units that set them off. The Sentinel can switch to marking projectiles to Mark enemy units it fires at. The Support Beacon marks enemies within its moderate radius. Networked units: the Drone Mauler, Hunter Tank, Trebuchet and Peacekeeper gain bonus range and damage per shot against Marked targets.
	Riot Suppression	Suppressed infantry units have their rate of fire and move speed reduced. If this effect stacks up 5 times, the affected infantry can no longer attack. The Riot Medic, Riot Trooper (with batons), and Peacekeeper (via LRAD) suppresses enemy infantry though their attacks.
	Tempest Charge	Tempest-charged vehicles have reduced rate of fire and move speed. If this effect stacks up 5 times, it will result in the Tempest Overflow effect. Most vehicles can be afflicted with charge by driving through Tempest fields. Buildings and harvesters are entirely immune to Tempest Charge. The Drone Mauler, Trebuchet, Tempest Artillery, and Matchstick fire Tempest-charged projectiles. The Machinist (with Searchlight Sensor), Specialist Bureau, and Sensor Array build up Tempest Charge on enemy vehicles. The Tempest Air Strike delivers a Tempest-charged payload at the target location.
	Tempest Overflow	Afflicted vehicles suffer from the Tempest Charge's debuffs and get damaged over time. The Boar Tank and Pillager have the Reliable Systems perk, which makes them immune to Tempest Overflow. The Tempest Instability Missile imbues all vehicles within its blast radius with Tempest Overflow. Voltaic weapons: Operative, Physicist, Demolitionist, Voltaic Tank, and Voltaic Turret have the Voltaic Reaction passive ability, which instantly destroys vehicles suffering from Tempest Overflow.