EXTINCTION TIPS

[claytonhorning]

---TIPS FOR BEGINNERS---

# If you are a n00b and don't have Master Scavenger unlocked, don't bother searching. Allow the players who have unlocked "Master Scavenger" to search and maybe they will leave you an extended mags or ark.

# If you are connected to your router over wifi, what the hell are you doing? Go get a CAT5 cable and quit being a worthless laggy piece of ♥♥♥♥.

# Weapon specialist is cool because of the extra damage & fast hands, but the class is n00b-bait. Go with a real class like Medic, or Medic-Tank double class.

# There isn't a big CoD Ghosts Extinction community. https://steamcharts.com/app/209160

# When destroying the big hives, a propane tank explosion can speed up the process quite a bit. Don't be stupid and pile them all on the hive at once, though. The most efficient method is to have a tank on the hive before the event with a stash of tanks off to the side. Blow the first tank and GIVE IT TIME TO BURN OUT before throwing the next tank. Try counting "10 Mississippi" between tanks.

# Spin in circles when reviving or repairing the drill to make it go slightly faster.

# During the Leper challenge, if you hit him with the Hypno Knife, he will vanish into oblivion & you get credit for the challenge.

# Hitting a seeker with the Hypno Knife will make it vanish into oblivion.

# If you manage to hit a Gargoyle or divebomber with a Hypno Knife, congratulations! You just wasted a Hypno Knife.

# If you accidentally miss your Hypno Knife's target and you're really quick, you can run to the Hypno Knife you threw and pick it back up.

# There can only be a max of 2 Hypno Knives in the world; whether they be on the ground, in your inventory, or another player's.

# Try saving your Hypno Knives for something like a Phantom or Rhino. Scouts, Scorpions, and even Hunters are pretty pointless.

# At the end of POC, arm the nuke and escape. There is no need to waste time staging sentry guns.

# If you have a crafting formula, only grab the next 3 red search boxes required for the formula. If you grab more, you're going to get random parts and waste opportunities for yourself and everyone else.

# When crafting a Venom-X, there are 4 different varieties depending on what type of Biolum is in the red search box. If you have the other 2 components and aren't a fan of seeder turrets for example, you might want to open another red search box to have a chance at the lightning or fire ammunition.

# Stop calling it the "leaper." You sound like a dimwit. If you don't know what a leper is, get educated. https://youtu.be/NgRs4DCpLKs

---Assuming you have all the perks---

# Do not begin searching boxes until you have a primary weapon or there will be 0% chance of getting an ark or extended mags

# If you have the Ripper or Chainsaw equipped while searching, you have a drastically increased chance of getting an ark or extended mags

# On POC map, the very first thing you should do after destroying the first hive is purchase the VKS, quickly shoot out "LOL" on the the sign, then drop Feral Instincts. It will last you the entire map as long as you don't get downed. People have said that if you level up the Feral Instincts before deploying them you receive additional benefits, but that is BS. All you get is the "feral vision."

# On Nightfall map, before you drop the drill, pay attention to the zapping telephone polls; specifically the order that they zap. It's random & different every time you play the map. Once you know the pattern, very quickly shoot both sides of the 4 polls while they're zapping. When you get all 4, "ZAP" appears on your screen. Drop Feral Instincts and it will last you the entire map as long as you don't get downed.

# On Awakening map, go straight for the mushrooms. With regular ammo equipped, use your pistol to shoot the 2 eggs on the cliffs while you bounce off the mushroom. In the next area, there are several locations either on the walls or up high where the final egg might be. Once you manage to shoot all 3, the game awards you a few minutes of fast reload & feral instincts.

# On Exodus map, if you can find the 3 eyeballs and hold the reload button while very close to them, the game awards you a few minutes of fast reload & feral instincts.

# To defeat the "Ancestor" aliens pretty quickly, bring the disruptor weapon to break their shield and use crafted venom grenades.

# To keep a stock of 4 sticky flares on you, craft 2 sticky flares, then grab the plans for sticky flares and collect all 3 crafting materials but don't craft them until you've used the first 2.

# If you want to be efficient, be sure to reload your weapon and trigger traps while the reload animation is occurring.

# Sentry guns on electric traps are like cocaine for the cryptids.

# Vulture drone kills DO NOT COUNT for the majority of challenges.

# Locker guns OFTEN have extended mags equipped. If your second primary weapon doesn't have extended mags and you have a locker key, try and open a locker and grab the weapon. If the weapon comes with extended mags, go back and replace it with the weapon you want and it will now have extended mags.

# If you keep the "reload" button held down before and throughout the duration of doing melee attacks, the electric knife will trigger every single time it possibly can when using melee attacks without any delay.

# If you are about to get downed and have the Medic specialty available, USE IT. You will either heal yourself (preventing death) or if you get downed, you will effectively self-revive.

# When fighting the Breeder, you can use the Tank specialty to completely ignore its firing attack while you fire back at its weak spot, making that 120 seconds go alot smoother.