PaRaDoXx's Guide: a guide for LOW & MED Levels

hi this is paradoxx and i always felt that i should help the community by adding few technics and tips that might help other people that is starting (1-35) or are in the midway (36-90)
if you are new then you might be wondering who the hell is he? well im 23 years old, male player, 180 cms and i have been here since september 2008..
here are my credentials..

--------Here are few rules about morality...----------

1) R-E-S-P-E-C-T

If Aretha Franklin sing it must be right..
what this means.. Respect other people feelings, respect yourself, but above all remember not every1 is like you, no one is above you, no one is below you..

2) Share..

the guy that said we shouldnt share to get a benefit from it is WRONG.. clearly he hasn’t play ut2k4 with vorpal's shocks and vorpals AVRil's
No, am joking remember share what you can, because in the long term it DOES help you, for example, you share a p flak and you die, hey its okay someone can share you back...

3) Bonding
The more you know other people the better, you can make a better the team play.

--------Here are my basic principles----------
1) Don’t get hit. This sounds quite obviously however, I have noticed that whenever I get hit I got hit more times… lets say I get hit 1 time, then for some unknown reason my self preservation instinct turn off… so learn from me, don't get hit..

2) Don’t die. Another easy in paper hard in fact... once again, once I die. I start to play poorly, I mean if I die before wave 12 then even if I respawn with better weapons I play even worst.. Unknown reason

3) Better to die on my feet than live on my knees, now here is my tumbrule.
Yes I die a lot for going out, sure but I guess is in my nature…. People must tell me im the only one left if not I wont hide…I rather loss a game ( lol whats 80 exp against what I can do for going out.. nothing I say) than hide

4) in Wave 12 every MM is my friend… just stick to those guys..

5) ask for… if I see a nice weapon I ask, if I see someone standing next to a DD I ask first.. Most of the time people happily give me what I want.. Just remember what your mother told you.. The magic words are “thank you” and “you are welcome, this two words, will open the doors of life
This INCLUDES towers and vehicles… please do not take any construction without explicit consentiement of the owner.

And finaly

6) its just a game.. You cant take everything as personal. And HAVE FUN..

--------About the waves ------------

Knowing DC
in DC (disastrousconsequences) the server has 16 wave each wave has it own config, and follows the same path over and over.. Each wave has it own way to win. And I will explain what I do.

Wave 1
My aim is get first blood, may not sound like much but that first blood is exp and adren. How to do it? Well first if know the map and suit yourself where the most passages intersect.. Throw some spider mines, and select the sniper rifle or shock rifle (why sniper rifle? Well it has good damage (almost 1 hit 1 die in the first wave) (why shock? well you have two options, shock combo or hit those monsters with the beam..).. Ohh and i have found that if i stay still monsters spawn close to me.. Keep using rod for nali and the headshot

Wave 2
just collect weapon this wave everyone can do it, just try to use LG or Sniper for those nali that spawn, know the map get few artifacts, my favorites as WM are- triple, and Rod- but in AM - triple Rod and inv globe is a life saver-

Oh if you see a green dot, just run.. Those are bunnies and when hit they explode, bout if you telefrag them they wont explode

Wave 3
not much to say keep killing things, and im 100% that if you got first kill then at this point you could have 100 adren, go ahead and use zerker..(Probably you wont make much exp but its nice to spend adren), now if you got a MWM and either your link gun/flak is plain vanilla, make it magical.. Now remember this.. You need a magical link gun for wave 6 and 100 adren, can you make it?
Note* if your link is magical and your flak is magical use zerker..

Wave 4
Try to get adren since you only have 2 waves to get it back to 100

Wave 5
Try to get adren since you only have 1 wave to get it back to 100
now if by the time you didn’t make 100 adren its ok things will get better, just remember if there are any engis building a fort, you have two options
1) Leave translocator
2) Don’t leave translocator (simple uh?)

