General Tips

Here are some General/Meta tips from Hughgent and other members of the community.

Meta Tips

Dying is part of the game.
You can select locations on the doll by using the number pad.
As a human, say '*medic' to call out for medical attention.
As a human, melee a person on fire with help intent to put the fire out.
As a human, use 'resist' to stop drop and roll when on fire.
Not being ready at the start of the round means xenos get more burrowed larva, and that you don't get to play as quickly.
Sometimes you won't be able to avoid dying no matter how good you are at the game. Try not to stress too much about it.
When a round ends nearly everything about it is lost forever, leave your salt behind with it.
This is a game that is constantly being developed for. Expect things to be added, removed, fixed, and broken on a daily basis.

As a PFC, you can help out your squad by bringing extra ammunition and food to share.
As a PFC, you can take two guns, one in the suit slot and one on your back.
As a PFC, you can usually get at least two attachments of your choice from Requisitions.

As a medic, the medevac stretcher needs to be linked to an active, powered beacon for it to teleport the patient.
As a medic, the marines are counting on you to fix them up.
As a medic, scan before you treat and you can't be beat.
As a medic or doctor, remember that your HUD will tell you how much time is left to defibrillate a patient.
As a medic, remember to bring extra kelotane or dermaline to heal burn damage. Xenos love acid and burning marines.
As a medic, hypervene is useful. Use it to purge deadly neurotoxins and larva boosting growth hormones.
Even if a patient dies a second after being successfully revived by a defibrillator, this resets the time it takes for them to become permanently brain dead.

As an engineer, you can take sandbag barricades apart with your entrenching tool.
As an engineer, you can repair barricades with a welder.
As an engineer, C4 is cheaper but det packs are more versatile.
As an engineer, det packs can be set on demolition mode for an explosive trap.
As an engineer, you build barricades the fastest.

As a B18 specialist, your armor has a built in medical system.
As a scout specialist, you can take your battle rifle or your custom shotgun.
As a sniper specialist, you've got a tarp that can make you stealth so long as you don't move.
As a pyro specialist, your flamethrower has an extinguisher built into it.

As a doctor, the cryotubes are excellent at dealing with basic damage.
As a doctor, the cryotubes heal internal bleeding and organ damage, although slowly.
As a doctor, surgery time from fastest to slowest is: by hand, Autodoc manual, Autodoc automatic.
As a doctor, the white vest fits on your scrubs and can hold surgical tools.
As a doctor, wear the surgical apron to help prevent infection while on the ground.
As a doctor, you've got access to the chemistry machine, experiment to find the best medications.
As a doctor, hygiene is important! keep yourself clean to prevent infections.
Even if a patient dies a second after being successfully revived by a defibrillator, this resets the time it takes for them to become permanently brain dead.

TGMC Roles
	TerraGov Marines	Command	Captain, Field Commander, Staff Officer, Pilot Officer
		Engineering and Supply	Chief Ship Engineer, Requisitions Officer, Ship Technician
		Medical	Chief Medical Officer, Medical Officer, Researcher
		Marines	Squad Leader, Mech Pilot, Squad Smartgunner, Squad Engineer, Squad Corpsman, Squad Marine
		Civilians	Corporate Liaison
		Silicon-Based	Combat robots, Synthetic, AI
	Xenomorphs	Tier 0	Larva, Minions
		Tier 1	Drone, Runner, Defender, Baneling, Sentinel
		Tier 2	Hivelord, Carrier, Hunter, Wraith, Bull, Warrior, Puppeteer, Spitter
		Tier 3	Gorger, Defiler, Widow, Ravager, Warlock, Behemoth, Crusher, Praetorian, Boiler
		Tier 4	Shrike, Queen, King, Hivemind
	Others		Zombie, Emergency Response Teams, Sons of Mars, ~~Survivor~~