The Ways Of Winning
Klink
Join Date: 2002-11-04 Member: 6907Members
Join Date: 2002-11-04 Member: 6907Members
<div class="IPBDescription">How to win at NS</div> This is just a simple guide on what you usually have to do to win in a game of NS
As Marines:
Resources are the key. If your commander doesn't have any resources to build or upgrade your weapons/armor then the aliens will eventully dominate you. Once your team starts putting out Heavy Machine Guns and Heavy Armor you will have a huge advantage.
Defend the hive locations, the aliens NEED these hives to win the game. It is an easy win if your team has HMGs and Heavy Armor and the aliens only have one hive. There is always a resource point right near the hive locations so you can put a resource base there and get the added effect of guarding a hive location.
So pretty much, expand resource bases and secure hive locations to win.
As Aliens:
DESTROY the Marines resource expansions and put hives up FAST.
Destroying the marines resource bases will make sure they don't have enough to start pumping out heavy armor and HMGs, once they have these out the game gets a lot tougher for you. Don't go at these bases alone, always call in for team support, parasite the players/buildings to show your team where you are at. If you can keep their resources down they will be hurting a lot.
For the hives, you should really ask your team who is saving up for the hives. You absoultely need the hives up to win, once you get that third hive and people turn into onos you can win the game pretty easy most the time. There also needs to be someone who goes around to the hives to make sure they're cleaned out and not defended, its a pain to find out your last hive has 8 sentry cannons and 3 marines guarding it. Keep the hive locations cleared out.
Also, for a quick win a lot of the time you can have your team rush the marines base before its up. Just get there before they have sentry cannons up, destroy their teleport pads and then the commanders console.
General Gameplay Tips:
WORK AS A TEAM!!!!!!!
WORK AS A TEAM!!!!!!!
WORK AS A TEAM!!!!!!!
WORK AS A TEAM!!!!!!!
As a marine you will lose without working as a team, four marines can secure a resource node a lot faster then one marine.
When playing alien you must work as a team (as stated above) to win. If you see a structure being attacked, get there and defend it. Aliens offense towers are worthless against determined marines. WORTHLESS. As stated else where, they are mere speed bumps intended to slow the marines down until YOU can get there and take the marines out.
Also as a marine you need to use the voice commands when asking for ammo/health. This lets the commander know exactly where you are and then he can just press the spacebar to get to you instantly. Its annoying having someone ask for ammo and then not tell where, just use the voice commands.
Another alien tip that most people do not know is that you can build any upgrade structure with one hive. You just can't build another until you have a second hive. What I mean by this is if you have one hive you can choose to put down defense towers, movement towers, or sensory towers. I suggest going defense towers first, movement towers second (for quick access to the hives and adrenaline & clerity) and finally sensory towers at the third hive.
Well I hope this helps some of the newer people out, this game is balanced unless your team allows the marines to have everything they need to win.
As Marines:
Resources are the key. If your commander doesn't have any resources to build or upgrade your weapons/armor then the aliens will eventully dominate you. Once your team starts putting out Heavy Machine Guns and Heavy Armor you will have a huge advantage.
Defend the hive locations, the aliens NEED these hives to win the game. It is an easy win if your team has HMGs and Heavy Armor and the aliens only have one hive. There is always a resource point right near the hive locations so you can put a resource base there and get the added effect of guarding a hive location.
So pretty much, expand resource bases and secure hive locations to win.
As Aliens:
DESTROY the Marines resource expansions and put hives up FAST.
Destroying the marines resource bases will make sure they don't have enough to start pumping out heavy armor and HMGs, once they have these out the game gets a lot tougher for you. Don't go at these bases alone, always call in for team support, parasite the players/buildings to show your team where you are at. If you can keep their resources down they will be hurting a lot.
For the hives, you should really ask your team who is saving up for the hives. You absoultely need the hives up to win, once you get that third hive and people turn into onos you can win the game pretty easy most the time. There also needs to be someone who goes around to the hives to make sure they're cleaned out and not defended, its a pain to find out your last hive has 8 sentry cannons and 3 marines guarding it. Keep the hive locations cleared out.
Also, for a quick win a lot of the time you can have your team rush the marines base before its up. Just get there before they have sentry cannons up, destroy their teleport pads and then the commanders console.
General Gameplay Tips:
WORK AS A TEAM!!!!!!!
WORK AS A TEAM!!!!!!!
WORK AS A TEAM!!!!!!!
WORK AS A TEAM!!!!!!!
As a marine you will lose without working as a team, four marines can secure a resource node a lot faster then one marine.
When playing alien you must work as a team (as stated above) to win. If you see a structure being attacked, get there and defend it. Aliens offense towers are worthless against determined marines. WORTHLESS. As stated else where, they are mere speed bumps intended to slow the marines down until YOU can get there and take the marines out.
Also as a marine you need to use the voice commands when asking for ammo/health. This lets the commander know exactly where you are and then he can just press the spacebar to get to you instantly. Its annoying having someone ask for ammo and then not tell where, just use the voice commands.
Another alien tip that most people do not know is that you can build any upgrade structure with one hive. You just can't build another until you have a second hive. What I mean by this is if you have one hive you can choose to put down defense towers, movement towers, or sensory towers. I suggest going defense towers first, movement towers second (for quick access to the hives and adrenaline & clerity) and finally sensory towers at the third hive.
Well I hope this helps some of the newer people out, this game is balanced unless your team allows the marines to have everything they need to win.
Comments
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Just parasite the turrent factory so your teammates know where its at.
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Regarding siege turrets, yes you need to upgrade to get them, but normally the marines will put down a turret factory and then quickly get two sentry turrets in place. Unless you have ~2 fades tossing bile bombs or some support from umbra you're likely to get decimated trying to take even one turret down. The marines keep you at bay and they get time to build up to a siege turret and kill you.
I've won on an alien team, but at the moment (I'm assuming we'll start getting better and with the upcoming resource balancing) unless the marines are largely incompetent the aliens have it very, very hard.
Belgand- Your level of cloaking depends on it's level of upgrade. The level of upgrade = # of sensory chambers active. You can tell which level you have by how many little black alien icons you have at the middle right hand of the screen.
Level 1 cloak- You are translucent camo'ed.
Level 2 cloak- Your outline can be seen.
Level 3 cloak- Complete invisibility.
They usually only fall for it once though...
Edit: Just re-read the original post and noticed it was already said.