finaly found out why there called dust scouts

[Lightbringer]

found that u can hide dust scout is the dust bowls

this is great for killing off infantry fast  they walk past not knowing your there then u just bring them out

[ken124578]

omg, you didn't knew :O

[Lightbringer]

i normaly don't play as ordos

only playin as it cos i leant my other disks to my mates

[Timenn]

It's fun to hide them, but almost nobody uses that function

[Gunseng_Harkonnen]

I rarely hide them in the sand. I didn`t do it at all in campaign, only now in skirmish.

[ken124578]

dustscoutsin dust bowls r very handy for the enemy doesn't know wtf is there.

you could also do this: an enemy assault comes close, you attack with the dustscouts and the retreat in the bowl again.

[Dante]

Aren't the little guys just wonderful? I love Dust Scouts, they're better than Scouts, cheap and fast to produce, can hide in times of trouble as long as a Dust Bowl is nearby...

And they make the SWEETEST little squeaking noises! :D

[Gunseng_Harkonnen]

I agree they can be good.

They were great against Tleilaxu in this mission when Tleilaxu attacked Ordos homeworld.

[Timenn]

Hmm, does the guard mode work when they have cloaked themselfes? I was wondering, never test it...

[Dante]

You mean if an enemy unit is nearby will it attack? Not sure, I think the enemy needs to be almost on top of it before it stirs itself from the sand.

[jacobdouds]

Gaurd does work. But there range is impaired by the edge of the dustbowl. so they have to be pretty close to the enemy unit.

[XenofeX]

LOL, Check on this QM i had today:

dustie in the bowl

-The black dot is the Dustie

Now check on this:

asjo vs. xen0fex

Game Duration: 49 minutes  ;D

asjo's point change: +28

xen0fex's point change: -28

xen0fex Result: Lost

Points: 271

Record: 15/3/0

Side: Ordos

Units Killed/Bought/Left: 89/213/0

Buildings Killed/Bought/Left: 7/16/0

Infantry Killed/Bought/Left: 45/83/0

Planes Killed/Bought/Left: 8/10/0

Saw Completion: Yes

IP: 119.190.0X.XXX

asjo Result: Won

Points: 376

Record: 19/0/0

Side: Atreides

Units Killed/Bought/Left: 215/429/307

Buildings Killed/Bought/Left: 6/30/23

Infantry Killed/Bought/Left: 93/236/169

Planes Killed/Bought/Left: 9/42/31

Saw Completion: Yes

IP: 25.118.1X.XXX

:D

[Sardauker-Kirov]

Yes and what are you trying to say with this?

*Senses offtopic approach*

Anyways for the Dust scouts. I use the Dustbowl when the enemy is attacking with laser tanks or some other speedy unit that can damage the dust scout massively.

[XenofeX]

It took him about 40 minutes to find my dustie  ::)

[Timenn]

Hmm, can scouts not see the Dust Scouts in Dust Bowls?

But have that link to be so long. the whole page got screwed up ;)

[XenofeX]

Scouts cant see a Dustie in a Dust Bowls...

And i cant make the link shorter :-

[ken124578]

hiding scouts in dust bowls is a nasty thing 8)...

[Dante]

hiding scouts in dust bowls is a nasty thing 8)...

It is, isn't it? ;D

What else is good, is If you're playing on a level with dust bowls or not, it if you hit a crate with a Dust Scout and they turn camouflaged. They're small, so they can then sneak past the enemy and into the base instead of just hiding. Admittedly this doesn't happen very often, but it's useful when it does.

[XenofeX]

Thx Gobalopper  :)

Dust_Scout, You mean cloaked Dustie?

[Black_Emperor]

still, what can 1 cloaked dust scout do to a base?

[ken124578]

you should ask: what can a cloaked dustscout do to an enemy attack DAMAGE and he doesn't get killed if the enemy doesn't watch his troops.

[Sardauker-Kirov]

Unless if the enemy has some missile tanks or Mongoose and other verhicles that can track or instant hit the enemy.

The Dustscout uncloaks. Missile tank turn's around and fires at the Dust scout. Missiles hit and boom goes the dust scout.

[ken124578]

but do you babysit your missile tanks?

do you babysit your assault?

[Dante]

Thx Gobalopper

[Timenn]

A cloaked dust scout is not so rare, the chance of invisibility in a crate is quite big, and a dust scout is quick, and you can use them often to seek for crates. But cloaked one are not so useful, because they hardly do damage to buildings.