Best strategies

Master-Dorn

<div class="IPBDescription">I summon the playtesters</div>What strategys (as commander on marine side) do you use for the maps??? what should be first built??? and the best base layout??? (i ask that because i dont wanna be overwhelmed by the features and then not know what to do, aliens come and the marines die. *WHINE*)

Moleculor

<b><span style='color:lightblue'>*moved to Frontiersmen*</span></b>

chubbysteve

I think it's up to you to figure it out in your own way.  Read the manual, think about it, get used to the way things work in the game/ how long things take to build/ armour or buildings, research levels, and see what tatics other commanders are using and which ones work well.  Adapt them to create your own style.

Jops

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Agreed.

Warfare

From the bits of wich I have read from the manual, you need to first build an infantry portal. Then a resource collector.

Kid_C

Most important, do NOT command unless:

You have a headset

You know the map from both teams perspective

You have very good ping

You know a tech tree direction by heart you want to go in, and have a back-up

You have played Commander before (atleast tried it out)

You are a leader.

Not to be harsh, but without these qualifyers, do not climb in that chair.

Catpoker

hey kid c,

i just hope that most of the playtesters will be online and lead the marines to victory the first day

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Necro

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You know the map from both teams perspective

You know a tech tree direction by heart you want to go in, and have a back-up

You have played Commander before (atleast tried it out)
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how do u get those in the beginning...

Windelkron

<!--QuoteBegin--Kid C+Oct. 29 2002,19:36--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (Kid C @ Oct. 29 2002,19:36)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin-->Most important, do NOT command unless:

You have a headset

You know the map from both teams perspective

You have very good ping

You know a tech tree direction by heart you want to go in, and have a back-up

You have played Commander before (atleast tried it out)

You are a leader.

Not to be harsh, but without these qualifyers, do not climb in that chair.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
+ you have a good video card <!--emo&:(--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':('><!--endemo-->

Merkaba

<!--QuoteBegin--Kid C+Oct. 30 2002,00:36--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (Kid C @ Oct. 30 2002,00:36)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin-->Most important, do NOT command unless:

You have a headset

You know the map from both teams perspective

You have very good ping

You know a tech tree direction by heart you want to go in, and have a back-up

You have played Commander before (atleast tried it out)

You are a leader.

Not to be harsh, but without these qualifyers, do not climb in that chair.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
+ Make sure you have a half decent graphics card. (Software is NOT supported in commander mode. At least, not until the HL engine gets updated.)

Nemesis_Zero

These things shouldn't be treated too hard in the first days - everyone will be a newbie then, so a lacking commander won't be as screwed as he'll be later.

BitchSL4P

Plus, a lot of us PT's will be trying to make ourselves available to either command, or teach new commanders. If you and a couple of friends want to have a commanding tutorial, so to speak, PM me in IRC (usually going by [FoR]Slaptop) when I'm around.

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