tracking vision

[Paco]

Skulk aside, is there a way for aliens to keep location knowledge of marines ?
I was just playing marine earlier and there was this lerk that could find me everywhere, corner, vents, despite being quiet and not showing my gun.
The guy has 300h+ actual playtime and unless I miss something, the only explanation for me is he is wallhacking.

[Ixian]

There are very few places to hide and almost every place is commonly known. In ns2 there is a VERY low percentage of players hacking, the last one found more than a year ago i believe.

Depending on how far into the game you were they may or may not have had a shade hive. A shade hive allows players to choose from two different upgrades. Phantom which makes you fall into your surroundings when standing still, and Aura. Aura is basicly wallhack while getting to know how low you are on HP. Despite this ingame wallhack shade hive is not very popular as crag hive and shift hive offers much more early and mid game power.

[geicoinsuraance]

sund liek u suc bro
write to mah about god lerks. not call the cops.
Oh yeah you can name and shame here. Just not the official uwe forums.

[Luchs]

"Skulk aside": I assume I'm not telling you anything new, but for the record: If a skulk gets a parasite on you, all alien lifeforms (including the commander) can see you while the parasite is up on minimap and through walls.

Then there's the hive-mind: Players (and some PvE) in the team share a common vision of everything in their line of sight. If you sneak through a room and there's a drifter or even an alien in there that does not notice you: If they have line-of-sight, you appear on the minimap and map of every single alien player. (Same goes for marines, of course.) For an experienced player, that second of visibility is more than enough to know you're there - and then they'll simply search the area, including vents. Btw: Stepping on alien cysts also makes you visible for a very short amount of time - but again that's more than enough for a veteran who has his map open at this time..

[Paco]

Ok, good to know.

[Ghoul]

http://forums.unknownworlds.com/discussion/139053/how-to-become-a-ns2-cheater-hacker . Some further explainations how he could have found you beside Aura and Hive View ;)