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Kharaa Perfect Guide version 0.5
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by The Draft, Premiere of Clan
A.K.A- Keith Cyphers
el_draft@yahoo.com
Contributions by: ShadowDrgn and Flayra; Shadowics; MJ
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Table of Contents
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1. Kharaa Overview
2. Kharaa Units
2A. Skulk
2B. Gorge
2C. Lerk
2D. Fade
2E. Onos
3. Kharaa Structurs
3A. Hive
3B. Chambers
4. Upgrades
4A. Defensive
4B. Movement
4C. Sensory
5. Misc. Stuff
6. Version History
7. THANK YOU'S!!!
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1. Kharaa Overview
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Have you seen Aliens? Have you played as the Zerg in Starcraft? If so, you're already pretty familiar with the setup of the Kharaa. That's not to say they're derivatives of the above species, just that they follow the typical "infectious alien" archetype.
According to Natural Selection's (NS) manual, the Kharaa are actually some sort of bacteria, not a "race" in the traditional sense. Whatever, it's just an excuse to give them an interesting play mechanic. Namely, the ability to mutate into different forms designed to fill specific roles, such as builder, fighter, support unit, etc. It is with the proper use of these units that an effective Kharaa team can wipe out the pesky human menace and restore harmony to the vast reaches of space.
In addition to it's armies, the Kharaa also utilize support structures in the war effort. The most important of these is the Hive. It is from the hive that all new Kharaa will be "born," and so, it's protection is paramount. To support it's units, the Kharaa also employ chambers that fulfill certain support roles, from sensor upgrades to offensive turret functions.
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2. Kharaa Units
(All vital stats taken from NS manual.)
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2A. SKULK
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Vital stats:
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HP: 70
Armor: 10 (30% damage absorbed)
Abilities:
Wall running
Can run on any surface, including walls and ceilings
Bite
A close range melee attack. does 75 damage.
Parasite (requires 1 active hive)
Ranged attack that infects opponent. Makes target visible on Kharaa radar.
Leap (requires 2 active hives)
Skulk leaps at target, does 4 damage for each "touch" on opponent.
Xenocide (requires 3 active hives)
A vicious suicide attack. After a few seconds, the Skulk explodes, damaging everything around it. Does double damage against structures. Apparently, this attack is bugged as of right now and actually does very little damage to structures.
Overview:
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The Kharaa base unit is actually pretty useful. First, it's ability to walk on walls is really nice when you've just spawned in and want to get somewhere fast. also, since you can get into odd little corners, it's fairly easy to sneak up on unsuspecting marines and take a little bite. unfortunately, the Skulk is not a bruiser, so expect to get plastered in a heads up assault, unless you have numbers on your side.
The parasite is also a nice trick, and once you have your second hive working don't neglect it. It may not seem that great, but it really sucks to be that marine that all the aliens can see from across the map.
Xenocide, being the final Skulk ability, is of course the most useful. As of the time of this writing, common consensus is that marine turrets are ridiculously powerful. Of course, there's room for debate, but for the time being, we just need a way to blow the things up. That's where Xenocide comes in handy. Don't be afraid to take on for the team, it's all about Unity... Unity... Unity! (oops, sorry, had a little Fallout Flashback there :)
Here's a handy little tip from MJ. If you type "r_drawviewmodel 0" in the console, you'll remove that irritating Skulk bite animation. However, this is considered an exploit by the NS design team. So, while it's OK to mess around with it, it's a strict no-no for serious or tournament play. All I can figure is that the NS team considers it's inconvenience a balance to the amount of damage Skulks can dish out.
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2B. GORGE
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Vital Stats:
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HP: 100
Armor: 50 (30% damage absorbed)
Abilities:
Spit
Weak missile attack, does 20 damage.
Build
Ahh, the real meat and potatoes of the gorge. More on that in the overview.
Healing spray (requires 1 active hive)
Short ranged spread that heals nearby units and structures. Can also be used to harm marines, but uh, not recommended.
Web (requires 2 active hives)
Used to "blockade" doors and other entrances. I've been informed that the term "blockade" may be misleading. Well, you know what? Too bad, I like to write "blockade." But, anyway, it doesn't stop advancing marines, it slows them down considerably and renders their weapons momentarily useless.
