WELCOME, MAGGOTS. THIS GUIDE WILL TURN YOU INTO A SOLDIER - NO, AN ELITE OF GRIEFING. A KILLING-MACHINE, A LUPIN-SUPER-MAGICIAN. A WAR-HORSE ON THE BATTLEFIELD THAT IS 'BAROTRAUMA'.



YOU WILL LEARN TO ENDURE. YOU WILL LEARN TO ADAPT. AND YOU WILL WIPE THOSE FILTHY NORMAL-PLAYERS BACK TO WHERE THEY CAME FROM. BACK TO THE DEPTHS OF THEIR PRIVATE SERVERS. AT THE END OF THIS COMPENDIUM, YOU WILL KNOW EVERY SINGLE WEAKNESS, SKIN TO BONE, OF THE ADMINISTRATORS.




YOU WILL BECOME THE ULTIMATE KILLING MACHINE. A WAR-LORD.

BEFORE GOING FURTHER, CHECK THESE OFF.


YOUR PROFILE SHOULD MOST LIKELY BE PRIVATE, OR HAVE YOUR GAME-PLAY TIME PRIVATE. (HAVING A UNSEEABLE PLAYTIME ALLOWS YOU TO PLAY THE 'I'm new to the game' CARD).


YOU SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST A HUNDRED HOURS ON BAROTRAUMA, OR HAVE EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF WEAPONS, OR BASIC GRIEFING IN GENERAL. REFER TO OTHER GUIDES IF YOU HAVE DOUBTS.


HAVE AN OPEN MIND.



DO'S AND DON'TS:


DON'T JUST BLOW UP THE SUB WITH DETONATORS. IT'S LOGGED RELATIVELY FAST, ALONG WITH THE DAMAGE LOGS. YOU'LL MOST LIKELY GET BANNED QUICKLY UNLESS THE ADMIN HAS NO IDEA WHAT HE'S DOING.


DON'T UNWIRE THE ENTIRE SUB. WIRING IS LOGGED EASILY AND PARANOID SERVER OWNERS WILL JUST BAN YOU ON THE SPOT, EVEN IF YOU ARE WIRING TO HELP THE SUB.

DO - DRAGGING PEOPLE OUTSIDE THE SUB WITHOUT A SUIT (DOWNED PEOPLE ARE THE BEST FOR THIS) ISN'T LOGGED. IF YOU TAKE YOUR ID CARD OUT AND GET A DIVE SUIT, THERE'S PRACTICALLY NO WAY OF KNOWING UNLESS THE ADMIN DIRECTLY SEES YOU DOING IT. THEIR DEATH IS LOGGED, BUT YOU DRAGGING THEM ISN'T.

IF THE ADMIN NOTICES THEY DIED, THEY'LL MOST LIKELY BLAME THE PERSON/MONSTER THAT DOWNED THEM IN THE FIRST PLACE.


DO - PLAYING THE SLOW GAME AND ACTING NATURAL FOR A ROUND OR TWO, LEARNING THE PLAYERS/ADMINS OF THE SERVER CAN GRANT YOU ADDITIONAL KNOWLEDGE. RECOMMENDED IF THE SERVER HAS A STEADY/HIGH POP.

BEFORE GOING ANY FURTHER YOU MUST KNOW ONES' ATTITUDE ON THE BATTLEFIELD. YOU MAY ASK YOURSELF - 'BUT GILINAR, WHY CAN'T WE JUST RUSH IN, KILL EVERYONE BLATANTLY AND GET BANNED?!?!??!'


BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT INSURGENTS DO. YOU ARE NOT AN INSURGENT. YOU ARE A GUERILLA-WARFARE SUPERSOLDIER. YOU ARE NOT HERE TO SIMPLY 'GRIEF'. YOU ARE HERE TO NEUTRALIZE A SERVER IN THE LONG-TERM.

WHEN ENTERING A SERVER, GIVE A FRIENDLY GREETING TO THE PLAYERBASE. THIS IS A VITAL STEP. YOU MUST ACT FRIENDLY TOWARDS YOUR PEERS ON THE BATTLEFIELD. RESPECT ONE-ANOTHER. KEEP YOUR ENEMIES AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE.


YOU MUST JUMP ON NEARLY ANY BANDWAGON THAT OTHERS DO IF YOU WISH TO KEEP THEM ON YOUR SIDE. STRENGTHENING YOUR RELATIONS WITH THE REST OF THE CREW WILL GUARANTEE YOU TO BEING RECOMMENDED FOR SECURITY, CAPTAIN, ETC. THIS WILL (SOMETIMES) ALLOW YOU TO KILL CERTAIN PLAYERS BECAUSE THEY SAY THEY'RE 'KOS' OR THAT SECURITY IS PURGING THE CREW. WHEN QUESTIONED, SAY THAT YOU'RE NEW TO BEING SEC, THE GAME, ETC. BE CREATIVE WITH YOUR ALIBIS.


