What Upgrade Route Do You Take In Co?
semtexwarrior
Join Date: 2004-11-01 Member: 32586Members
Join Date: 2004-11-01 Member: 32586Members
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aliens it depends on the map
-lerk, then adrenaline, then hive 2, cara, sof, regen, etc. (for good spore / umbra spmaing action)
-xeno skulk -> web gorge (for those pesky jps)
-fade then cara, sof, celerity, regen, adren
This is based on how I play on 10-20 minute servers
2: Adrenaline
3: Gorge
4: Regen
5: Celerity
6: Carapace
7: Redemption
8: Next hive ability
9: Save
10: 3rd hive ability
It varies depending on gameplay (and when I join), but my first upgrades are always
W1 -> shotgun, a1, resupply
Then I get
a2
JP
I get scan if lots of aliens have cloaking, and I get a welder if it is needed. Otherwise I get w2 and motion tracking.
Aliens:
lerk
redemption
onos (the fastest way to get a usable onos if you aren't a good fade)
celerity
carapace
regen
adrenaline (in case I need to go gorge to heal the hive)
Marines:
Resupply
Weap 1
Shotgun
Motion tracking (if not earlier)
armor 1
<usually by now the marines have won the game...I'm not an amazing marine>
Aliens:
cloaking
silence
adren
lerk
<goof around trying whatever upgrades I feel like from there onwards>
- W1
- Shotgun
- Armor 1
- Resup
- Armor 2
- Jetpack
- Wepons 2
- HMG or w3 or GL (if things get despirate)
For aliens, aside from rushing xeno to webs (most effective BY FAR) we have the fade:
- Rush fade
- Carapace
- Rush focus
- Celerity (You can switch adren with celerity, you basically need adren once jetpacks come to keep moving and not die)
- Adren
- Regen
w1
shotty
a1
a2
jp
w2
w3
aliens, depends on mood. usually leap first then save for fade or focus. yeah and xeno is pretty damn effective, especially when you have leap, silence and/or SoF.
Gives you ammo and health every so often.. or if you don't get any for a while, right when you reload/get hurt, you'll be resupplied..
I usually save for onos/redem, coz I'm a CO_ newb <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
If you're playing 'to win'.... Note I leave Resupply quite late because as long as you're keeping aliens busy, the only reason to 'need' it is to deal with Lerks gassing you, which depends on the enemy team tactics, I guess.
MT,
W1,
Shotgun,
A1,
Resupply,
A2,
JP,
Then either W2 or A3, depending on the number of focus users on the opposing team.
I've pretty much given up Focus on Aliens, as although it's quite good for winning CO, it's useless for practising for NS, which is what I treat CO as these days.
- Shockwave
From there I get carapace, regen, and redemption. When thats done I save my levels so I can adapt to the situation, get 2nd hive ability(ie. umbra for hive), evolve fade (for some much needed practice), or go onos (for that lovely cara/redempt combo <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->)
For marines the only thing I have set in stone is mines and lvl 1 armor. The rest I figure out as I go.
-unlock ability
-unlock ability
-adren (by now i always safe one point to go immediatly web gorge if neccesary)
-cara
-cele
-regen
-gorge (one point left)
or
-support lerk with primal scream if enough cc bashing oni
marine:
-w1
-sg
-a1
-resup
-a2
-jp/ha (depending on map and team, jp prefered)
-w2
-w3 or gl or welder if HA
Mines
Weap 1
Shotgun
Resuply
Armor 1
Armor 2
Jetpack
Weap 2
Aliens:
Unlock 1
Cara
Fade
Clerity
Onos/random upgrades
w1
shotty
a1
a2
jp
w2
w3
aliens, depends on mood. usually leap first then save for fade or focus. yeah and xeno is pretty damn effective, especially when you have leap, silence and/or SoF. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Exacly the same as mine.
cele
Fade
cara
focus
(here is where i mix things up depending on the map and the opposition)
regen
SoF or unlock ability
redemp
Alien: Focus, Celerity, Lerk, Regen, Cara, Adren, Silence
if you like to lerk then seriously try this out...it works perfectly for me but it helps if you can bhop w/ the early focus
Carapace makes things harder otherwise :/
MT
A1
Hand Grenades (stop s****ing at the back)
W1
A2
JP
Shotgun
W2
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interesting word to filterblock - gg reducing the forum-goers vocabulary
it's another word for laughing - have a guess
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I saw the potential for some interesting discussion.