Babblers (requires 3 active hives)
Allows you to spawn tiny, AI controlled Skulks. These Skulks are very weak, very stupid, and tend to run into walls a lot. They have a bite attack, and if left unmolested for about 20 seconds, explode in a weak xenocide.
Overview:
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Gorges are the backbone of any Kharaa hive. They are responsible for the construction of all chambers and hives that the Kharaa use. Needless to say, they're super critical to the success of any war effort.
Aside from building, Gorge have decent support abilities. Obviously, their healing is useful for maintaining offensive chambers and recharging battle weary Kharaa. Don't be stingy with it, just spray whatever teammates happen to walk by you.
Web can also be an effective hindrance to your opponents. Almost translucent, most marines will be covered in the muck by the time they see it. Severely slowed down and with out access to weapons or jumping, they make easy prey for other Kharaa.
Oh yeah, the spit. Don't spit at the marines, it'll just make them mad. Seriously, Gorge are not offensive units. If you see something clad in heavy armor holding a grenade launcher, just run.
One final note on Gorge's. While I'm not positive, research has lead me to believe that the more Gorge your team has, the slower resources will trickle in. Therefore, try to keep the number of Gorge at two or below. You really don't need more than that anyway. While lerking (sic) the NS forums, I came upon this post which does a pretty good job of explaining the resource breakdown. I'm going to reprint it here. Thanks to ShadowDrgn, the poster, and Flayra, the apparent source of the information.
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your resource modifier = gorge? / (non-gorges + 3 * gorges) | |
gorge? is 1 if you're not a gorge, 3 if you are. | |
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10 players on team: | |
10 Skulks, 00 Gorges: Skulks 10%, Gorges 00% each | |
09 Skulks, 01 Gorges: Skulks 8.3%, Gorges 25% each (25% total) | |
08 Skulks, 02 Gorges: Skulks 7.1%, Gorges 21% each (42% total) | |
07 Skulks, 03 Gorges: Skulks 6.3%, Gorges 19% each (57% total) | |
06 Skulks, 04 Gorges: Skulks 5.5%, Gorges 17% each (68% total) | |
05 Skulks, 05 Gorges: Skulks 5.0%, Gorges 15% each (75% total) | |
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00 Skulks, 10 Gorges: Skulks 0.0%, Gorges 10% each | |
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2C. LERK
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Vital Stats:
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HP: 60
Armor: 50 (30% damage absorbed)
Abilities:
Flight
Does what it sounds like. drains energy. If you hold down the jump button you can skid around the level faster, and fall slower. This "glide" move doesn't drain energy.
Bite
Close range melee attack. does 50 damage.
spike (requires 1 active hive)
Long range missile. pretty good rate of fire, does 16 damage a piece.
Umbra (requires 2 active hives)
Sort of a bullet proof vest in airborne form. Umbra is not a shield, so standing behind it does nothing (physics be damned!) To experience the bonus, you have to be inside of the Umbra cloud.
Sporecloud (requires 3 active hives)
Releases a corrosive cloud into the area. Doesn't damage enemy structures.
Overview:
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The true support unit of the Kharaa armies. Well, perhaps that does the Lerk a disservice, since it's flight abilities make it an excellent recon gatherer as well. This guy, much like the Gorge and Skulk, is ill suited to direct combat. Instead, he's much more useful supporting the two alien heavy hitters (discussed below.) That doesn't mean you can't fight with a Lerk, it's just kind of hard.
Bite and Spike are pretty much all you need to know about those two attacks. Both are OK, but represented better in the more specialized version of the Kharaa.
Umbra is insanely useful, at least until your enemies research grenades. Wait for a Fade or Onos to make their attack, then spread that crap all over the place. It's at this point that your direct attacks can actually help, but don't forget to spread more Umbra if it thins out.
Sporecloud is a devestating, powerful, deadly ability. Unfortunately, by the time you have it Onos are available, which are more devastating, more powerful and more deadly. Plus, SporeCloud doesn't damage buildings. In short, a terrific ability that just doesn't hang with the other level 4 attacks.
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2D. FADE
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Vital Stats:
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HP: 200
Armor: 125 (30% damage absorbed)
Abilities:
Swipe
Close range melee attack. Does 80 damage, and it's fast, like a horse with steroids up it's butt (does that violate TOS?)
Acid Rocket (requires 1 active hive)
Projectile attack, with splash damage. Does 50 damage on impact, less for the splash.
