To Kill An Onos ...

VeTeRaN · November 2002

<div class="IPBDescription">You Must Love It A Little</div> Through experience of playing as an Onos and against Onos I found this to be effective, no joke. Jumping and Crouching ( At the same time ) and unloading your clip ( Whether it be a LMG, HMG, GL, Pistol ) somehow keeps you alive longer than normal ( Ex: You just backpedaling and firing ). I've tried this out on several occasions and it seems that there is greater chance of the Onos missing you when they "Bite" or "Charge". Try it out, Jumping+Crouching+Firing = Less chance of you getting owned by an Onos, and a Better chance of you killing one.

VeTeRaN · November 2002

Make sure when you try this, you jump and crouch like a Mad Man while firing.

Necro · November 2002

that only works if they bite, as they might miss...but charge will get you anyhow.

MutantMFM · November 2002

A heavy armored marine with full upgraded armor and fa full upgraded gun can easily kill a onos now for some reason. One way they can always kill a heavy armored marine with a mhg is if they have a fade with a onos. For some reason fades can kill heavy armored troops alot easier now.

Ginger · November 2002

well my way of killing a onos is:
1. having a gun
2. having armour
3. having running shoes on
when you run he will never catch you <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='smile.gif'>

Lokus · November 2002

Yeah unless they paralyze you. That's my favorite trick as an onos. I usually get regeneration so it makes things even funner. If I see a light armored marine with an LMG he'll usually fire it off and run away. So I paralyze him and he turns to run away but can't and ends up rotating in place. Then I just stand there while he shoots me and I chuckle then gore him.

Mercior · November 2002

Cloaked Onos + Paralyse = One dirty set of underwear for a certain unlucky marine <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

MooMoo_the_SnowCow · November 2002

Mostly if you are insight of there infantry portal you can paralize them the second they spawn and when the next guy spawns he is telefragged then rinse and repeat. Very funny when you do it.

RaideN · November 2002

Thats kinda cheap.... lol :X

goAnimosity · November 2002

Here's how I knifed 3 Ono's that rushed our base last minutes of the game...

Crouch + Knife. Yes I got lucky they didn't charge, but it was the most effective and we all laughed about that one.

RaideN · November 2002

Lol, forget the knife. Bust out the welder (101 uses and counting :X). I got 2 of them today with just my faithful welder; no ammo, no armor just me and my welder.

BugHunt · November 2002

Yep.. of course there is still the matter of the frontiersman's nightmare... the sneaky Onos <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

Did that today.. wrecked a turret factory and waited, cloaked and silenced, for some poor schmuck to come build a new one.

Sure enough the turret factory appears, the marine comes in, walks right past me and goes to work. I solid snake my way up...

*chuckle*

It was funny watching him start to turn then *SPLAT*

On a sidenote would the commander have seen me when I decloaked? The marine wasn't looking but I was in proximity.. and I can imagine the look on his face if he did see <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

Bog · November 2002

Last night I heard this Godawful racket coming from just ouside my Command chair. I crack it open, and step out litterally in the middle of an Onos.

It's astonishing how effective it is knifing those things ni the gizzards when you're already <i>in</i> their gizzards.

I don't think I'll ever get the stains off the com seat upholstery...

m4rine · November 2002

Its most fun to wait out side of the marines base with a cloaked onos, as they walk near u right when their really close to them you start using bite to kill them, 1-2 hits and you have a dead marine.

Tomodachi · November 2002

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (MutantMFM @ Nov 7 2002, 10:35 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>A heavy armored marine with full upgraded armor and fa full upgraded gun can easily kill a onos now for some reason. One way they can always kill a heavy armored marine with a mhg is if they have a fade with a onos. For some reason fades can kill heavy armored troops alot easier now.</td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>
What exactly did you do? I always get my **obscenity** ran over or a horn up my butt when fighting onos.

Shifty_Eyes · November 2002

"Its most fun to wait out side of the marines base with a cloaked onos, as they walk near u right when their really close to them you start using bite to kill them, 1-2 hits and you have a dead marine. "

you play with some blind marines, eh?

