A reddit introduction to new AS players

Aldrenean · 1 year

Melee is vastly underused by most players I see. You can kill the generic aliens with one hit if they're green, two if they're red. (On hard, at least.) Just right click as you're running toward them, right before you collide. When you're just dealing with bugs one at a time, it's a great way to save on ammo.

Edit: realized there's a bit more depth to melee. Look for a Melee Damage bonus on your character for extra fun. There's also an offhand item that grants a passive melee bonus, but it's pretty high level.

Tezcatlan · 1 year

I'll post first; there seem to be two 'hacking' games; one for doors (a connect-the-pipe puzzle), and a 'combination lock' system for consoles.

I couldn't work out an easy way to complete the combination lock. Is there a trick to it?

Free_Soil · 1 year

Can someone explain reloading? What's the relevance of the little blip in the reloading bar? What are you meant to press to hit it?

Chetyre · 1 year

In order to heal infection, have a medic heal you. If your medic is the girl she should be able to heal it with one medipack (if you're not being attacked otherwise). With the guy medic you'll need 2 or 3.

Of course, the best way to deal with infection is to not get infected at all. Have someone with a flamethrower or tesla take point...both of those weapons are excellent for clearing nests.

Ducttape2021 · 1 year

My main question is if the screen shaking increases depending on difficulty level? I wasn't sure if the game was messing up when everything went crazy in the middle of a firefight earlier.

Krases · 1 year

This is kinda funny, because everyone is a new AS player =p

Still a good idea though.

R-Guile · 1 year

The flamethrower seems to be nearly absurdly effective. On common swarm and anything weaker it's a one-burst kill (or one-click). It doesn't kill them immediately, but it does incapacitate them, and kills within a second or two. It's also extremely good at covering halls and chokepoints. You'll get a bit more friendly fire than usual, but it seems to do much less damage to teammates than to the surprisingly inflammable aliens.

fwr1214 · 1 year

If you have your cursor directly over a enemy does it do more damage, or do the bullets just have to be flying in the right direction? Also what damage drop off like?

pride · 1 year

What is the use of flares?

honest_tea · 1 year

I'm on level 7 and haven't switched away from using the default guns.... are any of the unlocks worth it?

MushyBanana · 1 year

I haven't had a chance to play with the sentry gun yet and I'm at work for the next 4 hours... Is the sentry re-deployable?

*edit: This is why I love reddit. Brand new game, brand new sub-reddit, and look at all the new users and useful information! Thanks so much guys!

Pufflekun · 1 year

I just got my Titanium Star! (I guess that makes me a relative veteran of the game, and not a "new player," haha.)

I was wondering, how many Promotion levels are there?

Al_Rascala · 1 year

Is there anywhere which tells you what all the various traits do? Damage bonuses and infestation curing is pretty straightforward, but what does 'leadership' do?

el_pinata · 1 year

Give Specs a wide berth and don't get behind us!

somethingrelevant · 1 year

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