Blink (requires 2 active hives)
Short range teleportation technique, just point and shoot. You go where crosshair is, to use caveman language. Currently, it's rather difficult to use. I've yet to run into a technique that allows consistent blinking. Still, it's fun when it works :D
Bilebomb (requires 3 active hives)
Arcing projectile attack that does more damage than Acid Rocket. Does double damage against structures.
Overview:
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Primary Kharaa strike force. Given a serious boost with the 1.01 patch, Fade are one of the two units you should be attacking with most of the time. The swipe is a fantastic melee attack and can reduce a hulking, power armored marine to giblets in a few seconds. Still, Fade's aren't indestructible, so stealth is the order of the day. Try to get the drop on all your unsuspecting victims (though, I suppose if you don't get the drop, they're not really unsuspecting anymore, but I digress.)
Acid Rocket and Bilebomb are mildly useful projectile attacks. Frankly, no Kharaa projectile goes above "mildly useful." But, for taking out turrets, Bilebomb is a fine weapon. Probably shouldn't be tier 3, but again, I digress. Acid rockets aren't going to win any one on one's with a HMG. However, they can be ultra effective at pinning marines down. Just duck around a corner, pop a few acid rockets at your enemy, and hide. Repeat ad nauseum. This strategy is really effective thanks to the splash damage from acid rockets.
Blink is cool. Nothing quite like hiding in a dark corner, watching a marine walk by and warping right onto his backside, claws a-swipin. Very effective when paired with the cloaking upgrade.
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2E. ONOS
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Vital Stats:
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HP: 500
Armor: 150
Abilities:
Gore
Close range melee attack that dishes out 120(!) damage a hit. In a word: brutal.
Paralyze (requires 1 active hive)
invisible missile attack, range is about the same as the Skulk parasite. It renders the target immobile.
Charge (requires 2 active hives)
Similar to the Skulk Leap, a forward charge that multiplies damage by the number of touches. Does 10 damage for each hit.
Primal Scream (requires 3 active hives)
Pumps up the stats of all Kharaa in the area, including the Onos it originates from.
Overview:
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Now you're cooking with gas, baby. This thing is a friggin' tank with legs instead of treads. Requires a ton of resources to mutate, but well worth it. Take one headlong rush into a turret filled encampment, flinging marines to and fro with deadly abandon and try to go back to a *snicker* skulk. Now, this doesn't mean be reckless. The Onos is as vulnerable as any other Kharaa, and foolish play will get you fragged PDQ. But, with a few Fades or Lerks to run interference, one Onos can put a serious hurting on any enemies of the Horde (Horde property of Blizzard Entertainment.)
Gore really requires no explanation. Paralyze is... eh, paralyze is OK. But, come on, you don't morph into a thousand pound siege engine to put people to sleep. You do it to annihilate them. The only situation paralyze really shines in is facing jet-pack equipped marines. They can be a real pain to the land-locked Onos, so freeze those mofo's and go crazy.
Charge is currently pretty underpowered. It's rather difficult to hit moving targets with all the strikes, so I like sticking to Gore for combat. However, Charge can be rather brutal against structures, which really don't know how to dodge. Supposedly, you can Gore while charging if you keep holding forward, though I haven't tried it.
Primal Scream is another matter altogether. Even if you're attacking all by your lonesome, always let out a primal scream just before assaulting an enemy stronghold. If there's friendly units around you, even better. Useful just for the increased recharge rate on your attack energy, not to mention the increased damage, defense and speed.
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3. Kharaa Structures
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These are the resources of the Kharaa war machine. Without them, you'll quickly be shouting "game over, man. game over." heh. Seriously, you will not win the game without a proper mix of hives, offensive, defensive and support structures. That's why the aforementioned Gorge is so important.
Structures can be divided into two rough categories: The Hive, and chambers. While chambers are important, and you want to support and protect them, it's the Hive that wins or loses the game.
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3A. THE HIVE
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Center of any Kharaa colony is the hive. It serves two purposes in the game. The first, and most important, is to spawn in reinforcements. Without an active hive (and yes, there are inactive hives, as well discuss below) no more Kharaa can be created, which isn't good. For that reason alone, Hives are crucial, but they fulfill other roles as well, and understanding those roles will be key to achieving victory.