LoRdKaLiBah · November 2002

Omg everyone knows you need HVY Armor and HMGs to kill fades and onos!!!!1111
Cannot be done with LMG cause it suxx0rs

* End Sarcasm *

MercenaryForHire · November 2002

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (LoRdKaLiBah @ Nov 10 2002, 03:27 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>Omg everyone knows you need HVY Armor and HMGs to kill fades and onos!!!!1111
Cannot be done with LMG cause it suxx0rs

* End Sarcasm *</td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>
Sorry to burn the sarcasm - but if it's anywhere inside "extreme" range, you're probably wrong. A charging Onos will close a short gap like nothing and smear your lightly armoured butt all over the floor. An HMG will sting, but it's bearable.

Jetpacks on the other hand, are a nuisance. A Marine perched where I can't hit him is going to get me out of the area pronto. Ditto for GLs. Onos' don't like eating pineapples.

And god help you if he's got Regeneration. I messed up an entire Marine team of six in their base - solo. Turrets crumple like cheap kindling under a Charge, and all I need to do is plow my way to the factory and shut it down.

- M4H

deimos_telarin · November 2002

lol <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

Funny posts overall.

Anyway, welder kills Kharaa structures a hell lot faster than the knife will.

WaffleSpoon · November 2002

I love silence + cloak + regeneration as an onos, especially on eclipse. Just stand still, even if they shoot a few rounds, then just stab em as they come near.. on caged, a marine even jumped down ON me.. funny as **obscenity** when he starred at his new lil horsie >=).

But the best tactic by far for those pesky mini-bases, have cloak, run in(as an onos) in the middle, turrets blazing.. stand still, turrets lose sight.. then simply attack whenever regen is completed, and repeat procedure until base is dead. And during this regen period, any unwelcome marine have a hard time spotting u, unless its a smart commander with scan =/

RAWR!

3psIloN · November 2002

I've seen two Onos get knifed to death...

FireStorm · November 2002

hmm i've played an onos once...
it's really difficult to kill with redemption, almost impossible <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='smile.gif'>
but firing all your ammo on an onos with redemption can save your life <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='wink.gif'>

SamW · November 2002

I once ran out of my base, down a hall and then i saw a faint glow of soemthing massive... <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='confused.gif'> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tiny.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='tiny.gif'>
(i think cloak leavs a faint glow of the creature and with onos soo big, i cant see how they are missied)
I was a heavy armour and HMG so I started blasting away at it and it ran after me...

on another note i find that onos miss you alot if you run off to the side of them...

Dunsby · November 2002

I was an onos, 300hp and i got killed by a WELDER. I paralyzed him and i thought they couldnt shoot and i was wrong, i showed him my **obscenity** and laughed and then he burnt it and i died.

P.S This was on my first go.

Archzai · November 2002

lol! welder can kill? i dint know taht

onos? u use jetpack.. simple as that.. he charges u fly <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='smile.gif'> land.. shoot <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='smile.gif'>

i find onos is a hassle... if the aliens ahve sentrys... then u hafta spawn past them... cuz onos cant get thru.....

BillsterJ · November 2002

I have a tale as a commander in response to DarkMantiz. I was playing commander and I had made the mistake of letting the aliens get 3 hives. Before I knew it there was Onos prancing all over the place. Finally, we took one of their hives and went through the long process of exterminating the remaing Onos's. One guy was particullary hard. He had spent most of his resources on a cloak/regen as an Onos, and kept blabbering on how he we were "pwned". Like Mantiz said, he would run into our mini-bases and stop dead in his tracks to lose the turrets focus and then leveled it when he was fully healed. Every time he would repeadly type "lol" and "you suxxorz" , so finally I catch him in the act, the big lug cloaked right in the middle of 4 turrets. Ahh... the scan button never felt so good. He left shortly after.
<img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/turret.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='turret.gif'> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/turret.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='turret.gif'> (""**obscenity**"" <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tiny.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='tiny.gif'>) <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/turret.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='turret.gif'> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/turret.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='turret.gif'>
-BillsterJ

Archzai · November 2002

wait welder can attack right??

is it melee aka close range??

o .. how much damage does it do??

Litany · November 2002

I think the welder does about 14 damage. The thing you need to think about is, exactly how fast does a welder fire? All you hear is that cool hissing sound. One would think that a knife is better, because it does 30 damage a hit, but it might be that a welder fires incredibly fast.

If anyone tests this out, let me know.

LoRdKaLiBah · November 2002

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (MercenaryForHire @ Nov 10 2002, 04:15 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (LoRdKaLiBah @ Nov 10 2002, 03:27 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>Omg everyone knows you need HVY Armor and HMGs to kill fades and onos!!!!1111
Cannot be done with LMG cause it suxx0rs

* End Sarcasm *</td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>
Sorry to burn the sarcasm - but if it's anywhere inside "extreme" range, you're probably wrong. A charging Onos will close a short gap like nothing and smear your lightly armoured butt all over the floor. An HMG will sting, but it's bearable.

