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PRIMA’S OFFICIAL STRATEGY GUIDE ™ Joe Grant Bell Prima’s Official Strategy Guide Joe Grant Bell Prima Publishing Rocklin, California (916) 632-4400 www.primagames.com ® and Prima Publishing® are registered trademarks of Prima Communications, Inc. © 1999 by Prima Publishing. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system without written permission from Prima Publishing, except for the inclusion of quotations in a review. Project Editors: Jennifer Crotteau, David Mathews Starsiege game© 1999 Sierra On-Line, Inc., Bellevue, WA 98007. Sierra, the “S” logo, Dynamix, Starsiege and the Starsiege icon are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sierra On-Line, Inc. All Rights Reserved. All products and characters mentioned in this book are trademarks of their respective companies. Important: Prima Publishing has made every effort to determine that the information contained in this book is accurate. However, the publisher makes no warranty, either expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, effectiveness, or completeness of the material in this book; nor does the publisher assume liability for damages, either incidental or consequential, that may result from using the information in this book. The publisher cannot provide information regarding game play, hints and strategies, or problems with hardware or software. Questions should be directed to the support numbers provided by the game and device manufacturers in their documentation. Some game tricks require precise timing and may require repeated attempts before the desired result is achieved. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 98-67759 Printed in the United States of America Acknowledgments Thanks to the following people for their help with this book: Scott Youngblood for showing off the game and answering numerous questions; David Peterson for answering still more questions; Jeff Hoff for introducing me to the game; Shannon Bross for keeping me up to date; Jennifer Crotteau for putting the book together; Amy Raynor for assigning me the book in the first place; Susan De Cicco for standing still while I shot at her; And the Tribes team and beta testers for beating me badly enough to make me look for better strategies. COMING IN M ARCH. Special thanks to Tim Gift WWW.STARSIEGE.COM © 1999 Sierra On-Line, Inc. All rights reserved. Starsiege is a trademark of Sierra On-Line, Inc. I Contents Chapter 1: Tribes–An Overview . .1 What Makes Tribes Unique . .1 The Contents of This Book . .2 Getting Started in Tribes . .3 Onward . .5 Chapter 2: Armor & Weapons . .6 Armor . .6 Weapons . .9 In-Depth Weapon Comparison . .20 Chapter 3: Packs & Items . .24 Packs . .24 Miscellaneous Items . .31 Chapter 4: Turrets, Sensors, and Vehicles . .34 Exterior Features . .34 Interior Features . .40 Vehicles . .43 Chapter 5: Combat Basics . .46 Setup . .46 Flight Preliminaries . .48 Movement Fundamentals . .50 Circle Strafing . .52 Advanced Fighting Techniques . .53 Teamwork . .55 Getting Better . .56 Chapter 6: Key Concepts . .57 Buying and Favorites . .57 Using Jump Jets . .58 The Sensor Network . .59 Building Infrastructure and Defenses . .61 Understanding Terrain . .61 The Commander View . .62 Destroying Objects . .65 Evading Turrets and Infiltrating Bases . .66 Taking a Role . .66 Getting Organized . .67 Chapter 7: Training Missions . .68 Mission 1: Welcome . .68 Mission 2: Weapons . .70 Mission 3: Vehicle . .71 Mission 4: Command & Target . .72 Mission 5: CTF . .73 II TRIBES: PRIMA’S OFFICIAL STRATEGY GUIDE Chapter 7: Training Missions, continued Mission 6: Towers . .75 Mission 7: Retrieval . .76 Mission 8: Destroy . .77 Overview . .78 Chapter 8: Getting Started in Multiplayer Games . .79 Understand Your Connection . .79 Learn Your Objectives . .81 Study the Map . .82 Approach Your Base . .82 Play Defense . .84 Onward . .85 Chapter 9: Defense Primer . .86 Perimeter Defense vs. Point-of-Attack Defense . .87 Mastering Point-of-Attack Defense . .87 Mastering Perimeter Defense . .93 All-purpose Defense . .96 Defense Overview . ..