Path to Enlightenment

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Dawn of War Building
Path to Enlightenment
Path to Enlightenment.jpg
Race Tau
Version Soulstorm v1.2
Build Info
Tau research building icon.jpg
Hotkey E
Build Cost Resource requisition.gif 225 Resource power.gif 225 
Return Value Resource requisition.gif 123 Resource power.gif 123 
Build Time 100 s
Built By Earth Caste Builder
Requires Cadre Headquarters and Tau Barracks
Limit None
Unit Stats
Hitpoints 3000
Armour Building Medium
Resource Bonus Resource cap infantry.gif +5 Resource cap vehicle.gif +6
Sight Radius 15 (cannot detect)



Contents

Path to Enlightenment

The main Tau research structure, the Path to Enlightenment serves a number of important roles. Once built, the structure will allow you to upgrade infantry and vehicle capabilities, as well as increase both your population and vehicle cap. The Path to Enlightenment will also allow you to build either a Mont'ka Command Post or a Kauyon Command Post.

Tactics

As the Path to Enlightenment is the building necessary to elevate Tau to Tier 2, if this building is lost some units will not be able to be built. This leads to some players building multiple Paths to Enlightenment when resources are available, around their base or in an ally's base. This also allows for another production queue, cutting the total research time for all of the upgrades available in the Path to Enlightenment. This is one form of a defensive strategy against deep-striking units such as Space Marine Dreadnoughts and Necron Flayed Ones.

Researches

Target Lock

Target Lock Hotkey: T
Tau target lock icon.jpg Cost Resource requisition.gif 75 Resource power.gif 50  Research Time 30 s
Researched From Path to Enlightenment
Requires Nothing
Effects Increases the accuracy of XV15 Stealth Team Burst Cannons and Fusion Blasters and Shas'Vre Fusion Blasters by 20% and increases their fire on the move accuracy by 50%.

Advanced Pulse Rifles

Advanced Pulse Rifles Hotkey: A
Tau advanced pulse rifle ic.jpg Cost Resource requisition.gif 50 Resource power.gif 100  Research Time 25 s
Researched From Path to Enlightenment
Requires Nothing
Effects

Missile Barrage Research

Missile Barrage Research Hotkey: B
Tau skyray missile barrage .jpg Cost Resource requisition.gif 100 Resource power.gif 100  Research Time 45 s
Researched From Path to Enlightenment
Requires Nothing
Effects Allows the Skyray Missile Gunship to use the Missile Barrage ability.

Feral Leap Research

Feral Leap Research Hotkey: F
Tau feral leap research ico.jpg Cost Resource requisition.gif 75 Resource power.gif 50  Research Time 30 s
Researched From Path to Enlightenment
Requires Nothing
Effects Allows Kroot Carnivores and Kroot Hound Packs to use the Feral Leap ability.

Improved Metallurgy

Improved Metallurgy Hotkey: I
Tau advanced metallurgy ico.jpg Cost Resource requisition.gif 150 Resource power.gif 150  Research Time 25 s
Researched From Path to Enlightenment
Requires Kauyon Command Post
Effects

Targeting Optics

Targeting Optics Hotkey: O
Tau targeting optics icon.jpg Cost Resource requisition.gif 100 Resource power.gif 100  Research Time 25 s
Researched From Path to Enlightenment
Requires Kauyon Command Post
Effects


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