Jetpacks on the other hand, are a nuisance. A Marine perched where I can't hit him is going to get me out of the area pronto. Ditto for GLs. Onos' don't like eating pineapples.

And god help you if he's got Regeneration. I messed up an entire Marine team of six in their base - solo. Turrets crumple like cheap kindling under a Charge, and all I need to do is plow my way to the factory and shut it down.

- M4H</td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>
Well I assumed marines travel in groups.

To go into non-sarcastic mode
*beep*

3 LMGS can kill an ono
4 LMGS can EASILY kill an ono

If your alone as a marine- I quite frankly think you DESERVE to die- unless your doing some scouting, or wielding a vent- ETC.

ITs hard to find a good team in random games, but occasionally you do...

The whole idea everyone needs HMG and HEAVY armor take down ANYTHING other than a sulk or gorge is wrong.

1 LMG WONT take down an ono - unless hes AFK <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='smile.gif'> or you gotta jetpack

Two LMGS- I say the same Unless your extremely LUCKY and a NS TActic GOD or jetpack

Three, YOU CAN Take one down- Just use tactics, dont need luck or jetpack
Four LMGS, you just gotta have some tactics.

I mean just DONT stand all in 1 corner- spread out to 4 corners and fire jump around- he can only attack 1 at a time

adn if you gotta jetpack and you die to an ono- well maybe it was lag...

if there are two jetpackers and you BOTH die to an ono - just drop your marine pants when you repsawn and kiss ur **obscenity** goodbye - cause you aint worth your weight in.... shell casings?

Blight · November 2002

i knifed an onos once lol <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tiny.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='tiny.gif'>

MercenaryForHire · November 2002

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (LoRdKaLiBah @ Nov 11 2002, 12:53 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>Well I assumed marines travel in groups.

To go into non-sarcastic mode
*beep*

3 LMGS can kill an ono
4 LMGS can EASILY kill an ono

If your alone as a marine- I quite frankly think you DESERVE to die- unless your doing some scouting, or wielding a vent- ETC.</td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>

I disagree. If you're alone as a Marine, you deserve to die. Period. No "unless". If you're "scouting" that usually means light armour. Can anyone tell me what a light armoured Marine is? Little Johnny, in the back. That's right - <b>Skulk food</b>. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> ITs hard to find a good team in random games, but occasionally you do...

The whole idea everyone needs HMG and HEAVY armor take down ANYTHING other than a sulk or gorge is wrong.

1 LMG WONT take down an ono - unless hes AFK <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='smile.gif'> or you gotta jetpack

Two LMGS- I say the same Unless your extremely LUCKY and a NS TActic GOD or jetpack

Three, YOU CAN Take one down- Just use tactics, dont need luck or jetpack
Four LMGS, you just gotta have some tactics.

I mean just DONT stand all in 1 corner- spread out to 4 corners and fire jump around- he can only attack 1 at a time

adn if you gotta jetpack and you die to an ono- well maybe it was lag...</td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>

Excellent tactics. (lol @ the AFK Onos-killing. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'>) Jetpacked Marines are the bane of the Oh-Nos. In a small corridor though, it's better to turn and run, screaming all the way. Four Marines would <b>each</b> have to score 20 hits with the LMG to kill a Carapaced Onos to kill it - and that's before it charges and mauls them.

<img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='asrifle.gif'> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='asrifle.gif'> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='asrifle.gif'> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='asrifle.gif'> ---------------------------------------- "RAWR!"
<img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='asrifle.gif'> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='asrifle.gif'> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='asrifle.gif'> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='asrifle.gif'> --------------------- <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tiny.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='tiny.gif'>
<img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='asrifle.gif'> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='asrifle.gif'> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='asrifle.gif'> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='asrifle.gif'> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tiny.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='tiny.gif'>
*splat*

In an open area, feel free to hunt the big game. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>if there are two jetpackers and you BOTH die to an ono - just drop your marine pants when you repsawn and kiss ur **obscenity** goodbye - cause you aint worth your weight in.... shell casings?</td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>

*anal retentive* TSA ammo is caseless. Meaning you ain't worth squat. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

- M4H

To Kill An Onos ...

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