Polistes Necare (Deathwasp)

A newly found alien species, similar in appearance to Earth's wasps, is rapidly increasing its hold on the planet of Midas. Known as Polistes Necare, is commonly referred to as the Deathwasp for its deadly venom and iron-hard stinger. Agitated swarms are known to actually bring down drop ships and kill men in seconds flat. This species is best handled with caution.

In the wild, Polistes Necare will primarily stay at their hive, and will often move about attempting to find and adopt another hive if there isn't one in the area. The Polistes Necare hive is highly productive due to the larva's relatively short growth period. An estimated 30 adults emerge within a minute. However, due to the massive amounts of energy required to grow so many creatures at a time, there appears to be a limit of 50 sustained adults at one time.


A swarm of Polistes Necare surrounding a hive

Polistes Necare prefer to stay in swarms whenever possible. Their threat is much greater depending on the size of their swarm, and neighboring swarms will often join together. Being extremely territorial, Polistes Necare will attack any possible threats in their near vicinity, relentlessly stinging until the threat is eliminated. Its extremely sharp pincers are capable of ripping through the toughest of metal and shredding flesh in an instant, but they come at a price - Polistes Necare will often die off after only a few bites. This explains their instinct to stay near a hive, as once the number of their swarm begins to dwindle, they become far less effective. Polistes Necare are also known to fight between swarms from opposing hives, and, if given long enough, one swarm may entirely eradicate the other.


Polistes Necare attacking a perceived threat

Recently, Tradestar Midas has unveiled a controversial project, attempting to control Polistes Necare for use in battle. At 100 ounces of gold, a customer can choose to install a hive of Polistes Necare in their base with inhibitors that keep them from attacking allied units. This is an extremely dangerous technique, but if used properly, may give a team an extra edge in battle. A simple control system has been set up for use with Polistes Necare. A keyboard-like layout allows the user to simply use normal movement keys for directional movement, and to stimulate the swarm into attacking by holding the "Fire" key.

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Notes:
Too many of these can cause some serious lag issues. It's limited to 50 of them total, but you can increase the limit by playing with variables in Hive.lua (self.maxBees, specifically).
These have AI. If a hive is nearby, they will swarm around it. If an enemy is anywhere nearby, they take precedence and will automatically be attacked. If there is no hive or enemy, they will aimlessly float. Don't leave your Deathwasps unattended and with no nest nearby, or they might just float off and never be seen again.
If you get your swarm stuck under a corpse, just hold down Fire. The bees will usually be able to clear the obstruction enough to get out.
If you encounter bugs (pun possibly intended), please let me know as much as possible about the specific situation - what map were you on? How many Deathwasps were in the swarm? Did you have a hive? Were you using any other mods at the time? What happened immediately before and after the bug occurred?