Tektarra

Tektarra is a unit in Dark Colony.

Background
The Tektaara is a mind control device that causes the victim to become a willing puppet of the whoever controls the Tektaara. Due to their advanced intelligence, humans and Taar are immune to the Tektaara, but the indigenous species of Mars are not.

Gameplay
Deploying the Tektaara gives the player unlimited control over all the Martian creatures currently active on the map. They represent a minor threat, but are very useful for revealing the map that has yet to be revealed.

The amount of creatures you get to control depends on how many players there are in a match. The more players the smaller pop cap, meaning if you are near full pop cap you will get less creatures.

-This is a very handy artifact to have if you lose most of your troops, it will work as either reinforcements or emergency defense force.

-While the creatures are easy to deal with, however if they get close they will be able to do substantial damage.

-Its use will largely depend on if there are wildlife and if any of them survive due to splash damage from artillery and mines.

Trivia
-The name Tektarra is most likely a reference to its technology involving controlling wild life.

-This artifact indicates that the precursor race had the mean of controlling animals. but due to its single use meant it was easy for them to make. Thus showcasing their technological prowess and wastefullness

-The ai is unable to extract let alone use the artifact as it is not coded to do so.

-The artifact is able to control: rennats, spiders, grubs and lizards