a few tips for COD : United Offensive

Woo Elephant Yeah · Post by **Woo Elephant Yeah** » November 15th, 2004, 13:49

These are only tips I can think of myself, so take 'em or leave them.

If you see someone run into a room/building and you didn't quite get chance to shoot them, chuck a satchel charge in the door way, and fire your weapon into the doorway. 9 out of 10 times, they will come back to the doorway, or hide near the door to see who's shooting at them, and KABOOM!

Running is a key part of the game in UO, so use your ALT button wisely, and try to keep it in short burts, rather than holding onto it for a long time, as this will take longer for you to get your breath back.
Keep moving, but remember you cannot run and shoot at the same time, and there is a slight delay after running before you can shoot your weapon.
Also, I have noticed that running with a smoke grenade is the quickest way of covering long distances on foot.

Mobile MG's are fantastic for pinning down areas, and in my opinion are not used enough. If you are playing with a team mate, both select a mobile MG, and cover a triangular corner of a map.
If done correctly, you can hold off an oppositions offensive for a very long time, and rack up a lot of kills on your score.

Smoke grenade's also tend to be underused in UO, and are great for situations when your team is pinned down, and you want to charge the opposition. Just get you and everyone else to throw their smoke grenades infront of you, re-group, and then rush through the smoke.
This can be risky if they have a guy with a mobile MG on the other side of the smoke, but that's why you lob a few grenades first

When using tanks, DO NOT blow up empty enemy tanks for fun. Simply shoot at them twice (not 3 times) and this then means that when an opponent uses the tank, it only takes one shot before they're dead, and most will then not enter the tank.

And the final point I can make is this

DON'T RACE OFF IN A JEEP ON YOUR OWN

as you can tell, this annoys the living fuck out of me, and I have only done this myself when I know I can capture the last point to win the game in Domiantion for example.

If you are driving a jeep, then beep your horn and let others get in. Not only will this make you more likely to get ot the other side of the map because soemone is on the gun, it also helps move your teammates across the map quickly.
In the past I have done nothing but drive jeeps backwards and forwards across the map taking my teamamtes with me. It's good teamwork, and also great fun.

Well that's it from me, I'm no Uber L33t COD player, but I can usually hold my own, and thought I'd share this with all of you.
If you have any other COD tips then please add them here

Vowles · Post by **Vowles** » December 5th, 2004, 0:08

Since my time in COD, I have come across tips I wish to share.

1)
Smoke Tanks;
See a tank mowing and blowing your team mates? Lob a smoke grande right in front of it, It becomes as blind as bat....Most of the time these "Camper Tankers" are hidden in tight areas so its hard to hit them, if you smoke them they will come out of the area and there for are easy to hit

2)
The Anti-Tank Man;
As well as the smoke tactic above, When using tanks, Pick up a panzerfaust,Bazooka. Then when you have been hit to low health in your tank, hop out and bazooka the oppents tank. They wont know what hit em.

3)
Lean Lean Lean;
With rifles lean is the most important thing you can use, Hide behind a wall, lean over (q/e) and pop an enemy while he tries to shoot you with his smg, totaly hitting the wall.

4)
Avoid The Flame;
Yes,It may look cool, and its pretty good when you kill with it but PLEASE leave it on the floor. Its about as amuch use as a pistol against a tank....Leave it!

5)
The Taxi Man;
If you fell your not doing well, Hop in a jeep and pick people up, Transport em around the map then pick up others, Basicly, Taxi people around.

6)
Tank MG position;
Useless, Your often wide open to enemy fire and normal a good tank can mg you with his front mg. I say, Avoid

7)
Mr MG;
As WYE said, MG is the most suppressing yet under used gun.
Both teams mgs are as well as each other and great for covering openings to objectives, and securing them when a bomb has been planted.
I suggest you look around for a smg/rifle because you cant fire the mg un-deployed. Also, I found recently that you can set you mg up in some windows and other parts of the map. LOOK for these places as they offer great cover positions.

Normaly, Static MG Positions(Ones you cant move and are put there by mapper) are good for quickly spraying to get the enemy to take cover while you reload.

Smoke;
As WYE said, Smoke can be used to get out when suppressed.
But, I find it most helpfull by lobbing a smoke grenade the oppisite way Iam going, This gets the enemy to focus on the smoke while you creep behind them

9)
The MP44 (Assult Rifle for Germans);
If you see this weapon, GET IT! Its a smg and rifle in one.
At long range you can pick off targets like a rifle then at short you can spray to your hearts content.