Take a look at the upper right hand corner of your screen. See those three hive icons? Good. The first thing you should check is if any of them are clear. If so, it means no one has built a hive yet at that location. Every map has 3 spots that will support a hive, and the Kharaa start with one of them. Like any good ravenous alien monster, expansion is the order of the day. Go get those other hives! Just look for the white circles in your HUD marked "hive." Of course, only Gorge can build them, but don't mutate till you've reached the prospective area. It's much easier to get there in Skulk form.
When you've reached the phantom hive mutate to a Gorge. Then, well, hurry up and wait. It takes 80 resources to build a hive, so you could be sitting there for a while, especially if it's your first expansion. Once you have enough, build the hive. Notice that the hive doesn't appear fully functional, and has to "grow" first. Unfortunately, there's no way to increase the growth rate, so you're pretty much stuck waiting for it to pop in. I like to use that time to set up offensive chambers around the newborn hive.
Once it finally pops in (which takes about 2 minutes,) it's time to make a descision. For each active hive your team owns, you can choose one upgrade path to unlock. You can choose to get them in any order your team sees fit, and it's a pretty good idea to ask what your team wants before you start building. The most common build order I've run into is defense, sensory, movement. However, that's not the definative way to go. Use your best discretion, and don't forget to ask your team (with teamsay, for god's sake.) These upgrades are crucial to advancing your personal Kharaa up the evolutionary ladder, but we'll talk more about them later. Also notice the amount of resources you can now collect. With one hive, it's 33, two hives makes 66 and with with 3 a whopping 99. This only applies to non-Gorge, who always have 100 max resources.
In addition to all the above loveliness, Hives also dictate what forms you can and cannot mutate to. Skulk, Lerk and Gorge are always available. Fade open up on Hive numero two. The mighty Onos is only available to 3 Hive communities. Finally, being in proximity to a hive will heal units and structures.
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| 1 Hive: 33 Resources / Skulk Gorge Lerk / One Upgrade Path | |
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| 2 Hives: 66 Resources / Skulk Gorge Lerk Fade / Two Upgrades Paths | |
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| 3 Hives: 99 Resources / Skulk Gorge Lerk Fade Onos / Three Upgrades Paths | |
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Chambers, obviously, include all the chambers that Kharaa construct in order to protect themselves and procure upgrades. You know that the marines are upgrading themselves, so don't fall behind in the arms race.
Upgrades are dependent upon not only what chambers your army possesses, but how many. For example, we'll look at defensive chambers. One defensive chamber will unlock the first level of all 3 defensive upgrades. Two will unlock the second level, and if you've already got the first level, upgrade it for free. Having 3 does the same exact thing, just for the third level of upgrades. So, it's in your best bet to build 3 of each as soon as possible. Oh, and once you hit 3, there are no more upgrades for the Kharaa evolutions. That doesn't mean you shouldn't build more, just that there will be no more evolution bonuses. Still, it's not rare to see a good number of defensive or sensory chambers dotting a map for their alternate benefits.
Offensive Chambers
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These chambers crack devastating "your mama" jokes at advancing marines, rendering them inconsolable and unable to defend themselves. Haha, no, they're not that kind of offensive. Instead, they're the kind that lob tiny balls of corrosive mess at any intruder foolish enough to get close. Set them up around any structure you feel is worth protecting, usually resource chambers or precious, precious hives. According to the manual, they do 50 damage with each shot, but are rather inaccurate, so often the only damage they deal out is splash. They seem kind of weak, so always construct at least 3 or 4 in clusters to maximize their firepower.
Of course, no amount of maximization is going to help against grenades. That's why it's always advisable to place them in such a way that marines have to round a corner and stare them face to face to get a clean shot. Never put offense chambers at one end of a long corridor, cause if you do they'll just get sniped without ever firing a single shot. Try to place them just to the left or right of doors and vents, out of advancing enemies views. Most important, don't place chambers one behind the other. For some reason, they can't shoot through each other. Luckily, they can shoot through sensory chambers, which I just think is too damn sexy.
Oh, and the maximum number that can be placed in any one area is eight. Yup, eight.
