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CLASS FACTION UPGRADE PRODUCTION
Vehicle HEAVY VEHICLE - Heavy Vehicles are slow, but durable. They are very strong against Sustain Damage, but their armor can be overpowered by focused Burst Damage. Corpus Faction : CORPUS - Corpus Technologies is a private corporation with its own personal army. They fight to gain control of the Sector's precious resources. Tech Center UNIVERSAL UPGRADE - All instances ( Produced or Not Produced ) of this unit are upgraded simultaneously via the use of Resources ( Metal, Oil, Thorium ) over a period of time including 5 Second Thorium upgrades. War Factory
DAMAGE TYPE RELOAD CLIP DAM / SHOT FIRE RATE TARGETS SPLASH
BURST BURST DAMAGE - Burst Damage is known for slow rate of fire, but very high damage per round. It is very effective against Heavy Vehicles. 12 ( 0.3 sec ) 1 10,585 10 ( 4.0 ) NO LAND TARGETS - Unit is UNABLE to Target and Fire upon any Ground Units including Infantry and Vehicles. Unit is also UNABLE to target and Fire upon any ground Structures such as Buildings, Turrets and Barricades. NO AIRBORNE TARGETS - Unit is UNABLE to Target and Fire upon any Airborne Units including Aircraft and Airborne Infantry NO HIGH ALTITUDE TARGETS - Unit is UNABLE to Target and Fire upon any High Altitude Units such as the Herald NO MISSILE TARGETS - Unit is UNABLE to Target and Fire upon any Missiles launched from the Missile Silo. YES
UNLOCK REQUIREMENTS SIZE UNLOCK RESTRICTIONS
8 Nova Scrap Parts 750  Calculated-ICON Maximum Unlocks : 1
( T ) • ( C ) Unique-ICON-Small UNIQUE UNIT Unique-ICON-Small
A powerful unit with a Production Limit of 1    For more information see Unique Unit
  ( T ) • ( C ) RESTRICTED AVAILABILITY
For More Information On How To Obtain This Item See History of Availability

Stat Progression

Level Upgrade Cost Upgrade
Time
War
Factory
Speed Health Range Damage
Metal Oil Thorium Per Sec Per Shot
1 N / A N / A N / A N / A 4.5 70,000,000 550 18,182 10,000
2 100,000,000 100,000,000 0 3d 4.5 71,000,000 550 18,300 10,065
3 100,000,000 100,000,000 0 3d 4.5 72,000,000 550 18,418 10,130
4 100,000,000 100,000,000 0 3d 4.5 73,000,000 550 18,536 10,195
5 100,000,000 100,000,000 0 3d 4.5 74,000,000 550 18,655 10,260
6 100,000,000 100,000,000 0 3d 4.5 75,000,000 550 18,773 10,325
7 100,000,000 100,000,000 0 3d 4.5 76,000,000 550 18,891 10,390
8 100,000,000 100,000,000 0 3d 4.5 77,000,000 550 19,001 10,455
9 100,000,000 100,000,000 0 3d 4.5 78,000,000 550 19,127 10,520
10 100,000,000 100,000,000 0 3d 4.5 79,000,000 550 19,245 10,585
Total 900,000,000 900,000,000 0 27d Note : Showing Data from Non-Customized Unit
Yellow indicates increase from previous level. Underline Indicates Max Value.

Build & Repair Times

Build & Repair Times For Nova  ( T )
LEVEL BUILD TIME  Calculated-ICON BUILD COST  PRODUCTION COSTS - The amount shown below is required in both METAL and OIL unless shown with a Thorium Icon in which case only the amount in Thorium is needed. REPAIR TIME  Calculated-ICON GOLD COST  GOLD REPAIRS - Spending Gold To Preform Repairs Instantly is OPTIONAL!!! Amount Shown Is For a Single Nova at 0% Health With A Level 33 War Factory.
1 - 10 4d 21h 48m 70,000,000 7h 21m ? Gold Gold
TIMES listed are for a Level 33 War Factory. To view TIMES for other levels hover mouse over the Calculated-ICON icon above.

