Tac-Bars

TAC Bar, shorthand for Tactical Bar, is a returning game mechanic from MADNESS: Project Nexus classic. TAC-Bars allow characters in the game to temporarily dodge ranged attacks, but are entirely ineffective at preventing melee attacks from landing. TAC-Bars come in 3 tiers: Novice, Journeyman, and Master.

Types of Tac-Bars

 * Tactical Novice - The lowest tier of tac-bar. Any bullets dodged by a character with this level of tac bar will still be grazed by the bullet. Can be bypassed by using the sweet spot or shooting from behind. Light green in color.


 * Tactical Journeyman - The second highest tier of tac-bar. This tac-bar allows characters to completely dodge bullets, although it can still be bypassed by the sweet spot. Being shot from behind also completely nullifies this tac-bar. Light blue in color.


 * Tactical Master - The highest tier of tac-bar. Tactical master allows characters to completely dodge bullets, and when this tac bar is drained, Tactical Novice is still in effect. Cannot be bypassed by the Sweet Spot unless it is completely drained. Dark blue in color, also sporting a different texture.

Trivia

 * In older versions of the beta, Novice and Journeyman Tac-Bars had different colors. Novice was an orange-ish yellow and Journeyman was lime.
 * Tactical Master also used to have the same shape as the other levels instead of the curly bracket shape it is today.
 * Most higher ranks of some factions have JourneyMan Tac-Bars.