Aliens Dark Descent: 10 Beginner Tips

[@singleplayersquad1]

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[@derAbsurde]

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[@jasontyson3658]

Some tips I've found from playing Build lots of motion trackers, most of them for map coverage obviously but if you build 1 near the ARC points and overload it near the ARC the aliens will run to their deaths and bonus is that they won't hunt for you afterwards so its a good way to clear out aliens while keeping the aggression level down. If you're about to be found out by an alien don't be afraid to overload a scanner and draw the alien away this is will save you a lot of aggression level. If you want to raise the aggression level before extracting to get some free XP from living through the the onslaught then go for it. Never load into fresh missions with any medkits or tools, you will find plenty on all fresh maps. Also 2 sentry guns is the max you will need for most missions, you will find 1 or 2 sentries on most maps so you can stockpile them and not waste resources building new ones during deployment. Only rest in rooms with 1 door, if you don't fk around during missions you can complete most missions in 1 day 2 tops and if you can, rest when any of your squad hits 90% psych damage to avoid negative modifiers and long term damage by hitting the psch break levels. The post mission injury / trauma effects are calculated by the most severe damage obtained during the mission so even if you finish the mission with less then 100% psych damage but you hit a level 2 psych break the game will calculate trauma based off of the level 2 psych break not the end of mission damage levels, same goes for health and injury. For classes I've found Sgt / Gunner / Recon and Tech to be the best, I rarely get into bad engagements so my team doesn't take a lot of damage, if you fight more often then a medic should replace tech. Sgt has good squad bonuses you can buy with resources and should always have 1 in every squad. Gunners can provide an extra sentry with the smart gun if talented into it and also provides bonus to squad suppression. Put the smart gun down as a sentry and pull out the incinerator or sidearm and you essentially get an extra gun, Sniper is so good at keeping you in stealth and avoiding aggression levels rising as sniping any Xeno without being seen will not count as being spotted and finally a tech class will erase the need for any else to get the smart ass talent for hacking, and the tech class can upgrade sentries when placed turning them into even more lethal turrets. When you unlock the 5th squad slot drop a medic in just for coverage in case as doubling up on classes doesn't seem to have a lot of advantage unless you want to double sniper with Recon Have an A squad and a B squad, the A squad should get unbreakable will when available so they can go on missions when tired and ignore the negative effects from it, upgrade this squad with all upgrades you can manage and they should act as your first team for every mission and power through most of the objectives, they should plant a lot of motion trackers and focus on main objectives, move onto secondary objectives if they can manage it without extracting. The B squad is your mop up squad if you missed 1 or two objectives / secondary objectives or a datapad use this squad to finish it.

[@20storiesunder]

Only 2 sentries on nightmare won't cut it I'm afraid

[@anderescobar4752]

These are much better tips than the ones in the video

[@coltj5907]

Nice tips. Unrelated, someone mind letting me know how controller-friendly this game is?

[@anderescobar4752]

@@coltj5907 I play on computer, wish I could help

[@michaeld6207]

@@coltj5907it actually works pretty well. At first, there’s a slight learning curve, but I’ve not had any issues.

[@thegombie]

Theses are pretty basic tips. For some real useful tips. 1. Don't open any computer locked doors or barricades you see without scouting alternative routes, these doors cannot be breached by aliens meaning opening most doors will lead to multiple routes aliens can take. Keeping them closed means you can limit alien movement into potential sentry gun choke points. 2. Try not to let your marines reach 100% stress. Curing it within your mission will still make them accrue trauma post mission so whenever you get close to 100% find a place to rest or pop pills if you cannot to save you having to bench them longer for therapy. 3. Mines are your best friends. They are unlocked at level 2 and place them as you move through areas, at patrol points, spawn areas. They will kill enemies without alerting and will keep your map free from threats. 4. Make use of your deployable motion tracker as a distraction. Placing them infront of a group of sentries and activating it will lure all nearby aliens into your deathtrap and clear out aliens from the area without putting them into alert.

[@BrogMan1]

You're right, these tips are much more useful. So far the tips videos I've seen have been trash. This one is okay.

[@cyanide7270]

Motion trackers are bugged (at least i think its a bug) where they draw from ALL motion trackers map wide rather than just its own as advertised. This i abusable as hell. Pop a bunch down at the start of the mission or near the ARC/APC and when you really need to clear out an area when youve been placing trackers down the whole level, pop one of the ones at the start and every alien on the map within another trackers radius will go investigate Tools are always best used to repair broken sentries and create shelters. In all other cases it is best to always jsut keep moving rather than trying to weld doors closed to slow aliens movement. Its just not worth it. Secondly, shelters will stop a hunt in progress, so having the tools spare will save your arse a lot more than not. 3 tools spent to weld doors are 3 hunts and 3 stress build ups (also save points to load from, command point refreshes, ammo replenish with Resourceful etc) you could drop instead. Door barricades are the LEAST useful use for tools.

