Having Trouble As Skulk?

Tucker_Gerak · November 2002

<div class="IPBDescription">Here's proof that it's not hard!</div> <img src='http://members.lycos.co.uk/tuckergerak/pics/NSPics/Owned1.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image'>

They were screaming "We own you!" because they were killing a hive.

Then I paid them back with my pearly whites. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='smile.gif'>

It was sooo easy...all in a nice little group for me. They probably shot each other more than they shot me.

Oh btw; No upgrades either. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='smile.gif'>
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On to the lesson part....

You just have to learn to use your hive site! Parasite a guy before you attack him! Then try to catch him! Simple, no?

Another thing....Don't get cocky. My sig shows this. Switch the characters and it's what I did to them. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='smile.gif'>

Gibby · November 2002

If a skulk dives into a group of marines and goes bite crazy, it's usually the marines that die.

Definately was PWNAGE11!11 just not by them.

XorSloop · November 2002

Ever had the situation of having the last defences of a hive attacked by a group of marines with hmg? Bad situation? Yes, expecially when your teammates are hanging back scared of going near that firepower. If you have 2 hives as you should (mid-mid game to end game) see if you can evole to adrenalined lerk. Go as close to the offensive towers as you dare, staying in cover and use the defensive "Umbra". If you are lucky your teammates will stop being intimidated seeing a such a weak creature risking his live and surviving and jump to the rescue (when the marines are reloading if they are smart). If the Marines have grenade launcers, go skulk, and take him out at all costs timing your attack carefully and using leap attack to get to him quickly and bite him to death. People, you can do it with a little bit of luck. So don't go thinking this is a hopeless situation. Unless you only had one hive to begin with. Then you have most probably lost already.

[XOR]Sloop

Skippy · November 2002

THis was said in another post but I'll say it anayways.

Find a willing sacrifice, a sulk with xenocide is even better.

Have Mr Mad Bomber rush the marines and die a horrible death. Wait two seconds. Now rush the poor reloading buggers. This works especially well if you use leap to make them waste ammo before xenocide.

<img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='asrifle.gif'> . Tastes like chicken.

MeltedSnowman · November 2002

I got more than 50 kills as a Skulk on ns_nothing last night.

Most of them were only with Carapace. No cloaking, no silence. (Though things go easier once I got those.)

It's all a matter of surprising the marines.

Even if you're not hiding and waiting for them, surprise them! Wait for them to be building something, and jump them. Get them when they're coming down an elevator (they're kinda dozing then, so it's a nice ambush spot.)

And most of all, get then when they're retreating. If they're not looking your way they're not shooting at you. Free kill.

Skippy · November 2002

I love waiting in the corners of a room for the sound of marines building. You can sneak right up on them and munch on one or two before they can even react.

Parasite + Stealth is great for setting ambushes and warning your team when you see a squad of marines with HA/HMG's or GL's. I've seen five marines walk into the middle of a room and start cursing madly as the two cloaked onos they were standing beside suddenly start ripping into them.

MeltedSnowman · November 2002

And oh yeah! Chuckle scares the bejesus out of marines when you're cloaked in a really obscure place. (i.e. the roof in a hive room they're trying to secure).

You can often hold-off the building process if you're there before they are and you chuckle like mad. Eventually they'll start shooting corners and spraying their precious ammo everywhere. Then the commander will become irritated with them for not setting up that TF. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='wink.gif'>

Skippy · November 2002

It's really fun in hera to set up on the other side on the sign i the rec entrance (thin that's the place, correct me if I'm wrong) parasiting and chuckling like mad.

Also sometimes you can lure marines into trip webs (web's just above floor level). By shoing up for a second and running like mad as soon as they start firing. I've killed more than one overconfident marine with a HA/HMG combo this way, though they always seem to be so darn ANGRY about it afterwords.

Tucker_Gerak · November 2002

Just remember; the skulk is mainly for annoyance. You don't realize it; but if you run into their base and just gnaw on something; it keeps their focus somewhere besides the battlefield. This really helps your teammates with resource towers and such. You should ignore you kill ratio and be suicidal for your team . <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='smile.gif'>

Necro · November 2002

yea and never (if u can) go face to face, get from behind, above etc.

and if you have to go from the front jump and dodge like a mofo on crack! (and use walls!)

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