Aliens: Fireteam Elite Essential Tips and Tricks

Here are some tips and tricks to help you survive in the war against the Xenomorphs
Aliens: Fireteam Elite is finally out, and while the game looks like a simple action experience on the surface, it's actually full of deep character customization, varied enemies, and impressive weapons to unlock. Here are some tips and tricks to help you survive in the war against the Xenomorphs, as well as understand the game's various systems for keeping your Colonial Marine powered up and frosty. You can read our Aliens: Fireteam Elite strategy guide at GameSpot.com: www.gamespot.c...
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[@Langz_Noir]

Leave medpacks for your Doc teammates, yes I agree it's a kind of silly system that needs some tweaking but for the time being you get more healing bang for your buck if you let the Docs do even the medkit healing. The act of picking up a medkit gives charge back to the trauma station but it doesn't use up the kit. So letting Doc pick up the kits and use them on you doubles your healing for the team as the doc can medpack the team (with increased healing if they perk for it) and fill the station for portable health.

[@bigwhopper6501]

Wait a minute, do the health kits re fill the trauma stations?

[@j.vinton4039]

@@bigwhopper6501 apparently they do. I learned this fact the hard way last night when I was experimenting with Doc

[@Langz_Noir]

@@bigwhopper6501 Yes sir, I'm not a huge fan of the mechanic but it's what we have atm. So currently most efficient way to work with a doc is to let them pick up packs and heal you as picking up the pack restores some charge in the station but the doc can still use the pack on a team mate.

[@thereaversden6847]

@@Langz_Noir Of course, that means your Doc has to know his role and do it well, while your teammates also have to have a similar knowledge of how Doc operates ... In random que, ya never know what breed of player ya got

[@a_cats]

I think an update changed this

[@JNEZ25]

Played yesterday for a few hours. It's pretty dope. Was a bit surprised as to how much customization overall there is. And for $40, that's dope.

[@mistrjt9213]

Finally gave in yesterday and paid 30 bucks for it. I like it. No ragerts. 👍 😉

[@jagoffski9984]

You sound like a dope

[@Mastervading4306]

This game is a good time. Love the gameplay.

[@13BangBang]

I’m loving this game so far. Can’t wait for the updates and new maps/horde modes!!!!

[@JK-ul1yk]

If you like L4D and Aliens, youll love this game. Extremely refreshing after the lackluster Back 4 Blood beta. It's not perfect by any means but definitely fun and worth $40.

[@abcbizarre]

unfortunately b4b will still sell more and be more popular.

[@campbell0225]

My man could not have said it any better.

[@zer08927]

Wish it was 1st person, but still super fun!

[@rumuelnathanael8043]

@@abcbizarre Not really

[@arancar101]

I was so hyped for b4b too 😞

[@TheRendar]

Absolutely love this game! Fresh game for us Aliens fans. Clean game play and graphics.

[@happyhammer1]

Just got it yesterday on gamepass and I absolutely love it too

[@jayrukks8039]

@@happyhammer1 same here, loving it

[@WheelerCub]

I cannot express how incredibly fun this game is. Reminds me quite a bit of Vermintide 2 but in the Alien Universe obviously. The game is action combat focused, but has some light story elements that blend nicely into the Alien universe without bogging down the fun of the game (stuff over the coms while on missions, turning in things you find at the home base, etc). The environments are beautiful, and the game offers some pretty crazy challenge levels to play on. Definitely a must buy for anyone who loves the Alien universe.

[@ultimategohan1551]

Which you recommend more for a casual fan of pve games?

[@stuartbagley2586]

@@ultimategohan1551 I would. It definitely mire fun with two other human players, but I was able to complete some of the early missions with AI teammates.

[@ultimategohan1551]

@@stuartbagley2586 i dont mind playing by myself does the game at least let you que up with random players?

[@stuartbagley2586]

@@ultimategohan1551 Yes. You queue up in matchmaking and if they don’t find any other players, it will fill out the team with AI team mates.

[@ultimategohan1551]

@@stuartbagley2586 okay thanks, have you also played world war z? If so, do you prefer vermintide, wwz, or alies fe?

[@yourfriendlyinternetmeatshield]

This like isn't for all the valuable tips and tricks. It's for great number of references made. Well done.

[@ChiChaRonn77]

Picked this game up 2 weeks ago. I'm hooked

[@FancyCat69]

I do love the game but one thing I hope they let us do is what colonial marines did in terms of customization such as being able to change the armor colors n uniform colors along with decorating the armor with things like knives, pouches etc, and let us change decals on the armor. I just like bein able to make my character stand out more.

