Friendly Fire

JetjapJetjap Join Date: 2003-12-05 Member: 23979Members
<div class="IPBDescription">...or "Watch that Acid rocket, pal!"</div> I searched the forum and the faqs but could not find the friendly fire topic anywhere. Since I begin to play NS I only went to servers with ff disabled, but I wish to be ready when I decide to give ff a shot (no pun intended. Oh, who am I fooling...).

So far, I know that spore, welder (of course), healspray (really?), stomp and devour doesn't harm your teammates/structures, and that all the "normal" attacks (bullets, knife, spit, gore, bite, spike, etc) do harm your teammates/structures, but I still don't know about:

* ocs, bile bomb, mines and grenades to friendly structures;
* acid rocket to friendly players and structures;
* siege to friendly players and structures;
* charge and leap to friendly players and structures;
* electrify to marines (this one sounds silly, but...);
* xenocide and parasite to friendly players and structures;

Thank you for your answers and comments.

Comments

  • Asal_The_UnforgivingAsal_The_Unforgiving Join Date: 2003-03-26 Member: 14903Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Jetjap+Dec 8 2003, 08:26 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Jetjap @ Dec 8 2003, 08:26 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I searched the forum and the faqs but could not find the friendly fire topic anywhere. Since I begin to play NS I only went to servers with ff disabled, but I wish to be ready when I decide to give ff a shot (no pun intended. Oh, who am I fooling...).

    So far, I know that spore, welder (of course), healspray (really?), stomp and devour doesn't harm your teammates/structures, and that all the "normal" attacks (bullets, knife, spit, gore, bite, spike, etc) do harm your teammates/structures, but I still don't know about:

    * ocs, bile bomb, mines and grenades to friendly structures;
    * acid rocket to friendly players and structures;
    * siege to friendly players and structures;
    * charge and leap to friendly players and structures;
    * electrify to marines (this one sounds silly, but...);
    * xenocide and parasite to friendly players and structures;

    Thank you for your answers and comments. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Grenades - yes
    OCs - I am not sure, I think so, but I've never seen an instance of this occuring
    Bile Bomb - yes
    Acid rocket - YES
    Seige - structures
    Charge - no
    Leap - I am not sure on this one either
    Electrify - no
    Xenocide - yes, and it devastates the ability to do large waves of explosive skulks, as they end up taking each other out really fast
    Parasite - have you ever seen an alien with -parasite- written along the bottom of his screen? It's kinda funny, really

    Hope someone can fill in where I am not sure, but I'm fairly certain it would be in the manual.
  • BogglesteinskyBogglesteinsky Join Date: 2002-12-24 Member: 11488Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Asal The Unforgiving+Dec 8 2003, 03:36 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Asal The Unforgiving @ Dec 8 2003, 03:36 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Grenades - yes
    OCs - I am not sure, I think so, but I've never seen an instance of this occuring
    Bile Bomb - yes
    Acid rocket - YES
    Seige - structures
    Charge - no
    Leap - I am not sure on this one either
    Electrify - no
    Xenocide - yes, and it devastates the ability to do large waves of explosive skulks, as they end up taking each other out really fast
    Parasite - have you ever seen an alien with -parasite- written along the bottom of his screen? It's kinda funny, really

    Hope someone can fill in where I am not sure, but I'm fairly certain it would be in the manual. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    OCs, yes. I was attacking an elec rt along with some ocs, i sat back to heal ontop of one of the ocs, and took damage from it

    Siege - If you are a marine near an alien structure being sieged, you will be hurt / killed by the shockwave.
  • JetjapJetjap Join Date: 2003-12-05 Member: 23979Members
    So guarding a rt with an oc is risky, since the marine can hide behind the rt and just wait for the oc to kill the rt (the oc will try to kill the marine but will hit the rt). Or worse, jetpacking on top of a hive and let the wol kill the hive. Ugh!

    And if mines damage friendly buildings you cannot protect an isolated rt with a mine. Double ugh.

    So friendly fire in NS is nastier than in other mods...good to know. Thank you guys.
  • CypherCypher Join Date: 2003-03-16 Member: 14579Members
    Also, OCs dont harm other OCs...You know if you stack them, one of them's fire is blocked by the other, and the top one used to take damage, but it was fixed in a patch...
  • Frogg2Frogg2 Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 4867Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin--Asal The Unforgiving+Dec 8 2003, 09:36 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Asal The Unforgiving @ Dec 8 2003, 09:36 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin--Jetjap+Dec 8 2003, 08:26 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Jetjap @ Dec 8 2003, 08:26 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I searched the forum and the faqs but could not find the friendly fire topic anywhere. Since I begin to play NS I only went to servers with ff disabled, but I wish to be ready when I decide to give ff a shot (no pun intended. Oh, who am I fooling...).

