Planetside 2: Sunderer Guide Pt. 1 - Certifications

[@CzuukWaterson]

AMS is useful in every situation. Manditory in fact. However, if it's sitting next to a smoker the smoke does seem to help obscure the view from incoming air. Further, set up a couple engies with some underbarrel smoke and you can effectively cover a stack of sundies. Think 2 ammo, 2 repair. One AMS. One breaker. One smoker. 1 other.

[@OmnipotentJoker]

stealth is now viable as sunderers are high priority targets, keeping it safe and hidden is very important.

[@TheKoolaidLine]

Ya we've used it on both. I have some really good diffuser footage that I'll show during some loadout videos after I finish the weapons part.

[@TertiaryGlissande]

Repair depends on the level you've certed (starts at 1xp/tick and goes up to 4xp/tick w/ level two, etc. Ammo dispensor is 8xp/reload. It increases w/ xp bonuses (obviously) and squad bonuses (as usual.)

[@kamrat7]

Great, thank you Alfa. That's the information I was after - so your Sundy / tank will show up on the minimap when I'm firing, even with stealth equipped.

[@americaphuckyeah]

Thank you for the video. I have to say though that Stealth is actually very useful, perhaps moreso than Mineguard, in certain situations. For example, in large Amp Stations where it might be harder to find a Sundy, you will find an advantage to keeping it off the radar of enemies. In smaller stations where there is a limited number of places to hide a Sundy, it's only a matter of time before enemies find it so in these situations, Mineguard makes more sense.

[@CzuukWaterson]

We like 2 ammos, 1 repair for our basic group ops. A smoker, a breaker and an AMS for spec ops. One engie can then basically repair 3 sundies and they all have unlimited ammo. We've done a bunch of random platoon ops with a half or a whole dozen sundies, loaded with every variety of MAX, HA, LA, engie, whatever you got...

[@alfa0i0omega]

Stealth prevent you from appearing on the map unless spotted or firing your weapons.Even radars wont detect you. Silencers for infantry prevent you from appearing on the map while shooting. But you can still be seen by infil darts or vehicle radar.

[@kamrat7]

Koolaid, excellent content, as always. Thank you, I was waiting for Sundy guide.

[@Clowyd]

Gate diffuser, allows passage through shield generators. Normally nothing can pass those if you are on the opposing factions.

[@WrelPlays]

Great guide all around. Have a question though. Have you actually run both the shields on an Amp Station with Gate Diffusor? I was under the impression it only worked on Vehicle Gates, and not Infantry Gates.

[@TertiaryGlissande]

Please do. I'm at the point where I only have two options for improving my use of sundies: See what other people do or find a regular squad to load it up w/. Have you guys set up a laager w/ three to four repair sundies + an ammo dispensor? Engies/Medics, and AA Maxes/Heavy Infantry for support in the middle; rangers on two of the sundies, ground pounders on the others. In theory, you could just set it up anywhere and defend that location...?

[@2kt2000]

surprised that you didn't see proximity repair used back then. important vehicle in armor battle nowadays.

[@gratuitouslurking8610]

As the team support, I am intrigued by your test of auto repair. Do you know if you get certification points for dispensing repairs like you do for ammo? I can picture using this with the Zerg as a Battle Bus/Repair Wagon of a sorts...

[@Chawitsch]

Most likely you're correct, and Koolaid's comment was a slight mistake. I don't think anything prevents you from showing up on the map when you fire, unless you're an infantry and you're using a suppressor. Vehicle Stealth supposed to only prevent you from showing up on the map when enemies get close (useful if you want to park a Sundie under a base wall) or if they have the Scout Radar equipped. I haven't tested this yet however, so I'd be very interested to see a demonstration about it.

[@kamrat7]

Hey Koolaid, at 4:32 you mentioned that stealth keeps you of the radar when firing your weapons. I was unable to check that, but heard from number of people that you do show up on radar when firing with stealth. Could you address that? Myth busters episode would be great :). Thanks a lot and waiting for part 2!

[@TheKoolaidLine]

Yes you do, it was bugged for awhile, but should be working now.

[@musikekul]

Nice video, really helpful! Make sure to cover sunderer tactics as well.

[@CzuukWaterson]

You've never seen anybody use prox repair? Wow. We've been using it for months. It's f'ing amazing. Nice review. For the basics. Every sundie config is viable in situations. Also, this guide is focused on single player use of the sundie. Odd. Since it's made for 12 folks. Sundies in gangs are devastating. the good news is you can pull sundies anywhere. Will get you some footage of [H4TZ] battle sundies in action.

