Tell Me The Best Way To Take On A Onos

UntitledUntitled Join Date: 2003-02-09 Member: 13348Members
<div class="IPBDescription">once upon a time i killed an onos...</div> Hmm... how to kill an onos with your bare hands...

but really, sometimes when the game has reached a point where marine victory seems rather impossible. We always decide to just live as long as possibe. And thus we die either very slowly or quick and painful. The most common endgame creature is the Onos. Killing this creature is extremely difficult, and the mere presence of this mighty behemoth spells doom for the poor fool., but on to the point.

Me wanna know how to best kill an onos.
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  • AcdFReAcdFRe Join Date: 2002-12-02 Member: 10356Members
    Use my steps on killing an onos:

    1.Pull out your hmg
    2.Pull trigger on hmg
    3.Let bullets fly into Onos until creature is not moving anymore
  • Vahn_PaktuVahn_Paktu Join Date: 2002-10-28 Member: 1666Members, Constellation
    LOL!

    Keep to the high ground where the Onos can't get you.
  • CplDavisCplDavis I hunt the arctic Snonos Join Date: 2003-01-09 Member: 12097Members
    Jet pack and HMGs Just make sure you hit him.
    As wisely stated before, get to the high ground.
    DIRECT grenade hits into the body work well.
    Level 3 shot guns do massave damage. But you have to be close in an area where the Onos cant get you. this is hard when the aliens are also attacking with fades and spore shooting lerks.
    If the Onos is standing near OC, DCs out side the marine base and you have some siege cannons...
    MASSAVE server crashing turret farms. Im talking like 50 turrets here. This happens once every 1,000,000 games but when it does **** really funny and that Onos drops dead in 1.5 seconds.
    Luck, the Onos was ment to be a game ender anyways. I usualy do the same as you, If i know we cant win I fight to the death and prolong that alien vicstory as long as possible. If you are going to die, take some aliens with you.
  • PaqPaq Join Date: 2002-12-15 Member: 10876Members
    edited April 2003
    Yup, high ground works well. But dont fly around when onos is nearby, try to land somewhere...paralyze is too powerfull agains JP's <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--> And well paralyze doesn't cause any damage, so it doesn't matter if onos paralyzes you when you land on high ground.

    Oh, and try to shoot onos from behind or left/right side. I have noticed that if you shoot onos in the head, it doesn't take that much damage.....hitboxes are skrewed or something... <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • EvenFlowEvenFlow Join Date: 2002-12-18 Member: 11046Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Paq+Apr 8 2003, 02:11 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Paq @ Apr 8 2003, 02:11 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> And well paralyze doesn't cause any damage <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Hmmmm, I got killed by paralize just the other night <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • PaqPaq Join Date: 2002-12-15 Member: 10876Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Even~Flow+Apr 8 2003, 10:46 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Even~Flow @ Apr 8 2003, 10:46 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Hmmmm, I got killed by paralize just the other night <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    You got paralyzed and you dopped on the ground from high roof? Or did the paralyze kill you when you was standing on the ground? <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo-->

    That's weird. Once i kept shooting one jp'er who were landed on to a one pipe. Shooted him with paralyze about 40 times and he didn't take any damage. And even the little info box which appears when you select paralyze says that it doesn't cause any damage. <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • RatfireRatfire Join Date: 2003-03-31 Member: 15091Members
    I was just wondering if anyone had ever engaged onos in a battle where the marines have full upgrades and defensive support. By this I mean,

    Lvl 3 Weapons
    Lvl 3 Armor
    HMGs-Grenade Launchers-Shotguns-Welders
    Jetpacks
    Heavy Armor
    Emplaced Sentry Turrets

    And coupled this with good grouping techniques. Is it possible to hold back onos?