[@bread.06]

Like Halo 3 and Halo reach I think

[@vivspeedy]

Those tips really helped me. I've started playing that game today and completed a mission.

[@dannyavarice]

Shoot the red barrels, and keep shooting until your barrel turns red. lol

[@SaintGabriel99]

The people who say”don’t buy it” are saying that because there might be Bugs glitches and the bots sometimes don’t help you, if you have friends online that ur good but if you play offline that’s okay no need to lash out on the game

[@cirescythe]

indeed. its soooo much fun and the atmosphere is great. one of the best in its genre and a great gaming snack for a couple of hours now and then

[@sumustangs17]

There’s a matchmaking bug that makes it impossible to play with real people and the boys are so bad you die

[@LordofRacoons]

I clocked it with the Androids on standard difficulty you just need to be skilled enough to carry the milky boys through.

[@methodman6725]

@@sumustangs17 I was getting in games with one friend and a random every single time lol

[@sumustangs17]

@@methodman6725 not me. Says game is full everytime. Playing with bots just isn’t the same

[@michaelflammer3622]

I barely heard a thing about this game when it released. Tried it out on gamepass a few days ago n I'm hooked!

[@Ree_DV9]

Not gone lie this looks better than what I thought

[@funkmachine9094]

learn how to write

[@Ree_DV9]

@@funkmachine9094 learn how to keep to yourself cuz news flash no one cares

[@warlock3691]

A couple more tips. Besides the random cache box to find in story missions, there are also collectibles items to find that add to the story. Also learn the ping button. It helps in telling team mates where the items are or which targets to prioritize.

[@mikkelnpetersen]

Next tip, REMEMBER that unused consumables are brought back with you and added to your stash, so do you use it on the mission you found it, or do you bring it home to save credits and use in some other mission.

[@denniscleary7580]

Picked mine up yesterday and have yet to try it but can’t wait

[@kimberlylangston4595]

It’s awesome man! 👽 🤘🏾

[@ApostleThe344]

Anyone confirm this is fun?

[@LordofRacoons]

It's fun as long as you enjoy the simplicity of mowing down a heap of aliens just because. I love autogunning them to oblivion so it's a thumbs up from me.

[@gibbysmg6584]

It is if you use the Demolisher class

[@JNEZ25]

It's pretty fun. And a good amount of customization

[@sanguine_viper3531]

If have u have money to spare, yes. It Felt like a pretty outdated game to me.

[@Apaclypse]

It is great to play with friends

[@SuperShowDowns]

Loving this game 😎 so much fun, reminds me of old arcade shooters 😁 . Can get really intense, love it!

[@RoxheartLollipop]

Really fun, played through the first two acts with some random fellas and we had a blast.

[@kilroyUSA]

I can never seem to get into a match with other people

[@comic-typ5919]

same, i always play with alpha and beta

[@MrFranciscojr89]

Make sure you’re set to public and not private to avoid just bots

[@thespiderbean444]

I’m a demolisher along with one of my friends we both use dif heavy guns tho he uses flame thrower for close fights and I use the machine gun for the longer ranges

[@TYGRAZARD]

i got one tip,flame thrower lol 👌🔥🔥🔥

[@ehh7172]

That's what I said...but changed my mind when I started going through the campaign again on intense mode... Way to much friendly fire lol

[@robstewart8002]

Yes brother!! Cleanse the zeno scum in holy fire

[@CarlosLopez-dn1fx]

About time we fans of the ALIENS movies, I love this game finally probably the best ALIENS game besides AVP that came out on the 360 yes agooo

[@dongnguyen558]

I played about 30 hours, have all the guns in the game so far. For future update, they should put more story campaign and add more horde mode defense maps, up to 6 players for extreme or insane difficulty.

[@chilleduchiha8224]

It seems like a idea but finding 3 people is already hard enough can’t imagine 6

[@Mark-in8ju]

They should allow one player of each type. A full team would have every skill and no duplicates. The game already allows you to change your character type in the pre-game menu.

[@MartinAleksanderAksnes]

Don't use everything in the first "prepare for battle" if you know what are you against, for example in the first mission of the game. Just wait and use it in the last "prepare for battle" section, in this case when you call the elevator.

[@wearevenom951]

Play with friends, synth back up (solo play) is... ok but will be useless in higher difficulties. Plus its more fun with friends

[@egyptian316]

Here's a tip-don't change anything. A Gunner with the default pulse rifle and shotgun is hell on wheels in basically every situation.