Unit Highlights

  • The Nova is a Unique Unit ( ClassBoxICON-Unique )      Vehicle for the Corpus ( Faction : CORPUS - Corpus Technologies is a private corporation with its own personal army. They fight to gain control of the Sector's precious resources. ) Faction.
  • OFFENSIVE HIGHLIGHTS :
    • The Nova is equipped with a weapon that is capable of obliterating Targets with ONE SHOT.
      • Prior to attacking, the Nova must Charge Up enough energy.
      • Charge Up duration is dependent on the target's current Health.
  • DEFENSIVE HIGHLIGHTS :
    • The Nova is immune to the following Status Effects : SHOCK STATUS EFFECT : Renders all affected targets unable to Move or Fire Weapons for the duration of the Effect.      CRYO STATUS EFFECT : Affected Targets experience a Decreases in Movement Speed for the duration of the Effect. • No direct Damage to the Target is caused by this Effect itself.      NAPALM STATUS EFFECT : Affected targets recieve a Time Released Damage over the duration of the Effect.      CORROSION STATUS EFFECT : Casues all affectd Targets to recieve an Increase in Damage Taken from all sources for the duration of the effect. • Corrosion also causes its own Time Released Damage over the duration of the effect.      SCRAMBLE STATUS EFFECT : Renders all affected Units unable to Fire Weapons for the duration of the Effect.      PLAGUE STATUS EFFECT : Affected Buildings produce NPC Zombies as Last Stand Defenders which fight for the Attacker. • Affected Infantry & Vehicles will aslo produce a single Zombie which will also fight for the Attacker.

Effective Unit Levels vs Turret

Turret Level Level of Nova Required to Out Range Each Turret Type  ( Edit )
Avalanche Blitz Cryo Fire Bomb Flood Hellfire Ion Laser Machine Micro Mortar Napalm Overwatch Plasma Rail Rocket Shock
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 700 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 700 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 700 1 1 1 1 550 1 1
4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 700 1 1 1 1 575 1 1
5 1 1 1 1 561 1 1 1 1 700 1 1 561 1 600 1 1
6 1 600 1 1 611 1 1 1 1 700 1 1 611 1 625 1 1
7 550 600 1 550 661 1 550 1 1 700 1 550 661 1 650 1 1
8 600 660 1 600 700 1 600 1 1 700 550 600 700 1 700 610 1
9 600 660 550 600 700 560 600 1 1 700 575 600 700 600 700 620 550
10 625 660 600 600 700 600 600 550 550 700 600 600 700 600 700 630 600
11 N / A 660 N / A N / A 700 N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A 700 N / A 700 N / A N / A
12+ N / A 660 N / A N / A 700 N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A 700 N / A 700 N / A N / A
Avalanche-Lv8 Blitz-Lv8 CryoTurret-Lv8-80px FireBomb-Turret-Lv8-85px Flood-Lv17 HellfireTurret(Lv8)-80px Ion-Turret-Lv8-85px LaserTurret-Lv8-80px MachingGunTurret-Lv8(80px) MicrowaveTurret-Lv8 Motar-Lv8 NapalmTurret-Lv8(120px) Overwatch-Lv8 PlasmaTurret-Lv8-80px RailLauncherTurret-Lv8-80px RocketBarrageTurret-Lv8-85px ShockTurret-Lv8(80px)
Table Reflects Non-Customized Range Stats Only !!!

Schematic Summary

NOVA SCHEMATIC SUMMARY   ( T )
War Paint 
NovaSchematic-MainPic
Reactor  Lens  Mirror 
Press Down Arrow Button to View the Components of each Slot.    Hover over individual Components to view each.