Well next wave is tricky, and what you should do depends your artifacts/style/weapons (your style should be aggressive other way you will keep getting low scores)

if you have globe and ghost, don't leave trans, ( even ghost 1, and globe)
if you have 100 adren and p weapon, don’t leave trans
if you are close to 100 adren and a p weapon don’t leave trans
if you have magical weapon 100 adren, leave trans
if you have vanilla weapon (0 magical) leave trans and your self at the base...

Wave 6
Ok, now you should know that the faster they die, the less chance you get hit..
Here are the guidelines
Link> flak >RL
Magic Flak> plain link> plain RL
Magic link> magic RL > flak

(Unless you have a piercing weapon in that case use it ( unless its a toy weapon, means--> assault riffle)

*******top tip aim for the DD****
But hey paradoxx what should i do if i have <100>80 adren (means less than 100, but greater than 80)
Well if you have magic link use it to get 100 adren
If you have magic flak use it again
If non of your weapons are magical, throw your self in the river...

***Triple just came from the world of the death***.

This part is manly for AM's, if you are a AM's you might want to know this..
Triple is your best friend, probably even more than me.. Triple get you a hell got exp, however there are some rules,
1) You must have the adren, having -30 adren is bad business for triple and you, you are NOT WORTH to use triple..
2) You must have adren surge (at least level 1)
With this powerful skill AM's can keep using triple, just remember dont get hit...just because you hit hard doesn’t mean you cant get hit.
3) if you have surge 2 and good adren, why not use zerker and triple.. (but this must be only used when in a full packed room of titans. any other case is a waste of adren.
4) if the only thing you see is titans, means you see rocks and you know rocks are behind you, stop using triple, and use globe, then use translocator to either way move away or move to the base

But what’s the best way to move from a position where i am all surrounded?
Well here is a pick

So the top pick is to get them im a straight line, and or make em take a turn..

What happens if im the last person alive in this wave?
Well i hope you have left you trans in a secure place... if not... well you know..
If you have left your Trans in a place which is secure tele there, and use the flak...
Few days ago i was playing with clueless it was wave 16 but i wanted to explain her that what she was doing was fine but could be more optimal... things were like this

In the picture one, clueless was firing following the arrow, few monsters were hit,
In the picture two, clueless could fire to the wall and let the bounce kill those monsters..

At the end we win, however it was along wave.. still clue you are my heroine!

About titans
Titans come in two flavor, dead and deadly..
Titans have a nice nutrition value.
Titan’s rocks will hurt you
Titan’s rocks can spin (pitch)
Titans are magicians, they can pull of rocks out of no were.
Titans can make you dance with the ugliest maid of the dance...
Titans can stamp on you...
Titans can hit you with their arms however they are dumb, and that hit WONT kill you (unless -80 hp)
Titans DONT go to the gym.. They don’t fit everywhere use it to our advantage
Try always to be in higher ground..
for some reason wall dodge confuse them ( i believe is pitch since your first move is towards the wall the rock spin towards the wall, then by the time you dodge in the wall the rock has no time to move... so you are saved)
Halls can be your friend or can be deadly, since those small rocks can and will kill you...

Wave 7
After the battle heal yourself, make a new base, and if you have die.. Well start over and start saving adren you will need it

Wave 8
Save adren

Wave 9
Keep saving adrenaline.

Wave 10
Once again you have two options
1) Hide behind some blocks and use shock combo, in this wave you can get those multi, you are seeking for... This is a really good exp wave..
2) If you got rod use it.
Spend adren in zerker
rod, if you have 100 adren
If you have -70 adren don’t use Rod wait for more..
In this wave Rod > zerker
*****top tip aim for the DD*****

One more tip, whenever you see a Red skaajar, kill hit, kill it fast and don't get hit.. at my level ( with the new character) I don't have damage reduction or Hp bonus ( I will talk about this later) those red skaajars can 1 hit kill me, and trust me once you know how much this wave exp gives, you will feel bad.

