How to Play (and Dominate) Frontline | Insurgency Sandstorm PVP Guide Part 2

[@alexandre526]

Wow that was such an in depth analysis, I might reinstall the game soon, Frontline was a cool gamemode, and a bit more forgiving than push imho

[@BOSKASAURUS]

Thanks - I used to play Skirmish a lot on 2014 Ins. Sadly they never ported that so Frontline’s the closest thing. There’s quite a dedicated community playing that backs it hence the deep dive

[@alexandre526]

@@BOSKASAURUS Oooh I played a lot of 2014 Insurgency too, Push mode was still my favorite back then but I liked skirmish a lot too. As you said in the video, now the maps are still designed with Push in mind first. I doubt we'll have new game modes, it would be too difficult to balance (some middle points on Frontline are too unbalanced sadly)

[@touchgrasstryhard8604]

@@BOSKASAURUS Not sure what you mean. Skirmish was part of Sandstorm, but they removed it after the 3rd or 4th update. The maps still exist if you want to run them on a custom server.

[@BOSKASAURUS]

@@touchgrasstryhard8604 I didn’t realise that, never saw it since I started the game from late 2019. Only saw Frontline. Good to know we can use community servers but I suppose would require some dedicated players constantly on the servers. Quick question: was sandstorm skirmish with Commander/observer classes? That would be wild.

[@touchgrasstryhard8604]

@@BOSKASAURUS I'm 99% sure that C/O is in that mode. You can probably still pick the maps in local play, but I'm not sure. There were only like 5 or 6 maps with that mode before they killed it.

[@BOSKASAURUS]

I worked on this video on and off in 2022 as a follow up to my last guide. Creating something like this from the ground up meant I needed a lot of footage to support what I was saying. Sourcing, editing and scripting the sections over twelve months turned into an ambitious video stylistically. Hope you enjoy it as much as I had making it! Cheers Bosk

[@AnnacamillaCuddumanu]

Can we have a part 3?🥲

[@dakotamcilraith8156]

The intro alone got me subscribed, great video gonna watch much more

[@bartigasiatisch4674]

Daymn that intro. That edit. You deserve more credit dude. Just watching this makes me want to play Insurgency again

[@ryanmohan3041]

Imagine if ever KZbin tutorial had as much hard work behind them as this one. You made a gem of a video man, hats off to you!

[@americantoastman7296]

Oh my god bro that intro was absolutely fantastic. Left me speechless. Absolutely stellar work dude.

[@BOSKASAURUS]

Thanks bud, it definitely went through a few versions! The rocket barrage hitting the buildings to drums at 0:28 took a long time to sync up for the sake of 2 seconds of footage. Super happy with the result but I did go a bit crazy.

[@americantoastman7296]

@@BOSKASAURUS man I can tell that a ton of work went into this. Editing always takes so much longer than it appears :D for what it's worth, you did a great job. Gave me goosebumps!

[@thegibbehhh9430]

It's so refreshing to have a high-level guide for Frontlines, of all things. 99% of I:S vids are just "Don't sprint everywhere" "Use smoke" "Play the objective" things that anyone with half a brain would know to do. So thank you again - this really was a treat.

[@BOSKASAURUS]

Thanks Gibbeh, as always. Hope you’re keeping well man

[@floppavevo5920]

Sadly, from playing with random players, I know that only like 20% of the playerbase understands these basics.

[@JonasMerklFitness]

This is top level youtube content here! You deserve wayyyyy more subs! Keep it up mate! Great work 🎉

[@frostyheretic299]

Oh damn this is a suprise to see :)

[@BOSKASAURUS]

Went for a documentary vibe. Play soon when I have more stable internet!

[@shooterhub2]

The Intro alone was espetacular and has inspired me for some ideas for my gameplay edits!

[@BOSKASAURUS]

Glad to hear it! Let me know if you need any advice on editing

[@ariffazuki7296]

This is such an excellent video. I wish more people would watch this.

[@Asthamedos]

Nice editing and cinematic shots!

[@Brothercole1994]

This was fucking amazing! I've clocked over 2000 hours in frontline and this was spot on!

[@BOSKASAURUS]

Thanks Cole, means a lot from an experienced player. See you on a frontline server again soon no doubt!

[@ryanmohan3041]

I (Info) was the observer to your commander yesterday. Tiny world, you're a cool dude Cole!

[@Brothercole1994]

@@ryanmohan3041 sweet bro, what was your steam?

[@ryanmohan3041]

@@Brothercole1994 Info, we had one game on hillside yesterday I believe. Quite fun.

[@tactaillike]

really good map tips (even after 1200 hours i did not know a bunch of those spots), and overall great primer on the mode very cool video

[@BOSKASAURUS]

Glad to hear it!

[@mightyzuis]

Bro your cinematics are so good

[@BOSKASAURUS]

Appreciate it

[@eddy_is_a_squidpotatoe471]

The intro is fucking hilarious, i love it.

[@BloodySurprises]

My KD is like 3.3, Top 100 on console. My tips are hit the flanks, sit on the edge of Out-of-Bounds and nail people as they approach. This is what I do for high KD method. For objective method, I’ll push and chill outside of OBJ in a “cheeky spot”, kill a good few then push in. Usually if you have fire support it makes it easier, because you can halt/slow their recapture, I usually call choppers/barrage on the direction of their spawn. Works every time.