History of Availabilty

ShadowOps-worldmap icon  Nova Shadow Ops History  ShadowOps-worldmap icon
AVAILABILITY STATUS CAMPAIGN CAMPAIGN DATES
INTRODUCTION Nova-ShadowOpsDescription Campaign # 18 : Dawn of Destruction Nov 07, 2018 Thru Jan 31, 2019
Only Offered As Shadow Ops Prize For Dates Listed
TierBonus-ICON   Nova Event Shop History   TierBonus-ICON
EVENT SHOP STATUS eXP COST SPECIAL EVENT DATE
ADDED to Event Shop NovaScrapPart-RighteousReturn 200,000 xp Operation: Righteous Return Mar 21, 2019
eXP SALE NovaScrapPart-GreatAwakening 175,000 xp Operation: Great Awakening Apr 18, 2019
eXP SALE    REMOVED NovaScrapPart-Deliverance 150,000 xp Operation: Deliverance May 16, 2019
Offered in Event Shop Continuously Except Where Otherwise Stated    eXP = Event Experience Points

Update History

Listed in Reverse Chronological Order -- Click [ Expand ] to View Earliest Updates

  • No Further Updates

Additional Facts

Trivia

  • The Nova at Level 1 requires 1 minute of Repairs for approximately every ???,??? Damage it sustains. (Attention-2-ICON).
  • The Nova at Level 10 requires 1 minute of Repairs for approximately every 146,568 Damage it sustains. (Attention-2-ICON).
  • Despite the Nova bypasses all resistances, the Damage dealt by the Nova may still be capped by Adaptive Armor.
  • The Nova is the 9th Vehicle to be released as a Shadow Ops Campaign Prize.
  • The Nova is the 18th Unit overall to be released as a Shadow Ops Campaign Prize.
  • Pixel Sheet Code : 422, 422.dead & projectile_nova_blue

Firsts & Records

  • War Commander Firsts :
    • First Unit with a weapon designed specificly to destroy all targets with ONE SHOT - Nova
    • First Unit with a weapon Charge Up Time dependent on the maximum health of the Target - Nova
    • First Unit with a weapon that ignores all damage reducing Resistances, Components & Armor Types - Nova

Quotes


The Nova is equipped with a brand new, and devastating, weapon that charges up with enough power to destroy nearly anything in its path in one shot!
  — In-Game Description [src]

The Nova adds pure firepower and unbelievable damage to the Corpus Unique unit arsenal of target management and control.


The Nova features an all new type of weapon never seen on the battlefield - ignoring resistances, components, and armor types - whatever happens to be in front of its laser is obliterated.
  — Shadow Ops Description [src]

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For more videos on this topic see : Nova Additional Video

