You can also use that blue aiming cone from the flamethrower to define a larger area to be set on fire (drag mouse?). If you use that to block an entrance while enemies are moving towards your location (eg during a Hunt) they might try to go for a different entrance to your location if one is available. Or you could use that to only partially block a corridor to funnel charging enemies into a slim line.
Absolutely, just completed the game on Hard and the sheer amount of area it can cover is insane, saved my troops so often. It will actually force Xenos to avoid coming into certain areas, leaving you free to focus on kill zones in certain directions.
It's absolutely amazing for area denial and controlling the map, especially during onslaughts. Fun fact: while xenos avoid the fire if possible, human enemies are very dumb and will walk right into it! Some free kills right there!
Somthing I've seen with the flamethrower is enemies will sometimes path around the fire or even better will wait for the flames to die if there is no path. Not sure if it's a bug but it's saved me a couple times.
For the Sniper Rifle you can also use it on the larger Xenos (Queen, Crusher, Pretorian) and whilst it will not kill them it does a decent amount of damage but it will temporarily stun them, this will actually interrupt them during a charge which can be a the difference between life and death.
One added use of the incinerator is that you can divert xenomorphs away from certain doors, causing them to re-direct and funnel down one corridor where you can lay down suppressive fire and focus sentry guns.
I can add 2 things to this: 1) Flame throwers can be detected by aliens across the map. They create a wall, that the aliens do NOT want to cross. So if you want them to cross it, you must be in a dead end, and that will force them to cross it, to get to you. Let's say the map is a big ring, you hose the path to your right, the aliens will stop where ever they are, and turn around, and go ALL THE WAY AROUND the ring, to try to get you from the other side. So you need to leave an opening, if you want to funnel them for easy shooting. 2) RPG.... Shoot the boss first with the electrified grenade, THEN the RPG. The electrified grenade will slow them down to a crawl, making it easier to hit them with the RPG. Again, you can force them down a path, using the flamethrower.
@@MistaFiOth true. It's just that during the first few levels, this was really frustrating to me. I'd have 1 Command point left, and I'd use it to make a wall of fire, thinking this would weaken the aliens, only to have them turn 180, and go all the way around the complex, to attack from the other side. And they know about the fire, way out of eye sight. Even the bosses, will change direction, and just go around. They do not see mines, but they totally see fire, and sometimes jump out of the way of grenades. Having a lot of fun with this game, though, even if I find the XP method a bit untuned. If your guys go an entire mission, without getting detected, you only get ONE extra XP, but if you kill everything, and use command points to keep your stress low, you can walk out with 5 (killing waves, and bosses). SO it s rewarding being noisy.
Definitely agree with the egg clearing. Found this by accident but it works really well, providing you can get that marine into range!! Another informative video - cheers dude.
I love using the incinerator to soften up enemies during defense actions. Set up a wall of flame as the horde approaches and combine with suppressive fire. The result is that they stay in the flames longer when advancing. This can be a huge benefit if you have a corridor and can spread out the blaze down the hall.
I think with the Flamethrower, the aliens will try to go around if there is a path, but go through if there are no other paths to reach you. This makes it super useful for closing off an approach to make enemies take the long way around.
You can spread the Incinerator like a (C) turned either downwards or upwards, and a circle around your squad i belive. Select Incinerator choose starting point, while still holding down (X) PS4 or (A) Xbox. And then drag in whatever direction you want, from the starting point indicated.
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I know this isnt special weapons related but I been using the drone to make noise and lure all of the scouting aliens to the opposite side of map. Then, I keep them there by consistently making noise. While switching back to marines to clear out rooms with no problems. Its a very slow and time consuming way to play. Im not sure if the game is intended to play that way but its kept my Marines health at optimal level 😂
How do you do that? My drone always make noise in the squad's position. I do not know how to lure the drone to other location and keep it safe from the enemies afyer make sound.
@@dantesgtfo1511 You have to take control of the drone. Then command him to an area. Make sure you are having the drone make noise while he moves towards the area. Keep using noise until you have the Xenos where you want them. Then you alternate making noise while having Marines do tasks. It's pretty hard work but worth it.
The flamer for damage is best against elite bad guys and bosses. but that isnt its main use, if you have multiple ways into a room during an onslaught or hunt, block one path with fire when they arrive, and they will divert around to the other route!. its better than wasting a tool on sealing a door that only lasts for 1 second with a wave of xenos beating on it. the fire will hurt any that DO push through, but most will simply divert!. The egg thing I find eggs spot you SO FAST I can almost never make it work, but when it does the silence is great.
