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Latest revision as of 19:22, 11 May 2020

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Introduction

This article contains links to various community-authored guides that provide hints & tips on how to improve your skill in specific facets of NS2 gameplay. Increasing your knowledge and acquiring certain skillsets such as movement techniques and map awareness can help you to increase your Player Skill, and even ascend to Sanji Survivor !Tier 7.png

Some of these tutorials that seem to focus on competitive play in ns2 (6vs6), are still extremely helpful for normal pub-play! The main difference is that mistakes will be more forgiven on a public server.


Info: Community guides are primarily opinion pieces and therefore may contain conflicting information and information that is no longer relevant due to changes to game mechanics.

Guides

Warning: The NS2 Wiki is not responsible for the content of third-party sites.

Start

Title Skill Level Short Description Type Author Extra Links
NS2 Quick & Easy : 5 minutes to know the essential

Beginner Advanced

Quick guide for beginners and advanced players alike. The must-know essentials to not suck and not be lost in the game.
Text
 Jackson
How to: ns2_veil

Beginner Advanced

In this guide, I will help you understand more and get better at the most iconic and most played map of Natural Selection 2 : ns2_veil.
Text
 Jackson

Movement

Title Skill Level Short Description Type Author Extra Links
Movement Techniques - all Lifeforms / Marines

Universal

Movement techniques
  • maintaining your speed
  • allows fancy dodge movements
Wiki Article
Videos
 Handschuh, CrazyCat
Trickjumps Universal List of most important Jumps and how to execute them
Wiki Article
Videos
 Handschuh
Spring, Pelargir

Options ( including NS2+)

Tip: Use screen settings to play at 144hz or at least as high as possible. Some screens support higher frequencies at certain resolutions.
Title Skill Level Short Description Type Author Extra Links
Options

Universal

Wiki Options
  • explanations
  • helps to find default / performance / quality options
Wiki Article
NS2Plus

Universal

NS2+ Options
  • explanations
  • helps to find default / performance / quality options
Wiki Article
NS2+ Guides (2016)

Universal

NS2+ Explanations
  • ENSL Video (2016)
  • ENSL NS2+ Explanations in more detail (2015)
Video
Text
 Mendasp, Mega

NS2+ Video (2016)
NS2+ Explanation (2015)

Commander

Marine Commander

Title Skill Level Short Description Type Author Extra Links
Commanding as a Sanji

Beginner Advanced

Katzenfleisch's (acknowledged pub commander and NSL Champion-Commander) guide to commanding Marines and Aliens
Text
 Katzenfleisch (Build 331)
Marine Default Techpath

Beginner Advanced

A lot of Marines will complain or eject you at the start of the round if you deviate from the default start, especially if you do not communicate your intentions
Text
 Handschuh
Beginner Commander Guide

Beginner

Note: Even though the Videos are from 2014 they are still mostly correct!

  1. Commanding HUB (including Aliens): Introduction to commanding
  2. Marine Commander Basics: In-depths explanation of the HUD, structures and commands available.
Video
 It'sSuperEffective!

Video 1
Video 2

Advanced Commander Guide

Beginner Advanced

Note: Even though the Videos are from 2014 they are still mostly correct!

  1. General commanding guidelines, objectives, and common terms & actions definition.
  2. The 3 stages of the game explained, and what to do during each of them.
  3. Examples of opening strategies.
  4. Offensive tactics & Defensive measures.
  5. Closing strategies: how to properly end the game.
Video
 It'sSuperEffective!

Video 1
Video 2
Video 3
Video 4
Video 5

Alien Commander

Title Skill Level Short Description Type Author Extra Links
Beginner Commander Guide

Beginner

Note: Even though the Videos are from 2014 they are still mostly correct!

  1. Commanding HUB (including Aliens)
    Introduction to commanding
Video
 It'sSuperEffective!

Marine

Title Skill Level Short Description Type Author Extra Links
Field Marine Basics

Beginner Advanced

Describes common Terms
  • Lane-Blocking, Rotating, Pushing, Baiting / Trap
  • Balance between Agression and Defense
Pictures
Text
 Warforce17
Marine Basics

Beginner Advanced

Map Positioning
  • Lane-Blocking
  • Zoning
Pictures
Text
 Kash
NSL Marine Training (2017)

Advanced Veteran

How to move and take Engagements
  • Movement, engagements, surviving ambushes

Video has timestamps!

