Basics
From Undead Assault II Guide
Undead Assault II has a relatively steep learning curve at the beginning, and many new players are overwhelmed by the amount of information they're given and expected to know at the start of a new game. The beginner's guide is intended to make it easier for new players to get a handle on the game in a place where they can take their time to read and understand the available information.
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Starting Out
When you first start the game, the host will select the game mode. You will be notified of the game mode selection in the chat area, but there is a lot of other information displayed there simultaneously, so you may miss it. You can press F9 to review the game mode.
Pressing F9 during the course of the game will also allow you to check the current mission objective. Missions are your objectives in Undead Assault II, and completing them will grant you additional experience and allow the game to progress more quickly.
Choosing an MOS
After the host selects the game mode, you will be able to select your MOS from the insertion helicopter (you must have the helicopter selected to choose your MOS).
- Even Private First Classes will want to try out their latest MOS, or just are accustomed to using their rifleman. Almost no sergeant would forsake being a combat engineer or ghost to play as a medic. So the job of being a medic falls to you. Even though it is a low ranked MOS it tends to be one of the most needed MOSs.
- The Navy Corpsman one of the best classes to learn Undead Assault. You can heal on the move, and as a newbie you are using a support character and therefore can sit on the sidelines and learn how to play. In Umbrella mode you'll often be camping at base also, and the most you'll have to do is to rush out and revive the idiot cyborg who decided to go Rambo, or energize that Detachment commander.
- The other 2 MOS's available to you at this rank is Rifleman and Grenadier, and if you use them, you'll just probably end up taking out your own team with a badly aimed Fragmentation Grenade. If you wish to use explosives then practice with them first before using them in combat or near allies. This means maybe going off the to the side and typing "-tl" (team location) and discharge explosives at good a distance away form those pings.
Basics
General Tips
- DON'T ever, ever attempt to complete any mission of yourself. you'll probably end up being killed. Leave that to the more experienced players, like the one using ghost.
- Learn your hotkeys: running out with a group and staying on the sidelines is a good way to gain experience while out in the field. It is good to be accustomed with the sprint, reload and jump hotkeys before you attempt this. Most players will leave you behind rather than wait to get chewed up. Play a few games on the sidelines, maybe micro your mini if you died. Or better yet, ask players and read the hotkey tooltips. Practice reloading/dropping magazines in an empty game to learn the muscle memory.
Core Hotkeys: Z Q - Jump Z T - Sprint Z R - Reload Z D - Drop Magazine (Flamethrower does not have this action) Z E - Prone Z Y - Safety Z Z - Night Vision Goggles (Also "-NVG") Be sure to press ESCAPE when your done using extra abilities so that you can use attack move and such.
Also no matter what rank or class you are NEVER type: "-nvg" when your dead, this will cause your body to decay and you will NOT be able to revive even at the 50 minute mark(also dont use when the screen goes dark in umbrella mode... its a biowep not night and will blackout your screen, just "z,z" or "-nvg" to fix
Guns & Ammo
- Sadly, clips aren't bottomless in Undead Assault. You will have to reload if you want to keep shooting. There is no way to tell how many rounds you have left in a clip, but you can reload your magazine with the Z (Extra Abilities) then R (Reload) hotkeys. This will have your marine drop his current magazine, with any ammo in, and load a fresh clip into his weapon(the only exception to this rule of reloading is the Flamethrower). This takes time so take cover while you reload. The current temperature will affect your reloading abilities. Cold weather will slow you down, while a high training skill and temperature will reduce the time it takes to reload.
- The amount of wood you have slow down your marine, so it is best to keep your extra magazines in your inventory. If you die it all allow for other team member to use the ammo it need be. It also shorten your sprint time.
- Do not "eat" ammo. This means picking a magazine or ammo case and loading yourself. Most MOSs do not need more then 2-5 magazines (wood) on them at one time.
Tactics
- Sprint Warfare:
When you're being chased by a horde of zombies, don't try to go Rambo and take them on; you'll just die. Instead, sprint away, works best if you use hotkeys, to put some distance between you and the hostile(s), then let loose. Also flare guns and smoke grenades to will allow for more efficient killing of zombies. They provide a greater amount of time between moves there for more shooting time.
- Advanced Sprinting Warfare:
When hostiles close, get ready to sprint. Using an explosive such as a grenade, sprint first so you don't kill yourself in the detonation also, then BOOM! Just don't kill your allies that may be retreating. If there are way too many of the zombies, then just keep moving try to regroup with the rest of the team, only to pause to kill the faster moving hostiles.
- Advanced Sprinting Warfare II:
Sprint away from the deadly hordes. When you get far enough away to last about 2 seconds press Z,E so you go prone and shoot the zombies up a bit. Always shoot the leading zombie to gain extra time (and your bullets go through the target and hit guys behind him) right when the horde gets near you Z,E (or just E if you did not exit the menu) wash rinse repeat. Also flare guns and smoke grenades to will allow for more efficient killing of zombies. They provide a greater amount of time between moves there for more shooting time.
- Camping:
This is what you'll most likely be doing in Umbrella mode. At the start of the game, ask your team to ping where the base is going to be. Then move to there or follow the another platoon member. You can also type:-tl to track your allies movements. Once you reach the base, spread yourselves out so explosives won't kill you all in one go. When using this Strategy, recommend at least 2 Medic's, one if there is a small party (-5 people). Dont use flamethrower's, they are not effective in defense and do not have a very long range.
P.S.AND GIVE FEEDBACK! especially if you found this helpful. thats all I'll write. Feel free to add on, or edit mine(i know its not too good) -Gonrod(sgt)
- Insane mode:
If your host is ready and willing he might just go insane mode. The best chance of survival in this crazy game is to pick any mos with high firepower or explosive weaponry. Show off your skills by surviving an onslaught from the horde of zombies. The basic start is to run to ST no matter what, in any case try to ignore the mission and even caches. There are three starting missions. Civilian rescue, Class B Gonhrachs, and Spores. In any case civilian mission most people will completely ignore because of the slew of insane zombies. If the case is Gonhrachs run to ST (south town) immediately ignoring all pings caches and cries for help. In a case for a mission of spores attempt to kill as many as you can. However, if you get a zombie parade on you just run to st. Congratulations you have survived the first mission of insane mode. However, the zombies are going to start spawning.
In case of town overrun while you wait for convoys repeat this cycle. Once your base of operation south town is over run do not run south or you will be cornered by incoming zombies, beasts mutants. The basic thing is to run to North town and regroup for the time being. Place flares on the thin road leading to NT from the road south and east of the town. When you do this North town will not hold for long. In this case run through the road and pass zombies the slow zombies. Do not fire or they will follow you. Once you do that follow the road east to he abandoned shack and quickly pick up he med kit if it is still there. Once done follow the road back to South town. If south town is over run use the mountains leading there and camp for a little bit until convoy arrives. Rendezvous with convoy ASAP. Follow them. In any case that convoy is destroyed follow the instructions above to the nearest path or road. At any event that you finish the convoy mission and continue on to the other missions attempt to complete those missions and use this process to avoid zombies and do the missions at the same time. Also the sprinting tactic number one and two will help out a lot in this case. If you are a cyborg at any case do your best because you do not have the sprint ability.
- Note* I always go cyborg and survive the longest. :P Genocide/GrimFalco. Also add a modes topic
