What is your favorite weapon

[Predjee]

wich one can i use best ? i seem to have problems finding the right weapon for the right allien

 

there is this allien called "curldsomething" i cant remember it correctly i tried almost ever weapon on it an it just takes ages to take him doen.. really weird cuz he seems to hit everything at long ranges in burst mode, so mostly it takes me 3 man to put 1 of them down

 

 

also what are the major differences between SOFT HARD and universal ammo ??

 

 

Sorry bout my poor english :-) just another dutchie

[bulldogc]

hard ammo is the larger calaber(sp?) weps where soft ammo is things like p90s pistols ect.

[Predjee]

as i forgot to mention i only tried human weapons on the damn critter im not that far with the game

[Predjee]

hard ammo is the larger calaber(sp?) weps where soft ammo is things like p90s pistols ect.

?? i dont get it why are some alliens easy'er to kill with soft instead of hard ammo ? shouldnt hard ammo do more damage ?

[Silver]

Yeah that really makes no sense. Hard ammo is not only bigger, but the speed of impact aswell. Blegh.

[bulldogc]

im assumeing they count hard ammo as ap ammo which would give a reason y its useless against softer targest(just goes right through them without any collateral damage)

[ShadowBlade]

I just got the game, so I didn't get far yet. My weapons of choice are the FAL and Colt M4 so far. Obviously, these preferences will change when I meet the aliens for the first time.

[zowrath]

I must say I like the Staygr Assault Rifle, it has almost the same range and does almost the same damage as the Alien Laser Rifle. As for alien weapons, so far I like the Advanced Alien Laser Rifle.

 

Z.

[OpTi]

simply put:

 

hard ammo is as you say higher caliber weapons mainly armour piercing, now as it says on some of the autopsies on the aliens some of them are pretty soft and they don't feel pain so what use is blasing a little hole the size of an acorn in 1 if it aint gonna feel it?

It'll just keep coming at you. Thats what sift ammo is for which is probably hollow tipped bullets, hollow tip is designed to do max damage to unarmoured or soft targets, as on the bullet leaving the other side it creates alot of pressure and blows a massive hole out the back. Against an armoured target soft ammo is just going to bounce off.

 

so there is a reason to have several types of damage in your squad. Aliens that use sky armour are weakest to conventional weapons, hard, soft or universal. Aliens that use sun armour are weakest to energy weapons, burn, laser, plasma etc.

 

so chose your weapons/targets carefully depending on the situation

[BiOToXiN]

The alien plasmagun is very effective against jelly/crystal aliens

....besides that i like the acid grenades and the advanced alien lasergun

[Predjee]

simply put:

 

hard ammo is as you say higher caliber weapons mainly armour piercing, now as it says on some of the autopsies on the aliens some of them are pretty soft and they don't feel pain so what use is blasing a little hole the size of an acorn in 1 if it aint gonna feel it?

It'll just keep coming at you. Thats what sift ammo is for which is probably hollow tipped bullets, hollow tip is designed to do max damage to unarmoured or soft targets, as on the bullet leaving the other side it creates alot of pressure and blows a massive hole out the back. Against an armoured target soft ammo is just going to bounce off.

 

so there is a reason to have several types of damage in your squad. Aliens that use sky armour are weakest to conventional weapons, hard, soft or universal. Aliens that use sun armour are weakest to energy weapons, burn, laser, plasma etc.

 

so chose your weapons/targets carefully depending on the situation 

thnx !! this really helps !!

[MaSta]

i dunno i like the psg1's becoz of the range and power but i also like the mp7 becoz its VERY powerful

[Warmann]

In my opinion there is no best weapon in the game, there is a combination of weapons that is really cool.

In Kapustin Yar I discovered that there is a combination that works against ANY ammount of enemy:

2 sniper rifles (2 Barrets or PSG1)

2 long range rifles (1 shotgun - the Neo thingie and one advanced laser gun)

1 advanced plasma gun

1 rocket launcher

1 MP7 for the medic.

 

The thing is that using this kind a team you MUST not use the cool armors (sky, sun, bio or heavy), but use advanced combat armors with PSI helmets. I finished both Area 51 and Kapustin Yar with such squad without loosing a single soldier.

[Alith]

It depends from the situation.

 

Outside:

HA with Railgun or Gatling. But I prefer the Gatling, cause of the extra Ammo you can take.

Alien Weapon Advanced Laser Rifle.

Human Styr and G3

 

Inside:

Grenades

CAWS (salvo)

Grenades

Neodingsbums (blue Shootgun)

Grenades

HA with Gatling

and did I already say Grenades

 

Alith

[bulldogc]

mp7 is the best human wep by far imo(defiantly the best handgun skill wep)

 

the big misconception with hard ammo i think is that ppl see hard ammo and think thing like big arsed cannonballs and massive shells. hard ammo is as it say hard. it doesnt splinter when it impacts

[Edge]

OK... the gatling gun is just sexy.

 

I love the sound of it, and I love the effect it has on the aliens.

 

SHIBBY!