Newbie Commanders

beige

<div class="IPBDescription">Servers to practice?</div> I've been playing this game for a bit, enough to get a feel for what's going on. Still don't know the maps like the back of my hand yet but I can usually avoid doing dumb things.

It's easy enough to get along as a marine, but I've never tried commanding before, and a lot of servers are "no newbie commanders."

Are there any servers which are good for new commanders to learn at?

Niteowl

TheSandbox Marine Training Facility 68.165.24.205:27015
is one i've heard of a few times. has bots and such.

try to find servers with WhichBot installed (they are the players with the [wc] tag on them). they're usually open to some new guy comming <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->

clamatius

No, no Niteowl, the [wc] players are playing from their bathrooms. The [wb] players are WhichBots. Easy to get them confused, I know.

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eaglec

We welcome new commanders so long as you follow a few basic rules.

1. Have a fair to good understanding of the game - and chose a map you know well to start with.

2. Tell the team that you're new to the chair and ASK if you can try - so they can object at the beggining of the game and put a more experienced commander in if they want.

3. Listen to the experienced team players advice as you learn, they are trying to help - you are in command but it's still a team effort.

4. Communicate with your team. It's not enough just to drop stuff. You need to be a communicator. that means replying and listening.

5. Dont quit when you start to lose - play the chair to the end. It's not fair on the team to leave them without a commander and its not fair to let someone else try to sort out your mess <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo--> unless they ask.

Good luck.

Phin

One question eaglec, is your server Steam or WON based?

Niteowl

<!--QuoteBegin--clamatius+Dec 9 2003, 05:18 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (clamatius @ Dec 9 2003, 05:18 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> No, no Niteowl, the [wc] players are playing from their bathrooms. The [wb] players are WhichBots. Easy to get them confused, I know.

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this feller made and is ongoing developing Whichbot <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

eaglec

<!--QuoteBegin--Pest+Dec 10 2003, 01:45 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Pest @ Dec 10 2003, 01:45 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> One question eaglec, is your server Steam or WON based? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Until we need to put NS on steam it will be a WON server.