Can aliens climb through vent systems?

etalian · October 2002

Since NS is game that is inspired by the classic humans vs aliens movies (Like Aliens) I guess that the aliens will be able to crawl through a maps vent system. I also guess that fat level 5s won't be able to make use of the vents but small skulks will. I am sure having a swarm of aliens come charging out of a vent must be a scary site especially when they have you outnumbered.

regards,
etalian

Relic25 · October 2002

Yes they can, and yes it is a scary sight...unless you are one of them. <img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'>

The only class that can't typically, is the level 5. Levels 1, 2, and 3 can run through vents. The level 4 can crouch-walk.

Llama_Killer · October 2002

Okey Dokey this is an easy one skulks can wall climb and (im not sure they used to)Gorges can to.

edit: DOH relic beat me to it!

Relic25 · October 2002

Skulks are the only class that can wallclimb. The gorge and the lerk are simply normally the size of a crouched human, so they don't have to (and can't) duck.

etalian · October 2002

I guess when they come swarming out of the vent the best you can do is try to get a nade into the vent, and hope you get a few. If the nades don't get you hope you have enough fire power to take the rest out.

Necro · October 2002

their in the vents!

/me tapes it shut <img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/bob.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='::skulk::'> <img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/bob.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='::skulk::'>

Insane · October 2002

In fact many vents are made really only for alien access, i.e quick routes between hives. Many of these are incaccessible to marines until later in the game when they can get jetpacks.

Necro · October 2002

thats eval insane <img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/bob.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='::skulk::'>

Windelkron · October 2002

umm... are there normal vents and "alien" vents or something?

I remember seeing a screenshot that said "They're coming out of the walls man!" and it showed a skulk halfway coming out of a wall.
Is that an "alien" vent?
Can a blinker fit through one?
Can marines SEE the alien vents?
Can marines go into the alien vents, or only ones that they can see?!?!

Moleculor · October 2002

All vents are just 'vents'. There isn't anything special about any of them... The screenshot just got things at a weird angle.

RhoadsToNowhere · October 2002

As far as I know, there are no alien-only vents in any maps. What you saw might have been a wall-climbing Skulk with the world model partially clipped into the wall. Anyway, most vent systems should be accessible to both aliens and marines, to avoid the last alien player on a team camping inside an alien-only vent, leaving the marines unable to win. In any case, a vent is not a friendly location for a marine to hide -- he's forced to crouch and lose most of his mobility while a Skulk can still zip towards him at top speed.

Hida_Tsuzua · October 2002

Some maps even have little "safe" rooms in the vent system (maybe part of a now destroyed air fitler or the like). Either way, they make great spots to hide any chambers you might want as an alien.

Maveric · October 2002

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (RhoadsToNowhere @ Oct. 02 2002,20<img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':0'>)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">As far as I know, there are no alien-only vents in any maps. What you saw might have been a wall-climbing Skulk with the world model partially clipped into the wall. Anyway, most vent systems should be accessible to both aliens and marines, to avoid the last alien player on a team camping inside an alien-only vent, leaving the marines unable to win. In any case, a vent is not a friendly location for a marine to hide -- he's forced to crouch and lose most of his mobility while a Skulk can still zip towards him at top speed.</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
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unless the marine in that vent is Humb w/ his imfamous shottie powerz...

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Sgt_X · October 2002

What they mean by 'alien only' is realy 'mainly alien accisible.' Most vents tend to be off the ground so that only a skulk\lerk\fade can wallclimb\fly\blink into them. There's no special ent or anything, the vent if just too high up for the marines to get into before they have jetpacks.

Can aliens climb through vent systems?

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