Leap And Xenocide

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evolving in mid air can be dangerous if you land in a bad spot. My eggs have died more than once from ending up on some edge and the game thinking I'm falling for several seconds(though I am not), then off of the 8 units high ledge I fall and splat. <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->

MMZ_Torak

Slightly off topic here-

IIRC Xeno damage is based off of current armor, does taking carapace increase the damage of Xeno?

Ph0enix

<!--QuoteBegin--MMZ>Torak+Nov 13 2003, 05:28 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (MMZ>Torak @ Nov 13 2003, 05:28 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Slightly off topic here-

IIRC Xeno damage is based off of current armor, does taking carapace increase the damage of Xeno? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
I'm pretty sure you don't remember correctly TBH <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->

MMZ_Torak

<!--QuoteBegin---_Phoenix_-+Nov 13 2003, 12:55 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (-_Phoenix_- @ Nov 13 2003, 12:55 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin--MMZ>Torak+Nov 13 2003, 05:28 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (MMZ>Torak @ Nov 13 2003, 05:28 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Slightly off topic here-

IIRC Xeno damage is based off of current armor, does taking carapace increase the damage of Xeno? <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I'm pretty sure you don't remember correctly TBH <!--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-->
heh, wouldn't be the first time <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:0--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

That_Annoying_Kid

<!--QuoteBegin--Max+Nov 13 2003, 02:11 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Max @ Nov 13 2003, 02:11 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> The most important thing to take away from this thread is that it wasn't added to Natural Selection intentionally and we are trying to remove it for 2.1.
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*Grabs that it wasn't added intentionally and that 2.1 is win, leaves thread*


I just run up and xeno, nothing fancy

esuna

This is merely an issue of timing it right. A skulk without adrenaline can xeno, switch weapons and leap with enough time to hit your target dead on.

It just takes a little practice to get the timing right, compensating for whatever weapon switching delay there may be.

Forlorn

Xeno = 200 dmg.

Diablus

well it works for me even with out adren <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo-->

lagger

<!--QuoteBegin--mr. peabody+Nov 13 2003, 02:41 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (mr. peabody @ Nov 13 2003, 02:41 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> ive been trying a lot lately to xenocide, and then leap forward like a crazy exploding rocket. but i cant seem to make it. i xenocide, then switch to leap and press it, but my guy doesnt have enough energy to leap, and i end up exploding way off target. ive done what some people say, get adrenaline upgrade and switch like lightning, but the skulk is still too tired to have the energy to go.

am i missing something? im probably just forgetting something obvious and stupid. can anyone enlighten me?
anyway, im sorry if this was asked before. i did one of those search thingies, but couldnt find anything. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Xenocide use's much of your energy to the point you must wait for a milisecond or two before switching and leaping. If you do it before hand your energy will go to 0 and you wont leap at all and if you wait till long you blow up before hand. It just takes practice.

btw: only do this at 75%+ Energy or you wont be able to pull the xeno+leap off.

mr_peabody

oh, i see now. i was switching as fast as possible with lastinv, like those western movies. "draw! whosh pow!"
thanky for all the help people.

Necrosis

I *will* be trying out a xeno egg, mwahahahaahah.

Align

I think xeno(and blast damage in general in NS) isn't spherical but more like... lemon shaped. Or maybe just a cylinder, because if you do a "xeno airburst", ie explode above their heads, you'll still kill them(even if you're out of range)...
Example: I xenoed in the ceiling of station access alpha and killed some of the marines below(they were already hurt a bit, but not that much), even though that would have done about 15 damage if I had been the same distance away, but on the same plane as them.

How come, though?