"The perfect organism. Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility...its purity. A survivor - unclouded by conscience, remorse, or delusions of morality." ...too bad you're the one playing it"- Troika, This Page
The Alien (A.K.A. Xenomorph) is a moderately difficult antagonist role to play aboard the Colonial Marines server. The aliens' strength comes mostly from close-quarters combat, sheer numbers, and the stupidity of the Marines.. You'll have to maintain at least a noticeable level of role-play and avoid meta-gaming situations at all costs. Your job is to serve the queen of your hive. You do not feel remorse or compassion, no needs other than to propagate and protect your own kind. If you do well, then there will be little in your way to stop you.
You will not do well.
Starting Out
In the beginning, you are spawned in with a group of aliens, ranging from a Drone, several Runners and many Larva, aboard the mysterious planet know as LV-642, the alien infested planet. The amount of starting aliens scales with the number of Marines that initially join at round-start. The original aliens should have full knowledge regarding the locations and areas of the planet and human settlement to assist them in their mission of repopulation.
Several locations on the planet are prime nesting grounds, complete with a few monkeys and other animals to help repopulate. You would be wise to establish your Hive somewhere in the far northern cave network, nesting in the southern jungle is entirely pointless and will get you killed.
If you're a first-timer, check the Xeno Quickstart Guide. Here are additional tips:
- Speak in Hivemind by using :a before your message.
- Example: Say ":a My life for the Queen!"
- You are a slave to the Queen's will. Follow her orders or die trying - unless it's against the server rules.
- Grow the Hive. Gather together any hosts and bring them to her chosen nest for repopulation.
- Weeds weeds weeds. Plant weeds everywhere. While on weeds, aliens regenerate health and plasma very quickly.
Tier 1 Evolution
You have a choice of three castes of xenomorph: the Runner, the Sentinel, or the Drone. After that, advanced evolutions become available as long as the hive has a living Queen. Each caste has its pros and cons.
| Job | Role | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|
 Drone |
Support: Never lay any walls. Accidentially kill marines while you try to attach them to nests. | Medium |
 Sentinel |
Defence: Miss all of your acid shots, accidentially kill your targets instead of stunning them. | Medium |
 Runner |
Offence: Run head first into landmines and electric fences. Whine at the Queen for jelly so you can eventually become a Ravager. | Hard |
Tier 2 Evolution
| Job | Role | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|
 Spitter |
Defence: A more powerful, advanced alien form for you to miss all of your shots and use the wrong spit setting with. | Hard |
 Hunter |
Offence: Suicide into the Marine defences. Murder everyone on the ship by yourself when no one expected you to. | Hard |
 Hivelord |
Support: Dig your tunnels to useless places, never give plasma to anyone. | Medium |
 Carrier |
Support: Carry a pile of facehuggers and throw them right in front of barricades. Alternately, die without ever throwing one of your facehuggers. | Hard |
Tier 3 Evolution
| Job | Role | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|
 Praetorian |
Defence: Charge into the middle of mobs of marines, never melt any barricades. | Hard |
 Boiler |
Defence/Offense: Miss all of your long range shots, get sniped by a marksman rifle. | Hard |
 Ravager |
Offence: Leap on monkeys and ignore the marines shooting you. Hump live SADAR rounds. | Hard |
 Crusher |
Offensive Support: Charge into unbreakable objects, try to use your normal melee on Marines. | Hard |
Tier 4 Evolution
| Job | Role | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|
 Queen |
Never dispense jelly, whine at your minions for not bringing back enough hosts. | Very Hard |