For some reason most human enemies do not avoid flames so if a human patrol is closing by you can flame behind you and there is a very high chance that the human patrol will die from burning. On Nightmare there is a very low chance that Elite human types will survive with a tiny hp if burning dot dmg rolls were all low. Flamers have a very big value. You can even flame humans and then ctrl/hide in cover before getting detected as a flamer is a stealth weapon and you can burn them without getting detected. In some cases it is cheaper then repeated sniper uses.
I love the mines. Any current or former League of Legends players? Occasionally I find myself reverting to my old Teemo tendencies; hiding in a relatively safe room and slowly spreading my network of shroo-... er, mines out, waiting for command points to recharge, etc. I doubt this is what the devs had in mind when they added this, but doesn't make it any less satisfying.
I did that with that mission down in the basement. Where you have to defend the area until they bring in the ship to pick you up. I put mines all over the place. Took forever waiting for command points to refresh 🤣
Fun fact flamethrower melt humans enemies really fast because it can bypass the cover defense and the human a.i not smart enough to move out from the fires.
The shotgun really is next to useless, the cone is so narrow, and so close, Xeno's LOVE to do that dodge move they have and dodge it, then its a wasted command point that hit nothing. Basically after the tutorial, I never touch the shotgun again unless I am super desperate like with a crusher who wont dodge.
My only complaint is that you only have 48 in game days to beat the campaign. Other than that im having a blast with it, we need a horde mode in this game
@@MistaFiOth I would say is more the inconvenience that one of my teammates has to carry a survivor and trying to get out unseen it's challenging but I will make it happen some way somehow
Rpg takes 1.5 seconds to fire, that's the least useful to me, I'd rather set up mines and turrets to draw them in, the few times you don't have the time to set mines are fine with turrets, grenades and the incinerator.
Totally different utility. An RPG will decimate anything in a respectable distance. Mines can create killzones and trap Sensors. Use them both according to the situation.
Finally finished my second playthrough on Nightmare, No one can hear you scream. Massive rage moments due to bugs galore on the Olduvai Mine Mission including - Suddenly unable to rest after welding door(s) at save rooms, having no access to squad abilities on pause/slow time after the drone glitched and became stuck on the drone abilities menu. Cannot recommend a playthrough with the limited saves of No One Can Hear you Scream until they finish patching the game. :\
Before one of the initial updates, Incinerator fire supposedly never damaged eggs. Don't know, I personally never tried. But this must be the reason why many people didn't develop a custom of using it against them.
I beat this on hard and spammed the shotgun with max retribution every time id get swarmed, the rocket launcher and mines helped with the queens a lot.
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You can also use that blue aiming cone from the flamethrower to define a larger area to be set on fire (drag mouse?). If you use that to block an entrance while enemies are moving towards your location (eg during a Hunt) they might try to go for a different entrance to your location if one is available. Or you could use that to only partially block a corridor to funnel charging enemies into a slim line.
Very good idea! Favoring it so others can see it. o7
I've also used it to keep xenos in a large kill zone for longer, by forcing them to walk sideways for a while before they reach a gap to charge.
This is absolutely a A+ strategy, funneling the fuckers into the killzone
Absolutely, just completed the game on Hard and the sheer amount of area it can cover is insane, saved my troops so often. It will actually force Xenos to avoid coming into certain areas, leaving you free to focus on kill zones in certain directions.
It's absolutely amazing for area denial and controlling the map, especially during onslaughts. Fun fact: while xenos avoid the fire if possible, human enemies are very dumb and will walk right into it! Some free kills right there!
Somthing I've seen with the flamethrower is enemies will sometimes path around the fire or even better will wait for the flames to die if there is no path. Not sure if it's a bug but it's saved me a couple times.
They don't wanna be BBQ'd man!
For the Sniper Rifle you can also use it on the larger Xenos (Queen, Crusher, Pretorian) and whilst it will not kill them it does a decent amount of damage but it will temporarily stun them, this will actually interrupt them during a charge which can be a the difference between life and death.
Yup. It's 42 points of DMG, after all.
Oshit! Thanks for sharing
Flamethrower, Mines and sniper rifle with suppressor are a must, if you want to do things comfortably.
Sleek and silent. 😎
@@MistaFiOth Flamethrower is not silent but pack a punch at close range. lol
Better than ballistic noise!
One added use of the incinerator is that you can divert xenomorphs away from certain doors, causing them to re-direct and funnel down one corridor where you can lay down suppressive fire and focus sentry guns.