[@shaun_177]

Another tip that helps a lot. Set motion sensor down at xeno spawn ( red exclamations) and then weld the door shut. Its worth the resource point fornthe weld as its slows them down a lot. Ive noticed much less xenos when i do that

[@yoslo2117]

Thats not worth the resources.. Just place a couple of mines and you will slow them down without wasting your resources.. The later stages has like 15 spawn points in one map

[@shaun_177]

@@yoslo2117 yeah that was when I was on 1st and 2nd maps. Now I don't do that for reason you stated. I don't lay mines either bc that uses up too much points and alerts the hive. I just use sensors all over so I always know where they are.

[@yoslo2117]

@@shaun_177 mines doesnt alert the hive, but it does use a lot of points, but that what "retaliation" is for, refueling your points in like 5 seconds, and if you don't have 8 points or more with 5 marines, you are doing something wrong

[@donkeysunited]

@@yoslo2117 I believe it does alert nearby aliens as it makes noise. But it doesn't start a hunt or cause you to be detected.

[@shaun_177]

@@yoslo2117 they don't? Interesting. Either way they're only good for one use. So the amount of resources used for one kill isn't worth it to ne. I'd rather save up . Only time I'll use a mine is if I know I'm about to be chased .

[@nicholasvogel9783]

Making a shelter, changing floors or moving via apc will also stop a hunt thus saving you stress

[@broardan]

It’s worth knowing that a single rpg shot does half of the queens health on regular difficulty and the techer class has a drone that can independently scout the map, hack, and weld, and will only aggro synths and cultists. I use the drone to scout ahead and plan my route and sometimes even open a locked door to chop the difficulty of the mission waaaay down.

[@DotActionHank]

Do the Xenos ignore them?!

[@seanc6754]

When you rest ur squad it also creates a save so if you know ur fixing to get into the sht or fixing to start a boss fight i would rest so if the outcome doesn't go ur way all u gotta do is reload

[@TheBall12]

Major intended (story) sequences and fights create a autosave. So if you get a (special) ingame warning by a looked door for example dont waste resources for a shelter to save.

[@Bighandsdown]

Great clip. You can go into the options so when you press R2 that normally slows the Aliens down you can toggle to pause. This will give you more time. Turrets are highly effective too.

[@Kazu-ow6ot]

i dont pause because it ruins immersion but, pasuing really helps when you have a massive onslaught at hard difficulty

[@Bighandsdown]

@@Kazu-ow6ot I’m not a young gamer brain needs a few more moments to react 😂👊🏻

[@Kazu-ow6ot]

@@Bighandsdown yes to that even tho they indicate which hive the onslaught will come, just some warrios will lunge at your troops from behind and fuck everything up

[@Cryptic-cy3xr]

I’ve been playing for a while now and I’ve tried every class. Always have at least one Recon with the upgrade silencer. Start Using Teckers properly, by using the drone. You can move the drone separately from your squad. If you’re surrounded, move your drone to another room and trigger the drones noise maker. It’ll distract the enemy, so you can slip out. Remember to call the drone back, or elevators won’t work. Gunners with the high impact upgrade, slow enemies caught in the cone. This is extremely important

[@therugbyandsportsvideogame367]

I just started playing. I lost 3 marines on a deployment in Dead Hills. I have 8 left on the Otago. What happens if I lose more Marines and they die , Do I keep getting new ones on the Otago ?

[@markshrubb]

The motion tracker uses command points not resources to use 😊

[@jacobschmidt8539]

When I realized that I started placing those things all over the map.

[@markshrubb]

@@jacobschmidt8539 me to they are the best defence if u have time to get them down

[@shaun_177]

I usually set them down by hive spawn areas . That way you know no matter what if a xeno is out

[@nyljohnvictoracierto9402]

@@shaun_177 You don't have to put the Motion Tracker by the spawn areas because it has a radius. Also, use the Motion Trackers to lure Xenos, place Motion Trackers where your ARC can be called on and lure them in the ARC's location, this will help you roam freely without worrying about a lot of Xenos

[@markshrubb]

@shaun4588 yeah or on 4 way corridors and also if they are put they won't attack u till they are out of ammo or destroyed

[@StrongOaker]

you forgot to say dont pick up ammo crates if the total once picked up will exceed your going to planet amount, with the exception of about to finish the map. Extra ammo is lost on extract, so better to leave it and you can see it on the map. I really wish the extra ammo could remain on the apc or something but it does not and as you said, does not respawn. This is even more important on Nightmare. First deployment is 4 ammo with you to reload from, later it can be up to 10 on deployment I've seen. So just keep that start number in mind to either stay at or only 1 above the starting on planet amount. leave the rest for emergency loot situations as many times an APC pick up/drop off can be nearby or the elevator, especially once you unlock the shortcuts back to the elevator most maps have.

