Battle Groups
Niteowl
Join Date: 2002-09-04 Member: 1274Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
Join Date: 2002-09-04 Member: 1274Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
<div class="IPBDescription">a way to group yer marines</div> with 2.0 coming, i know this is somewhat moot. but for those of you who have experienced the bizaare experience that is me comming, this is some clarity on it.
i group my marines according to funciton.
dagger=major strike group and RT building, and alien RT killing
(somewhat ramboish/CS players with a good squad leader to keep them together)
shield=defend base and any RTs near base (the good rines, those who follow orders and who are patient. when the chips are down, you NEED a shield group)
claw=black ops basically. sneak in and kill the gorgie, DCs etc. (the best shots, ppl who've memorized the map. ppl who dont' care about killing a skulk here and there, and are truly concerned about tactical targets (gorge, DCs etc), or distracting (shooting hive when a group is trying something VEWY devious!!!)
at least some funciton to the groups to keep in mind. now that we have the ever so bland, but HELPFUL, groups of 1, 2, 3, 4,5 <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->.
btw, some mareins LOVE this, and it really helps the atmosphere and teamplay. uber rines will often scoff it, until we are winning with it.
tell which marines are in which group BY NAME, and with WP, if necessary.. you'll have to do this at LEAST 2 more times after initially grouping ppl up.
i group my marines according to funciton.
dagger=major strike group and RT building, and alien RT killing
(somewhat ramboish/CS players with a good squad leader to keep them together)
shield=defend base and any RTs near base (the good rines, those who follow orders and who are patient. when the chips are down, you NEED a shield group)
claw=black ops basically. sneak in and kill the gorgie, DCs etc. (the best shots, ppl who've memorized the map. ppl who dont' care about killing a skulk here and there, and are truly concerned about tactical targets (gorge, DCs etc), or distracting (shooting hive when a group is trying something VEWY devious!!!)
at least some funciton to the groups to keep in mind. now that we have the ever so bland, but HELPFUL, groups of 1, 2, 3, 4,5 <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->.
btw, some mareins LOVE this, and it really helps the atmosphere and teamplay. uber rines will often scoff it, until we are winning with it.
tell which marines are in which group BY NAME, and with WP, if necessary.. you'll have to do this at LEAST 2 more times after initially grouping ppl up.
Comments
In lots of games however, your defense and covert squads will be much smaller (usually 1, *maybe* 2 soldiers each).
I personally like to keep guy with shotgun/JP on patrol around the bases and RTs as a handyman. He can also serve as a forward scout if absolutely necessary.
Other than that, I change my squads depending on what's necessary - usually a main strike force, sometimes a decoy, maybe an additional scout.
When I command (which hasn't been 3 or 4 months since I gave up on 1.04, heh), I would assign squads ON MY WAY to the Comm Chair. Told my marines they wouldn't get any goodies if they weren't with the rest of the group. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--> Worked very well.
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YOU are squad one. <!--emo&::asrifle::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='asrifle.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::asrifle::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='asrifle.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::asrifle::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='asrifle.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::gorge::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/pudgy.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='pudgy.gif'><!--endemo-->
That is my diagram of squad one "claw" getting the gorge. Hehe.
I always stay at base as a marine unless there is something going on just outside it, or i am following someone, expecially on the one with the command console up a ladder by glass. Teh sux0r for aliens..