New Player Help

To all new/returning players.... have you heard of the Alliance League?

feeds@yuku.com (smart bunny) — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:05:41 GMT

Have you checked out the Alliance League? It's a player-run team compo and is very soon going to be starting it's 15th season...... which means there will be teams needing to fill spaces! Teams of 5 players are set up against each other and the team with the most overall points wins the match. Why not pop over and have a look at the forum, click here, and you can also have a browse on the Alliance website which has...

The Stand

feeds@yuku.com (jarlaxle1) — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:02:40 GMT

http://www.countzero.pwp....lsn/maps/the%20stand.jpg

Which side, if any, do you feel has the advantage most times on this map, green or blue?
It looks to me, at first glance, that the green side would have a big advantage, but then, I'm just a filthy noob.

Any tips for someone deploying in the...

finding out opponent's race

feeds@yuku.com (jarlaxle1) — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 06:40:27 GMT

I know its extremely important to scout in order to see what race your opponent has taken early in the game; but do you have to hold off on your first few moves until you find out if a spawn rush or mech MTs are out there? I'm finding myself holding off sending my squads out until I can find out what race I'm facing, and that is holding my units back from getting in place/advancing my strategy. And how do you find out what your opponent is playing without giving away your own race?

playing to win?

feeds@yuku.com (jarlaxle1) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 04:21:12 GMT

I'm in a League game (actually a couple) where I've a substantial lead, due mainly to my opponent splitting his deployment. If I stay on the side of the map where I first wiped out one of his squads, I'm much more able to defend my positions and my entire force. He would eventually be forced to attack me as I have the points lead. If he refuses to move his units into my entrenched zone he will lose a league game when the clock runs out....

What does this mean?

feeds@yuku.com (RegnorVex) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:17:48 GMT

I have a Grunt spotting on Bunker (as attacker), running along the long front wall. Defender has Greys. Grunt is HoS and Fire at Will and, as he passes each window, he stops and does one OpFilre out the window and then keeps running. At one point during Play mode he is seen stopping at one window and a small image of a Grey appears over his head, like a thought bubble, with spiral arms emanating from it. Huh?

retreat on sighting details

feeds@yuku.com (jarlaxle1) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 05:08:54 GMT

If you have a unit standing in one spot for a couple turns, but have him set on retreat on sighting...will he flee when he spots an enemy? I just wondered if in order to use RoS that the unit had to have previous waypoints to backtrack to, or if he'll flee no matter what until he is out of sight of the enemy.
Also, what happens if he spots another enemy unit during his fleeing phase?
Thx alot guys!

Surprise, the AI cheats

feeds@yuku.com (RegnorVex) — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 05:30:02 GMT

I'm playing the first Marine campaign mission (Dawn Patrol) on Veteran difficulty and I'm up to 25 points. I started with just 20fps. Is that how they make the AI more difficult, lol? I realize that the AI is no comparison to other players but it's a quick way for me to get experience with each of the units and understand what they do. It's really too bad they didn't program an AI that was tough enough to play skirmishes against single players, that would have added a...

Noob gameplay questions

feeds@yuku.com (RegnorVex) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:16:38 GMT

1) Commander is on square. I plot him to blow a hole in a wall and then move to square 2. I want to move Medic to square 1, but I can't at the moment because when I click on square 1 as the Medic's destination (where the Commander is still standing during plotting) the cursor turns yellow and I instead select the Commander. Is there a way to force a unit to go to a square when the square is already occupied by another unit while plotting? I want to be able to do this in order to...

avatar not showing

feeds@yuku.com (jarlaxle1) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:42:02 GMT

I've uploaded an avatar from my computer to my active account. I can see the avatar there but can't seem to get the avatar to show on the forum. what do I need to do?
I did do a search for this subject in the forums but didn't find the exact answer I needed.

Thx Fellas!

Nevermind, seems to be showing ok now!

guardian weaknesses

feeds@yuku.com (jarlaxle1) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:58:52 GMT

well, i found out the hard way that enemy units don't actually have to be under a guardian's shield to see him...
As far as when a shielded guardian can be seen...does it differ depending on what specific (sniper, etc) enemy unit is looking in their direction or is it just a set amount of space a guardian is from all units?