Navigation

        ( T )      ( C ) ..........................................INFANTRY ( EDIT )        
  Attack Dog    Bub    Claymore    Colossus    Elite Legion    eFlamethrower    eGladiator    eHeavy Gunner    eHercules    Hercules Commander    eMortar Team    eRifleman     Fireteam Delta   Sarkis    Shadow Sarkis     Shock Trooper    Sniper    Stinger    Suicide Bomber    eValkyrie    Vanguard    eViper    Viper X    Wraith    Wraith Commander
SPECIAL FORCES
      Commando    Grenadier    Heavy Operator    Infiltrator    Infiltrator Leader    Lead Commando    Lead Grenadier    Lead Heavy Operator    Lead Operator    Lead Preserver    Operator    Preserver
Brother Jeremiah    Kara    Sheila
LEGENDARY - Units that may ONLY be placed in the PvP Platoon for use in attacking Enemy Player Bases & Platoons.   LEGENDARY   LEGENDARY - Units that may ONLY be placed in the PvP Platoon for use in attacking Enemy Player Bases & Platoons.
Legendary Devout    Legendary Legion    Legendary Rifleman    Legendary Stinger    Legendary Vanguard
FACTION
SURVIVORS - The Survivors are former refugees who militarized after escaping subjugation at the hands of the Sentinels. They fight for the freedom of the Sector.  SURVIVORS  SURVIVORS - The Survivors are former refugees who militarized after escaping subjugation at the hands of the Sentinels. They fight for the freedom of the Sector. Faction : CORPUS - Corpus Technologies is a private corporation with its own personal army. They fight to gain control of the Sector's precious resources.  CORPUS  Faction : CORPUS - Corpus Technologies is a private corporation with its own personal army. They fight to gain control of the Sector's precious resources. SENTINELS - The Sentinels believe the Machine God will come one day to reclaim the world. They fight to reshape the world in the Machine God's image.  SENTINELS  SENTINELS - The Sentinels believe the Machine God will come one day to reclaim the world. They fight to reshape the world in the Machine God's image.
GEN I Detonator    Liberator Spartan ZK Acolyte
Weaver Luke    Luke ( S ) None
GEN II Breacher    War Dog Drakon Chaplain
Max    Max (S)    Skipjack    Skipjack (S) Santiago    Santiago ( S ) Burnside    Burnside ( S )
GEN III Buzzsaw    Lancer    Sharpshooter Artemis    Cerberus    Escort Sentry    Seraph
Malcolm    Malcolm ( S ) Braden    Braden ( S )    Leonard    Leonard ( S ) Laura    Laura ( S )
GEN IV Controller None Devout    Absolver
None None None
SERIES I Wastelander Hoplite Templar
Jeff Jenny None
SERIES II Janissary Hyperion Commandant
None None None
UNIQUE Bounty Hunter    Romero Ares    Nemesis    Perseus Adam
FACTIONLESS
SERIES I None
SERIES II None
SERIES III None
Brother Devin (Unique)
SINGLE USE - Units that may ONLY be used a single time an attack. Once deployed into battle the unit will be removed from inventory regardless of whether or not it is destroyed. Single Use Units are excluded from being used on Base Defense.   SINGLE USE ( Non-Faction )   SINGLE USE - Units that may ONLY be used a single time an attack. Once deployed into battle the unit will be removed from inventory regardless of whether or not it is destroyed. Single Use Units are excluded from being used on Base Defense.
Boss Zombie (S)    Flaming Zombie (S)    Jumping Zombie (S)    Rocket Zombie (S)    Runner Zombie (S)    Walker Zombie (S)    Zombie (S)
        ( C ) ............................................VEHICLES ( EDIT )        
eBehemoth    BFG    BFG X    Challenger    eCrusader    Crusader X    Elite Hydra    Enforcer    Flak Tank    FAV    eGatling Truck    Growler    Guardian    eHellfire    Honey Badger    eHover Tank    Hover Tank Commander    eHumvee    Inferno    Jackrabbit    Javelin    eLaser Tank    eMega Tank       Paladin    eRazorback    eRhino    Rocket Buggy    Ronin    Scorcher    Scorpion    eShock Tank    eSuicide Truck    Torch    eVanquisher    Vanquisher Commander    Warden    Widowmaker    eWidowmaker Prime    Widowmaker X
SPECIAL FORCES
