Oculus satellites are Terran automated orbital defenses.
They are favored by both inner and outer colonies that cannot afford to build heavily armed ships bigger than freighters or Ordnance towers. Loaded with multiple missile pods, each satellite has the same anti-air capabilities as a squadron valkyries. Oculus satellites often use the same ordnance as ground based Missile Turrets, but can be modified to use missiles meant for other platforms such as Goliaths.
For personal defense, they rely on light to medium armor. More expensive versions utilize point-defense lasers against missile attacks. The lasers can drain power quickly in long drawn out battles, so they are often supplemented with energy from planet based generators (Star Trek - DS9: Orbital weapon platform). As this is one of their few weaknesses, most enemy forces will try to disable the generator before overwhelming the satellites in orbit.
Special abilities:
- Detector - can detect cloaked or burrowed units
- Point-defense (passive) - enemy missile attacks are disabled as long as there is energy
Campaign Upgrades[]
- Argus network (passive) - damage increases by +20% (max. +750) whenever near other Oculus satellites
- Ion boosters - allows satellite to move quickly to target area