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by QuantumOof on 03/09/2022

Cryo Cannon
Colette Wave Cooker
Reinforced Power Drills
Satchel Charge
Heavy Drill Suit
Loadout Guide
A cryo driller I recently have played a lot, I feel it brings out the best in the microwave (especially after trying to use it with fire for months)
This loadout, while just slightly ammo inefficient, specializes in killing a lot of bug at once. If playing with teammates, my recommendation is to let them kill stuff if you can, especially if it's just a few things. You can use this loadout with fire gunners/drillers, which i've done, but you will want to be mindful of what your teammates are doing and onlky come in for the temp shock when they've gotten the volatile or if it's just more than they want to handle.
------------------------------------ Cryo
I ended up taking both ammo upgrades to offset the decrease from the OC, I personally feel anything below 600 on the cryo is a little too low for max ammo.
T1 Stronger cooling unit - makes it a little more quick to freeze things, I feel the turbine spinup and tank capacity aren't too big of a deal here (swarmers and spitters you can just instantly microwave) T3 Improved pump - fixes the decrease in repress. speed, you still have to take a second if you empty the chamber (which shouldn't happen much but it can) but you're not out of the fight for too long. You can take fire rate here if you're confident you won't empty it, but I preferred the fast refill here. T5 Cold radiance - Especially if you've got teammates, shatter isn't necessary here. If you bring a subata I'd take it but the microwave will clear everything out. I was actually surprised how many times it'd bail me out from a couple grunts that show up behind.
Snowball OC - Completely shuts down large groups of grunts, just be sure to time a jump for when it comes out to be sure you hit the middle of the group. Can freeze praetorians, useful for quickly shutting one up that you let too close to you (or you can axe it to stun) and this OC is great at increasing your range dramatically. Freeze that menace on the ceiling for your team to take out or to temp shock with your microwave. Be sure to not overuse it, still primarily be using the normal fire for your ammo to hold out.
Microwave Clean up after you freeze everything. Damage ends when you temp shock, so get axes in before you microwave. Mega power supply for good general use. T4 wide lens - makes it easier to clean everything up with minimal effort, just don't hold down the trigger for too long. Excells at close enemies, freeze a couple grunts in the front and microwave them to freeze the others. Get a good chain going here. Especially good for bunkers, everything has to walk through the temp cloud.
C4s - 4 charges for ammo efficiency and rock mover to make your job a little easier.
Drills - Both speed upgrades because it feels better. You can take vampirism still with no damage mod and it will work just fine. Make sure you don't overheat.