Yup, this was observed but wasn't included in this video. Thank you for calling it out!
Chapters
#1 Intro 0:00
#2 Shotgun 0:39
#3 Incinerator Unit 2:20
#4 Mine 4:40
#5 RPG Launcher 7:18
#6 Sniper Rifle 9:33
#7 Outro 11:27
My man!
I can add 2 things to this:
1) Flame throwers can be detected by aliens across the map. They create a wall, that the aliens do NOT want to cross. So if you want them to cross it, you must be in a dead end, and that will force them to cross it, to get to you. Let's say the map is a big ring, you hose the path to your right, the aliens will stop where ever they are, and turn around, and go ALL THE WAY AROUND the ring, to try to get you from the other side.
So you need to leave an opening, if you want to funnel them for easy shooting.
2) RPG.... Shoot the boss first with the electrified grenade, THEN the RPG. The electrified grenade will slow them down to a crawl, making it easier to hit them with the RPG. Again, you can force them down a path, using the flamethrower.
Good thoughts my friend. As I've always said, there is not ONE WAY to play. There are many viable approaches.
@@MistaFiOth true. It's just that during the first few levels, this was really frustrating to me. I'd have 1 Command point left, and I'd use it to make a wall of fire, thinking this would weaken the aliens, only to have them turn 180, and go all the way around the complex, to attack from the other side.
And they know about the fire, way out of eye sight.
Even the bosses, will change direction, and just go around.
They do not see mines, but they totally see fire, and sometimes jump out of the way of grenades.
Having a lot of fun with this game, though, even if I find the XP method a bit untuned.
If your guys go an entire mission, without getting detected, you only get ONE extra XP, but if you kill everything, and use command points to keep your stress low, you can walk out with 5 (killing waves, and bosses). SO it s rewarding being noisy.
I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE INCINERATOR SILENTLY KILLS EGGS, THANKS!
Enjoy!
Definitely agree with the egg clearing. Found this by accident but it works really well, providing you can get that marine into range!!
Another informative video - cheers dude.
My pleasure, Tris! Get ready for tonight's stream! 🫡
I'm halfway through a second playthrough and never knew this. I was using the Recon sniper to slowly pick off each egg if they couldn't be avoided.
Yup. I suffered through the same shite...
My man! Go on like this and you will surely have created the best full guide to this game!
Thanks for all the support. Next stop will probably be XenoTech, so stay tuned!
I love using the incinerator to soften up enemies during defense actions. Set up a wall of flame as the horde approaches and combine with suppressive fire. The result is that they stay in the flames longer when advancing. This can be a huge benefit if you have a corridor and can spread out the blaze down the hall.
Excellent info, my man! Favoring.
I think with the Flamethrower, the aliens will try to go around if there is a path, but go through if there are no other paths to reach you. This makes it super useful for closing off an approach to make enemies take the long way around.
You are correct. It's also extremely useful for clearing Egg clusters without alerting the Hive.
You can spread the Incinerator like a (C) turned either downwards or upwards, and a circle around your squad i belive.
Select Incinerator choose starting point, while still holding down (X) PS4 or (A) Xbox. And then drag in whatever direction you want, from the starting point indicated.
Indeed! Favoring this, my man. Good info! 🫡
Mines with remote tracker is excellent to clear your way, when they are running to their doom, the way is free and the hunt is avoided ,
Exactly. Not to mention, they cost literally nothing that you won't be getting back.
Thank you for your hard work, these videos are great
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I know this isnt special weapons related but I been using the drone to make noise and lure all of the scouting aliens to the opposite side of map. Then, I keep them there by consistently making noise. While switching back to marines to clear out rooms with no problems. Its a very slow and time consuming way to play. Im not sure if the game is intended to play that way but its kept my Marines health at optimal level 😂
Whatever works, works, Marine. 🫡
A sound tactic!
How do you do that? My drone always make noise in the squad's position. I do not know how to lure the drone to other location and keep it safe from the enemies afyer make sound.
@@dantesgtfo1511 You have to take control of the drone. Then command him to an area. Make sure you are having the drone make noise while he moves towards the area. Keep using noise until you have the Xenos where you want them. Then you alternate making noise while having Marines do tasks. It's pretty hard work but worth it.
@@arnoldmorales9189 xenos does not atack drone on sight?
Xenon don't attack the drone unless it shoots them.
Zealots on the other hand, shoots on sight of it
Great vid, you can also spread the flames around holding the button and create a cone really big.