[@a_cats]

I think the Kramer Assault Rifle is better than the default one, and both of the Weyland-Yutani shotguns are quite good

[@step777gali]

this game is 1 of the few games i kept downloaded and play regularely, i wish they'd drop more dlc maps abd full auto rifles

[@john1120]

About time we fans get a legit aliens game that's endless amounts of fun and gore!

[@bread.06]

A few thousand Xenomorphs sounds like a lot but if your getting at least 100 per campaign mission then you should be fine

[@kevin.a7973]

This game is fun I’m getting back 4 blood too I miss these co op survivor games

[@Pariah-pb1sk]

Decent tips. Best one I had was you can hear the hidden cache ceates when you're near them

[@tjuannepitchford3943]

Super dope game. They are literally everywhere 😮

[@venomsymbiote1783]

I'm enjoying this game a few glitches here and there but still playable and fun

[@randallfallin1423]

Fun coop i can even ignore the very quiet weak gun sound effects,

[@GingerBeardedGaming]

Great video. Only completed the first campaign so far but love the demolisher!!

[@leonkennedy4936]

"Well why don't you put her in charge!"

[@zer08927]

"You better just start dealing with it, Hudson!"

[@leonkennedy4936]

..."cause I'm sick of your bullshit." Lol.

[@leonkennedy4936]

"Hey maybe I haven't been keeping up on current events but we just got our asses kicked pal!" Dude so many great quotes from that movie. I could go on forever bro.

[@minicle426]

@@leonkennedy4936 You'd have to go on repeat eventually.

[@muppetjoe870]

Great video :)

[@straitshooter]

Great tips...how about a tip or trick on how to actually play with other people? Matchmaking is um BROKEN.

[@ehh7172]

If you search for a game and don't find some one back out and try again.. developer said that's one way to fix matchmaking right now

[@BigBossSalazar]

Thanks for the great video!

[@zer08927]

Love the horde mode!!

[@alabastergreen7444]

Newt used to confuse me when she days "they mostly come out at night" isn't it always night on good ole lv 426

[@TamasKalman]

finally a great review :)

[@AdmiralHalimesh]

Game doesn't look like it'll survive the first 2 months of launch very well. Doesn't appear to be a notable endgame, and it looks like it can get repetitive really fast. Maybe if they switched it up for a Campaign + with completely random encounters of synths, xenos together, and even boss fights at odd places that are garunteed to catch you with your pants down if you're not careful. Also need tier based weapons with their own special effects unique to each one with the additional customization features...

[@MrDantheNobody]

There are many encounters where synthetics, xenos, and pathogens are mixed up in the same fight. Often fighting each other and the fire team for a 3 way combat experience. There are “boss” fights as well in the sense that high tier enemies emerge in certain parts of the mission that take a ton of firepower to kill and can easily 1v3 the fire team if they “are caught with their pants down” as you put it. There are also tier based weapons as you level up classes, and each weapon has its own perks that increase as you level up the specific weapon. Weapons also have customizable attachments that are unique to the class of weapons or to the specific weapon itself. So basically all the things you recommended, the game has in some form or another. I think it will last for a while, especially if new content updates come along. Edit: there is also an “endgame” to the campaign storyline culminating in encounters that I won’t spoil for you.

[@gustavonunez5959]

Cool tips, thanks.

[@MyHomeBoyDebra]

Any idea if there’s a way to check what missions you have and haven’t played on insane? Going for camos.

[@TheLuckymod13]

I love this game.

[@stab4207]

Would be cool if some of the cast from "prometheus" turn out to be playable characters. Or if that movie had parts in this game

[@alabastergreen7444]

I recently realized that prometheus takes place about 100 years before this games timeline. Ripley was actually born I think the year after the events of prometheus

[@natanhaelalvarado6137]

A little late, but the game takes liberties with the lore. You have plenty of architecture from the engineers planet where David is marooned, also engineers statues, big engineers statue heads, etc.

[@random_gamer_guy82]

I'm struggling like hell to get into a public game on xbox!? Anyone else???

[@thinkcubeydr.shulker9888]

I was hoping James Cameron to direct this franchise

[@Jonwicc314]

This game looks dope

[@ir0n2541]

Is this worth buying ?

[@sawlty]

no

[@muppetjoe870]

I love it

[@euanmccuish9880]

id say but only as long as you have a friend to play with

[@mitchellgoldstein1573]

yes, its a good $40 AA game, don't listen to the people who haven't played it or have returned it in 0.1 hours

[@cirescythe]

yes. the price is fair, theres free content planned for at least a year, and its a blast playing with friends. just know that it is a horde shooter with objectives like wwz, zombie army or left4dead. if you are fine with those it is amazing

[@andrewkennan2897]

help anyone, i have just completed the gift of fire: mission 3 Boarding. but it will not go onto the next level, so is there any reason or I'm missing something

[@jaythegr33nundead8]

I love this game!

