History VideoGame / AliensFireteamElite

* AlwayOverTheShoulder: The default perspective of Aiming Down the Sight (at varying levels of zoom), unless the firearm you're using is eqipped with a Scope attachment that turns it into a traditional first person view. Which shoulder the view looks over changes depending on certain positions or with a keypress.

* AlwaysAboveTheShoulder: The default perspective of Aiming Down the Sight (at varying levels of zoom), unless the firearm you're using is eqipped with a Scope attachment that turns it into a traditional first person view. Which shoulder the view looks over changes depending on certain positions or with a keypress.

''Aliens: Fireteam Elite'' is a Multiplayer ThirdPersonShooter developed by Creator/ColdIronStudio in collaboration with Disney's 20th Century Games, set in the ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'' universe. The story is comprised of four campaigns, each containing three missions. It was released on August 24, 2021 on PC, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/PlayStation5, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, and [[UsefulNotes/XboxSeriesXAndS Xbox Series X]] and [[UsefulNotes/XboxSeriesXAndS Xbox Series S]]. At least four 'seasons' of additional content have been released so far, with the first major expansion, ''Pathogen'', released on August 30, 2022.

* DualBoss: On Intense difficulty and higher, the game will throw a ''pair'' of Warriors or Crushers at you at the end of certain levels, e.g. 2-2 and 3-1. This can ''easily'' end your run unless you have a full party of max-level min-maxed characters. And if you're playing solo, you can pretty much write off your computer controlled teammates, who will die in seconds (though they perform better after the October 2023 patch). The holdout modes like Restock Turrets are pretty feisty with this as well, where the game will throw very ''exciting'' combinations of Warriors, Crushers, and Praetorians your way for certain waves. Fortunately you have the invincible auto-turrets as extra backup, if they're loaded.

* SupportPartyMember: Docs have no combat related abilities and an average weapon loadout (a rifle and a handgun), and probably have the lowest damage output of any class. Instead, they specialize in healing the entire squad and buffing their movement and reload speed. Recons have a better weapon loadout (a rifle and a shotgun), but like Docs their abilities do not deal damage or increase their weapon damage, instead marking hidden enemies and regenerating the squad's ammo. As a result these two classes are probably the worst to play as for solo single-player runs, since your synth A.I. squadmates aren't skilled enough to pick up the slack from your reduced damage output as the player, though with the improvements to the bot A.I. in the October 2023 patch, solo even with support classes is now manageable on at least Intense difficulty.

* AIIsACrapshoot: The Pala Station AI [[spoiler:Cynthia Rodriguez ''aka'' SN/TH/YA]] sends an army of combat androids to kill the fireteam when they refuse to leave the surface of LV-895. It also attempted to activate "asset zero", which turns out to be [[spoiler: an Engineer ship loaded with pathogen]] and send it to Earth, forcing the Colonial Marines to shut it down in a violent confrontation. Somewhat more horrifyingly, Esther concludes that [[spoiler:many of the Pathogen-corrupted humans you encounter during your trip through the Engineer ship were exposed to Pathogen only a short time ago, meaning there ''were'' still human survivors up until very recently.]]

** [[spoiler:Pathogen Brutes, hulking monsters with hardened forelimbs that seem to serve a similar purpose and fighting style to Warriors and Praetorians]].

* DualBoss: On Intense difficulty and higher, the game will throw a ''pair'' of Warriors or Crushers at you at the end of certain levels, e.g. 2-2 and 3-1. This can ''easily'' end your run unless you have a full party of max-level min-maxed characters. And if you're playing solo, you can pretty much write off your computer controlled teammates, who will die in seconds. The holdout modes like Restock Turrets are pretty feisty with this as well, where the game will throw very ''exciting'' combinations of Warriors, Crushers, and Praetorians your way for certain waves. Fortunately you have the invincible auto-turrets as extra backup, if they're loaded.

* SupportPartyMember: Docs have no combat related abilities and an average weapon loadout (a rifle and a handgun), and probably have the lowest damage output of any class. Instead, they specialize in healing the entire squad and buffing their movement and reload speed. Recons have a better weapon loadout (a rifle and a shotgun), but like Docs their abilities do not deal damage or increase their weapon damage, instead marking hidden enemies and regenerating the squad's ammo. As a result these two classes are probably the worst to play as for solo single-player runs, since your synth A.I. squadmates aren't skilled enough to pick up the slack from your reduced damage output as the player.