Video
 Herakles Part1
Part2
Spectator
Positioning

Veteran

Map Positioning and Teamplay
Text
few Pics
 Tane
Trickjumps Universal List of most important Jumps and how to execute them
Video
 Handschuh
Spring, Pelargir

Alien

Tip: All Alien Lifeforms require you to learn advanced movement techniques. For those see Guides#Movement or Movement techniques.

Skulk

Main article: Skulk.

Title Skill Level Short Description Type Author Extra Links
Alien Secret Weapon: a guide to PARASITE

Beginner Advanced Veteran

Text
 Jackson
Engagements

Advanced Veteran

How to take Engagements
  • Baiting, Parasiting, Ambushing
Video
 ALF
NSL Skulk Training (2015)

Universal

  • Wallhopping, Zoning , Engagements
  • + tons of extra stuff (long video)
Video
 Golden
Skulk Model on walls

Advanced Veteran

Skulk Model
Video
 Wob
NSL Skulk Training (2017)

Beginner Advanced Veteran

  • Wallhopping, Zoning , Engagements, + tons of extra stuff (long video)
Video
 loMe Link
Spectator

Gorge

Main article: Gorge.

Warning: The Gorge Tutorials are all older then the recent 327 Build and thereforce partly outdated.
Title Skill Level Short Description Type Author Extra Links
Gorge Basics Tutorial

Advanced Veteran

How to Gorge: Structure Placement, Gorge Tools, ...
Video
 Luftwaffel

Lerk

Main article: Lerk.

Title Skill Level Short Description Type Author Extra Links
NSL Lerk Training (2017)

Advanced Veteran

How to play Lerk:
  • Engagements, ...
Video
 Tyr, asdf ADHD

schu

NSL Lerk Training (2015)

Advanced Veteran

  • Teamwork, Engagements, + tons of extra stuff (long video)
Video
 schu

Fade

Main article: Fade.

Title Skill Level Short Description Type Author Extra Links
NSL Fade Training (2017)

Advanced

How to play Fade:
  • Engagements, + tons of extra stuff (long video)
Video
 Tyr, asdf asdf

spectator

Effective Fade Movement

Advanced Veteran

Showcase
  • Effective Fade Movement with explanations
  • Engagements
Video
 loMe
Decision making

Advanced Veteran

Engagements:
  • vs Shotguns, long thread with tips
Picture
Text
 rantology
NSL Fade Training (2015)

Advanced Veteran

  • Blinking, Engagements, + tons of extra stuff (long video)
Video
 loMe

Onos

Main article: Onos.

Competitive / Other

These Guides are topics that are about other topics or tailored for Competitive NS2 e.g. 6vs6 play.


Title Skill Level Short Description Type Author Extra Links
Newcomer Guide for Competitive NS2 (6vs6)

Advanced Veteran

Introduction on how to play 6vs6
  • explanation on all stages of the game (early, mid, late) in regards to the tech and lifeforms
  • explanation for Lifeforms, Tech, and their roles.
Text
 Doggo, Kmacg, whii
Optimal Position / Hive push spots

Veteran

  • Map Usage, Positioning / Map-Awareness, Hive push spots
Pictures
Text
 Trademark and loMe
Voice Chat Behaviour

Veteran

  • Competitive Voice Chat behaviour
Text
 Mega

External Guide Collections

Tutorial Collection of all up to date guides.
Russian Tutorials including Trickjumps by CRaZyCAT
Tutorial Section of the ENSL Forum


Tip List

A tip list is currently being developed that can be currently accessed in discord and is planned to be implemented in-game and included in the wiki.

You can already access them in the official Discord and several community Discords that have the HiveStalker bot.

On the official Discord the bot is currently in the channel #hive-queries, use the !tip command.

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