YOU MUST ALSO CHANGE ATTITUDE DEPENDING ON WHAT KIND OF SERVER YOU ARE OPERATING IN. FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU ARE IN A ROLEPLAY SERVER - ROLEPLAY. ROLEPLAY SERVERS, ALSO, INCREASE YOUR OPPORTUNITIES TO GRIEF.


EXHIBIT A: BAIT THE DOCTOR BY SAYING SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES OF 'Hey, can I be a test subject?' BAIT THEM INTO INJECTING YOU WITH 'DRUGS'. IT IS PREFERABLY BETTER IF YOU MAKE SURE THE SERVER OWNER SEES YOU GETTING INJECTED. THEN, 'ROLEPLAY' (hence the quotes) THAT YOU ARE SLOWLY TURNING INSANE - WHICH MAY ALLOW YOU TO NEUTRALIZE PLAYERS, OR ENGAGE IN TRAITOROUS ACTS WHILE SAYING YOU'VE GONE INSANE. BE CREATIVE WITH THIS. THEN, YOU HAVE A SUITABLE ALIBI FOR WHEN THE ADMIN QUESTIONS YOU.

EXHIBIT B: BAIT THE DOCTOR (again) TO INJECT YOU. MAKE SURE YOU SAY THIS IN LOCAL CHAT, AND IN VOICE CHAT (there are no VC logs) THEN, CALL SECURITY AND INJECT YOURSELF WITH CYANIDE. (there is a VERY low chance that the admin will check that YOU were the one that injected yourself. This is due to the fact that it doesn't say who injected who in the logs. You can use this.) MAKE SURE THAT THERE ARE NO WITNESSES OF THIS AND YOU AND THE DOCTOR IS THE ONLY PERSON THERE. WHEN ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ARRIVES, THEY WILL MOST LIKELY JUST KILL THE DOCTOR POINT-BLANK ONCE THEY SEE YOU ARE INFECTED WITH CYANIDE POISONING.

COMBAT IS EXTREMELY STRAIGHTFORWARD. SOME COMBAT MODS, THE MOST POPULAR BEING EK ARMORY HAS AN EXTREMELY EXPLOITABLE MELEE WEAPON CALLED THE 'BATON'. IF YOU ARE A MECHANIC, YOU CAN CONSTRUCT THIS IN ABOUT FIVE SECONDS. WHEN YOU HIT SOMEONE TWO/THREE TIMES WITH IT, THEY INSTANTLY FALL TO THE GROUND, STUNNED. IT IS EXTREMELY USEFUL FOR GUERILLA WARFARE, ESPECIALLY AGAINST SECURITY.

ALWAYS KEEP AT LEAST 1-2 BLOOD PACKS ON YOU. THEY ARE EXTREMELY OVERPOWERED AND CAN SAVE YOU AFTER A GUN-BATTLE. MORPHINE IS ALSO RECOMMENDED. THE REASON NOT TO CARRY BANDAGES IS THAT YOU CAN FIND THEM IN PRACTICALLY EVERY SUPPLY BOX AROUND THE SUB. YOU CAN ALSO JUST RAID MEDICAL. ANABOLIC STEROIDS ARE ALSO EXTREMELY USEFUL EVEN IN THE MIDDLE OF A BATTLE. IF YOU TAKE TOO MANY SHOTS, SPAM THE H KEY AND THEN SPAM-CLICK THE ANABOLIC STEROIDS IN YOUR HOT BAR. IT'S RECOMMENDED TO HAVE MED-SUPPLIES IN THE 'MIDDLE' OF THE HOT BAR, AS THE CAMERA PANS WHEN YOU OPEN THE MEDICAL MENU.


COMBAT DIVE SUITS SHOULD BE CONSTRUCTED IF YOU HAVE THE RIGHT SKILL-SET. ALMOST ALL SUBS HAVE SUPPLIES FOR AT LEAST ONE COMBAT SUIT. AS A MECHANIC, IT ONLY TAKES 2-3 MINUTES TO CONSTRUCT.


NEVER BE NEAR PLAYERS WITH GUNS OUT UNLESS YOU FOR-SURE KNOW THAT YOU CAN TAKE THEM DOWN QUICKLY.



IN RANGED COMBAT, MAKE SURE TO ALWAYS SHOOT FIRST. AUTOMATIC WEAPONS ARE BETTER IN THIS CASE, BECAUSE THEY STUN THE VICTIM ON EACH IMPACT. IT IS RECOMMENDED TO /NEVER/ ENGAGE IN COMBAT LIKE THIS. ALWAYS USE GUERILLA WARFARE TO YOUR ADVANTAGE.



