Upgrades and aliens, questions, questions...

Maveric · October 2002

<div class="IPBDescription">One for all, erm... 3 for 3, eh... help?</div>Ok... i read the manual and the alien upgrade procedure was as clear as mud. <img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'> (no, smilie, thats not right! <img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':('> there you go...)

1- So, for max upgrades you have to have 3 chambers... right?
2- Does [upgrade A] interfere with how many [upgrade B] you can have? (i just used those two as examples)
3- how many of EACH upgrade? ie: 3 regenerative, OR 1 carapace, 1 regeneration, and celerity?
4- can you "share" upgrades?

thanks for clearing this up, i just dont want to be TOO confused... crap i think my questions are confused...

PS: yes, i've gone quite mad... (er, insane...) <img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'>

-edit- added Q # 4

Unknown · October 2002

You can only have ONE upgrade from each chamber. For example, you can't have advanced Hivesight and Cloaking at the same time.

So really, you can only have 3 upgrades (one from each chamber) but each of those upgrades has 3 levels.

1 chamber = Lv1 upgrade
2 Chambers = Lv2 Upgrade
3 and more chambers = Lv3 Upgrade

Vyvn · October 2002

Say a sensory chamber is built, and you evolve Cloaking. If a new chamber is built, do you have to re-evolve to level 2, or is it automatic?

Now say they are both destroyed, you keep the evolution, right? Then, if you are level 2 and both chambers are destroyed, and a new chamber is built, can you evolve to level 3 there, or must you build a full three new chambers?

Scythe · October 2002

My understanding is that once one of the chambers is built, you have the opertunity to get one of the three upgrades available from each chamber. The more of the type of chambers up, the more effective that chosen ability becomes.

You can get one upgrade of each type of chamber.

--Scythe--

coil · October 2002

You choose one upgrade from each chamber type, for a max of 3 evolutions (one defensive, one movement, one sensory). The number of chambers online determines the effectiveness of your upgrade. Any new chambers built (up to 3) will improve your evolution automatically. However, if chambers are destroyed, similarly your upgrade will become less effective. If all the chambers are destroyed, you will lose your upgrade.

Silver_Fox · October 2002

oooo k...

there are three types of chambers;
Defence
Movement
Sensory

You need one hive to place one type of chamber.

If you have one hive, you can only place one type of chamber.
Defence or Movement or Sensory.

If you have two hives, you can place two types of chambers.
Defence and Movement, Defence and Sensory or Movement and Sensory.

If you have three hives, you can place all three types of chambers.
Defence and Movement and Sensory.

Typically speaking, you can place as many numbers of types that you have already built.

This means, if you have only one hive and already have a Defence chamber type built, you can build, and only build, more Defence Chambers.

The way the upgrades work is like this;
Defence Chamber Types allow Carapace , Regeneration and Redemption.

Movement Chamber Types allow Adrenaline, Celerity and Silence.

Sensory Movement Types allow Cloaking, Advanced Hive Sight and Scent of Fear.

You are allowed one upgrade per type. That means you can not have Carapace and Redemption at the same time, regardless of the amount of hives, or chamber types.

Each chamber type allows one upgrade. If you build two Defense Chamber types, you get two upgrades.

There is a very high maximum limit on the number of chamber types you can build, however the maximum upgrades you can ever get of one type of chamber is three. You do however, have a maximum number of nine upgrades. Three upgrades per type of chamber.

Building more then three chamber types will not add to the amount of upgrades you can get. They do, however, have benefits to building more then three of the same type.

Defence Chambers will heal near by buildings and teammates.

Movement will allow you to teleport to your hive. Press your Use key near one to activate.

Sensory will alert you to incoming marines. It will also parisite any marine who touches it.

There is also the Offencive Chambers, but they act more like turrets and give no upgrades of any kind.

MaD_PuPPy · October 2002

Thanks that clears things up <img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

Rokiyo · October 2002

EDIT: Somebody delete this, I've just read Silver fox's post properly now...

Upgrades and aliens, questions, questions...

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