10)
Jeep vs Tank;
When in a jeep and see a tank shooting at you with his mg, Spin around then around again (do a 360) this will shake him off completly as the by the time hes followed you left to right to left, When you going 80mph left hes still going right. Tank turrets dont move that fast.

When getting shot with shells, drive like a madman, go left to right but make sure you go left left right left right right left (Random basicly) so he cant work out where you are going next. This normal lets you live!

Theres my tips hope you find em life extending.

monkeymanblue · Post by **monkeymanblue** » December 5th, 2004, 1:47

when in the pasenger seat of a jeep - its not a good time to start playing with a flame thrower...

(it is very funny though!!)

Sledra · Post by **Sledra** » January 5th, 2005, 17:21

When playing on Carentan with WEY, and he decides to take up an MG positiion, make sure you cover his ass with a rifle to stop him being sniped from windows that he misses.

Woo Elephant Yeah · Post by **Woo Elephant Yeah** » January 5th, 2005, 18:39

Sledra wrote:When playing on Carentan with WEY, and he decides to take up an MG positiion, make sure you cover his ass with a rifle to stop him being sniped from windows that he misses.

this is good advice

Woo Elephant Yeah · Post by **Woo Elephant Yeah** » June 1st, 2005, 10:39

Thought I might bump this thread for those of you that are new to the United Offensive mod.

Please fire away with any questions you might have.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » July 19th, 2005, 17:53

all i would say is mg is probably most usefull on Search and Destroy. It lets you defend the bomb if some one covers you and it also lets you get people coming down obvious routes. like on harbour with the ally way.

northernwifeb3ta · Post by **northernwifeb3ta** » August 6th, 2005, 2:49

my tips would be for ctf,

just when you are about to take the flag,drop a satchel just before you take it so anyone who comes after you gets blown to pieces.

also for players who are brave enough, try 'jihad' missions.

this involves chasing the enemy, preferably who has a rifle, and cooking a satchel and holding onto it. scares the bejesus out of people. its pretty awesome when you cook it and just zig zag into their spawn too! great on maps like arnhem.

and if you have a machine gun and you are in a one on one situation against a rifleman/sniper whose gone prone, zig zag back and forth as you run upto them, you'll get them 9/10 times.

also use the BAR and don't be afraid to aim high for head shots. this gun is underated.

oh and make sure your brightness is set to about 3/4 so you can see EVERYTHING...peskie nazi's in their grey uniforms

Post by **FatherJack** » August 26th, 2005, 11:07

Be tolerant of newbies.

Actually that's not a tip, it's a suggestion - or a hope. I've had this game for ages but never played it online. The amount some 5punkers seem to play this game makes me nervous about joining them, but I have to see what all the fuss is about.

Post by **Dog Pants** » August 26th, 2005, 11:14

COD is very good for fluffiness, that's what attracted me to it. Especially the scheduled 5punk games.

northernwifeb3ta · Post by **northernwifeb3ta** » August 26th, 2005, 21:22

it's always good helping the new people out, showing them good spots, how to use the weapons, little tricks and hints etc.

i trained up some kid across the road, he used to be shit, but he's pretty awesome now.

there's also a lot of funny shit you can do ingame too

Post by **Dog Pants** » August 31st, 2005, 12:50

Something useful I found out last night; when you throw a grenade always cook it off. Even if you plan to throw it right away. A cooked off grenade will explode even if you are killed, so when the guy who just killed you runs over to pick up a bit of extra health he gets bagged by your post humous 'nade. Very satisfying :D

Woo Elephant Yeah · Post by **Woo Elephant Yeah** » August 31st, 2005, 13:34

Dog Pants wrote:Something useful I found out last night; when you throw a grenade always cook it off. Even if you plan to throw it right away. A cooked off grenade will explode even if you are killed, so when the guy who just killed you runs over to pick up a bit of extra health he gets bagged by your post humous 'nade. Very satisfying :D

THIS

I have been known to kill many a player or thousand with cooked nades

northernwifeb3ta · Post by **northernwifeb3ta** » September 1st, 2005, 20:27

ohh yeah cooking grenades rocks. even if you don't kill em you proper mong them out, then you have a decent bash opportunity!

also i love dropping satchels just before i die, then you see the idiot running over, grab your health and wonder why the fuck he can't pick the stachel up.. then BOOM, then he says 'lol' and i say 'lol' and we start trying to kill each other again....