    Ratfire
  • Amped1Amped1 Join Date: 2003-02-08 Member: 13287Members
    Paralyze/Primal Scream Kill
    1)Select Charge and click once
    2)Switch to desired weapon
    3)Run into enemies and kill them
    4)Laugh
  • That_Annoying_KidThat_Annoying_Kid Sire of Titles Join Date: 2003-03-01 Member: 14175Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin--DeAtH_tO_gOrDoN+Apr 8 2003, 09:37 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DeAtH_tO_gOrDoN @ Apr 8 2003, 09:37 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Paralyze/Primal Scream Kill
    1)Select Charge and click once
    2)Switch to desired weapon
    3)Run into enemies and kill them
    4)Laugh <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    thats how you do paralyze/primal scream kills

    killing onos is done with...

    da da da da!

    TEAMWORK!

    6 upgraded LMGS
    or a few upgraded HMG's will tear teh onos to shredzors
    (please pardon my leet)
  • gunnergunner Join Date: 2002-11-03 Member: 6763Members
    run like hell and try to lead it off a cliff.

    trigger_hurt pwns. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • StoneburgStoneburg Join Date: 2002-11-11 Member: 8174Members
    Since 99.9999% of the time there is no tactical value of killing an Onos I suggest this:

    Wait until they are inside your spawn area hitting stuff and making noises. Get in behind it and start knifing.

    With enough distractions around he may not notice and if some teammates are also hurting him you might get him.
  • PaqPaq Join Date: 2002-12-15 Member: 10876Members
    Heh, and it is really humiliating to get killed by knife when you are onos <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • RedfordRedford Monorailcatfjord Join Date: 2002-04-28 Member: 528Members, NS1 Playtester
    Teamwork teamwork teamwork. If you can get three or more heavy armos firing at the same time onto one, and they are reasonably accurate, the onos should either run or die in short order.

    Alternatly, run and scream.
  • EvenFlowEvenFlow Join Date: 2002-12-18 Member: 11046Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Paq+Apr 8 2003, 02:57 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Paq @ Apr 8 2003, 02:57 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin--Even~Flow+Apr 8 2003, 10:46 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Even~Flow @ Apr 8 2003, 10:46 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Hmmmm, I got killed by paralize just the other night  <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    You got paralyzed and you dopped on the ground from high roof? Or did the paralyze kill you when you was standing on the ground? <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo-->

    That's weird. Once i kept shooting one jp'er who were landed on to a one pipe. Shooted him with paralyze about 40 times and he didn't take any damage. And even the little info box which appears when you select paralyze says that it doesn't cause any damage. <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    We had setup a last resort base on the catwalk in viaduct ( Nothing ), the Onos were running around like rabid dogs below. The guy killed me somehow, when I checked my console to see what the kill registered as it did say *insertnamehere* killed Even~Flow with Paralasys <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->

    The graphic in game was a skull and crossbones. I definately did not fall to death.
  • MindmeldmeMindmeldme The Evil One Join Date: 2002-10-27 Member: 1637Members
    taking on an onos...weather end game or not requires numbers. It's nearly impossible to do it by yourself...unless you have a HMG JP and a lot of flying skill. if all else fails fully Upgraded LMG's will do damage to an onos...just sit and unload at it. Preferably have a couple HMG's lieing around so it'll go down faster. Your biggest problem is making sure it doesn't get away when it runs like a dog like Fades do when they are almost dead. I recommend gernades to keep it from coming back then.
  • RionRion Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7752Members
    3 people with an HMG will kill onos' faster than you'd think.

    Get about 7 people with LMGs and that onos is toast.. if he's alone
  • ChickenOfWarChickenOfWar Join Date: 2003-04-09 Member: 15352Members
    edited April 2003
    Try this!!!