Hellhound    Howler    Jackal    Nightmare    Punisher    Tempest    Ultra Tank    Warhorse
Baldur    Dante    Doran    Jericho
Platoon-PvP-Platoon-ICON  LEGENDARY  Platoon-PvP-Platoon-ICON
GEN I Legendary Assault Vehicle    Legendary Hellfire    Legendary Hover Tank    Legendary Laser Tank    Legendary Mega Tank    Legendary Vanquisher
Legendary BFG
Assault-Platoon-ICON  LEGENDARY ASSAULT  Assault-Platoon-ICON
SERIES II Legendary Jackal    Legendary Warhorse
Kali
FACTION
SURVIVORS - The Survivors are former refugees who militarized after escaping subjugation at the hands of the Sentinels. They fight for the freedom of the Sector.  SURVIVORS  SURVIVORS - The Survivors are former refugees who militarized after escaping subjugation at the hands of the Sentinels. They fight for the freedom of the Sector. Faction : CORPUS - Corpus Technologies is a private corporation with its own personal army. They fight to gain control of the Sector's precious resources.  CORPUS  Faction : CORPUS - Corpus Technologies is a private corporation with its own personal army. They fight to gain control of the Sector's precious resources. SENTINELS - The Sentinels believe the Machine God will come one day to reclaim the world. They fight to reshape the world in the Machine God's image.  SENTINELS  SENTINELS - The Sentinels believe the Machine God will come one day to reclaim the world. They fight to reshape the world in the Machine God's image.
GEN I Disruptor    Hammer Hades    Phalanx Purifier    Seeker    Vindicator
Mikey    Mikey ( S )    Roland Andrew    Andrew ( S )    Matt Ardra    Nick    Nick ( S )    Sunder
GEN II Technical Cyclops Caretaker
Kyle    Kyle ( S ) Polly    Polly ( S ) Galen    Galen ( S )
GEN III Excavator    Tracker Hermes    Ogre Annihilator    Bishop    Overseer
Alan None Tony    Tony ( S )
GEN IV None Gorgon Penance
None None None
SERIES I Abraham    Solrunner Helios    Phobos Crucible    Lightbringer
None None Kayla
SERIES II Boomer Akuma Crucieger
Karen Kobayashi Salvator
UNIQUE Abel    Destroyer    Outback    Pursuers    Screamer    War Rig Darkstorm    Enchidna    H.I.V.E.    Kraken    Nova    Pegasus    Proteus    ZEUS Asmodeus    Cardinal    Executioner    Judge    Jury    Juggernaut    Leviathan    Morningstar    Prophet
FACTIONLESS
SERIES I Technical X
SERIES II Annihilator X
SINGLE USE - Units that may ONLY be used a single time an attack. Once deployed into battle the unit will be removed from inventory regardless of whether or not it is destroyed. Single Use Units are excluded from being used on Base Defense.   SINGLE USE ( Non-Faction )   SINGLE USE - Units that may ONLY be used a single time an attack. Once deployed into battle the unit will be removed from inventory regardless of whether or not it is destroyed. Single Use Units are excluded from being used on Base Defense.
Zombie Catapult ( S )
        ( C ) ...........................................AIRCRAFT ( EDIT )        
 Archangel    eBanshee    Chimera    Cobra    Copter Drones    Halcyon    Havoc    eHellstorm    Hellstorm Commander    Hornet    Kondor    Night Owl    Oni    Oni Mk. II    Phantom    Raptor    Reaper Drone    Sandstorm    Slayer Drone    eSpectre    Talon    Thunderbolt    Titan    eWarhawk    Wing Drones    Yellowjacket
SPECIAL FORCES
Cyclone    Hailstorm    Nimbus    Thunderstorm
Deena    Pandora
LEGENDARY - Units that may ONLY be placed in the PvP Platoon for use in attacking Enemy Player Bases & Platoons.   LEGENDARY   LEGENDARY - Units that may ONLY be placed in the PvP Platoon for use in attacking Enemy Player Bases & Platoons.
Legenady Halcyon    Legendary Hellstorm     Legendary Phantom    Legendary Raptor    Legendary Titan
FACTION
