-Server min. size: 8vs8
-Voice comm
When playing this doctrine you want to make shure that:
-You do have a advanced armory 2 minutes before the second hive is up.
-You do have saved about 120 res 2 minutes before the second hive is up.
How do we achieve these 2 goals?
-There are no weapons handed out before the AA is up.
-Marines should only be given the ammount of ammo/meds they need.
-Desired upgrades are au1 and wu2
-The armory should be protected with a single pack of mines
-Dont try to lock a SINGLE hive location
-Electrify is not an option
-Turrets are not an option
-You are comm and base guard.
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A build order based on this doctrine looks like this:
-IP
-Armory
-Arms Lab
-AU1
-WU1
-Mines for Armroy
-Advanced Armory
-IP
-WU2
-Obs
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Once your obs is build make shure that you scan the hive locations regularly.
If you have found an unbuild hive it is time to perform the sledgehammer:
Beacon and hand out 2-3 HMGs 3-4 SGs and maybe 1 GL, as well as 3-4 welders. Let your marines hump the armory and send them to a hive. If you have 20 res to spare research catpacks.
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The only open question is:
-Which hive to attack?
--This depends on several factors:
---What chambers do the aliens have?
---Where are those chambers located?
---How many and what lifeforms do the aliens have?
Some small examples:
The unbuild hive is heavily infested with OCs ->attack the first hive
EC is main and there are 2 sens in the vents near CC ->attack EC
Aliens have MC, but no MC at their unbuild hive ->attack main hive
Aliens have MC and 2-3 Fades ->attack unbuild hive
There are much more scenarios and combinations of them are also quite possible.
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Assuming that you have succesfully taken down one of the hives the aliens are having a huge disadvantage and the rest of the game should be like a tea party.
If you did not succeed in taking down one hive and were not able to take down several higher lifeforms during trying so. It is usually GG.
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To sum it up: If you try a sledgehammer it is always a turning point in the game.
In other words: It is a do or die in most cases. Take down the hive with a single massive assault or die trying so.
post scriptum:
If you write something like "OMG your tactic sucks, like the big one" i am going to slap you in the face. It is "OMG your doctrine sucks, like the big one"