How to be a respected Sister of the Hive

[Logi99]

Step 1. I've seen many shits don't do this and even worster, they fucking be rude. The queen. The Queen is your life, no matter how bad or good she is you must listen to her. IF she orders you to fucking charge yourselves to a suicide. DO IT! In the end you can complain if you want. And do not fucking insult her at all. You will get warnings for going out of character.

Step 2. Please for goodness sakes. If you're a larva and you ask for jelly, kill yourself. Instead, how about you wait till you can actually evolve and eat jelly. This actually stops the Queen processing her egg, but if she has time she may but do not ask her to..

Step 3. For once actually plan something. I have played as a Queen with team of 4 other aliens, we actually that round with shear luck and co-ordination. You should always co-ordinate everything on the matter of castes. If you're fighting with the Queen, leave her at the backlines untill she can screech. Crushers must always stay at the front line and Boiler should stay at the back lines but when a Boiler says watch out. For flip sakes watch out. I have seen so many good plans go to waste just cause of a person going in the line of fire.

Step 4. Do not metagame. IF you metagame, especially when there's a mine, you actually cause the whole hive to think that's dangerous. For once if you have to suicide for it, just suicide. You'll actually make your Hive lose the risk of metagaming but eh. I don't think a lot will follow this?

Step 5. Runners are very useless unless they're upgraded. If young runners die just shrug it off, if mature runners die you can feel a little annoyed but if ancient runners die you might of lost the good species of runners. Runners who have the speed of a runner and the strength of a ravager is very useful

Step 6. This is the final step. For good sakes. If you are a drone or a hivelord and you decide to attack at unnescessary times. Stop playing Xeno. What in the name is wrong with you. You have abilities that marines can't. Instantly and magically summon a wall. Be Donald Trump for fuck sakes. Wall the marines away from you. They're mexicans.

[GarlicBread]

Addendum

Keep a stopwatch or something with you to keep track of how long you've swallowed furry hosts for, If the Queen sees you spew out a 7 stack of dead furries she will NOT be pleased

[Toroic]

Addendum

Keep a stopwatch or something with you to keep track of how long you've swallowed furry hosts for, If the Queen sees you spew out a 7 stack of dead furries she will NOT be pleased

It's really not worth it to swallow monkeys for longer than it takes to go through a tunnel, you just aren't under that sort of time pressure.

Most rounds you have at least one runner kill 3+ of them though.

[GarlicBread]

It's really not worth it to swallow monkeys for longer than it takes to go through a tunnel, you just aren't under that sort of time pressure.

Most rounds you have at least one runner kill 3+ of them though.

The important take away message was not to accidentally massacre half the planets wildlife which is usually frustrating to see

[Azmodan412]

Do not pick a fight with Tyler the Survivor without backup?

[Toroic]

Do not pick a fight with Tyler the Survivor without backup?

Maybe with huggers, but I wouldn't unless I was T3. Good chance the marines will FF you and your 26 welding masks make huggers ineffective.

[Azmodan412]

Maybe with huggers, but I wouldn't unless I was T3. Good chance the marines will FF you and your 26 welding masks make huggers ineffective.

Not 26! Only like 6 or 7!

[Boltersam]

Step 1. I've seen many shits don't do this and even worster,

worster

*internally screams*
Even WORSE. It is even WORSE dammit!

Step 2. Please for goodness sakes. If you're a larva and you ask for jelly, kill yourself. Instead, how about you wait till you can actually evolve and eat jelly. This actually stops the Queen processing her egg, but if she has time she may but do not ask her to..

Step 3. For once actually plan something. I have played as a Queen with team of 4 other aliens, we actually that round with shear luck and co-ordination. You should always co-ordinate everything on the matter of castes. If you're fighting with the Queen, leave her at the backlines untill she can screech. Crushers must always stay at the front line and Boiler should stay at the back lines but when a Boiler says watch out. For flip sakes watch out. I have seen so many good plans go to waste just cause of a person going in the line of fire.

Step 4. Do not metagame. IF you metagame, especially when there's a mine, you actually cause the whole hive to think that's dangerous. For once if you have to suicide for it, just suicide. You'll actually make your Hive lose the risk of metagaming but eh. I don't think a lot will follow this?

Step 5. Runners are very useless unless they're upgraded. If young runners die just shrug it off, if mature runners die you can feel a little annoyed but if ancient runners die you might of lost the good species of runners. Runners who have the speed of a runner and the strength of a ravager is very useful

Step 6. This is the final step. For good sakes. If you are a drone or a hivelord and you decide to attack at unnescessary times. Stop playing Xeno. What in the name is wrong with you. You have abilities that marines can't. Instantly and magically summon a wall. Be Donald Trump for fuck sakes. Wall the marines away from you. They're mexicans.

Step 4. Do not metagame. IF you metagame, especially when there's a mine, you actually cause the whole hive to think that's dangerous. For once if you have to suicide for it, just suicide. You'll actually make your Hive lose the risk of metagaming but eh. I don't think a lot will follow this?

Nobody will follow this. Even if they're evolved enough that it won't kill them, they'll still avoid the mines. If they step on one by accident and survive, they'll say "Watch out for exploding rocks on the ground", then everybody knows IC to avoid them, even though they were avoiding them OOC already.

