Skulks are the most fragile of all of the lifeforms in NS , but one skulk can do lots of damage. These will show you how to make yourself be a helluva lot of trouble for the marines

Strats
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Stalker

Does: The stalker likes to sneak(duh).
Targets: Lone marines, Group Stragglers, base monkeys, pairs (for the daring)

First of all, you need to know how to stalk your target. I always parasite my marine before starting. This will alert your marine and even draw him from his group(if he has one). You'll know where you're target is and if you die it always benefit's the team, it also takes down his armor a notch and 1 less bite for you. Follow him and check the map to see where he is going(default button is "c"). You can go around and "intercept" or follow him. I would chuckle a bit one direction and move the other way to knock him, if you have cloak that is. USE THE WALL CLIMBING ABILITY, this is essential to following him, and sometimes you have no choice but to use it anyways.
If your prey fails to see you, sneak up and bite him in the ****, and he won't know what hit him. If your prey DOES see you, you can rush him by leaping at him and biting, or you can run, and the rine will be in defcon 4 mode.

For upgrades, I recommend silence, cloak, and carapace.
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The guerilla

Does: picks away at the rine groups
Targets: Stragglers, lead rines, base monkeys, pairs

Better get this out of the way:LEAP is your best friend. The speed boost and the extra dmg will always give a rine a hard time to aim. Before you attack, check out how many rines there are Basically, you should take a bite at a marine then run for it. Parasite is still good, because you get 1 less bite again. Focus really helps since you save energy, and more damage. You should NEVER target more then 1 marine at a time, or you will most certainly die. Isolate him, and leap bite him, then run. Wash, rinse, repeat.

For upgrades, I recommend celerity, focus, and carapace.
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The Kamikaze

Does: keeps enemy morale down, and weakens their groups.
Targets:Bases, Hive-lockdowns, Small and Big groups

Leap is still your friend. Anyhow, Xenocide is the favored weapon for this kinda work, so get sense of fear so you don't waste it. Track down groups and make sure they're packed together, otherwise your xeno will be a waste. Celerity will make you a harder target, and carapace will keep you alive longer. Activate your xeno right before you go in, and leap straight at the biggest pack, and you should get a few kills.

For upgrades, I recommend celerity, sense of fear, and carapace.

I'll add more strats later.

Updated.

You mention parasite reducing the number of bites needed by one, and in the same paragraph you mention leap. Since you mention hive lockdowns, you are talking about ns mode, where marines will always have a1 before skulks get leap. The parasite is useful, but if marines have armor upgrades, it probably won't make it one less bite to kill the marine.

Why would you get regen for a skulk?

1 armor usually absorbs 2-3 dmg; you have ten armor, so that would be about 20-30 absorbed dmg, which means 2-3 bullets of an lmg lvl 0. Armor will save you, and sometimes you can't get back to the hive. This way, you'll have full armor and you won't have to make several trips to the hive, and you'll make more attacks on marine targets.

Me is more of a Stalk/Ambush Skulky

Usually take Silence, then Cloaking or Carapace if available.

But as soon as the rines got Motiontracking, stalking seems to be negated >_<
(Which is usually the time for fade or battlegorge )


Sparki

Don't forget this one:

The distraction.

Bunny hop (if N/A), hop in randomly to draw fire, climbing walls and hiding behind cover. Watch marines try to unload on you, then chuckle when fellow skulks / fades come and rip the reloading marines apart.

PM me if you want me to add it. Put it in this form

The Distraction

Does:
Targets:

<input how you play as this>

<recommended upgrades here>

The ground rocket

Does: Run in ground level
Targets: Guns


This class is the backbuild of marine team and every public alien team has them at least one. The basic idea of this is to run in straight line to marine in long hallway to get killed, this is the best way to make sure you wont win. Naturally you always need to say OMG when you die.


Upgrades are best to leave without taking for maxed out effect.

(sorry)

The Submarine

Does: Is looking cool while moving quickly in water

Target: To look cool while moving quickly in water

This class jumps into water such as the pool in reactor room on tanith and while holding crouch swims around in wide circles by strafe turning, looking like a really cool sub-marine.

It's advisable to drop your weapons as you get close to the intended water-area to increase the ease with which you gain speed.

Important: use binds to continously make submarine sounds such as *BEEEP* or *Wrrrrrr*.

this is kharaa strategy WHAT THE ****

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tjosan is a doctor

When I have leap and happen to have a rine trying to kill me, instead of leaping ahead, I use leap to dodge the shoots by totally jump to the next wall and back.
(Only works well with lvl3 adrenaline)

Minor hits usually but I stay alive.
LMGs tend to spit bullets like hell and after the dreaded "click click click" I make my move and leap ahead for bite or continue the dodging if the rine pulls out the handgun.

I do this often because I usually meet rines always miles away along a corridor -_-
Leaping straight ahead is fatal, so if you got walls, leap and adrenaline then spamleaping around.

$parki

he meant dedicated scout skulks are worthless

The Jagular

Does: Sits above doorways and drops on you
Target: Pooh Bears