Defensive Chambers
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The defensive chamber serves a dual role. Primarily, it unlocks an upgrade path for the Kharaa troops. Once you have one built, all Kharaa will be able to evolve one of the 3 defensive upgrades. It's other function is similar to the Gorge Health Spray, though less effective. Any unit or structure within range will get healed. Here's some defensive chamber lovin', courtesy of my mortal enemy, Shadowics:
"A defense tower will heal 10 hp per tick, the same as a gorge's healing spray except that healing spray shoots faster. Any number of Defense chambers can stack their effects, up to the maximum allowed in an area, which is 6. Each Defense chamber chooses up to 3 damaged targets in it's range to heal each tick. If there are more than 3 some will get healed more slowly. Each target is healed 10 hp, so each Defense tower cannot heal more than 30 hp per tick, divided over 3 targets."
Hmm, pretty informative, but I feel it lacks a certain spirit, a certain charm, a certain "warmth", if you will.
Movement Chambers
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Like it's defensive brethren, the movement chamber also has two purposes. First, it unlocks the movement upgrade path for all Kharaa troops. Second, when a Kharaa walks up and uses one, it will transport the unit to the farthest active hive. Don't underestimate the usefullness of jumping from hive to hive. Not only will it save your but more than a couple times, it makes defense that much easier. Otherwise, it just sits there and looks pretty.
Sensory Chambers
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Continuing the Kharaa trend of versatility, the sensory chamber too serves many roles. Of course, it unlocks the movement upgrades for all Kharaa blah, blah, blah. More interesting are it's secondary functions. The sensory chamber functions as a sort of watchtower for the Kharaa. Any marine in the view range of a sensory chamber will be visible to all Kharaa (like it was parasited.) Also, any enemy unit that touches a sensory chamber WILL be parasited, permanently.
Resource Chambers
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They collect and process resources for the Kharaa. Simply find one of the resource nodes on the map (they look like geysers spitting out white smoke) and drop a resource chamber on top. It will increase the resource allocation for all Kharaa. Unfortunately, the marines also want those resource points, and aren't above splatting your proudly built resource chambers. It's sound advice to plop a few offensive chambers around any resource point to discourage claim jumpers.
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4. Upgrades
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Do you want to be all you can be? Then upgrades are just the ticket. These helpful little bonuses will make eradicating the human menace all that much easier. However, careful consideration of what upgrades to use is paramount and can make the difference between life and death.
Upgrades are based on a series of three's. There are three upgrade paths, each with three separate upgrades to choose from, and each of those has three levels of effectiveness. Each unit can only use one upgrade from each of the three paths, so it's important to know what each one does. Remember, the three levels are determined by the number of the respective chambers built (see chambers section for more info.)
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Carapace:
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An armor upgrade. Depending on the level, will add additional armor and increase armor effectiveness. Since it's easier, here's the graph straight from the manual:
(First number is armor amount, second is % of damage absorbed.)
Skulk Gorge Lerk Fade Onos
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Start | 10 30 50 30 50 30 125 30 150 30 | |
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Level 1 | 30 40 75 40 75 40 150 40 200 40 | |
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Level 2 | 30 50 75 50 75 50 150 50 200 50 | |
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Level 3 | 30 60 75 60 75 60 150 60 200 60 | |
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Regeneration:
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Regenerates hit points, duh. The higher the level, the quicker the HP will be regained. at level one, you get 1 HP every 2 seconds. At level two, 2 HP every 2 seconds, and 3 HP every 2 seconds at level three.
Redemption:
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This one's pretty interesting. It's basically a get-out-of-dying-free card. Once your HP drops below a certain level, you'll be warped back to the nearest hive to narrowly avoid death. The chance of being saved increases with each level of this evolutions upgrade.
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Adrenaline:
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Every attack a Kharaa performs requires energy. Naturally, running out of energy while attacking any sort of foe is a bad, bad thing. To combat that, the Kharaa developed the adrenaline evolution. It increases the rate at which individual Kharaa regain energy. Level one nets you a 8% increase, level two 12% and level three a whopping 16%.
Celerity:
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An alien garnish? No, it's in fact a serious speed increase. Very useful for some of the bigger species, especially the Fade, which I could outrun, and that's saying a lot. For choosing this path, you'll receive a 10% bonus for each level of the upgrade available, maxing out at a blistering 30% speed boost.
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Gee, I wonder what this one does. Naturally, being a scary alien requires a certain amount of stealth, and silence is just the ticket. For every level, your attack and movement noise drops by a third (of the total 100%.) So, at level 1 you make about 60% of your total noise, level 2 drops it to 30% and level 3 makes you totally silent, giving you real ultimate power.
