Electrifying?

OG7OG7 Join Date: 2005-02-01 Member: 39356Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">Hmm?</div> OK i'm fairly new to NS but i've got the main gist of it all...except 'electrifying' stuff how is it done? I've seen people killed by eleectricity and commanders ordering to 'electrify' or 'elect' rts so please how do you do it <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> is it done at certain weld points?

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  • Raza.Raza. Join Date: 2004-01-24 Member: 25663Members, Constellation
    First of all you need a turret factory somewhere on the field.
    Then the comm can electrify turret factorys and rts.
    If you are in the chair, selected a tf or rt and you'll see the electrify upgrade icon.
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  • theclamtheclam Join Date: 2004-08-01 Member: 30290Members
    Generally electrification is regarded as a waste, for these reasons:

    -It can be taken down by aliens with regeneration.
    -It can be taken down by a hive 2 gorge (bile bomb).
    -It can be taken down by a fade or an onos without any upgrades.
    -It costs 30 res, which could be spent on upgrades (e.g. weapons2), guns (3 shotguns, or 2 HMGs or 2 GLs), or buildings.
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  • BadMouthBadMouth It ceases to be exclusive when you can have a custom member titl Join Date: 2004-05-21 Member: 28815Members
    elect is generally a waste of res. it is only gd for helping lockdowns but then again, u cld put an extra 3 turrets instead of electing the TF or RT at hive location. however, it is kinda fun to elect a hive to death. go try it.
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  • OG7OG7 Join Date: 2005-02-01 Member: 39356Members
    So does electrification hit aliens in a certain range then? How much damage does it do?

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  • SLizerSLizer Join Date: 2003-11-07 Member: 22363Members, Constellation
    Yes the range is just enough big to put something next to /rt/tf to get zapped. I dont know about the damage but as people said fades can take them out easily. Electri-frying is mostly for skulks who often get killed when the electrf finishes and it zaps them by surprise. <!--emo&:angry:--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/mad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::skulk::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/skulk.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='skulk.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • JosekiJoseki Join Date: 2004-08-23 Member: 30817Members
    Elect is fairly useful against hive one aliens who have either movement or sensory abilities, but higher life forms and defensive aliens have no trouble with them. Like everything else in NS, the usefulness of electricity depends on your current situation.
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  • TwelveTwelve Join Date: 2005-01-17 Member: 36044Members
    Electrification isn't useless, it's great when you're the last gorge with everyone spectating, reverse into the range of the res. tower and let it shock ur butt to death. High entertainment value.
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  • MalevolentMalevolent Join Date: 2003-08-03 Member: 18842Members
    Electrification is quite powerful against skulks. They won't be able to kill and electrified TF or RT. The only way they can is by hit and run or if there are a lot of them chomping at once. Fades can take down electrified TFs easily, but RTs will take more. Fades will have to heal at some point to take down the RT, so if you could wait for a fade to attack an electrified RT and then rush it, you have a good chance at killing it.
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  • rnnrnn Join Date: 2003-11-13 Member: 22756Members, Constellation
    Electrifying rts can, both in public games and in matches, be very useful lategame if the game is "standing still".

    If you keep losing rts as marine and aliens doesnt have any gestates, then electrifying is a good way to keep your rts alive. Even if they do have a 2nd hive, taking down electrified rts is very difficult without gestates, just keep the gorges away.

    Electrifying early game is, as mentioned above, usually a waste of res.
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  • NiteowlNiteowl Join Date: 2002-09-04 Member: 1274Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    edited April 2005
    Eletrification does 20 damage per hit, please look here for more info:

    <a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns/comm_manual/basic/marineStructures.htm#rt' target='_blank'>manual</a>
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  • POHFPOHF Join Date: 2004-10-11 Member: 32207Members
    if i elec a res for example then i put a phasegate by the restower so if an onos for ex come 2 kill the res i send my team thruw the pg to kill the onos and it is dommed.. normaly i dont elec the res because it is a waste of res normaly you dont have time to elec enything becauce you need the res and if you team mate isent that good you could get in trouble if you dont have the right upgrades
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