Wave 11
kill once again, and leave translocator at base, no matter what’s your level almost everyone does it

Wave 12
Just hide, don't wait for those home seekers RL hit you.. now if you haven't got the combo master this is a good wave to archive it… just sit and use the combo you will hit hard and most of the time engis def sentinels will keep you save, if there are no good engis I recommend find a spot that no one can hit you. And stay there...

If you are lucky enough to have globe and ghost, you can go out, but STILL remember trans on base or a free monster spot is good.

Once you see my key binds you will know why you can get out even with ghost 1

Tips
If you are standing still and a warlord shot their RL, you wont get hit provided that the warlord and you are at the same level, but don't count on this, since there are skaajars in this wave, means you will get hit.
Watch CAZ, he telefrag warlords, which is good

Wave 13
at least to me I see this wave hard, I don't know why, you can go out and kill or just hide

Wave 14
you must behave like wave 8, except for one crucial factor, there are metal titans, means that by this point you better have a good flak or good RL, since link in not 100% useful

Wave 15
hide and shot from the base

Wave 16
same as wave 15, but this time you must be careful since those poison queen can spawn behind you, and if you have read my guide you will know that queens can hit hard and specially at this wave when the damage bonus increase

here is a guide for monsters
http://disastrousconsequences.com/dcforum/posts/list/3008.page
Now comes the good part...

Personally i feel there are 4 case scenarios

A) 1monster vs 1player
B) 1 monster vs X players
C) X monsters vs X players (given X = X)
D) Z monsters vs X players (given Z > X)

Now this is how I think, and what you better learn...
In case A things are quite easy since you only have to dodge 1 missile (or plasma or rock, whatever) you can make it any way...

Special cases that falls in category A

-Red fly Vs 1 player

Ok, red flies are a pain in the most hidden part of yourself.., those little things are quite hard to hit, unless you know how to do it... so here is the trick, use the shock, but not the combo, i repeat DO NOT use combo, I have found that if you use the alt fire ( the little ball that fly slow) you hit the fly since the ball is bigger, and as a plus flies die with only 1 hit from it... and you don’t spend time trying to aim at the shock's ball trying for a combo.
Now remember red flies flies in circles when you make a turn, so the trick is just to move backwards (the Red fly will fly straight therefore more chances for a direct hit from the ball.
RL can hit flies, even in the middle of the air… (Direct hit, not splash)

-Nali Vs 1 player

Ok 1 thing, aim for the head with the LG. the thing is easy, you get 10 exp bonus for it.. And I don’t know about you, but I like exp.

OH almost forgot, don’t let those shield nali get close... they can crush you...

-Red skaajar Vs 1 player

Few words for this, hit hard hit fast or die faster... remember AVRiL can lock on those guys...

-Titan Vs 1 player...
Oh I love this situation, whenever there is only 1 titan things are really easy, and you should not have any problems with...
Just stick to 1 place ( not too close, mid range is ok) then wait. so whenever they throw that deadly rock you only have to dodge to the side or backwards...remember LG or sniper stop titan from throwing rocks however Link or Flak kills em faster, so the faster that titan dies, the less rock they can throw... personally i have a bind that let me fire the LG then the Flak, that way i can change thru those useful weapons..
Avril- this thing does a nice damage but rocks can stop the hit, so either way shoot to the sky and then move the shot to the titan with the little lock on special

-queen vs 1 player...
I have found that either sticky web, plasma balls are quite easy to dodge, but the only thing can kill me is a queen that spawns at my back and hit me with nails she has.... (or blades?) So just remember you cant shoot her when she has her shield, and even when it looks that her head is not protected by her shield, well it is... here are some good things to do

This technic is good if u have spider mines, throw them far away so the spider mines come back to the queen

Use grenade launcher and jus stick a heeeell lot of grenades wait till her shield goes off and turn your grenades on

Or the avril can do good damage to em..