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Cloaking:
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Hey, you got your Predator in my Aliens! No, you got your Aliens in my Predator! Well, whatever, as long as I can turn invisible. Sure, stalking dog faces through dark corridors is fun. But, having one walk up to you, stare right into your eyes and calmly walk away, only to be eviscerated seconds later? That's bloody brilliant. One of the funnest and most useful upgrades, recommended without reservation. Like all other evolutions, it gets more effective with more chambers. This one you'll definitely want 3 for, since the first two aren't really "invisible." More like Wonder Woman's plane, or Dotted Line Girl from Rug Rats.
Advanced Hive Sight:
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First off, make sure you use your flashlight key. That's what kept me from enjoying the benefits of this nice upgrade (yes, I are teh dumb.) Anyway, I'm sure most of you are familiar with the Kharaa hive sight ability, which makes friendly units and structures stand out. Advanced hive sight does just that, except to enemies. Very useful for dark maps where marines try to hide in the shadows.
Scent of Fear:
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Everyone knows the three different Kharaa "rings." White for allies, red for hot spots and yellow for marines. Scent of Fear adds one more: the dreaded orange. You see, once you develop SoF, orange rings will form around injured marines, weeding them from their hiding spots. The more advanced the upgrade, the further the effective range.
Update: Prepare for lameness! My old adversary Shadowics rears his ugly head again to tell us all the range of Scent of Fear. Bow before his mightiness!
"The range on Scent of Fear is 17m for Level 1, 34m for level 2, 51m for level 3. You can estamate the distance of m because it is given with marine waypoints."
Rather nice of him to explain how he came by this information. What a generous fellow!
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5. MISC. STUFF
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Why'd I write this? Well, two reasons really. One, while the manual that comes with NS is cool, it's not really all that great at explaining stuff. Seems to me they were concerned more with making it seem like a field report than actually describing how the game works. Two, I want to force CJayC to make a NS board ;)
Anyways, usual ownership stuff. Everything here is copyright 2002, property of me, The Draft, also known as Keith in some corners. Well, everything except the stuff I took from the manual, which I assume belongs to the NS team. The only place authorized to display this FAQ is good old GameFaqs, IGN and DLH.net, a german site. The Draft: doing everything he can to promote German-US videogame relations.So, don't steal from me. Like Vic Mackey says, "You steal from me, you die!" (BTW, if you're not watching The Shield, you're missing the best dang show on TV.)
Problems with the FAQ? You spot any glaring mistakes? Just think I'm a total buffoon? Or, by some small chance, you like it? Drop me a line at el_draft@yahoo.com. If you suggest a correction or have a strategy and I put it in, you'll get credited. Don't be shy now, the only way people will notice you is if you hang your butt out.
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6. Version History
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v 0.1
-Did preliminary Kharaa Overview, and most of Kharaa Unit info. All stats gleamed from manual, and I have an inkling a bunch of it's been changed in the game. If so, you'll know in version the next. Did the structures section. Did most of upgrades section.
v 0.2
-Fixed a couple of minor errors dealing with Lerk availability.
v 0.3
-Added table of contents for lazy people. fixed errors concerning upgrade unlocking, added notes on number of Gorge affecting resource allocation.
v 0.4
-added in some missing descriptions. removed tasteless editorial content :D Added table dealing with Gorge resource allocation. Fixed numbers to bring current with latest patch (1.01). Oh, and I whipped up a purty title graphic.
v 0.5
-Whoa Doctor, a whole mess of changes and corrections in this guide. Most can be attributed to Shadowics, who is a very knowledgable NS player. He's also a total jerk, and if I met him in real life, I'd punch him in the neck. Of course, afterwards I'd steal all his NS notes :P
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7. THANK YOU'S
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1. Thanks to Valve for continuously pimping Half-Life. At this rate, it's going to outlast Strom Thurmond.
2. Thanks to the NS team for creating the best damn MOD in existance (except for Action Quake 2, but that's not really around anymore :D)
3. Thanks to CJAYC for creating and running GameFaqs.
4. Thanks to all the people who contributed to the making of this guide.
5. Thanks to God, through which all things are possible. Oh yeah, you better believe.