** On higher difficulties, the synths are no replacement for a human teammate capable of communication. They are restricted to a single loadout, carrying only basic pulse rifles and grenades, and lack access to any skills allies may benefit from, such as "overclock". They are also not smart enough to take advantage when you use your abilities, such as running head-first into a prowler ambush even if it had been illuminated by a recon ability seconds ago, tend to have abysmally poor reaction times even on good days, and often walk directly into your line of fire. ''And then complain like it was your fault.''

*** The X1 ''Curicaueri/Fireball'' flamethrower does not project a stream of flammable fuel, instead igniting a ball of incendiary gel that explodes into a flaming puddle upon impact. It was designed to reduce the risk of friendly fire and to ignite targets behind cover.

** The Heavy Grenade Launchers include the Armat M94 with impact grenades, the Armat M95 with [[PinballOrojectile Smart Bounce]] grenades that detonate after a set time or impact with soft (typically organic) materials, and the Alphatech ''Vajra'' [[MoreDakka rapid fire]] grenade launcher.

* AbnormalAmmo: The Alphatech 6A ''Jaipur'' [=SMG=] slings special 'Bagh Nakh' munitions which seperate into four flechettes after leaving the barrel, essentially making the gun into a hybrid of submachinegun and shotgun. What it lacks in precision killing potential and maximum ammo it makes up for in ability to absolutely ''mulch'' targets at close range. All of the Alphatech weapons also use dual chemical-magnetic ("monopole") propulsion; they can fire without the monopole system engaged if need be (e.g. due to environmental conditions causing issues), but this limits range and stopping power quite notably according to the weapon descriptions. There's also piezoelectric rounds for almost all weapons, which can shock targets on impact, or phosphorus rounds that ignite them instead.

** The Heavy Grenade Launchers include the Armat M94 with impact grenades, the Armat M95 with Smart Bounce grenades that detonate after a set time or impact with soft (typically organic) materials, and the Alphatech ''Vajra'' [[MoreDakka rapid fire]] grenade launcher.

** The Heavy Grenade Launchers include the Armat M94 with impact grenades, the Armat M95 with Smart Bounce grenades that detonate after a set time or impact with soft (typically organic) materials, and the Alphatech _Vajra_ [[MoreDakka rapid fire]] grenade launcher.

** The Heavy Grenade Launchers include the Armat M94 with impact grenades, the Armat M95 with Smart Bounce grenades that detonate after a set time or impact with soft (typically organic) materials, and the Alphatech _Vajra_ rapid fire grenade launcher.

** The Heavy Grenade Launchers include the Armat M94 with impact grenades, the Armat M95 with Smart Bounce grenades that detonate after a set time or impact with soft (typically organic) materials, and the Alphatech _Vajra_ rapid fire launcher.
** The sole Hand Cannon is the [=U1A2=] Grenade Launcher Conversion which takes tge underslung launchers removed from the latest Pulse Rifle models and mounts them on dedicated firing stocks.

* GrenadeLauncher
** There's a few available to obtain and use, with 3 of them being Heavy weapons and the last a HandCannon.
** The Heavy Grenade Launchers include the Armat M94 with impact grenades, the M95 with Smart Bounce grenades that detonate after a set time or impact with soft (typically organic) materials, and the Alphatech Vajra rapid fire launcher.

* HandCannon: The term is used in-game to classify handguns that emphasize [[PunchPackingPistol damage and stopping power]] over rate of fire and ammunition capacity. There's a surprising amount of variety in this, as this category includes shotgun pistols, a revolver, a two-round burst pistol, standard high-caliber semiautos, and the Eva laser pistol.

* HandCannon: The term is used in-game to classify handguns that emphasize [[PunchPackingPistol damage and stopping power]] over rate of fire and ammunition capacity.

* SuspiciousVideogameGenerosity: Found an ammo crate, a set of aid kits, and a crate or two of deployables? You're about to have a holdout sequence. No ifs, ands, or buts.