[@BMW-sd6nn]

This game is awesome.

[@campbell0225]

Only disappointed because I wasn't able to fight an engineer or the queen :(

[@NordicVigilante]

Free dlc soon !

[@campbell0225]

@@NordicVigilante ayyyyy nice. I'm just hoping for some more levels and classes. Right now I'm on my last class to lvl up 2 8 and that's the doc

[@a_cats]

To be honest I can't think of a way that fighting the queen would be fun. A queen from a different host maybe capable of spitting acid could be good though, but a human-born queen is just a tankier praetorian.

[@sagmanbennettrobbinsoppenh2926]

@@a_cats But could you imagine the queen, glued high up into a corner wall of a huge hangar, with drones running all over the walls and ceilings. You fight to burst her from her egg sack and she chases you around the whole hangar. You try to find cover behind walls or crates and she smashes them away and charges for you. The whole time the Technician works to open locked doors to free the power loaders, for use on the Queen. It could have been a great battle.

[@GamingCornerYT]

So when the aliens blow up and spray acid this doesn’t hit you/ impact health? Only if you walk through the puddle?

[@tmhong1237]

The acid will hit you and impact your health 😁

[@MrDantheNobody]

If you are close to them when they die, you will get burned by it. The exploder variants do even more damage when they die next to you. It’s a good incentive to not let a horde get on top of you or all hell breaks loose.

[@GamingCornerYT]

@@MrDantheNobody thanks for the replies :) wasn’t sure if it did! Hope it’s good just wish it was a little more horror/ tense , looks a little gears of war action haha/ world war z

[@MrDantheNobody]

@@GamingCornerYT yea it’s basically like left for dead with aliens. No real horror element.

[@CodyCarpSwag]

I’ve never heard a British person say inventory and now I am disturbed4:10

[@vinhtrieu8060]

Number 1: Have good teammates

[@visionofgod4115]

How do you pick back up your turret

[@mikevega2023]

Game is good but my tip would be to slow down. Once you play all the campaigns a few times it feels like you need more to do.

[@DerDrecksack87]

Ok...so here is a non-blabla review of the fighting mechanics: 1) just bash through a level until the game forces u to fight, thus funneling all xenos behind u 2) take the demolisher and try to do all 3 challanges per day and buy the impact grenade launcher + bigger mag attatchments for it 3) run the first level a few times and look up where the random chest can spawn for free stuff and level up at the same time 4)buy/unlock perks from challenge/chestfarming 5)profit and solo most levels up to the higher difficulties 6)be bored from doing the same and from the bullet sponges on high difficulty, wait for DLC

[@kaospr8442]

What a whinger 😂

[@CassyCat4]

Without attachments flamethrowers wont stumble so you die super fast

[@lachlantreveytrevey1819]

Can u open the tactical opportunities packs or do u do something else with them

[@Robbotobbo]

What does the skull head count icon below our life bar means?

[@redmist78]

Unless you can do it that I haven't figured out a way I like playing with the AI but I wish you could outfit your whole team. I was a gunner at first and now I can't get past the end of the third level so I started doing the demolisher because he has heavy weapons. I just don't feel like playing the game all over again.

[@lowzg7472]

Was holding out on dis one but to be honest love should of got it sooner like the alien iso was a good game that being said want try predator hunting grounds

[@rexczyli1456]

tips here be like: "enemies are much easier to kill by hitting their weakpoints" or "if you die you die"

[@AyeAye-ju5xu]

Does anyone else get kicked out of queue when looking for players and it say cant join game. game is full? would love to fix this also cant find a support tag to tell devs.

[@LevGrandSorcerer]

I wish they would add the M240 incinerator unit Flamethrower and the Under barrel Grenade launcher for the Pulse rifle as DLC or part of an update, Also The Sentry Guns are very small, not like the ones in the Aliens 1986 movie!!!!!

[@stevenvolk6312]

The sound is so bad in this game - hope they can fix it

[@gunshipzeroone3546]

That's if you can find people to play with

[@kimberlylangston4595]

Yeah, then you chose private and play with bots 🤖 🤖

[@deedeekreep9139]

Anyone know what the skull symbol on the hud means? It's a picture with a skull and for me a number 4 next to it

[@johnij1]

Yes if you have 4 skulls you can be downed for 4 times. After that you cant be revived

[@deedeekreep9139]

@@johnij1 ahh nice thank you very much!!!

