Use

From NS2 community wiki

Introduction

The Use key (default hotkey: E) allows Frontiersmen and Kharaa players to interact with various objects for different gameplay functions.

Frontiersmen

• Builder
  • Hold the Use key to bring out the Builder tool, when aiming at an unbuilt structure for assembly. This is staple to Marine gameplay as the Mobile Automated Constructor (Commander-controlled construction and repair robot) requires a Robotics Factory to produce.
• Login
  • At an unoccupied Command Station, a Marine may press Use while looking at the login screen to become Marine Commander.
• Buy Menu
  • The Buy Menu can be accessed with the Use key at any Armory or Prototype Lab. Marines may purchase weapons with Personal Resources.
• Rebuild Power Node
  • Marines can repair destroyed Power Nodes with the Use key.
• Lock Door
  • Marine players can press Use on a door console to lock a door temporarily to prepare for welding.

Kharaa

• Growth Spurt
  • Hold the Use key as Gorge while aiming at a growing structure to accelerate construction. All Kharaa structures except the Hive can be sped up during construction.
• Enter Hive
  • Any Kharaa lifeform can press Use on an unoccupied Hive to become Alien Commander.