What Do You Do With Your Starting Res?

Error404 · August 2003

<div class="IPBDescription">How do you spend your freebie res?</div> I was just curious as to what people do with their starting 25-30 resource points at the beginning of the game?

Here are the early game options..

1] Nothing, just stay Skulk and kill things.
2] Go Gorge and put up a resource tower.
3] Go Gorge and put up upgrade chambers.
4] Go Gorge and put up offence chambers.
5] Wait for another 5 resources and go Lerk.

Sarisel · August 2003

I don't think anybody has a rigid routine when it comes to spending the initial resources. In fact, through an exploit you could do all 2,3, and 4 and still have the same resources left.

Really depends on who your team-mates are. If they're all greedy, you either leave the server or take the responsibility on yourself to make the game tolerable by buildings stuff. I'm prefectly okay with putting something up, going back to skulk (or terrorize marines with gorge gangs), gather up some more resources, put something else up.. then evolve into something else when there's nothing left to do.

NuclearCoreMeltdown · August 2003

I usualy end up doing 2-4 because everyone else is doing 6. But if someone else for a change wants to be builder gorge for the most part i just do 2, but that rarely happens.

Note: 6) Is saving up for onos.

Deathclaw · August 2003

I usually cap a res tower, then wait around at a hive putting up OCs. On Bast and Eclipse I save for Lerk though.

Xzilen · August 2003

I just about always do either 2, 3, or 4.

taboofires · August 2003

It's kinda silly to drop chambers in the first few seconds (other than sensory, which need to be in place quickly), because you don't really need them that much. Dropping a res, then dropping a chamber won't add long to your gorging time, and will do nice things for the economy. OCs usually aren't worth the res that early either, because you can only afford one (maybe two), which won't do much at all.

I'll drop a res if I think there are enough skulks around to defend me. Otherwise, I stay skulk and try to earn the res to drop a hive.

The_Finch · August 2003

I usually rush to a hive (one that marines aren't likely to rush) and drop the RT there. I do that because you get the guy who drops the chamber, then there's at least one guy who puts the OC in the spot where marines will <i>never</i> go. Dropping the hive node is always a good investment since it's going to stay up a good, long while.

Usually, when the game starts, I start yelling at people to drop a RT. I advocate RTs first, since the res comes quicker with more, allowing us to get both chambers and higher evolutions quicker. The people who Lerk/Fade rush usually aren't good at either of them and saving for Onos would be easier for everybody if you invested that 25 res in Gorging and dropping a RT. Rules change on larger servers where there's not enough nodes for everybody.

DrunkenSailor · August 2003

I stay skulk and do a MS rush. Usually I'll get at the very least 1 kill before I'm dead. The RFK then lets me go gorge and drop 2 nodes with my next life.

dr_d · August 2003

I kill about 5 marines and go drop a 2nd hive a minute and a half into the game, did I mention aliens have a slight advantage in 2.0? : )

Redmonkey · August 2003

Think you might be off by a few...minutes there D. The fastest I've seen second hive go up is at 3:50 into it. I went onos at 8:00 this morning.

Usually, I'll either drop two upgrades then suicide(usually movement. I've found that the team benefits the most from that first; faster res from kills, gorge rushing, etc)
or
I'll drop a res tower and suicide
or
terrorize marines and save for fade/onos.

RaVe · August 2003

I hide and build up rfk until I have enough res for lerk, and the spikespam begins <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

Or if I feel generous,I drop an RT and revert back to a skulk for RFK,after all you can get a good amount of res for a hive if you choose the correct spot for an ambush *coughdoublerescough*

blimp · August 2003

RFK helps you get the hive up at 1:30 into the game. Done it myself a few times.

I usually ask my teammates what they are going to do, and usually there is an admin, and we find out if someone is lameonosing, and he gets a warning, and we get him to do something more useful, like capping RTs all over the map while we secure the hive and getting chambers(or similar).

Necrosis · August 2003

Depends on my team, and the enemy.

