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The Night Shift

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What is The Night Shift?

The Night Shift is a calendar boss with a base health of 800 and 3 phases. It appears on Skeleton Crew. If it is still standing at the next booking, it leaves without paying out. Its health grows with the clock, the floor and your difficulty.

"Follow the sun."

One light sweeps the floor; in the dark half you are the one asleep and your weapons fire slower. Nothing about who is over there, only the hours the company chose.

What does it do in each phase?

The Night Shift changes phase as its health falls, using each phase's moves in turn. The telegraphed attacks mark the ground first, so watch the markings and step out rather than trying to outrun everything. Moves come faster in later phases. It also books itself nearer if you run too far away.

HealthPhaseMovesAnnouncement
100%Sunset
  • Marks a lane across the floor, then fires down it.
  • Calls 2 On-Call.
  • Marks a wedge in front of it, then hits everything inside.
Follow the sun!! The dark half of the floor is where you are asleep!! You fire 30% slower in it!!
50%3 a.m. Your Time
  • Marks circles around you, then each one lands hard.
  • Calls 10 Ticket.
  • Marks a line, then charges along it.
It is 3 a.m. your time!! The call has been scheduled for everyone's convenience!!
20%Handover
  • Starts a key sequence you must press under fire. Failing it hurts.
  • Heals 2.5% of its health: "Handover notes: none.".
  • Marks a ring around itself, then sets it off.
Handover!! Notes: none!! If someone is stuck in a meeting nearby, get them out!!

Where and when does it appear?

The Night Shift is booked 1 time across the building. The table gives each floor and the time on the clock. Floors open one at a time, for one department, by winning the one before. Boss health is multiplied by the time it arrives, so a late booking is a tougher fight than the same boss early on.

FloorClockSlot
Skeleton Crew11:15Calendar 3