Portal

The Portal is a Scrin structure meant for deploying their infantry units on the battlefield. In simple terms, it is the Scrin equivalent of the Hand of Nod and GDI Barracks.

Background

Rather than training soldiers for combat, the Portal beams them in from space. It is a large blue sphere, suspended in the air beneath a structure that resembles a giant, warped football goal. The length of time and cost of teleportation varies between different Scrin units, depending on their complexity - simple groups of Buzzers take almost no time at all, while the Mastermind takes considerably longer. Once a Portal has been established planetside, a Stasis Chamber may be warped in to allow access to advanced infantry: Shock Troopers, Ravagers which also require a Nerve Center, and the Mastermind or Prodigy which require a Technology Assembler as well. From the get-go, however, Scrin Foremen are free to call down Buzzers, Disintegrators and Assimilators as funds permit.

Game structure

Production

Tier 1

Buzzers Anti-infantry unit, can clear garrisons and combine with friendly Scrin vehicles for support

Disintegrators Anti-vehicle/anti-structure infantry, can attack multiple targets at once

Assimilator Base support infantry, can capture and repair structures and bridges, is stealth when not moving or capturing

Tier 2

Shock Trooper Heavy infantry, can teleport to a target location Requires Stasis Chamber and Nerve Center

Ravager (Kane's Wrath only) Assault infantry, can detonate Tiberium fields and units and structures carrying Tiberium Requires Stasis Chamber and Nerve Center

Cultist ( Traveler-59 only) Support infantry, can mind control an enemy unit Requires Stasis Chamber and Nerve Center

Tier 3

Mastermind ( Scrin only) Commando, can mind control an enemy unit and teleport to a target location Requires Stasis Chamber and Technology Assembler, only one can be trained per player

Prodigy ( Traveler-59 only) Commando, can mind control multiple enemy units temporarily, and can teleport allied units or itself to a target location Requires Stasis Chamber and Technology Assembler, only one can be trained per player

Changelog

• Tiberium Wars patch 1.05: no longer provides ground control

Gallery

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  Portal in-game

See also

• Barracks
• Hand of Nod

v·d·e Scrin Third Tiberium War Arsenal

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