How do you take down alien rts?It takes simply forever to knife one to death,with auto-heal and all.Before you can even get the RT to half hp about the entire skulk team should be on you.
Get someone to cover you while you knife it or get a shotty and kill it in a few blasts. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
Even if i send the entire team there they get owned by the entire skulk team within seconds of the RT being knifed.After all its 6 mariens vs 7 skulks coming in from at least 2 different directions.And usually by then we only have 1 upgrade.
Yah you can't just stroll into alien territory when there's skulks near, because your marines WILL die. You need to divert their attention somewhere else (2nd hive or something) then send in a squad to the abandoned RTs with a couple of shotguns.
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Use your shotgun to get it to half-health or so, then knife the rest to conserve ammo. Usually better to work with other marines though, as was mentioned before.
RTs are knife magnets, I swear. Somewhat related, I lost a map today because on 3 different situations my marines would just knife the res node instead of covering, or building. A team of 4 marines falls to a pair of skulks because they all knife instead of building my TF, or covering... pathetic.
Me: Ok rines lets go get that hive.. they have it but we can be sneaky and get a phase up if 5 of you go
Them: 5 marines get to hive undamaged
Me: Build the Phase
Them: All 5 of em knife the res tower
::One skulk comes in and gets 2 of em before dying::
Me: BUILD THE PHASE BEFORE HE RESPAWNS
Them: Stumbling upon a sensory the three remaining marines knife the sensory
::The hive appears, apparently not knowing that the hive was there... even tho it was... my idiot marines walk OVER the unbuilt phase and start shooting the hive::
Me: BUILD THE PHASE
Them: BANG BANG BANG BANG
Me: Lotta guys incoming.. good luck im goin to help out the guys in beta deck access...
Them: HIVE OMG!!!!!1111!!!!!!!!!1111
:: ONOS, FADE, LERK, WHOLE ALIEN TEAM RUSHES IN....::
::My phase doesent get recycled in time <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo--> ::
Them: OMG COMM YOU DIDDNT SUPPORT US
Me: I got an idea.... BUILD THE PHASE....wait........ ur dead..... <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->
:: /me recycles ip's to get rid of dumbfuck marines::
If you have a shotty blast into it as it takes ~12-14 shots to kill the rsr. If not, have everyone knife *if they dont have mc's* and go on alert if you hear them, if they do have mc's have 1 person cover and alert the team to their presence.
just knife it, it takes about 10 seconds with 2 or 3 guys going. and you only need one to cover, if that. i think that some people need to get a better sound card or speakers. I can hear a skulk coming from a mile away and can tell what direction it is coming from. turn on a3d or eax. its makes all the difference.
DON'T turn on a3d, it's cheating! EAX is fine though.
If there's DCs about next to the RT then kill the DCs first, then the RTs. Skulks are much more unlikely to investigate "structure under attack" than "RESOURCE TOWER UNDER ATTACK!"
One guy knife. If the guy that is covering comes to knife it with you, stop knifing it and cover him! <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
<!--QuoteBegin--Spetznaz_1+Aug 19 2003, 03:49 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Spetznaz_1 @ Aug 19 2003, 03:49 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> DON'T turn on a3d, it's cheating! EAX is fine though.
If there's DCs about next to the RT then kill the DCs first, then the RTs. Skulks are much more unlikely to investigate "structure under attack" than "RESOURCE TOWER UNDER ATTACK!"
One guy knife. If the guy that is covering comes to knife it with you, stop knifing it and cover him! <!--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--> Well, you're lost on that one if your buddy happens to be a mime.
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Although, I don't see why you should be by yourself anyway.
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Knife...
If youhear a skulk, draw ur lmg, kill him...
Starting knifign again....
If youhear a skulk, draw ur lmg, kill him...
Repeat till RT dead - not so hard is it?
Or you could shotgun it, one clip almost kills it.
Usually better to work with other marines though, as was mentioned before.
Them: 5 marines get to hive undamaged
Me: Build the Phase
Them: All 5 of em knife the res tower
::One skulk comes in and gets 2 of em before dying::
Me: BUILD THE PHASE BEFORE HE RESPAWNS
Them: Stumbling upon a sensory the three remaining marines knife the sensory
::The hive appears, apparently not knowing that the hive was there... even tho it was... my idiot marines walk OVER the unbuilt phase and start shooting the hive::
Me: BUILD THE PHASE
Them: BANG BANG BANG BANG
Me: Lotta guys incoming.. good luck im goin to help out the guys in beta deck access...
Them: HIVE OMG!!!!!1111!!!!!!!!!1111
:: ONOS, FADE, LERK, WHOLE ALIEN TEAM RUSHES IN....::
::My phase doesent get recycled in time <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo--> ::
Them: OMG COMM YOU DIDDNT SUPPORT US
Me: I got an idea.... BUILD THE PHASE....wait........ ur dead..... <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->
:: /me recycles ip's to get rid of dumbfuck marines::
If there's DCs about next to the RT then kill the DCs first, then the RTs. Skulks are much more unlikely to investigate "structure under attack" than "RESOURCE TOWER UNDER ATTACK!"
One guy knife. If the guy that is covering comes to knife it with you, stop knifing it and cover him! <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
If there's DCs about next to the RT then kill the DCs first, then the RTs. Skulks are much more unlikely to investigate "structure under attack" than "RESOURCE TOWER UNDER ATTACK!"
One guy knife. If the guy that is covering comes to knife it with you, stop knifing it and cover him! <!--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-->
Well, you're lost on that one if your buddy happens to be a mime.