[@barmyneddy1789]

Essential tip/trick. Wait six months and pick the game up at a sizeable discount

[@KarnivorActual]

So what does "Handling" actually do?

[@eivinchristoffersen4034]

how to chance you hand gun?

[@fatnumpty8266]

Is anyone else getting lag on the last misson "only one way to be sure" on the last gen xbox series s ?

[@chevy-is-a-good-boy]

Best class to play solo in intense mode?

[@74kimbo]

Shame on this game when you can't get passed core lift once completed

[@thomasnguyen4458]

hope tihs comes to game pass

[@truthspeaks6557]

Y are your ads in Spanish??

[@IanJenn356094]

Anyone know how to use the scope on the dmr?

[@bertcarroll1243]

Try locations next time

[@Apaclypse]

Game is fun, feels good to kill xenomorphs :p

[@brothercaptaincog5345]

Can get into a multiplayer match keep saying error is annoy one else having trouble I’m playing on a Xbox x

[@gavincosgrove]

There is no save soon as you die its all the way back to the beginning of the level ridiculous!!

[@itriyum]

Just wish the game had more budget, graphics, animations feel really really dated most of the time

[@edwinqu8971]

THERES 2 MORE

[@noragequiters1607]

Four attempts at extraction mission, complete all the steps, so why the Delay to let us on the ship. Four teams killed at last part. Demoliaher is a great class, until they race off and leave the other players behind.

[@malachiw392]

everyone has to get on ship together if one person doesnt get to ship it doesnt extract until theyve been downed.

[@noragequiters1607]

@@malachiw392 Yeah but that's my point, as soon as we all running for the ship, with health already low, ammo half gone, we are getting jumped by 4 or 5 of those elite enemies. We just getting taken down, by op elites.

[@malachiw392]

@@noragequiters1607 that doesnt make sense. you should already be next to the exit and ready to go if its an extraction. The game tells you guys where to go, so just be ready to sprint there and stop everything else you're doing as soon as its time to extract. If it still doesnt let u im absolutely sure 1 of you isnt actually at the extraction and is falling behind, hence why you're getting jumped. not supposed to fight them

[@noragequiters1607]

@@malachiw392 correct, but gets annoying when players shoot them, then get injured, and you have to go pick them up

[@tattoodrdoke]

No need to have a well balanced team, played the whole game as demolisher and only died twice. We had another demolisher and tech.

[@SeraphSlater]

For harder difficulties you may need to diversify a bit :D

[@tattoodrdoke]

@@SeraphSlater this is defo not GTFO where communication is key. I was able to run off ahead separate and do whatever. As it stands I really like and enjoy this game but there isn't really a learning curve beyond learning the keys/buttons. Its on par with World wide Z

[@SeraphSlater]

@@tattoodrdoke at what difficulty though?

[@KosherPorky]

Doing that on insane is practically a death sentence lol

[@alexpayne1364]

LUL the hardest challenge cards for me was go a game without using heals LUL but we did it some how LUL

[@RoadtoNowhere73]

Mostly..

[@myst0ne]

Is there an end game?

[@ehh7172]

Not really there are just more difficulties and mutations for campaign missions. Sort of changed the game play depending on card. Don't get me wrong the game can be really really hard on the different difficulties but that's about it. Your main objective is to level up your character and weapons.

[@strangecreekcreations7255]

how do you "choose" other weapons in your inventory? i want to use the flamethrower but can't select it

[@alexbond5805]

Good tips for the basics, but it's pronounced 'zee-no' not 'zen-o'... Mr Weyland would be disgruntled.

[@TheClimb511]

This is a nice filler until New World comes out. I just hope the DLC improves the game and doesn't turn out to be just "More of the same"

[@TheBlackKakashi]

Anyone noticed that this video is a Jojo reference?

[@DeadFrontierPinoyRambulan]

rip earthfall u were a good alternative but not enuf

[@luckynumb3rsl3v7n9]

Facts, that was a true l4d reskin. This style of game is perfect for the aliens universe. It's also dope that each xeno behaves different I like that the xeno warrior does the stick and move over and over until u kill it

[@thealgerian3285]

How to uninstall is the only tip I'd need. I genuinely can't wrap my head around how so many people can find this game enticing. It's just like the most generic zombie shooters, only Alien themed.

[@Aspengc879]

That's the point. WWZ/L4D for Aliens fans.

[@freddybeer]

I haven't been impressed by reviews or the shown gameplay. It looks so bland and repetitive. I'm gonna wait till the free DC comes out, more people come online and it comes down in price.