ONCE YOU HAVE STUNNED SOMEONE WITH A BATON (SECURITY) INSTANTLY TAKE OFF EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEIR CLOTHES WHILE REPEATEDLY BATTING THEM WITH THE BATON. THEN CLICK ON THE HANDCUFFS IN THEIR INVENTORY TO CUFF THEM, TAKE THEIR HEADPHONES OFF, TAKE THEIR GUN AND KILL THEM WITH IT.


WHEN IN /ANY/ COMBAT FORM AND YOU HAVE YOUR VICTIM STUNNED, TAKE THE CLOTHES OFF FIRST AND HANDCUFF THEM. IF YOU FIND SPARE CUFFS, OR CRAFT THEM, MAKE SURE TO HAVE ONE ON HAND AS THEY ARE EXTREMELY USEFUL.


WHEN EXECUTING YOUR VICTIM (NEVER LEAVE THEM ALIVE) MAKE SURE THEIR CLOTHES ARE OFF. THIS IS BECAUSE SEC-GEAR IS EXTREMELY OP (ESPECIALLY THE BODY-ARMOR) AND CAN INCREASE THE AMOUNTS OF SHOTS THEY TAKE. THE UNIFORMS ALSO GRANT MINOR PROTECTION.



REACTION-TIME IS ALSO ESSENTIAL FOR COMBAT, ASWELL AS SPEED. ONCE YOU HAVE MASTERED SPEED, YOU CAN HIJACK A SEC-OFFICERS GEAR, HANDCUFF THEM AND TAKE EVERYTHING THEY HAVE OFF THEM IN LESS THAN 1.5 SECONDS.

GUERRILLA WARFARE IS YOUR GREATEST WEAPON. THIS IS WHERE YOU CAN GET CREATIVE WITH STEALTH TAKE-DOWNS AND SEC-HIJACKS.


EXHIBIT A: YOU ARE PLOTTING TO TAKEDOWN A SEC OFFICER. IT IS RECOMMENDED TO WANDER AS IF YOU ARE DOING SOMETHING BENEFICIAL, SUCH AS TAKING RANDOM ITEMS OUT OF CABINETS, STOPPING AND WELDING THE FLOOR, GOING UP LADDERS AND CLOSING DOORS BEHIND YOU. HOWEVER, REMAIN AT A SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE OFFICER AND WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT (BAITING AN OFFICER INTO THE BALLAST IS THE BEST FOR THESE) YOU MAY INITIATE THE TAKEDOWN.

A GOOD WAY TO NEUTRALIZE PLAYERS THAT ARE ALREADY DOWNED WITHOUT BEING SUSPICIOUS IS DOING CPR ON THEM, INJECTING THEM WITH POMEGRENADE, ETC. IF YOU ARE QUESTIONED, SAY THAT YOU ARE NEW TO MEDICINE. YOU CAN ALSO TRY AND OVERDOSE THEM, BUT THIS IS MOST SUSPICIOUS. LET YOUR CREATIVITY SHINE.




EXHIBIT B: YOU ARE PLOTTING TO NEUTRALIZE THE CAPTAIN. AT THE START OF THE ROUND, BEGIN HELPING THE CAPTAIN THE BEST YOU CAN. IF SOMEONE TRIES TO ATTACK THEM, KILL/TAKEDOWN THE PERSON THAT IS DOING SO. PRETEND TO BE THEIR BODYGUARD, OR BE AN EXTREMELY HELPFUL CREWMEMBER TO THE CREW. IF YOU ARE LUCKY, YOU WILL BE GRANTED PERHAPS A SPARE CAPTAIN ID (depends on the ship, but popular ones usually do have these). THIS WILL GRANT YOU ACCESS TO MORE WEAPONRY, TECH, ETC.

IF YOU WANT TO RUIN A MISSION, BUT HAVE A NEAR 0% OF GETTING CAUGHT - SALVAGE MISSIONS ARE THE EASIEST TO DESTROY. TAKE THE ARTIFACT AND HIDE IT, KEEP IT ON YOUR PERSON, PLUNGE INTO THE ABYSS, ETC. ALTHOUGH ARTIFACTS ARE TRACKED, YOU MAY BE ABLE TO GLITCH IT INTO SOMEWHERE THAT IS NEARLY INACCESSIBLE. EITHER THAT, OR SPAM SONAR BEACONS NEXT TO IT SO MONSTERS KEEP GOING TOWARDS IT. MINING MISSIONS ARE THE SAME, BUT THE SONAR BEACON IS 'STATIONARY' MEANING THAT THE BEACON ON THE SONAR WILL NEVER MOVE, EVEN IF YOU HAVE THE ORE. THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN GET BANNED DOING THESE TECHNIQUES IS IF THE ADMIN SPECIFICALLY LOOKS AT YOUR PLAYER LOG.