If we've been getting rushes, then I'll spam up 2 OC, to at least slow the marines. If everyone is capping res, I'll call hive or chambers. If everything is taken care of, I'll likely go skulk/lerk and harass marines.

Personally I think thats the safest way of doing it. Especially if you have a team that are convinced that hive defence is for "noobs", and that aliens MUST rush dbl res to win the game.

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Pege · August 2003

I get some kills as a skulk and save for an early fade. Then I basically dominate, halt their progress (unless they do very good teamwork) or force them to get more upgrades and shotguns quick. Works wonders against somewhat disorganized marines, since they only move in squads of 1-3 and are a piece of cake for me to kill.

Roger_Dodger · August 2003

I'll ask team what chambers they want first, if i get 3 replies of the same chamber within 30 secs i build those, if there is disagreements or no one tells me what they want i call out "Random chamber of the day is... <insert watever chamber i feel like>" This usually kills boredom of the same chamber and its their own fault for not speaking up at the beginning if they start whinging.

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It's kinda silly to drop chambers in the first few seconds (other than sensory, which need to be in place quickly), because you don't really need them that much. Dropping a res, then dropping a chamber won't add long to your gorging time, and will do nice things for the economy. OCs usually aren't worth the res that early either, because you can only afford one (maybe two), which won't do much at all. </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>

Blasphemy!! If i can get the chambers up early (not including sense which u think is viable) the team can get so much RFK after gorging for something that they dont regret putting res into building investments.

If u dont get the upg chambers quick the rines can catch up or they mite be good enuff to hold off vanilla skulks. Whatever can give u the advantage at the beginning brings so much res in and holds tactical positions easier.

- RD

Error404 · August 2003

Theres nothing wrong with making a couple of offence chambers, you build them on a main route, then go back to skulk to position yourself behind where the marines would first encounter the OCs, they'll start shooting your OCs, then come up behind them and kill them all!! You'll get resources quickly to do with whatever you want, and by blocking a main route, you'll be doing your team a valuable service by stopping marines getting hives and resources.

Deacon · August 2003

Depends a lot on my team.

If my team is highly responsive and team-oriented, I'll gorge for RTs, and rely on skulks to cover me (and/or generally supress marine movement).

If my team is forking useless, I'll rush to the most distant hive, gorge, and immediately build either an SC (if I can get the team to approve it) or three OCs and two DCs. I usually end up with two OCs when the first marine patrols hit. With a little luck, some good OC placement, and some RFK, I can hold out for the rest of the mini-WOL. Once that's in place, I nail up the RT and (eventually) the hive.

Necrosis · August 2003

I've met two people who think dropping OC is for "noobs". They've obviously never been rushed.

SDJason · August 2003

HEHEHE.... i rmeember the day i played noob rines on ns nothing... they all stayed in base... so our whole team of 8 players went gorge on both sides (4 to a side) and dropped o and d chambers all over....

They could not leave base all game..... we then left 1 gorge on each side and capped all res while one person saved for onos....

oh yes.. thier one res tower did provide them with sieges.. as a matter of fact.... they fired once.... when the turret factory was at half health because the regen onos was eatin it....

After that... we won

Did this.. 5 times in a row.. yes 5 times....hehe nub rines

Demented · August 2003

I do either 2,3 or 4, but usually I end up being the entire team's only full-time gorge (Its just me).

Birdy · August 2003

I go skulk, drop 1 rt or 1 dc/mc/sc and wait untill i got the res for another one.
After i'm done, skulking untill fade or hive.

Shockeh · August 2003

1 or 2.... every time.

Occasionally 6) Save for Fade.

Beretta · August 2003

Gorge -> chamber -> gorge gang rape rush -> rfk -> hive <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'> notice i didnt put dying in there ill edit it
Gorge -> chamber -> rush -> die die die die die die die die die -> rfk (and from rt's) -> hive aaah thats more like it <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

Kiz · August 2003

Gorge > Hive res node > Skulk > kill things > Find a good vent, go gorge to drop a sensory in it, go back to skulk, repeat from step 4.

What Do You Do With Your Starting Res?

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