SURVIVORS - The Survivors are former refugees who militarized after escaping subjugation at the hands of the Sentinels. They fight for the freedom of the Sector.  SURVIVORS  SURVIVORS - The Survivors are former refugees who militarized after escaping subjugation at the hands of the Sentinels. They fight for the freedom of the Sector. Faction : CORPUS - Corpus Technologies is a private corporation with its own personal army. They fight to gain control of the Sector's precious resources.  CORPUS  Faction : CORPUS - Corpus Technologies is a private corporation with its own personal army. They fight to gain control of the Sector's precious resources. SENTINELS - The Sentinels believe the Machine God will come one day to reclaim the world. They fight to reshape the world in the Machine God's image.  SENTINELS  SENTINELS - The Sentinels believe the Machine God will come one day to reclaim the world. They fight to reshape the world in the Machine God's image.
GEN I Bonesaw Apollo    Fury Valiant
Rick    Rick ( S ) Nyx    Oren Dylan    Dylan ( S )
GEN II None None None
GEN III Ace   Gunship Manticore   Sphinx Envoy
Denis    Denis ( S ) Neil    Neil ( S ) Martin    Martin ( S )
GEN IV Twinblade Harpy None
Forest None None
SERIES I Doppler    Pathfinder Echo    Orion Apostle    Dervish
None Arietta None
SERIES II Firehawk Icarus V2 High Guard
Sarge Daedalus Aegis
UNIQUE Chopper Company    Fighter Company    Siege Squadron    War Barge Blackout Harbinger    Herald    Shepherd
SINGLE USE - Units that may ONLY be used a single time an attack. Once deployed into battle the unit will be removed from inventory regardless of whether or not it is destroyed. Single Use Units are excluded from being used on Base Defense.   SINGLE USE ( Non-Faction )   SINGLE USE - Units that may ONLY be used a single time an attack. Once deployed into battle the unit will be removed from inventory regardless of whether or not it is destroyed. Single Use Units are excluded from being used on Base Defense.
Zombie Squadron ( S )
( C ) MERCENARY UNITS ( EDIT )
Akiko    Blaze    Bludgeon    Dr. Logan    Elite Marauder    Elite Striker    Elite Wrecker     Shredder    Singe    Stormchaser
( C )                           SPECIAL NPC UNITS                    ( EDIT )
APC Spartan    Chinook    Medic    Researcher    Survivor    Tech    V2 Artillery    Mothership    Stalker
Descendants Arctoronyx    H.O.N.E.E    Melogale    M.O.L    Taxdea
Eastern Horde Fire Brigade    Fireman    Hotrod    Lifetaker    Meteor
Hell Hounds Harvester    Lightning    Surge    Vortex
Highway Zealots Archer    Bighorn    Billy Goat    Militia    Sidewinder
Kane's Forces Zombie    Walker Zombie    Runner Zombie     Leaping Zombie    Zombie Boss    Armored Zombie Boss    Boomer Zombie    Spitter Zombie    Flaming Zombie    Rocket Zombie    Zombie Nemesis    Flying Devil    Zombie Fresh    Zombie Crawler    Zombie Fresh Crawler    Sleeper Zombie    Zombie Dog
Onyx 01000001    01000010    01000011    01000100    01000101    01000110
Red Lokust Cricket    Hermit   Sparrow
Ryu-Kai Enshin Mk. I    Javelin Mk. II    Master Ronin    Oni Mk. III    Oni Mk. IV     Ronin Mk. II    Bishamon
Shadow Alliance Darkblade    Darkshroud     Indoctrinated Sheila    Shade    Smokestorm    Shadow Soldier    Shadowbane    Shadow Guard    Shadowhound    Shadowstalker
True Believers Cleric    Deacon    Disciple    Gallant    Steward    True Acolyte
Verkraft CAL-5    CHRG-R    PAC-M    PAC-N    S-80    S-81    T-66    TRAC-R
Boss Units Ares Boss    Bounty Hunter Boss    Darkstorm Boss    Hannibal Boss    Herald Boss    H.I.V.E. Boss    Kane Boss    Kronos Boss    Kruger Boss    Malachi Boss    Nightshade Boss    Nova Boss    Onyx Boss    Shepherd Boss    Siege Squadron Boss    Sasha Boss    Sarkis Boss    Shadow Boss    Veng Boss
( C )      ( C ) RETIRED      UNRELEASED UNITS ( EDIT )
Banshee    Behemoth    Crusader    Flamethrower    Gatling Truck    Gladiator    Heavy Gunner    Hellfire    Hellstorm    Hercules    Hover Tank    Humvee    Laser Tank    Marauder    Medic    Mega Tank    Mortar Team    Razorback    Rhino    Rifleman    Shock Tank    Spectre    Striker    Suicide Truck    Tech    Valkyrie    Vanquisher    Viper    Warhawk    Widowmaker Prime    Wrecker
UH-60 Chopper ( Unreleased )
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