Cloaker

"The Cloaker has been one of our favorite initiatives for a long time. I had high hopes for the rollout of the second generation Cloaker in response to the re-emergence of the Payday Gang. Unfortunately, the program attracted loners whose neuroses limited their ability to work with the larger force.

We have seen to the extensive psychological conditioning of the ZEAL cloaker unit. Cloakers will now deploy in groups, or will be embedded with other special unit squads. As before, they also will not hesitate to attack a criminal that is alone, and will attempt to flank and ambush the enemy if other unit members have been eliminated.

Notes: Again, he acts like Kataru has always been in control. How long have these people had their hooks in law enforcement? I'm grateful for better trained men, but what are they doing to them? "

Overview

Cloaker
Description
Enemy Type	Infiltration & CQB Specialist
Attack Type(s)	Melee & Submachine Gun
Statistics
Health	480 (Mayhem - Crackdown) 240 (Normal - Overkill)
Headshot Multiplier	3x
Spawn Limit	4 (Crackdown) 3 (Mayhem - Death Wish) 2 (Overkill) 0 (Normal - Very Hard)
Other Information
Internal Name	cloaker

Cloakers are special units that attempt to ambush, charge and instantly incapacitate criminals with martial arts attacks.

Gameplay

Cloakers in the Crackdown mod usually appear in coordinated groups, and may attempt to attack the player from multiple directions at once. On the Crackdown difficulty, Zeal cloakers have enhanced speed and dodge behaviors. They also will kick the last player standing. Unlike in the base game, Cloakers do not have inflated base HP, meaning that sufficient bodyshot damage can take them down.

Stats

Cloaker Basic Stats

Difficulty	Health	Headshot multiplier	Head HP	Damage Resistances	Point-blank damage	Notes
Normal	240	3x	80	None	45	Does not normally spawn on this difficulty.
Hard	240	3x	80	None	60	Does not normally spawn on this difficulty.
Very Hard	240	3x	80	None	60	Does not normally spawn on this difficulty.
Overkill	240	3x	80	None	60
Mayhem	480	3x	160	None	60
Death Wish	480	3x	160	None	60
Crackdown	480	3x	160	None	75	Can attack last player standing. Enhanced speed and dodge behavior.

Damage and accuracy falloff tables to be added at a later date.

Tips & Trivia

• Cloakers frequently spawn in large teams on higher difficulties, including between assault waves.
• The underlying code handling Cloaker spawns is affected by maps that assign Cloaker ambush spots. If players tend to congregate near these spots, they will also wind up encountering many more cloakers. This is most noticeable on Go Bank.
• The Zeal Cloaker is pretty much the only enemy unit in Crackdown mod that has not undergone substantial asset revisions.

Design

• Cloakers are a limited threat in the base game for multiple reasons. The Cloaker as revised is intended to be an immediate highest priority threat. To compensate, these units always have their glowing headlamp active.