Special cases that falls in category B

Category B has no problem since its quite easy

Special cases that falls in category C

This usually happens when there is a breach in the base, monster flow thru the base, if is wave -15 (unless wave 12) stay with a bit luck you can overcome this breach, just take a breath a deep one, and shoot everything that moves

Special cases that falls in category D

Just teleport away... This usually happens in wave 16 or 15...and waits for another moment to .

What happens if im the last one alive?
Well use trans and hope for a hiding spot, and stay there, then use your brain (re-read the clueless case, and don't go out..
Once good trick is, if you have globe few adren and a deemer, use it don't be afraid,
1) Leave translocator
2) Select deemer
3) Throw your self away
4) Use globe
5) Shot deemer to the floor.. Not to the monsters, since the only good thing you will get is a nice DENIAL sound, and not the nice ka-PPOWW, a deemer can give you

----------About basic setup & core skills-------------------

For WM
Level 10 (70 points)
Get your self loaded weapons 1 then with the rest of the point start buying DB, damage bonus is the best

So far your character must looks like this
WM class 1
Loaded weapons 1 = 10 points
Damage bonus = 59 points

Level 20 (140 points)
In this stage you will buy few ammo bonuses and you will keep hiting damage bonus until level 70
So here is a preview
WM class 1 point
Loaded weapons 1 = 10 points
Damage bonus = 70 points
Max Ammo =50 points
(You will have 9 points still; hold your horses’ boy)

Level 30 (210 points)
Time for resupply! At this point I recommend max damage bonus and resupply 2 and working on weapon speed
WM class 1 point
Loaded weapons 1 = 10 points
Weapon speed = 34 points
Damage bonus = 80 points
Max Ammo = 50 points
Resupply 2 = 35 points

Level 40 (280 points)
This is the last level with ghost so be ready
WM class 1 point
Loaded weapons 2 = 25 points
Weapon speed = 50 points
Damage bonus = 80 points
Health bonus =29 points
Max Ammo = 50 points
Vampirism 1 = 10 points
Resupply 2 = 35 points

Why? Why? And why?
I feel DB is better than weapon speed and there is one point that support my statement..

Weapon speed works until you ammo run off. So if you run off ammo, then you have wasted 50 points. Besides the faster you shot the faster you run out of ammo … (if you ask me bad thing..)

So picking DB means every hit you make is a hard hit, you can get adren for killing things (by this point you know that once a high WM is on and there is only 1 monster the WM will amost kill it or kill it, and your joke damage bonus wont make even a scar in the monster skin.. those high levels will make a huuuge damage that will kill the monster before you can say disastrous consequences..
So the best to do is hit hard.. Better to hit hard that hit 1 time and weak..

You may say that DB share one trait with WS, it works with the ammo you have, but that’s when loaded weapons 1 come in the formula, lets be honest, only flak, shock, RL, mini, and link are weapons worth of using… so with DB you can rotate those weapons, and find the ammo you need..

Why resupply 2?
Well if I don't run out off ammo the better. At this configuration you can run zerker and start to shot plasma balls ( link) and don't still have ammo

---------------Some part of my user.ini and the exec commands--------------------