Then I saw the "in co" part.
1st: Save
2nd: Lerk
3rd: Fade
4th: Carapace
5th: Regen
6th: Celerity
7th+: Doesn't really matter
some people say get carapace with their first point but that's just a waste because as soon as you go lerk you go from 70/10 -> 125/30 which is bags more armour and health. Then it's easy to get to Fade and fade owns all.
As fade don't die! Just go back to the hive and heal in less than 5 seconds. You don't give away experience and your score looks 1337 <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
I've converted quite a few people to this alien upgrade order and the result is going from a mediocre alien with a fairly even K:D to kickass aliens normally greater than 2:1. Once you can fade it's way too easy to get 10+:1 on pubs.
Marines:
1st: Resupply (for lmg camp)
Then either Shotgun then JP or JP then Shotgun
Finally upgrade shotgun dmg to take out the hive when you feel like it. If there are lots of fades maybe you'll want to switch to HMG to support the team.
although i commed a couple of games today where i went a1, w1, cats, w2. damn those fades and hives go down FAST to shotties <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Resupply
Weapon1
Shotgun
HMG
Weapon2
Armor1
Armor2
Weapon3
Jetpack
If it turns out that we're getting raped by cloaked Aliens, then I'll throw in a Scan Area after I've died a few times to a cloaker. If the CC falls below 75%, my next upgrade is a welder and then mines.
Aliens:
I prefer the "Super Skulk" because they're inexpensive, fast, and can do a surprising amount of damage.
Invis
Celerity
Focus
Silence
Hive Upgrade 1
Adreneline
Hive Upgrade 2
If the Marines have a significant Heavy Armor presence or early Scan upgrades, then I'll either go Fade or Onos, but I suck at both of those. If there are multiple incursions to the hive within a few minute period and there are no Gorges, then I'll go Gorge until we've gained the upper hand, distributing webs through all nearby corridors rooms and shafts.
I feel that these threads are useful as it allows the Devs to get an idea from the forum regulars which upgrades aren't used very much and may need tweaking in the Combat gametype.
mt, w1, shotgun, resupply, a1, a2, jp, then catalysts/gl/w2
Aliens:
lerk, adren, celerity, focus, cara, regen, sof
or
fade, adren, cara, focus, regen, cele
-Weapon 1 (Because I want shotgun)
-Shotgun (Because 150 LMG bullets is spent by now)
-Resupply (Because my shotgun is running out of ammo about now and I might be low on health)
-Armor 1 (Focus might drop by around now)
-Armor 2 (To get my jetpack)
-Jetpack (Let the ownage begin)
-Weapon 2 (For those fades)
-Some utility (Welder, MT, Scan, or weapon 3, whatever)
Alien:
-Hive 2 (Leap against all those pesky shotguns, and meta is just the greatest, no need for adrenaline or early regen)
-Celerity (My fade lifeline)
-Permanent Fade from here
-Carapace (Because it's awesome against HMGs and Shotguns)
-Regeneration (No more having to run back to hive when critical)
-Focus (Let the ownage begin)
But some of us aren't elite snipers. I'm gettin' old and my aim ain't what it used to be. My ectoplasm is all dried up!
shotty
jp
wp3
resupply
cat
alines:
silence
ceril
cara
regen
sof
leap
adren
fade
or
silence
leap
xeno
sof
cara
adren
ceril
cloak
gorge
the only certainty for aliens is getting cele first, from then i might super skulk/save next levels for fade/fast onos, depends really