Enhanced Hive Sight?

AutumnTwilightAutumnTwilight Join Date: 2002-08-27 Member: 1244Members, Constellation
in Kharaa Strategy
<div class="IPBDescription">Who actually uses it, and why?</div> Just wondering how many of you actually use Enhanced Hive Sight, and why you do? I haven't found it to be very helpful, but perhaps I am just not utilizing it correctly.

Any suggestions or tactics would be welcome. Thanks...

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  • InexorableInexorable Join Date: 2002-09-28 Member: 1360Members
    Nobody uses it, because it really doesn't do anything. Offhand, I can think of about 4 places between all 7 NS maps that are dark enough to warrant EHS. 3 of them are on Eclipse. Marines can't hide unless it's dark, and if it's dark enough the marine can't see he'll turn on his flashlight so that you can see him.
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  • InjuryInjury Mahou Shoujo Join Date: 2002-11-10 Member: 7992Banned
    I haven't noticed too much of a difference between Enhanced Hive Sight and squinting. All in all, the maps just don't have truly dark hiding locations for the Marines. Scent of Fear in my opinion is much more valuable than EHS. While I'm sure some players will disagree, I find Scent of Fear almost as good as Parasite.
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  • BoddoZergBoddoZerg Join Date: 2002-11-13 Member: 8380Members
    Problem with EHS is that Marines are already so easy to see. The only time they are hard to see is when their green colors blend in with the green colors of human buildings in a turret farm. Unfortunately, EHS makes this even WORSE by making teh buildings glow so brightly that you can't see a thing.
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  • RedfordRedford Monorailcatfjord Join Date: 2002-04-28 Member: 528Members, NS1 Playtester
    Advance hive sight is invaluable as a skulk, anything that will make the marines more clear when you are in a biting frenzy helps greatly, especally if you have lvl3 celerity and can't control your own movement to a degree. Also, advanced hive sight does one really usful thing: it highlights marine GRENADES. This makes avoiding a nade spam when you are a weaker alien like a lerk a snap.
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  • ShockehShockeh If a packet drops on the web and nobody&#39;s near to see it... Join Date: 2002-11-19 Member: 9336NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation
    Once again though,

    If they have grenades, why are you being a Lerk that will die from them? Why aren't you either
    a) being nastier, or
    b) Flying away from the Launcher boy, as he's invariably gonna be bigger than you.
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  • InexorableInexorable Join Date: 2002-09-28 Member: 1360Members
    Or getting right up in GL boy's face where he'll blow himself up trying to kill you.
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  • KitsuneKitsune Join Date: 2002-11-09 Member: 7843Members
    Hivesight also makes your teammates, structures, and webbings stand out. Same with mines, which any smart bunch of marines would be hiding in dark corners where a Skulk might want to go.
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  • guagleguagle Join Date: 2002-11-06 Member: 7312Members
    Actually you can make tour team's structures, players go bright by pressing your flashlight button, you don't need adv. hive sight to do that.
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  • WarfareWarfare Join Date: 2002-10-29 Member: 1697Members
    I use it alot on places like Nancy, where the enemies may be hidden. Their main base for one, is in a very dark place.
    Enhanced Level 3 makes marines and merine structures glow just like your own aliens and organic structures.

    However, I'm more of a fond of Scent of Fear. I love chasing wounded people, especially as a Lerk so I know where to gas them.
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