Otherwise, it's a good guide, I suppose. The thing is, people won't ever plan anything together, ever, ESPECIALLY now that there's fucking Greytide in the ranks. The greytide, especially, won't follow this guide. Also, for step 6: It's fuck's sake.

[Steven Sneider]

Mostly this is for crushers but can apply to queen.When screeching or stomping on a tight place with aliens behind you,dont turn back.
You will just block the other aliens following you and allow the stunned marines to get back up.

[eyelocker]

Don't be a tier 3 when you can barely be a tier 1.

[Toroic]

Yeah, I'm never going to die to prove that mines are dangerous.

[ParadoxSpace]

Ice Map Tips: Do not infect a marine and then run, you /will/ kill them via cold air.

[ShortTemperedLeprechaun]

Step 3. For once actually plan something. I have played as a Queen with team of 4 other aliens, we actually that round with shear luck and co-ordination. You should always co-ordinate everything on the matter of castes. If you're fighting with the Queen, leave her at the backlines untill she can screech. Crushers must always stay at the front line and Boiler should stay at the back lines but when a Boiler says watch out. For flip sakes watch out. I have seen so many good plans go to waste just cause of a person going in the line of fire.

Step 6. This is the final step. For good sakes. If you are a drone or a hivelord and you decide to attack at unnescessary times. Stop playing Xeno. What in the name is wrong with you. You have abilities that marines can't. Instantly and magically summon a wall. Be Donald Trump for fuck sakes. Wall the marines away from you. They're mexicans.

For 3, I believe boiler spit works like a smartgun targetting now, so in theory, just put a crusher in front of the chemical warfare unit, and watch the fun go

For 6, that made me life. "FUCKEN MEXICANS WANT OUR LARVA!"

[GarlicBread]

Corrosive acid is good on alot of things.. Except the things you and your sisters are hiding behind

[New525]

When your building the hive as a drone leaving all the infected monkeys unrestrained in one room is alright, however leaving a bunch of marines in a big room or god-forbid unrestrained is about the worst thing a hive can do. All it takes is for one to break out than all your larva are dead within minutes. Wall each tall host individually.

[Mech__Warrior]

The important take away message was not to accidentally massacre half the planets wildlife which is usually frustrating to see

I usually count to 15, then spit them out. They end up staying on the ground for a while due to oxygen deprivation, but they will eventually come back to life.

[McRamon]

People, who read forum, already know all that stuff, more or less. People, who dont... Get it?
But actually there is one thing i rarely ( if almost never) see in game - if you have acid (especially boiler), at fob or sulaco assault time, use your acid not to only melt flaers, but to melt walls and other wall-like objects (like pacman or vendors). It is much easier for a marine to defend one title corridor than to fight in literally just field. As boiler you can come and use acid under cover of your blob you have just fired. Also good tactics- boiler fires blob, ravager under cover of it (or literally anyone faster than boiler or stronger) comes and destroys tables and barricades one by one. And runners, for fuck sake, don't defuse mines, let crusher and spitters fight at front while you run around, sneak in, when people get boring standing lonely at, for example, east side of fob, and leave it. Hide under stuff and wait for the perfect moment. WAIT Is the most important word here

[doodeeda]

I've killed a few monkies before...heh. Now, I'm sure to PM new aliens about being careful with devouring small animals. ~10 seconds and they're dead. I got you guys, you alien mains ^^

[ShortTemperedLeprechaun]

When your building the hive as a drone leaving all the infected monkeys unrestrained in one room is alright, however leaving a bunch of marines in a big room or god-forbid unrestrained is about the worst thing a hive can do. All it takes is for one to break out than all your larva are dead within minutes. Wall each tall host individually.

Personally, I find a prison cell like hive, or mini domes with 4 to 5 nests works well, and reduces salt from marines. Just restrain them, and you don't have them gnawing their hands off half as often, since theres like 4 other guys there, so they THINK they have a chance to escape.

[Neray]

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[Warnipple]

Step 4. Do not metagame. IF you metagame, especially when there's a mine, you actually cause the whole hive to think that's dangerous. For once if you have to suicide for it, just suicide. You'll actually make your Hive lose the risk of metagaming but eh. I don't think a lot will follow this?

I just want to say thanks. I usually watch a mine until someone runs into it before reporting it.

[Renomaki]

I just want to say thanks. I usually watch a mine until someone runs into it before reporting it.

I myself end up stumbling into them regardless. I swear I had times where it seemed perfectly safe, and then KABOOM!.. That once happened at least 2 times in the same match.

Either I am just bad at noticing them or the marines are good at hiding them.

[Logi99]

Rip. I haven't been playing Colonial Marines for a while, and I'm trying to get back into it. I still can't get use to the new alien icons, the upgrade idea was a wonderful idea but I just can't get used to the new icons. They look menacing but doesn't look like the old ss13 I remember. But fuck me right? I needa MAN UP AND DEAL WITH IT!

[Renomaki]

I myself prefer the older designs too.. The new sleek ones feel out of place.

[Casany]

They made the sprites to go more in line with ALIENS, and get away from SS13