Aliases[37]=(Command="SelectTriple |ActivateItem|NextItem|ActivateItem|PrevItem",Alias="DuoArt")
Aliases[39]=(Command="pipedSwitchWeapon 9 | pipedSwitchWeapon 7",Alias="DamageCombo")
Aliases[40]=(Command="OnRelease ToggleBehindView",Alias="BehindView")
0=RPGStatsMenu
1=TeamSay sharing a --> %W
F1=ShowScores
F2=InGameChat
F3=ShowStats
F4=ToggleBehindView
F5=mymenu
F6=NextStats
F7=Cancel
F8=setname PaRaDiGm|changecharacter Yoda
F9=setname RE-Done|changecharacter Yoda|exec eng.txt
F10=setname PaRaDoXX|changecharacter Yoda|exec wm.txt
F11=setname PaRaMeDiC|changecharacter Yoda
F12=setname PaRaSthEsia|changecharacter Yoda| am.txt
D=DropAdrenaline
E=drophealth
G=DamageCombo
H=SwitchWeapon 3
M=GrowHUD
N=ShrinkHUD
O=Toggle bAltFire
P=Toggle bFire
Q=suicide
R=TeamTalk
S=Shot
T=Talk
V=SpeechmenuToggle
W=Switchteam
Z=Changecharacter Gorge
Alt=normfov
Backspace=ShowScores | onrelease ShowScores
Comma=DropFlag
Ctrl=Jump
Delete=VoiceTalk
Enter=Use
Equals=
Escape=ShowMenu
GreySlash=TossArtifact
GreyStar=ThrowWeapon
home=duoart
Insert=dwmenu
PageDown=PrevItem
PageUp=NextItem
Pause=Pause
Right=StrafeRight
Shift=SwitchWeapon 10
Slash=SwitchWeapon 1
Space=Jump
Tab=Type
Tilde=ConsoleToggle
Up=MoveForward
LeftMouse=Fire
MiddleMouse=PipedSwitchWeapon 8 | PipedSwitchWeapon 5
RightMouse=AltFire
MouseWheelDown=PrevWeapon
MouseWheelUp=NextWeapon
Mouse5=PipedSwitchWeapon 4 | PipedSwitchWeapon 9 | PipedSwitchWeapon 0 | PipedSwitchWeapon 2
Mouse4=PipedSwitchWeapon 7 | PipedSwitchWeapon 6 | PipedSwitchWeapon 3
NumPad6=
NumPad5=Selectrod
NumPad4=SelectTriple
NumPad3=SelectMWM
NumPad2=
NumPad1=globe
NumLock=
NumPad7=SwitchWeapon 1
NumPad8=SwitchWeapon 0
NumPad9=switchweapon 5
NumPadPeriod=Toggle bduck
NumPad0=Duck

WM.txt

set input g DamageCombo
set input h switchweapon 3
set input NumPad9
set input NumPad8 switchWeapon 0
set input NumPad7 switchweapon 1
set input NumPad6
set input NumPad5 Selectrod
set input NumPad4 SelectTriple
set input NumPad3 SelectMWM
set input NumPad2
set input NumPad1 globe
set input NumPadPeriod Toggle bduck
set input GreyMinus
set input GreyPlus
set input home duoart
set input 1 TeamSay sharing a --> %W

ENG.txt

set input G
set input NumPad9 exec eng_bind_Sentinel.txt
set input NumPad8 exec eng_bind_Lightning_Sentinel.txt
set input NumPad7 exec eng_bind_Defense_Sentinel.txt
set input NumPad6 exec eng_bind_kill_sents.txt
set input NumPad5 exec eng_bind_Hellbender.txt
set input NumPad4 exec eng_bind_Energy_Turret.txt
set input NumPad3 exec eng_bind_kill_buildings.txt
set input NumPad2 exec eng_bind_Wall.txt
set input NumPad1 exec eng_bind_Block.txt
set input NumPadPeriod Toggle bduck
set input GreyMinus SelectShieldBlast
set input GreyPlus
set input home
set input 1 TeamSay sharing a --> %W
set input h SwitchWeapon 0

AM.txt

set input G beam
set input NumPad9 SelectSphereDamage
set input NumPad8 SelectSphereInv
set input NumPad7 SelectRepulsion
set input NumPad6 SelectDouble
set input NumPad5 Selectrod
set input NumPad4 SelectTriple
set input NumPad3 SelectMWM
set input NumPad2 selectBeam
set input NumPad1 globe
set input NumPadPeriod Toggle bduck
set input GreyMinus SelectMax
set input GreyPlus selectPlusOne
set input home duoart
set input 1 TeamSay sharing a --> %W
set input h SwitchWeapon 0