[@Tofunator]

Was talking about you only a couple of days ago with the SMASH squad, reminiscing the Rocket League privates from back in the day. We even re-watched an old clip I had of when we met Joastry for the first time. Do you remember that? You asked him 'Where did you get the name Joastry from', he replied 'WHO IS JOASTRY?'. We were all in tears. You made me download Sandstorm again. Hope you are well.

[@BOSKASAURUS]

Mad that time flies so quickly - will hop into Smash at some point and say hi. Moved house recently so not briliant internet. Stay safe tobes

[@makaio5684]

such a sick intro underated video

[@BOSKASAURUS]

Thanks buddy! Appreciate the support

[@Akamz8]

i jumped on this game late. its so good

[@BOSKASAURUS]

It’s awesome. Hope hope enjoying it!

[@Whires]

You've convinved me to buy this game, hope it's not too late

[@BOSKASAURUS]

You'll have a blast. Hope you enjoy it!

[@CcSmokecC]

4:12 I recommend using the PKM with irons and shooting where the tail meets the body under the helicopter. This will almost always cause engine failure.

[@HAWKS_NEXTLEVEL]

Thank you for making me not suck so much

[@Charge185]

Diamond in the rough chanel, ples more

[@BOSKASAURUS]

Thank you mate. I don’t upload much but if i have another video idea you’ll find it here

[@BloodySurprises]

On Tideway, I rocket anytime I see C is being captured. People hate it because that 2nd floor is a death trap for explosives.

[@CommanderCamInsurgency]

Amazing video. The amount of effort you put into this is insane! Very inspiring. I have over 1,000 hours and I knew pretty much all of the things discussed in the video but I enjoyed watching it anyway.

[@BOSKASAURUS]

Thanks mate! Appreciate it and glad it most of the content rings true for a veteran player. Was an absolute joy to do a ‘documentary style’ with the 5 parts.

[@CommanderCamInsurgency]

@@BOSKASAURUS I really appreciated the cinematics. I know it can be a bit of a pain in the arse sometimes because the replay system is always buggy.

[@BloodySurprises]

The hill by the construction zone is a perfect spawn camp for insurgents on farmhouse. Hideout also has an insane spawn camp spot after you capture C as Security. Cheeky I know but it’s fun lmao

[@BOSKASAURUS]

Yeah cheeky but it works. Covered at 17:50 but hill will only catch people using one lane - the building and the balcony is way better as you can track and move in the building and feed into all the lanes centrally @ 08:42. Hideout is fun but wish rounds weren’t so quick on it. The hills across the river pretty much open you up to see most of the map after taking C

[@bengalboypaco3140]

Damn bro im level 1700 on ps5 play frontline faithfully its the best game mode imo but this is great for new players or players looking to get better this game needs players to put in time and effort if they want to get better to fully enjoy the game

[@BOSKASAURUS]

Absolutely agree on your point, as you can probably tell I mainly play frontline! Unfortunately there are now five core game modes that it dilutes the strategy entirely for new players, hence the analysis here

[@blueberrypancake]

Miss you Bosk x

[@BOSKASAURUS]

Thanks man, hope you’re keeping well!

[@blueberrypancake]

@@BOSKASAURUS All good here! Hope you're doing good too :)

[@truly-oni3945]

Stopped playing Frontline because it often devolved into both sides camping and not playing the objective. I noticed in modes likw push, players tend to actually play the objective. Im all for defenders camping and hilding stupid angles cause theyre supposed to. But when attackers do it, its pretty annoying. It's not nearly as much lf a problem in push through.

[@colxdark]

I play it a lot myself on my little Xbox series S. I have to say my favorite class would be commander especially when you get a good advisor with you. Still not bad for a game the came out in 2018! I really do hope they bring out a new one soon? I think it’s about time. Hey, not a bad channel i will subscribe keep up the good work.

[@anthonyjones3835]

Bro the recoil control you have with that AK is just nuts. I know you can control it but urs looks like there is none

[@rockjawzz5177]

Another bosk W video! Keep up the good work, I was wondering if you would ever make class guides like give tips for that said class and how to play them efficiently

[@BOSKASAURUS]

Thanks rockjawz. Good idea, but sadly I feel the teamwork is pretty lackluster bar the commander/observer. Maybe for a game like Squad that would be great. However - sicksnipes has excellent gun guides which could fit the bill (before he threw in the towel and went from Insurgency COD fulltime!)

[@rockjawzz5177]

​@@BOSKASAURUS very true what about a stealth guide 🤔 or just a short video about tips on flanking

[@adamessa3097]

W youtuber

[@9ish660]

Question, for that spot for security in summit all the way in the back, i cant seem to get to it since its literally the side of a cliff from what i can see in the footage. How did you get there?

[@BOSKASAURUS]

Sadly they added the cliff to cover off that area as part of a patch since this video was uploaded. You used to be able to run up the hill to that spot without any hindrance as it was a shallow gradient. However, the other spots I showed above the central lane (@30:48) are still available.

[@9ish660]

@@BOSKASAURUS thank you

[@BOSKASAURUS]

@@9ish660 np - happy hunting!

[@ilgattograsso4731]

Best game

[@filtercleaners1936]

heeey boska BROTHER :) did not know you making videos, very nice!!

[@BOSKASAURUS]

My upload frequency is awful. Ggs again mate!