    So far, I know that spore, welder (of course), healspray (really?), stomp and devour doesn't harm your teammates/structures, and that all the "normal" attacks (bullets, knife, spit, gore, bite, spike, etc) do harm your teammates/structures, but I still don't know about:

    * ocs, bile bomb, mines and grenades to friendly structures;
    * acid rocket to friendly players and structures;
    * siege to friendly players and structures;
    * charge and leap to friendly players and structures;
    * electrify to marines (this one sounds silly, but...);
    * xenocide and parasite to friendly players and structures;

    Thank you for your answers and comments. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Grenades - yes
    OCs - I am not sure, I think so, but I've never seen an instance of this occuring
    Bile Bomb - yes
    Acid rocket - YES
    <b>Seige - structures</b>
    Charge - no
    Leap - I am not sure on this one either
    Electrify - no
    Xenocide - yes, and it devastates the ability to do large waves of explosive skulks, as they end up taking each other out really fast
    Parasite - have you ever seen an alien with -parasite- written along the bottom of his screen? It's kinda funny, really

    Hope someone can fill in where I am not sure, but I'm fairly certain it would be in the manual. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    and players
  • FireStormFireStorm Join Date: 2002-11-06 Member: 7390Members
    Once I saw a gorge killing a skulk with spit instead of healing him.... "oops.. wrong weapon..." <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • ChargeCharge Join Date: 2003-02-05 Member: 13144Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--FireStorm+Dec 11 2003, 03:33 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (FireStorm @ Dec 11 2003, 03:33 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Once I saw a gorge killing a skulk with spit instead of healing him.... "oops.. wrong weapon..." <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    a gorge did that to me when i were a fade and he was like "oh spit doesnt heal? sorry" <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • AlienCowAlienCow Join Date: 2003-09-20 Member: 21040Members
    You know, I've never tried a friendly fire server...can anyone recommend any? (names and IPs or something)
    Sounds fun for marines..maybe not as much for aliens...accidental bites..acid spraying everywhere..and the like.
    Ty <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • DeathclawDeathclaw Join Date: 2003-08-07 Member: 19172Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Sounds fun for marines..maybe not as much for aliens...accidental bites..acid spraying everywhere..and the like.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Not if an Onos charges into your base and begins goring your IPs, and someone liberally applies grenades.
  • WyzcrakWyzcrak Pot Pie Aficionado Join Date: 2002-12-04 Member: 10447Forum Moderators, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
    <!--QuoteBegin--AlienCow!+Dec 11 2003, 05:33 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (AlienCow! @ Dec 11 2003, 05:33 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> You know, I've never tried a friendly fire server...can anyone recommend any? (names and IPs or something)
    <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    209.19.57.56:27017 TacticalGamer.com - NS 2.01 SRV #1 [CD REQ]

    Friendly fire on Tuesday and Thursday nights, and reserved slot players can vote in tournament mode with an AMX command at any time throughout the week.

    Excellent server, tournament mode or not.

    Wyzcrak
  • DiablusDiablus Join Date: 2003-03-31 Member: 15080Members
    i think spores should do dmg ( i think it does actually) in FF because it eats away at armor whats gonna keep it from eating away at some measly carapace?
  • BlueNovemberBlueNovember hax Join Date: 2003-02-28 Member: 14137Members, Constellation
    Well there are many non-organic acids that will destroy metals but not effect organic molecules, but who cares?

    Your point is valid, but I think it would nerf the lerk even more.
  • PredmidPredmid Join Date: 2003-03-28 Member: 14997Members
    ocs most definitly do damage...one time in a scrim in 1.03 or 4...might have been 4 on bast, i sat behind the hive jumping around w/ med spam as the 8 ocs on the feed water hive shot it from the front and i knifed it in the back.... 50X8Xa few shots a minute, the hive died quite fast...
  • WirheWirhe Join Date: 2003-06-22 Member: 17610Members
    FF is great, especially for the end game; shame that most servers have disabled it. So, any more IPs where FF is enabled? <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • AsteriskAsterisk Join Date: 2003-02-22 Member: 13835Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin--Wyzcrak+Dec 11 2003, 08:50 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Wyzcrak @ Dec 11 2003, 08:50 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin--AlienCow!+Dec 11 2003, 05:33 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (AlienCow! @ Dec 11 2003, 05:33 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> You know, I've never tried a friendly fire server...can anyone recommend any? (names and IPs or something)
    <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    209.19.57.56:27017 TacticalGamer.com - NS 2.01 SRV #1 [CD REQ]

    Friendly fire on Tuesday and Thursday nights, and reserved slot players can vote in tournament mode with an AMX command at any time throughout the week.

    Excellent server, tournament mode or not.

    Wyzcrak <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Tell 'em Yellow-Asterisk sent you.
  • ANdreW1ANdreW1 Join Date: 2003-11-18 Member: 23125Members
    friendly fire is quite bad when you have a group of marines trying to kill an onos...i mean they sometimes accidentally get in ech others way and kill each other without wanting to and the servers with penalties are stupid because the guys have them slayed instantly to give the marines less advantage in that spot...i mean FF truely ruins the fun of NS...
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