[@90simissthe]

nice vid i have used smoke screen to help troops cover short distances on the field since you can deploy the smoke then start moving again it can give your troops great cover also how are your frames since the last update i can't even play anymore my fps has dropped so much

[@jessestanley2083]

that shield under the bio lab is an infantry shield is it not? and he had a clip of driving through it in the video.

[@ChickenWing575]

I've actually seen a sundy use this on the battlefield. He had a low rank of it and it was awful. So you were definitely right.

[@TheKoolaidLine]

Sorry I am probably wrong as I've never tested it either. It was something I had been told about stealth from when I did another vehicle video. Either way It's not something I would recommend for a Sundy over the other options.

[@MultiSlawa]

The Kobalt MG for the Sunderer is a must buy, its only 100 certs and compared to the basilisk its extremly accurate and shoots fast. Perfect for Killing guys that want to C4 your sunderer.

[@Skullbrothers]

Normally my squad runs with 2 sundys, One with Repair and AA weapons and the other with Ammo and Infantry weapons, it's pretty effective.

[@Skullbrothers]

btw, my squad is the Mad Tea Party or H4TZ

[@alfa0i0omega]

Prox repair and nanite auto repair kinda fade in usefulness due to the fact that AMS sundys=infinite engie spawns. Nanite auto repair for most vehicles fades since most of the time you will/should be driving/piloting vehicles as a engie. Ammo on the other hand is a convoy/zerg must since the only other place that replenishes your ammo is ammo towers, and not every base even has them.

[@soccerclips7062]

great vid has always koolaid cant wait for part two

[@incruso]

What server is this and do you have a TR on that server cuz id love the play with you loved the video :-)

[@piepiedog1]

Does the Ammo Dispenser and Proximity Repair give you points as your teammates are repaired/resupplied?

[@Dreez76]

I wonder, what would happen if you used several sundys with the proximity repair... I know that when you have 2 or more engineer-ammo on the ground, they both give you ammo which doubles the speed of your resupply... so would 3 sundys wth proxy-repairs heal 2x as fast ?.

[@Dreez76]

Would be kinda OP.. running around with several of them using Fury's and AA. You would need several Gunships with Daltons to kill them, or lockeddown Prowlers.

[@kryvian]

ammo gives 30 if I'm not mistaken.

[@dubsteptechhp]

The fact that they are changing AT mines is ridiculous, if your sundy was mined, you parked it in a bad spot or someone put in an honest effort to take it out. Or you could invest in mine guard depending on where you plan to park it.

[@Bobaflay]

How do you get that metal armor thing on your sunderer. (The visual thing)

[@TheKoolaidLine]

Not sure.

[@wiz123ful]

Is there no way you can turn the Galaxy into a spawn point now?

[@departemen11]

i think 10xp for vehicle resupply

[@OfficerCorsair]

Koolaid have you ever ran with DREV?

[@stancnet]

Did he just C-4 his teammates Sunderer?

[@Mcshine05]

Keep up the good work 8)

[@QuiteSpiffing]

Did you call for me?

[@michaelb2826]

DX11 active today! Everyone start playing this game again. Plus, there's robots now.

[@PontusWelin]

How much?

[@ChickenWing575]

the Vehicle repair that is.

[@Lorenz1337]

Is it still worth buying mines ? if u havent?

[@kenshii02]

thanks for the guide!

[@GantryDublin]

How much do the AMS and the Rival chassis cost?

[@TheKoolaidLine]

50 and 600 to max it out.

[@GantryDublin]

I thought the chassis costed 700?

[@BAGELMENSK]

If you want advanced Sunderer deployment tips, join ARC (TR)

[@american_chevy616]

I have stealth 4, and it still won't work. Wtf! Does it need to be fully upgraded to work?

[@Peteru69]

Well, yes. Pretty easy to look up.

[@irdhing23]

Nice vid and you are cool.. :D

[@TheKoolaidLine]

Yessir!

[@TheKoolaidLine]

Thanks!

[@TheKoolaidLine]

Waterson

[@jessestanley2083]

umm I know? thats what I just said so why are you replying with the exact thing I said?

[@joesgotmore]

Yeah, no wait I play VS. I wonder how many times I have been killed by you. LOL.

[@TheKoolaidLine]

Not really.

[@lozero]

damn usefull

[@ultimatedutchgamer]

vs FTW(i dont play the game lol)

[@TheKoolaidLine]

Nope.

[@TheKoolaidLine]

Ya, they are cheap.

[@ApprovedByPedobear]

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