[@FrostFire1987]

the sniper rifle with a suppressor is a must! you can silently take out a lone alien without making noise and bringing doown a horde on you

[@Codigoduro1]

Basic stuff here: avoid combat with aliens as much as you can. Best hide and seek game ever.

[@aydenkaszas]

Thanks for the tips. Just found this game and it absolutely rules.

[@mariahilfes2094]

Great video!

[@m.a.w.4120]

Not a game i'd usually go for, but it looks quite nice in your video, so i might give it a shoot :)

[@Bighandsdown]

Really good game you should invest. Very difficult these tips will get you up and running though

[@tnyeh]

Game is super fun once you understand stuff….

[@namelamp7910]

thx was actually helpful

[@kloklify]

What affects how long marines need to recover in the medbay,how long the mission deployment lasts?I remember my guy needing 10??? days to recover and was wondering why so long.

[@deshartproductions]

Great tips. PS I've already spended 40h plus on the game so I've basically knew most of them. Still for the Greenie person great tutorial. You have a sub. And good look with your goal of 1k subs!

[@socrates6870]

Good tips...I'm at mission 7...a nightmare :)

[@darrancoyle8394]

Thanks for the guide. This will come in handy for my brother who I gifted it to in live.👍👾

[@notekoyote958]

U made that game look really interesting, might even check it out today.

[@jennilewis6203]

Thanks!!

[@jamesandthefatcat9464]

ty for this vid...so Marines dont level up unless you complete some mission? 😅

[@redanansi]

Anyone else find on ps5 the sharpshooter scout skill doesnt work. ? It just triggers normal attacks. I have been loving the game however its got a stiupid amount of bugs on ps5. It feels like it wasnt play tested or just unfinished. Some that break a mission / run entirely causing you to start again from a save. Devs need to go on another bug hunt!

[@galmorzu]

Exact same problem I’m having. I have no clue if I’m doing something wrong or it’s the game.

[@nunyabuziness9622]

Not just ps5 seen a lot of bugs mentioned and found a fair few myself, its not been tested

[@redanansi]

@@galmorzu its started working for me, i think the first bunch of times my sniper didn't have line of sight. I think its result of a bad UI that makes the first few times unclear.

[@redanansi]

Most game breaking bug for me seems to be issues with elevators, having to go back in and out a few times to activate. Not good when trying to escape a wave of Xenos. The Recon drone seems responsibile for this, if its not with you it stops the elevator from activating. But some missions i have found the drone just gets stuck in a non map area. The Drone itself should be amazing but on PS5 its a pain in the but to use.

[@galmorzu]

@@redanansi Same, I don't know if it was just sorta buggy, or I had bad luck always having something in my line of sight, but it seems to be working pretty consistently now.

[@romeoconcept]

Hi ! Thanks for tips :) Is it possible to extract a team from a mission and finish it later ?

[@matthewhager270]

Yes.

[@chains2660]

While I’m try to stabilize my squad the aliens pop out of nowhere and things went to shit, those damn Xenos are driving me crazy

[@Bleek323]

Is this another StarCraft resemblance? 1:49

[@TheSushiandme]

Only tip we need is: Don't Die

[@monkeybiscuit4776]

Nice vid, I've helped you reach you goal.

[@thanakornnarisirikul9261]

Place 1 motion tracker infront of 4 turrets and mines....then press alert tracker ... .helps clear the map make life easier why so stress if there is a better way

[@randymagnum8178]

Good stuff !

[@overlordttvi2064]

First video i watched after finishing game. I was just curious if i missed something it was pretty easy if you aske me ❤❤❤

[@AestheticMorty]

Thnx for ur tips man, I really love this game but it feels a little clunky on consoles and the learning curve really penalize the player

[@theyearwas1473]

Stack trackers hard on the opposite side off map. When you need an easy slide through. Stupid eggs and sleepers.

[@123Juniiorr]

if possible you should stack the trackers near the ARC, and deploy 1 whenever you are full of command points, it helps whenever you are hunted, it is especially good when you have multiple objectives to deal with right after fighting a horde or boss

[@neruba2173]

The flashlight is pretty much for decoration, every resource and datapads are shown in the map when you enter a room.

[@nyljohnvictoracierto9402]

There are rooms that have blind spots in them that contains resources, you will have to make your marines to get a line of sight of that room in order for the resource to appear on the map.

[@neruba2173]

@@mrslothymacaroony4643 There is one buff, exclusive from the recon class that takes one of the level perk slots. The only perk worth taking from the recon class is the supressor for the sniper rifle. Literally any other general perk like clip size or aiming sights is better that the other two, if you are playing in high difficulties.

[@thewakullawolf2625]

Does anyone remember Alien vs Predator Extinction? They need to remake it just like this game.

