Path to Enlightenment

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This article has been updated for Soulstorm. The Dark Crusade version is now archived.

Dawn of War Building

Path to Enlightenment
Race	Tau
Version	Soulstorm v1.2
Build Info
Hotkey E	Build Cost 225 225  Return Value 123 123  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	+5 +6
Sight Radius	15 (cannot detect)

Contents 1 Path to Enlightenment 2 Tactics 3 Researches 3.1 Target Lock 3.2 Advanced Pulse Rifles 3.3 Missile Barrage Research 3.4 Feral Leap Research 3.5 Improved Metallurgy 3.6 Targeting Optics 4 The Dawn of War Player's Guide

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
	Cost	75 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
	Cost	50 100	Research Time	25 s
	Researched From	Path to Enlightenment
	Requires	Nothing
Effects	Damage of Fire Warrior Team Pulse Rifles and Shas'Ui Pulse Carbines increased by 30% Damage of XV15 Stealth Team Burst Cannons and Fusion Blasters and Shas'Vre Fusion Blasters increased by 35% Range of Fire Warrior Team Pulse Rifles and Shas'Ui Pulse Carbines increased by 5 to 40. Range of XV15 Stealth Team Burst Cannons and Fusion Blasters and Shas'Vre Fusion Blasters increased by 3 to 28.

Missile Barrage Research

	Missile Barrage Research			Hotkey: B
	Cost	100 100	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
	Cost	75 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
	Cost	150 150	Research Time	25 s
	Researched From	Path to Enlightenment
	Requires	Kauyon Command Post
Effects	Fire Warrior armour is upgraded from Infantry Heavy Medium to Infantry Heavy High. Health of Fire Warriors increased by 10% to 374. 35% health bonus to Skyray Missile Gunship (1350 HP), Drone Harbinger (1013 HP), Drone Squad (439 HP), Barracuda (1687 HP), Krootox (8775 HP) and Greater Knarloc (10800 HP). Health of Tau Commander increased by 200 to 1200.

Targeting Optics

	Targeting Optics			Hotkey: O
	Cost	100 100	Research Time	25 s
	Researched From	Path to Enlightenment
	Requires	Kauyon Command Post
Effects	Sight radius of Fire Warriors,Shas'Ui, and Stealth Suits increased by 10 to 25 and 40. Range of Fire Warrior Team Pulse Rifles increased by 10 to 45 (50 with Advanced Pulse Rifles). Range of XV15 Stealth Team Burst Cannons and Shas'Ui Pulse Carbine increased by 15 to 40 and 50 (43 and 55 with Advanced Pulse Rifles.)

The Dawn of War Player's Guide

The Dawn of War Player's Guide - Thought of the day: Knowledge is power, guard it well.
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