    <!--emo&::asrifle::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='asrifle.gif'><!--endemo--> "AHHHH!"
    <!--emo&::asrifle::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='asrifle.gif'><!--endemo--> "DIIIEE!!!"
    <!--emo&::asrifle::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='asrifle.gif'><!--endemo--> BANG!!!!!"
    <!--emo&::asrifle::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='asrifle.gif'><!--endemo--> "HAHAHA!" <!--emo&::sentry::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/turret.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='turret.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::sentry::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/turret.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='turret.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::onos::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tiny.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tiny.gif'><!--endemo-->
    <!--emo&::asrifle::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='asrifle.gif'><!--endemo--> "EATLMG!"
    <!--emo&::asrifle::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='asrifle.gif'><!--endemo--> "KILL!!!!!
  • ATIATI Join Date: 2003-03-14 Member: 14492Members
    There was one game where I took down three onos.....I know that sounds rather impossible but listen to what I did. I hid by a pip where the Onos wouldn't see me directly nor would any other incoming enemies. I took at a GL (mind you this is at MB and we where getting slammed so not many where paying attention to me). The Onos were rather stupid because they didn't....in any way...look at where I was firing from.....Then I unloaded clip after clip of grenades into any thing that got near me....next thing I knew....three onos where tallied for me....Mainly I got hella lucky and the Onos were being stupid...had that not happened I think I would've died relaly fast.

    However...More imporantly, I was ina game were onos where being used and we managed to win the game (took us an hour to get everything for the marines back...but we did it). We were already fully upgraded on ALL of thetech tree so the Comm had the ability to do basically whatever he wanted. The first thing he did was place turrets all in access points to our hold out position. Then he gave 3 people HA with HMG and Welders. There were two onos that rushed base. Because the turrets where in their way the onos couldn't reach the HA/HMG's. The HA's slammed the onos and in seconds...the onos died. Once the Onos died the HA's soon got two more HA/HMG/Welders tot ehir contingent making 5 total HAs. (this is the truly hard part) the 5 HAs stuck together so and the comm diligently made sure they always had health. When we arrived at the first Hive we could we didn't break any formation and concentrated all power onthe hive. Not a single HA died because of the teamwork we had going on. Since the other aliens didn't have the res to get anymore onos the aliens couldn't send any real support to take out the HA's. With the first hive down we secured it and then very slowly moved to the second hive and did the same thing whittling away slowly at the aliens with PATIENCE and TEAMWORK (very key to winning in such bad situations).

    Ultimately it is winnable but most Pub servers don't have people with the maturity or intelligence to stick together in groups for an hour slowly killing the aliens. So the odds are extremely against you...but you can win it.
  • PaqPaq Join Date: 2002-12-15 Member: 10876Members
    edited April 2003
    I believe that. Peoples just doesn't understand how good one HA team can be.
    Everyone is like, skrew the HA, JP pwn's !!!

    Once we fought againts fully upgraded HA team with 3 hive aliens. We won that battle eventually, but it wasn't easy. We lost 4 onos and couple fades in that fight. We won because the xenociding skulks and lerks, who kept shooting spore. Xenocide was actually the only thing that worked against them effectively. <!--emo&:0--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • nnynny Join Date: 2002-11-06 Member: 7440Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Vahn_Paktu+Apr 7 2003, 11:38 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Vahn_Paktu @ Apr 7 2003, 11:38 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Keep to the high ground where the Onos can't get you. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I would agree with this general idea - jump on top of a resource collector, a ledge, something, to get out of the obvious hitzone.

    Then never stop firing.

    I remember an onos attacking our siege attempt in triad, and there were a couple of sentries to get in the way as it ran around. I emptied multiple LMG clips into the beast, while standing on the resource collector, and the poor alien player just couldn't get the angle and range needed to reach me as I shifted around on top.

    It won't work all the time - other players probably could have reached me, but as this onos ran back up the ramp to eclipse, my last LMG clip finished him off.
  • KazyrasKazyras Join Date: 2002-11-23 Member: 9722Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Paq+Apr 10 2003, 12:46 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Paq @ Apr 10 2003, 12:46 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->I believe that. Peoples just doesn't understand how good one HA team can be.
    Everyone is like, skrew the HA, JP pwn's !!!

    Once we fought againts fully upgraded HA team with 3 hive aliens. We won that battle eventually, but it wasn't easy. We lost 4 onos and couple fades in that fight. We won because the xenociding skulks and lerks, who kept shooting spore. Xenocide was actually the only thing that worked against them effectively. <!--emo&:0--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif'><!--endemo--><!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Try charge. Kills HA dudes like you wouldn't believe. Pick adrenaline for your movement upgrade too so it lasts twice as long.
  • haWuhaWu Join Date: 2003-02-02 Member: 13006Members
    Yeah, word to what the guy said about HA. They take down Onos like no other.

