Haha You Gotta Try This

digzdigz be still, maggot Join Date: 2002-05-07 Member: 588Members, NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation
in Kharaa Strategy
<div class="IPBDescription">lil skulk strat</div> So I was in a game today, map ns_caged I think (can't quite remember).
The marine start is way off in a little corner of the map, and we were losing (they set up a tf and a few turrets at a hive) and were commencing an assualt on our second hive.

they started up very offensively, and I was really impressed... but thought to myself "hmmm, hes got a lot of resources saved, I wonder what he DIDN'T build"

so i decide to camp right outside their base, wait for all the marines to hit the front, and do a little hop-skip-and a jump over their main turret defence. and behold the com forgot to build a turret at BACK of base.
So I say to myself, lets have some fun.
I hide in a corner, evolve to gorg...
and before you can say oh shisa, I had 3 OC's and the place webbed like hell...
oh, there goes the fourth chamber lol...
marine spawn? webbed and DEAD...

unfortunately the com DID build a backup CC in our hive... but it eventually fell to fades and lerks <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->

yes, this strat is sorta a chance of luck (no turrets at back of base, no marines respawning while I was evolving/seting up OT's) but it was alot of fun.
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  • bobthemagicalfishbobthemagicalfish Join Date: 2002-11-03 Member: 6007Members
    that funnies thing i saw was 3 <!--emo&::skulk::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/skulk.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='skulk.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::skulk::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/skulk.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='skulk.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::skulk::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/skulk.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='skulk.gif'><!--endemo--> whent into a marines base and we keep them busy while a <!--emo&::gorge::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/pudgy.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='pudgy.gif'><!--endemo--> built 3 dc and 3 oc and we just sat there righjt in side there base attacking and healing it was grand
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  • R32R32 Join Date: 2002-09-16 Member: 1325Members
    I find that the aliens have a lot more stratagies available to them in comparision with the marines.

    The Kharaa as a whole can act very effectivly while still being somewhat independant, this makes for a unique style of play.

    I always love hearing stories like this because it goes to show how effective/destructive 1 intelligent Kharaa player can be. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->

    Keep up the good work.
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  • NeverNever Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 4555Members
    thats an excelent story, man <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--> gj

    what i LOVE about playing Kharaa is how you really DO feel like part of a Hive. youre an independant, yet... not really. because you do depend on your kindred. but, in a totally unique way.

    this game truly is the ultimate team-play experience.
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  • NeoBladeNeoBlade Join Date: 2002-11-06 Member: 7263Members
    One of my favourite ways of catching a bunch of either Offensive Marines (Straight to a Hive and building there) or a bunch of Slow a$$ Marines (Sitting around scratching thier a$$es and not listening to thier Commander) off guard is to get a few reliable Skulks to guard a Gorge that builds Offensive Chambers and then Defensive Chambers into the Marine Spawn.

    For every 3 Offensive Chambers you place 1 Defensive Chamber and so on, and then get the Skulks to slowly move up and destroy the Marine Infantry Portals while the Gorge heals them with Healing Spray, or builds more Defensive Chambers (I prefer Healing Spray simply because it's faster and easier for the Skulks to keep the pressure on if you keep healing them faster than the Marines can weaken them)

    I find this tactic works well on maps like ns_bast where the Command Center is basically in a whole seperate room from the rest of the structures, that way you can cage the Commander in there <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->

    Also I'd normally get the Gorge to Web up some certain places, but if you decide to do a Tower Rush it's more likely that you'll either have to pick between a Hive, or the Tower Rush <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->

    Anyways, just some imput, I must say Tower Rushing can be pretty cheap sometimes, but all the same, fun and different for some <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
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