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Before, the “trash mobs” only needed 2 hits:
* One mistake, one glancing shot, and they’re nearly done.
* AOE and random shrapnel clean up a lot of them.

Now they all need 10 solid hits:
* Your area damage is still brutal, but each monster soaks more punishment.
* Every region of swarm density takes longer to clear.
* The time window where they can: - Dodge, - Reposition, - Layer behind tanks …is much bigger.

Even without the big tanks, turning the baseline from 2-hit → 10-hit already really helps the swarm survive your fire longer.

===== The 100-hit and 1000-hit ones now stand out even more: =====
* 10-hit vs 100-hit = 10× tougher
* 10-hit vs 1000-hit = 100× tougher

The hive mind will:
* Put 1000-hit monsters at the tips of spearheads and in front of critical formations.
* Use 100-hit monsters as secondary shields behind or beside them.
* Wrap whole sub-swarms in shells of heavy units so: - Your shots hit tanks first, - Squishier (but still 10-hit) ones behind get time to close in.

They’re like big, mobile bunkers and shield walls, not just “stronger dudes.”