THIS IS, HOWEVER, NOT VERY FUN. NOBODY IS GETTING DAMAGED BY DOING THIS. IT'S SIMPLY BUYING TIME FOR FURTHER OPERATIONS.


ANOTHER WAY TO GRIEF (only works in campaign) IS TO UNWIRE COILGUNS/RAILGUNS/ETC FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE SUB RIGHT BEFORE THE UNDOCK PROCEDURE. MOST LIKELY, (unless the admin is in observer) IT WILL GO UN-NOTICED AS THE LOGS WILL RESET AS THE ROUND STARTS. (CREDIT TO 'Rokitiger').



THE NEXT SECTION IS A TIE-IN TO GUERRILLA WARFARE.

ADMINS CAN BE EXTREMELY EASY TO MANIPULATE IN THE GIVEN CIRCUMSTANCES. SOME HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

MAKE SURE TO NEVER QUESTION THE ADMIN(S) AND FOLLOW THEIR EVERY ORDER (UNTIL THE TIME IS RIGHT). NEVER TALK BACK TO THEM, BECAUSE MOST OF THEM WILL JUST BAN YOU FOR THAT ANYWAY.

A GOOD ASYLUM FROM BEING BANNED IS BECOMING THE TRAITOR. THIS GRANTS YOU A PLETHORA OF FREEDOM, PAIRED WITH RP SERVERS, MAKES YOU PRACTICALLY UNTOUCHABLE ON (MOST) SERVERS.

VOICE CHAT IS NEVER LOGGED, UNLESS THE ADMIN IS IN SPECTATOR (probably admin abusing and spamming 500 mantis'). YOU CAN USE THIS TO BAIT PEOPLE INTO DOING TRAITOROUS ACTS (If they believe you) AND GET THEM BANNED. BE SMART WITH THIS, THOUGH.


LOGS CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING:

WHENEVER YOU HIT SOMEONE/ATTACK SOMEONE IN ANY DIRECT WAY, IT WILL OUTPUT THE DAMAGE TYPE, THE WEAPON, AND THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE GIVEN TO THE LOGS. (IT ALSO HAS LOGS IF YOU ATTACK NPCS).

WHENEVER INJECTING SOMEONE IT WILL SAY YOU 'USED' THE ITEM, BUT NOT ON WHO YOU DID IT TO. YOU CAN USE THIS. ALSO, ADMINS WILL USUALLY NEVER CHECK THE LOGS OF THIS.

MISC. THINGS LIKE PICKING UP ITEMS, PLACING ITEMS IN ITEMS (i.e putting welding fuel into diving masks, oxygen tanks into welders - don't do this unless the admin has no idea what they're doing).

PLACING THINGS LIKE BUTTONS, DETONATORS, ETC. EASY TO TRACE BACK TO YOU.

SHOOTING COILGUNS, RAILGUNS, ETC - THE ADMIN WILL BE ABLE TO EASILY TRACE BACK IF YOU JUST DECIDED TO RAILGUN THE SUB.

TOSSING GRENADES, OTHER ITEMS LIKE FLARES, GLOWSTICKS, ETC.

IT'S RECOMMENDED YOU HOST A SERVER FOR A WHILE TO KNOW THE INS-AND-OUTS OF ADMINISTRATION SO THAT YOU MAY USE THIS KNOWLEDGE FOR FURTHER BAN EVADING.

YOU CAN NOW BE A CONSIDERED A REAL SOLDIER. A WARRIOR AMONG THE MASSES OF BAROTRAUMA SERVERS.


YOUR TRAINING IS NOT OVER, HOWEVER. YOU CAN ALWAYS LEARN MORE. YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND WHAT MAKES ADMINISTRATORS TICK. WHAT MAKES THEM LOATHE YOU. WHAT MAKES THEM WANT YOU TO STAY. THIS COMPENDIUM IS NOT OVER. IT IS NOT COMPLETE. YOU, BEING A GRIEFER, MUST TEACH US YOUR WAYS. WHAT DO YOU USE TO TAKE DOWN SERVERS? WHAT DO YOU USE TO ASSAULT THE PLETHORA OF SERVERS?


FURTHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND HERE:

Basic Griefing

Admin Commands



INFORM US OF YOUR TACTICS IN THE COMMENTS.


SPECIAL THANKS TO 'Rokitiger' FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

SPECIAL THANKS TO THIS GUIDE.