Question about commander mode...

EnsignMunroEnsignMunro Join Date: 2002-08-19 Member: 1196Members
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I was wondering a few things about commander mode... Do you go to a certain place on the map to become commander (like the fics?) Also, when you're commander, are you vulnerable to attack? I've been lookin' around, didn't see much answer to these questions... Thanks in advance.

-EM

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  • ZcaliberZcaliber Join Date: 2002-01-26 Member: 93Members
    I'm not a PT, but based on what I've heard.

    To become a commander you need to goto a Comand console (Aptly named the 'CC' ). At witch point you climb in an switch to the top-down view.

    Now as for vulnerability, I assume you're safe till the CC's health becomes zero (And, coincidentally, causes the CC to be destroyed) at witch point you're now vulnerable. That's just in theory however.

    However, you DON'T want your CC to be destroyed.... at all. Unless you have a back-up someplace else.

    If you DON'T have a backup CC... Then the Marines are well on their way to losing I believe.

    My 2 ¥.
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  • MooMoo_the_SnowCowMooMoo_the_SnowCow Join Date: 2002-08-03 Member: 1057Members
    You have to enter the CC to become a commander and the CC can come under attack while you are in it or something like that.
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  • SlycasterSlycaster Limited Edition Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 24Members, NS1 Playtester
    The starting CC is placed by the mapper usually near the marine spawn, a marine can enter it and become the marine commander who basically... well you know, controls the marines.  The commander cannot be physically hurt while commanding, however the aliens can attack the command center which the marine is in.  If it is destroyed, the marine is flung out into the jaws of a alien (usually, since you are usually not prepared).  I think that sums it up well enough.
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  • EnsignMunroEnsignMunro Join Date: 2002-08-19 Member: 1196Members
    Cool, thanks for the help guys.

    -EM
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  • HBNayrHBNayr Join Date: 2002-07-13 Member: 930Members
    If you are commanding, are you told when the CC starts getting chewed on?  I keep seeing all these stories about aliens taking 15 bites on the CC, and then the CC being destroyed, and the marine stumbling out in surprise.  I mean, is there an alarm, warning, anything like that?

    -Ryan!


    I'm never going to be famous. My name will never be writ large on the roster of Those Who Do Things. I don't do any thing. Not one single thing. I used to bite my nails, but I don't even do that any more.
    -- Dorothy Parker
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  • ComproxComprox *chortle* Canada Join Date: 2002-01-23 Member: 7Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, NS2 Developer, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Silver, Subnautica Developer, Subnautica Playtester, Pistachionauts
    There is supposed to be a warning, but Flayra hadn't gotten around to fixing it (and he was waiting for something else to be finished, won't say what) <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
    There WILL be audible warnings though.,
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  • ScytheScythe Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 46NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation, Reinforced - Silver
    And if a far-sighted commander thinks to drop a welder near the CC, he/she can rebuild it in the unlikely event that the attacking alien is killed. Or so I've heard.

    --Scythe--
    the_only_scythe@subdimension.com
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  • ChromeAngelChromeAngel Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 14Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    I think the rebuild with welder thing was taken out after it truely ###### of the aliens in a few PTs.  Of course that looked really silly too.
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  • bob2bob2 Join Date: 2002-06-15 Member: 772Members
    lol, no warning, thats funny!

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  • NecroNecro &lt;insert non-birthday-related title here&gt; Join Date: 2002-08-09 Member: 1118Members
    "your base is under attack. you are now FUBARED!"

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  • AutumnTwilightAutumnTwilight Join Date: 2002-08-27 Member: 1244Members, Constellation
    So am I correct in hearing that there is now no way to rebuild the CC? Or is it simply that you cannot rebuild/repair it with a welder anymore, but there are other ways?

    Twilight
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  • coilcoil Amateur pirate. Professional monkey. All pance. Join Date: 2002-04-12 Member: 424Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    Repair?  Yes.  Rebuild?  STC, currently no.
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