How Close Do You Have To Be For Melee Weapons?

Morat

This has me puzzled, when attacking a marine as a skulk with the bite attack I try and get right up close to the marine, which invariably means I lose them from sight and I have to hunt around for them again.

Do I need to get this close, or does the bite have a small range to it? Is it the same for the Lerk's bite and the Fade's swipe attack if so?

Wraithman

there is a little bit of range on it, so see exactly how much, next time you find an unoccupied resource tower of the marines, start chomping, notice how the bite sounds a little different? it kindof has this other sound that goes with it... you'll see what i mean. That way you know you are hitting the building. Then back up slowly till it doesnt make that sound anymore... that should give you a little idea of the range of bite.

Morat

Cheers I'll give that a try. Sounds like the audible feedback you get on a parasite attack.

Sycophant

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Do I need to get this close, or does the bite have a small range to it? Is it the same for the Lerk's bite and the Fade's swipe attack if so? <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Coincidentally enough, I took a screenshot earlier today to answer this very question.

I was testing it on a local LAN, and inched in a tiny bit at a time until the bites made contact. This is where the bites started hitting.

Iden

Close enough to bite them? <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

Typhon

Wow, intersing pic syco. I never realized it was that far. I usually go right up against buildings so i'm shielded from fire, but with that range i might be able to hide around a corner and still bite something.

Wraithman

the range is fairly good, i've chomped a marine from about that far before. If you ever watch spectator on games, follow skulks around and see... they will chomp marines from those distances all the time..