So, I've found this game, and it looks pretty cool. But I just can't survive longer than one or two minutes (and I play with easy ). So tell me what I should NEVER do, what I should do first and so on. Just few hints.

go get some mods first of all, have different guys with different jobs, one to three protecting brain, one for mining, and one for offence

Umm, what is offence? And where I can get mods?
I really would want full explain, otherwise I don't understand.

Well i made a mod list here


To install mods just put them in your cortex command folder

ok a mod is something that adds to the game, go to the mods section to get some
offence is when you make a guy go out and destroy dropships and kill the guys before they get into your base

Umm, okay. Thanks.
And then, those hints. What I should never do, what should I do first and so on. Basic things about CC.

well probably the first thing you should do is block the pathyways with rockets so they cant get it...
also never use the concrete gun to block the way to your brain, if they get in you cant get in

Well if you have a xbox 360 controller i would use that, and if you want to have alot of money you can change some things like the price to -10000 to give you money instead of take, or you acualy play.

Nope, I don't have. Okay, then my money-problem would be solved.
What about tactics? Do I need for example 3 dudes around the brains? Or something like that?

It's somewhat useful to dig deep trenches around your base so that they fall in and have to dig their way out, leaving them vulnerable for a good long time. If you make it long and deep enough, all you ever have to do is defend against those that land on top of your base, because the rest will just be trying to get to your brain while far underground.

Hey, that is a good way of defending. Have to try. Is there anything else I should need to know? Or any other tactics? Well, I think the rest is just for experience. Thank you for your replies.

I would change the brain's health, there is a mod for that. Or, change the x and y values, and make it off screen. One thing I do is land a pile of rockets on their side on top of my brain, so they can't dig from the top. I also, as fearful ferret said, dig trenches near the bottom of the base, so the fall in and can't get out.

well i removed the gibbing so the only way to kill it was to make its health go down to zero

Hey, thank you. You have helped me a lot. So, the best way to learn this is to make somekind of vulnerability and get new mods? And as I said earlier, I think the rest is just for experience. I just haven't got used to that I have to control every dude. Experience, experience.

If you're using the basic level, get a few rockets and block the entrances. Then I prefer only having one guy that does all the work, that way I don't have to swap. Sometimes I have two, but then it gets harder to control, and then everything goes caput when you have 10+ actors. (I.E. "ahh, they're attacking! I know! Swap to the defender!" *five minutes of swapping* " Bugger, I'm dead...")

Many people like 'cheating' and make everything really cheap and making you and your troops almost impossible to kill, this makes the game boring and you will ge tired of it and go away.. Which would be bad.