* AbnormalAmmo: The Alphatech 6A ''Jaipur'' [=SMG=] slings special 'Bagh Nakh' munitions which seperate into four flechettes after leaving the barrel, essentially making the gun into a hybrid of submachinegun and shotgun. What it lacks in precision killing potential and maximum ammo it makes up for in ability to absolutely ''mulch'' targets at close range. All of the Alphatech weapons also use dual chemical-magnetic ("monopole") propulsion; they can fire without the monopole system engaged if need be (e.g. due to environmental conditions causing issues), but this limits range and stopping power quite notably according to the weapon descriptions. There's also piezoelectric rounds for almost all weapons, which can shock targets on impact.

** Colonial Marines (and by extension Armat) technology is [[OurWeaponsWillBeBoxyInTheFuture boxy]], with elements of (relatively) contemporary weaponry such as carry handles, rails, with lots of green plastic and dark gray polymer over the frame. Basically, it all looks (and often ''is'') related to the standard pulse rifle.
** Kramer weaponry (which has been bought out by Armat) is even chunkier than Armat weapons, but more rounded, taking inspiration from the exaggerated proportions of weapons from the '90s comics. In fact, one of their weapons, the Kramer Assault Rifle, is a surprisingly faithful recreation of one of the weapons from the comics.

** Alphatech equipment is solid and even ''more'' angular, somewhat similar to Hyperdyne weapons. Their offerings (both weapons and attachments) are primarily sandy-beige with grey parts, and are typically quite thin, with tall and narrow profiles from the front and rear. Notably, they do not adhere to the "[=ATM=]-(number)" naming scheme or the design aesthetics seen in the ''Colonial Marines'' comic series, though they ''do'' follow a naming scheme wherein most of their gear has a Hindi name (i.e. the Jaipur (the name of a city) Submachine Gun, and the Vajra GrenadeLauncher).

** Alphatech equipment is solid and even ''more'' angular, somewhat similar to Hyperdyne weapons. Their offerings (both weapons and attachments) are primarily sandy-beige with grey parts, and are typically quite thin, with tall and narrow profiles from the front and rear. Notably, they do not adhere to the "[=ATM=]-(number)" naming scheme or the design aesthetics seen in the ''Colonial Marines'' comic series, though they ''do'' follow a naming scheme wherein most of their gear has a Hindi name (i.e. the Jaipur (a city) Submachine Gun, and the Vajra GrenadeLauncher).

** Alphatech equipment is solid and even ''more'' angular, somewhat similar to Hyperdyne weapons. Their offerings (both weapons and attachments) are primarily sandy-beige with grey parts, and are typically quite thin, with tall and narrow profiles from the front and rear. Notably, they do not adhere to the "[=ATM=]-(number)" naming scheme or the design aesthetics seen in the ''Colonial Marines'' comic series.

* AntiArmor: The Armor-Piercing Rounds large magazine upgrade increases damage dealt to armoured targets by 25%.

* UnnecessaryCombatRoll: Marines (and the synthetic teammates) can perform combat rolls without much difficulty, even when lugging around two weapons and however much other back gear like the Tech's turret or Recon's bulky drone dispenser. It's quite useful though, as rolling renders you immune to acid puddles on the floor and diving off to one side is a great way to get away from a xenomorph that's about to hit you with one of their nasty grab or pounce attacks. You can only manage three combat rolls in quick succession though as there's a simple stamina system to prevent spamming them, and you can't use abilities or perform other actions whilst mid-roll.

* DifficultyLevels: There are five of them. Technically six if you count the new Hardcore mode.
** Casual
** Standard
** Intense
** Extreme
** Insane

* ShoutOut: Hyperdyne Systems is a company that makes plasma guns, and synths. All they need now is a well-known product like [[{{Franchise/Terminator}} Skynet]].

* DiegeticInterface: A very minor example that's really more of an easter egg, but most Armat-made weapons have 7-segment display ammo counters (like the original Pulse Rifle's) somewhere on the frame, which is fully accurate to the weapon's current capacity (including modifications and increases from skills/perks) unless you're in the preview menus. It's hard to see, but it's there, and it's the only way to see how much ammo you have in your gun if you have the Disabled HUD challenge card active.