That's what she said! 😎
The flamer for damage is best against elite bad guys and bosses. but that isnt its main use, if you have multiple ways into a room during an onslaught or hunt, block one path with fire when they arrive, and they will divert around to the other route!. its better than wasting a tool on sealing a door that only lasts for 1 second with a wave of xenos beating on it. the fire will hurt any that DO push through, but most will simply divert!.
The egg thing I find eggs spot you SO FAST I can almost never make it work, but when it does the silence is great.
Last night I was able to pop quite a few on Nightmare. It worked quite well.
For some reason most human enemies do not avoid flames so if a human patrol is closing by you can flame behind you and there is a very high chance that the human patrol will die from burning.
On Nightmare there is a very low chance that Elite human types will survive with a tiny hp if burning dot dmg rolls were all low.
Flamers have a very big value.
You can even flame humans and then ctrl/hide in cover before getting detected as a flamer is a stealth weapon and you can burn them without getting detected.
In some cases it is cheaper then repeated sniper uses.
Nice input. Favoring so people can see this. Were you following the Channel when the game first came out?
@@MistaFiOth I decided to replay the game(on hardest) and the algorithm recommended this video.
@@TheSuperColonel hope you stick around for more!
I use the flamethrower to create a wall and gain some time. Enemies usually avoid flames and try to find other way
Very viable tactic, indeed!
I love the mines. Any current or former League of Legends players? Occasionally I find myself reverting to my old Teemo tendencies; hiding in a relatively safe room and slowly spreading my network of shroo-... er, mines out, waiting for command points to recharge, etc. I doubt this is what the devs had in mind when they added this, but doesn't make it any less satisfying.
You are one of THOSE guys! 🤣
I did that with that mission down in the basement. Where you have to defend the area until they bring in the ship to pick you up. I put mines all over the place. Took forever waiting for command points to refresh 🤣
That much easier though!
Fun fact flamethrower melt humans enemies really fast because it can bypass the cover defense and the human a.i not smart enough to move out from the fires.
Solid info, Marine!
The flamethrower is beast... I always give it to my marine with the lowest accuracy.
Very good approach. Hadn't thought of that.
@Mista_FiOth I do it with mines as well if someone has the jinx trait I give em a flamethrower or mines.
Can you do a walkthrough of Tantalus Lab? Im struggling
We will be hitting it soon on stream. Come and watch it, brother!
The shotgun really is next to useless, the cone is so narrow, and so close, Xeno's LOVE to do that dodge move they have and dodge it, then its a wasted command point that hit nothing. Basically after the tutorial, I never touch the shotgun again unless I am super desperate like with a crusher who wont dodge.
The Burst DMG is good though. If they cannot dodge, they're gonna feel it.
My only complaint is that you only have 48 in game days to beat the campaign. Other than that im having a blast with it, we need a horde mode in this game
It's agency brother. If you don't take it TOO slow, you'll have time to spare.
Man i kill the Queen in the hills with a 2 men team level 3 gunner & a level 2 rookie but i can not get to the extraction point 😅
That warehouse is tricky.
@@MistaFiOth I would say is more the inconvenience that one of my teammates has to carry a survivor and trying to get out unseen it's challenging but I will make it happen some way somehow
You got this, Marine. 🫡
Rpg takes 1.5 seconds to fire, that's the least useful to me, I'd rather set up mines and turrets to draw them in, the few times you don't have the time to set mines are fine with turrets, grenades and the incinerator.
Totally different utility. An RPG will decimate anything in a respectable distance. Mines can create killzones and trap Sensors. Use them both according to the situation.
Finally finished my second playthrough on Nightmare, No one can hear you scream. Massive rage moments due to bugs galore on the Olduvai Mine Mission including - Suddenly unable to rest after welding door(s) at save rooms, having no access to squad abilities on pause/slow time after the drone glitched and became stuck on the drone abilities menu. Cannot recommend a playthrough with the limited saves of No One Can Hear you Scream until they finish patching the game. :\
Did NOOCHYS on Stream, Medium setting. It was HIV-inducing. 100% would not recommend. 🤣
Before one of the initial updates, Incinerator fire supposedly never damaged eggs. Don't know, I personally never tried.
But this must be the reason why many people didn't develop a custom of using it against them.
I think it's a misunderstood tool, on many fronts. You are right as well.
I beat this on hard and spammed the shotgun with max retribution every time id get swarmed, the rocket launcher and mines helped with the queens a lot.
Shotgun is handy... for close encounters.