Anyone?

nt

feeds@yuku.com (RegnorVex) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:05:06 GMT

Questions: EMail and the Web interface

feeds@yuku.com (RegnorVex) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:19:00 GMT

I'm using the web interface to play and it seems to work fine. I have a gmail account that I'm using as my smtp server for gameplay. I notice that I have a million LSN emails in my inbox now and I have no idea if I can delete them or what. I'm also wondering if I'm doing the correct routine. When I want to play I usually launch the web interface and then just Play Turn, which takes me into the game. When I end my turn I go back to the web interface and see WAITING. After my...

how to counter superaggressive nade attack!

feeds@yuku.com (jarlaxle1) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 04:23:15 GMT

Uhm, I posted a similar question on the Alliance forum but wanted to cover my bases here.
I'm facing an opponent who is playing a very aggressive yet coordinated type of gameplay. He takes a couple snipers, 1-2 medics, and the rest is grunts and 'naders. He quickly moves forward my deployment position while constantly blowing everything in his path up with 'nades. This prevents any hiding and sneaking as your units cover is being destroyed or your units are getting hit with...

Noob questions

feeds@yuku.com (RegnorVex) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 03:42:34 GMT

Ok, I'm sold. I got a subscription and I've been having fun making my way through the campaigns and scanning the forums here for info. This game *is* as fun as I remember it to be. I have a few questions:

1) What is meant by a spotter? If I have a grenadier and a grunt tagging along as a spotter, give me an example of what specifically the grunt does to "spot" for the grenadier. I'm using the vision key, but doesn't vision just reflect only what the...

Questions from prospective new player

feeds@yuku.com (RegnorVex) — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 06:08:38 GMT

1. Can this game be played over a LAN in real time? Or over TCP/IP direct connect? Or is email the only mode of play?
2. I want to buy a license for my wife and son so that all 3 of us can play. Do we need to buy 3 licenses or subscriptions?

Thanks. Looking forward to hearing an answer. I played this long ago and loved it, and would like to introduce my family to it now.

Alliance site and missile tanks

feeds@yuku.com (jarlaxle1) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:09:06 GMT

I registered the other day at the Alliance site, but haven't received any confirmation or anything from the site. I'm listed on the Memberlist, but cannot seem to log on in order to post. Any advice?

Also, how long does it take a MT to fire? And is there a link or site that covers the exact movement speed, firing speeds, etc?

thanks fellas! -Jarlaxle

Attack time, OpFire, NoOrd

feeds@yuku.com (wise general) — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 09:50:07 GMT

I'm sure that was discussed before but sure there are some players who donn't know.
Attack time (AttackT) = Fire time (FireT) + X 0.05 sec for orientation time (OT). I'll not include OT because is too small.
In case of oportunity fire (OpFire), direct or force fire, first shot begin at FireT sec.
In case of Halt on Sight New Enemy Unit (HoS) or No Order (NoOrd) first shot begin at FireT + reaction time (ReactT) sec.
For ex: comm have AT = 2 sec and on HoS...

New "old" player

feeds@yuku.com (bonaccorsi2) — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:15:41 GMT

Its been a while since I played LSN last time. But after a few years retired, I realized that LSN is one of the coolest games I ever played, and I decided to rejoin the community, and I made a subscription.

My old used ID was bonaccorsi, so I created a new ID bonaccorsi2. I just created a challenge, I hope someone is out there to play with me...

Greetings from Brazil,
Bonaccorsi

How to go about getting a game with someone?

feeds@yuku.com (Hernesson) — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 19:52:02 GMT

Hi there,
I have just signed up and want to play someone, been looking at the forum and reading, tried the chat room (empty) and wondered if there was anyone out there up for a game! Other than challanging friends is this forum the way to get a game? Anyone know what the single player campaigms are like that are available to download?

Hernesson

having trouble getting past deploy stage.

feeds@yuku.com (rebel assault) — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 15:23:32 GMT

thanks for any help in advance,just signed up fo free trial,after deploying and sending those orders and getting relevant e mail i click on attachment and it takes me back to the challenge screen,not id assume posting of orders am i being thick or is something not right?