    The other day, on ns_siege005, We had a full squad of HMG/HA waiting at the end of alien access, We heard the familiar scream of an onos, and within seconds, We had a 500lb beast charging at our squad. We all opened fire on it, and it dropped dead at our feet. The rest of the alien team were mincemeat after that, and we stormed in and took the three hives.

    Moral of this story? Focus fire kills.

    <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • BigMadSteveBigMadSteve Join Date: 2003-02-12 Member: 13472Members
    Don't charge against a fully upgraded marine with hmg and armour. In eclipse I had two onos charge at me and I took them both down (massive amount of luck involved). After that I asked for a medkit and weld because I only had 1 hp left lol.

    Another way to avoid the onos is to jump behind a barrier and shoot at it. This works well when in eclipse. If the onos is stupid he will go around and by that time you will have jumped over to the side the onos was on. If the onos is smart he will paralyse you. The trick is to keep moving.
  • KeyserKeyser Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13591Members
    Yeah a whole team can take care of an onos, but how often do you get 1 onos rushing a base by himself? Key is not to fly around, but to get some where where he can't shoot you, but you can shoot him <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • AoA_Viper_GeoffAoA_Viper_Geoff Join Date: 2003-04-09 Member: 15350Members
    this is how i killed a onos on siege. followed him from ramp to marine siege room with jp and hmg shooting him. then when in the siege room after putting 2 clips into him (he had regen) start knifing while a teamate continued to shoot him. KNIFE KILL ONOS DOWN <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::onos::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tiny.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tiny.gif'><!--endemo-->

    how to kill a onos?
    dont let them get them is my best suggestion or if ur teams sucks gang up
  • KazyrasKazyras Join Date: 2002-11-23 Member: 9722Members
    2 Onos dying to 1 HA = idiots. It takes like, what, 4-5 gores to kill one? Or a hug of 3 seconds with charge? Please. There's no way you can take 1 Onos down by yourself, let alone 2, unless they're just standing there trying to stare at you to death.

    Charge and even good old gore absolutely destroy HA marines. The trick is to not be the only thing they have to shoot at. Have your teammates engage them, THEN charge in for the kill(s) from a flanking direction preferably. Don't rush at them from the end of a long, straight corridor.

    Sadly, marines don't have any Onos counter as of 1.04, except a jetpacker who got up in a very good vantage point somewhere. Too bad the Onos can either leave or level an entire base in the time it'll take him to die. The only way to survive Onos with half a brain is to not let them get any in the first place (keep denying the 3rd hive) or its GG the second you hear that first primal scream.
  • Lord_Of_The_PingsLord_Of_The_Pings Join Date: 2003-02-27 Member: 14079Members
    jump on top of TEh On05 and u5e ur uber 733t starshiptroopers skils <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->

    not really

    lvl. 3 armor
    lvl. 3 weps
    nade launcher
    pistol
    HA
  • AIRinc_FaReZAIRinc_FaReZ Join Date: 2003-03-21 Member: 14763Members
    Kitsune posted that to kill an Onos, 10 Grenades are needed. Thats 2 reloads.
  • toxintoxin Join Date: 2003-04-09 Member: 15340Members
    I managed to knife an onos to death once. The map was Bast, and our base in the marine starting location was being overrun by all types of aliens. I was hiding behind one of those pillars at the back, shooting fades with my pistol. When I ran out of ammo, I pulled out my knife and charged at the nearest onos. All the aliens were facing the comm chair, so no-one noticed me until I had killed the onos.

    The best way to kill an onos is to get it from behind. Position a marine out of sight at each side of a door, and when the onos runs past, it usually won't notice them. All they need to do is keep firing at it until it dies or another alien gets them.
  • AIRinc_FaReZAIRinc_FaReZ Join Date: 2003-03-21 Member: 14763Members
    It seems that alien players tend to lose A) Sight B) Fear of guns and C) The intelligence they use when they skulk. I mean, who needs these! Im so big!
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