Ryan Tomayko

I played way to much Enemy Territory [flash] this weekend. I was hoping to get some Schwag work done but I guess I just needed a mindless weekend.

Anyway, the game really is spectacular. I'm not a big gamer and I usually veer towards the consoles since the Linux gaming situation isn't so hot and I can't be bothered with the wine mess. My attention span for games is somewhere around 2 weeks and I can't remember the last time I actually beat anything. I know ET is special because I've been playing it on and off for about a year. I latched onto the Medic class right from the start and haven't tried anything else until last night. I was out of respawns and following some guy playing Covert Ops. He completely blew me away. It occured to me that one of the best ways of getting better in ET is to go in as a spectator and follow someone with high XP. I played five or six hours as Covert Ops and I don't think I'll be going back to the Medic crutch any time soon.

My basic play style thus far has been as follows. I use the FG42 as a rifle. I haven't seen anyone say one good thing about this gun but I seem to win more than not in SMG battles. I rarely snipe and pretty much act like a soldier/rambo, except I have satchel charges and can wear enemy uniforms. Speaking of satchel charges, they rock. The best weapon in the game, IMO. I try to always have a satchel sitting at a frequented passageway and then run around defending myself with my rifle until I can blow the satchel. This means you have to “have your head on a swivle”, watching for guys to shoot but constantly glancing at the satchel for a kill their. Besides kills, my big goal in the game is to blow up as many enemy structures as possible (outposts, turrets, bridges, etc). Lastly, one thing I've found extremely useful in long (10 map+) campaigns is to start as a Medic and work your ass off for the Adrenaline shot. Once you get the Adrenaline you can switch to Covert Ops and still use the Adrenaline. This pretty much makes you unstoppable in my experience. I figured out that last bit on accident after switching to Covert Ops initially.

So tonight I've been on a quest for other people's Covert Ops strategy/tactics. I figured I would linkdump what I found useful.

RTCW & ET 4 Newbies - Covert Ops

Good overview of Cov. Ops /w pictures. Nothing to spectactular regarding more advanced strategies.

Wolfenstein Resource

forum post that goes into good depth on Cov. Ops tactics. A little more orthodox than how I've been playing though.

GameFAQs : ET : Covert Ops Guide

In progress at time of writing. This has detail on how to level up and what you get for leveling in different areas. Should be good when finished.