Tribes: Aerial Assault Weapons

Tribes: Aerial Assault weapons Plasma Rifle: Fires a plasma ball straight. This weapon is very useful for taking out enemy remote turrets. It also deals splash damage. Overall a good weapon of choice for all armor classes in Tribes: Aerial Assault. 

Tribes: Aerial Assault weapons Blaster: Generally considered the weakest weapon in Tribes: Aerial Assault. It fires a red burst of energy that draws on the players energy pool. This burst does a small amount of damage. It does cut through shields though.

Tribes: Aerial Assault weapons Laser Rifle: Tribes Aerial Assaults sniper rifle. It shoots a laser beam. You zoom in and fire. It deals damage based on your current jet energy and takes away your energy as you fire. You can one hit players with this occasionally based on their armor type. Note: Only can be equipped in light armor

Tribes: Aerial Assault weapons Fusion Mortar: The weapon of choice for the heavy armor player. Extremely slow fire rate but does the most amount of damage. It fires similar to the grenade launcher with a lobbing trajectory. This has a very large splash damage. Note: Only available to those in heavy armor.

Tribes: Aerial Assault equipment Repair Pack: Used to repair equipment in the game. Turrets, Inventory Stations, Vehicles, Vehicle Pads, and Generators. Also yourself when in trouble. One can be located in any Tribes: Aerial Assault CTF map. In the case your base is down. So you can get your team back in the fight. Note: In offline play you can run and heal yourself without losing jump energy. On AADS servers repair running was removed and the repair pack runs off of your jump energy. So be mindful when playing Tribes: Aerial Assault online multiplayer. 

Tribes: Aerial Assault equipment Shield Pack: Tired of fighting outdoors? This is the pack for you. When activated it uses your jump jet energy and converts it into a shield. It is best for use inside of a base when you aren't going to be doing a lot of jumping around. That way you can maximize the amount of shield you have. Typically the better base disruptors in Tribes: Aerial Assault are masters of these packs. A lot of base disruptors will use a vehicle to get to your base quickly. Ditch the vehicle and wreck your generators. 

Tribes: Aerial Assault equipment Remote Inventory Station: These can be deployed by you or your team. They will give you the ability to get packs and some minor gun upgrades in the case your base generators are down. You must be in medium or heavy armor to have this pack available as equipment. It will refill your health like a regular inventory station but will not allow you to change armor types. Useful for midfielders, base disrupters, and to offset bad map designs. These are typically deployed early in the game and redeployed as the enemy finds and destroys them. In Tribes: Aerial Assault these can be lifesavers especially in smaller maps like Firestorm. So make sure a few are deployed early on in the game. 

Tribes: Aerial Assault equipment Remote Sensor: These are used to help increase the effectiveness of your remote turrets. They increase the range. Some people use them to block entrances to things such as doorways or to trip people up when trying to take a flag. In Tribes: Aerial Assault online multiplayer they are favorites for blocking paths to the flag on Beggars Run and Paranoia. So be prepared to get tripped up by these things. Note:  medium/heavy armor only

Tribes: Aerial Assault equipment Mortar Barrel: This barrel is deployed on a base turret. It is deadly accurate and when it misses it creates giant green explosions. It is a favorite on maps like Paranoia. Note: medium/heavy armor only to deploy turret barrels in Tribes: Aerial Assault

Tribes: Aerial Assault equipment Plasma Barrel: Last and least is the plasma barrel. These come standard on a majority of maps. They have a high rate of fire but limited range and rarely hit anything they target. Essentially these are useless and you will probably never use this pack in Tribes: Aerial Assault. It is like putting a four-cylinder into a Ford Mustang. Just utterly useless. Unfortunately for Tribes: Aerial Assault Plasma Turret Barrels. No Eco boost exists to help offset the misery.  Note: Medium/heavy armor types must be used to deploy turret barrels. 

The Ancient Saviors

Nicknamed "preachers" or "crusaders," this oldest and most traditional of the Tribes of Man traces its ancestry back to the legendary Harabec, the immortal Phoenix. The Children's ultimate goal is reunification of all tribes under the Phoenix banner. The Children adhere to a body of custom called "The Tenets of Harabec" and expect other tribes to follow it as well. They were the ones who started the Firetruces, and they are the consummate diplomats of the wilderzone. They also pay the greatest respect to the legendary Immortals, those mysterious beings said to guide humanity through the ages. Many Tribes are curious as to the secrets the Children of Phoenix hide, and wonder whether the Children speak the truth about being protected by the Immortal Harabec himself.

Though the Children constantly urge peace among the Tribes, they are also warriors without peer who finish their battles with terrifying finality. They respond to raids when necessary to protect or avenge their people, but they seldom engage in all-out feuds or long-term wars. "When the Phoenix wakes" is a tribal expression for "when hell freezes over." This phrase comes from recognition of the potential threat posed to tribal independence should the Children of Phoenix cast aside their history of restraint.

The Phoenix take pride in their elite status. So far, no other tribe has succeeded in shattering that reputation. Though they more arrogant than any other Tribe, even the Blood Eagle, the Children of Phoenix are also the most compassionate. Their regal leadership is the closest thing to a unifying force among the Tribes of Man.

Lately, the Children of Phoenix struggle with division in their own ranks. The Harbingers of Phoenix argue for a great Crusade to unify the other Tribes by force, while the Keepers of Phoenix maintain the best way to achieve true unity is to lead by example. So far, the Keeper faction continues to hold power, and the Harbingers are content to argue in the tribe's councils.

The Deadly Hunters

Nicknamed "howlers," the Starwolf tribe sprang from harsh, mysterious origins. Some tales tell of a band of Blood Eagle and Children of Phoenix stranded on an icy world, of a truce that became true friendship. Other tales tell of a great hunter of Cybrids, an errant Knight or a lost soul, a woman who found new life among enemies and gave her name to the tribe born under her leadership. Many of the stories add mention of a vision or a visit by the Great Wolf. Whatever the truth, adversity bred strength. When the Starwolf eventually exploded into the tribal struggles of the wilderzone, they carved out a large holding with predatory swiftness.

Their symbol is the most ancient among all the Tribes, taken from the aboriginal American tribes of ancient Terra. Though other Tribes ridicule the "Star pony," the Starwolf smile in the knowledge that the others use shallow symbols empty of meaning. The corpses of those who jested about the Starwolf banner litter the wilderzone, giving rise to a common tribal expression for foolishness: "to mock the wolf to its face." However, Starwolf factions that have ventured beyond the Cassopeian Gate have reportedly adopted a new sigil that departs from the original tribe’s traditional look.

The Starwolf follow a shamanistic religion, honoring "The Great Wolf" as their tribal totem. Warriors who fall in battle are said to "walk with the Great Wolf." Starwolf holdings sprawl across vast regions of space, and Starwolf warriors are the first to explore new worlds and follow jump gates into the unknown. This great dispersal makes massing large armies difficult, and so the Starwolf favor fluid, guerrilla-style tactics and mobility.

Of all the tribes, the Starwolf are the most independent. This independence has been both a great strength and a great weakness, for they distrust powerful leaders even within their own ranks. Their own clan-feuds are the stuff of legend, and they do not cooperate well in large groups.

Starwolf organize themselves into Packs named for their world of residence.