Beam.txt
SelectBeam | ActivateItem

Globe.txt
SelectGlobe | ActivateItem

here is my user.ini, i play with the arrow key, and i have good reasons for:
my current keyboard have the supr end and av page really close to the arrows so my finger dont move a lot just a little bit to press those bottons, and my mouse has 7 differents bottons. ( razer habu is the model search for a pic if you dont get the layout)
2.. in the left side ( used for pipped switch between close range weapons and hitscan weapons) the normal
1..the wheel that is my avril/RL and link gun
2.. the normal and alt fire bottons
2.. and two small bottons next to the wheel those little fellows i have mapped as key G and F, (why? well those keys looks good, besides they are away from my hand so there is no way i can turn those keys... ) now from character to character those bottons change, so for example in WM those are a bind that brings the LR and my flak, while the other brings spidermines, in my Am 1 is beam ( it brings the beam and activate it)

now the numpad is really useful, since if you have read all that junk over there , you will know that keys G, F, the whole numpad change whenever i press F8-F12 bottons ( which are the bottons for my characters)

engi setup
so for example i press f9 ( means engi) my numpad changes so i know the top row of my numpad (7,8,9) are sentinels, and 7 is a def sentinel, 8 is light sentinel and 9 is a sentinel
4 is engy turret 5 is bender and 6 is used to kill sentinel, while the last row stand for construction stuff, so 1 is a block 2 is a wall and 3 to kill all..
ohh and dot (.) is for those long days linking a tower..

if insted of f9 i press f12 i change to my AM
AM setup
as above i know that the top row is for team or area "spells" like repulsion damage sphere and inv sphere, while 4 ( close to my finger) is triple and the most important bind in my AM
1--> this little fellow brings my inv globe which means i can really fast toggle it on, so if i ghost (level 1 ghost) i can turn it on, and i will be saved otherwise i ghost and i die ( 1 hp last 1/13 of seconds at least to me) this is really important i encourage everyone to bind some kind of key like this..ohh and dont forget to see duoart key ( home) this brings my rod and triple at the same time..

now there are some permanent keys, like share weapons (1) dump weapon

.. so just take a look and if you have any questions, ill be ready to answer it

Thè-Hättêr wrote:

3) bonding
the more you know other people the better, you can make a better the team play.

now im still not finished but my GF is calling me, and i muuuust answer otherwise there be no more bonding...

Is That WHat you call it??? [b] BONDING???? >

[color=red]

I find the running backwards technique against the red flies to be very effective. They seem to fly straight in that case, and have trouble dodging link fire.

Also if you are a low level medic, try not to spawn any monsters at wave 2, otherwise you might just be feeding the flies.

When red flies get out of hand, the monster count gets messed up, and the wave might end with monsters still alive.

well thought out Hatter
one thing I'd add is don't underestimate the Rocket Launcher it fires slowly yes but with resupply of even 1 its a very useful weapon
you can lodge yourself in a hallway and just fire away at anything that comes down it at you
with the red flies (vamp gnats) I find the shock combo works very well
if your new/low level don't be afraid to ask if someone has an infinite weapon, there are usually high level players who will happily give one to you if they have one

Get to know your medics !!
some like to wander more than others but most will return to certain areas/Bases to heal players
Get to know your Engineers
some will spawn you a mini turret if you ask nicely (no ammo problems

)
Get to know your Weapon/Adrenaline Masters
these guys/gals always have some extra weapons there not using (I rarely use my mine layer for example and give it out to anyone who wants it)

See a common theme here get to know people (bond) ,once you do that survival will be easier, then you can learn how to adapt to maps/waves/what weapons you have
and for #4 : have fun this can be hard at low level but the longer serving players here will always try to help

the importance of good aiming
they skill guide.

i hope by night i get everything in place... please comment and let me know what you feel and any suggestions..

Added WM configuration till level 40.
maybe later i add AM configuration

please RE READ everything since i have been editing the post.. everyday grows bigger