[@red-gt1ms]

one game ive played is the AVP in ps2. which is we have 3 campaigns consists of marines, aliens and predators. not sure if its the same game as u mentioned. imo that game has more diversity and explained about those 3 species a lot. i love to play predator campaign the most as they've the most advance tech

[@thewakullawolf2625]

@@red-gt1ms ya it's the same game

[@red-gt1ms]

@@thewakullawolf2625 was a good game

[@mkulchar]

Found this game way too hard. Even on second mission, my team keeps dying. I gave up and uninstalled. Controls for the console were absolutely horrendous

[@bryangaldamez790]

bro this game is to hard . so i wasn't able to complete a mission and tried to go back to the tank and couldn't cause my marines were almost dead.

[@bryangaldamez790]

@@mrslothymacaroony4643 congrat-F-lations

[@donkeysunited]

Try playing a new game on Easy. It will still be a challenge. Don't treat the game as a run and gun type of game - you'll just die. Walk if there are enemies nearby, try to stay out of their line of sight, learn how to manage stress levels. If you enter Hard aggressiveness or if even 1 of your soldiers dies, head back to the ARC and return to base - the next day it will be back to Easy and your progress in that map was saved. I'm playing on Medium difficulty and just started the 3rd region. It's a tough game but doable and I'm really enjoying it. I've lost 1 soldier so far but have also had 3 or 4 wipes and had to reload. A save is made when you Rest or use an elevator. Put motion trackers down to get good map coverage so you can see on the map which routes are clear or where the aliens tend to patrol. You can use the map to tell the ARC to move to a different location, which is good for letting it kill aliens while it's driving. You want to avoid getting detected as much as possible because it will start a hunt and the aggression meter will start moving. After 3 or 4 hunts, the aggression changes from Easy to Medium which means more aliens roaming around and moving faster. It can also lead to onslaughts or can trigger a larger alien (usually a Crusher for me so far) - these can be managed if you are in a good defensive position with turrets or standing near the ARC. But if it's becoming too much to handle, get back to the ARC and extract and return the next day with a fresh squad with no stress and some more equipment and the aggression reset to Easy.

[@filegrabber1]

Like in the movie! No Ripley in the game tho ;)

[@FlyingDragoon8]

I beat the whole game and lost 0 marines. I had no idea you could "slow" the game. I only ever paused when placing items. lol...ahhhh, that woulda been useful to have.

[@redanansi]

it slows by default when using in the skill menu. So you managed to complete the game without using command points and lost no marines? That makes no sense and is impossible.

[@donkeysunited]

I also have it set to pause (stop) when I enter the Skill menu. The slowing effect I've seen on videos during combat looks very annoying. Hopefully I can finish the game without needing to enable the slow setting.

[@leftboxanderson5361]

The bugs(not aliens) are killer lol

[@Rin8Kin]

This game is pretty bad at giving BASIC tutorial. Seriously, they holding your hand to MOST BASIC, BRAINDEAD COMMON FOR ANE GAME MECHANICS and bore you to death with them, but not point your attention to their UNIQUE MECHANICS much, like the fact you can make shelters and can extract and return later. Who the f**** designed it?

[@vidiveniviciDCLXVI]

My top 10 tips. 1. Buy when 90% off 2. Buy when 90% off 3. Buy when 90% off 4. Buy when 90% off 5. Buy when 90% off 6. Buy when 90% off 7. Buy when 90% off 8. Buy when 90% off 9. Buy when 90% off 10. Buy when 90% off

[@rohesilmnelohe]

nah... it's an actually good game.

[@vidiveniviciDCLXVI]

@@rohesilmnelohe you don't know what good is then.

[@neiljones6725]

On Xbox, toggle right stick switches your flashlight on permanently so wherever you move the left stick the light is on without having to press Y.

[@docrock3234]

Slowly, the game becomes unplayable on Xbox in my experience. THE 2 BASE ISSUE’S -Sometimes 1 or more characters just freeze up for no reason and there’s nothing you can do, but reload . -Slowly, a bad lag will inevitably develop into a 15FPS situation….buttons become unresponsive. The only solution is to reload. RELOADING IS A MESS *Reloading requires a good save point, but saving comes with conditions: -You need to build a shelter and spend resource in order to save . -The ‘build shelter’ function is bugged and frequently does not work. This cycle of shit will wear a player down. I’ve had to prematurely bring teams back, completely battered and traumatized because of tech problems multiple times, while I would’ve dominated the level otherwise. I put the game down and I’m waiting for updates …. The farthest I made it was the processor plant where you need to obtain a nuclear power core for the Ortego‘s shields. Fricken great game.

[@ftniceberg874]

I dumped XBox years ago during the red ring of death fiasco. Game just stop reading disc and they blamed me for using a disc cleaner made to clean the reader.

[@cristinaenache9648]

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