UT Teacher

Movement is very important in ut2k4; you must become very familar with the movement system. Use the shieldgun whenever you're not in an advantageous position. Always dodge-jump whenever not engaged. Practice aiming hitscan weapons. Lightning gun, shock, minigun. Never run straight at someone. Time pickups.

TDM and 1v1 is the way to get your skill up. UTComp's warmupmode is even better. I recommend you go to the TDM or 1v1 community to get lot's of reps and practice.

#2k4tdm on irc.enterthegame.com
type '.utv' for any upcoming utv events

Watching UTV is a good way to familarize yourself with ut2k4
Also watch some demos of good people playing.
look for anything kaizen checksix gravity cøn or big events http://www.cached.net/?go=*/demo/archive////50/game/UT2004 there are a lot of other good sites too but I'm too lazy to go look them up again.
http://ut2004.gameamp.com/recorded_game/viewRecordedGames

Watching demos can help you...if ur a competitive dueller watch a few demos of "pro's" on rankin, ironic, and roughinery...to see how they move around the map etc and then try to put it into practice.
For accuracy/reactions i propose go to www.google.com and search for curveball its a fun game and it keeps u on ur toes/finger tips in the later levels

This isn't a flaming-type forum - you needn't worry.

For DM - don't ask me - I'm useless at deathmatch. But if you want to learn to use onslaught vehichles - the first thing to learn is accurate driving. Taking a hellbender and a scorpion backward and forwards over the top bridge in Torlan is very good practice. You have do a handbrake turn - to go go backwards and forwards without hitting rocks.

To learn how to use a manta to squish, the best practice is vehichle invasion - you'll see a few servers around. You get to face loads of slow moving monsters - many who shoot shock balls- so avoiding the shock balls and mowing them over is a very good way to learn.

For simple target practice, there's always angel's target practice mutator that comes with the 2nd (or is it the first) - community bonus pack/. It sets up a clay pidgeon type launcher. Good for practice.

Then there's the tank. Point and shoot. Swivel the tracks and turret the same time to double the turret's rotational speed.

The0perator said:

k well i need some help with ut 2k4. skill wise im not a newb but i need help, my skill/time ratio is insane. well i need pointers and umm some 1 that i can lern from.

(i am a competitive gamer and preaty mutch every game i play i become very good at but like ut is just to different my traditional halo)

ps flame me all you want! i dont care.

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Well, I'll tell you right off that the learning curve for UT2004 is much much higher than that of halo. To truly be good, it takes a lot of time and practice.

First, you need to tell us a little more info.:
-Is there a particular gametype you prefer to play?
-Where are you located? If you're wanting someone to show you some things, we need to know where you're located so there's no conflicts in time differences.
-How long have you played UT2004?
-Are you looking to just be better at the Single Player game, or playing online?

Also, we have a weekly FragBU event. You can find a weekly thread about it at the top of these UT2004 forums. You're more than welcome to attend. The skill level ranges from average to very good. We run two servers. The Vipers server is the main server. Pretty much anything goes here. You can jump on there Fri or Sat night and ask if anyone wants to train you. The Ketnar server usually isn't as busy. It's more geared to the diehard players, but you'd probably have better luck finding someone willing to help you here. If someone is on this server, you should probably ask there first.

Welcome to BUF.

I certainly can't add anything to the above, except welcome to BuF.



Oh.... Ren's done it already, but I missed at the bottom of his post. That's not to say I didn't read all of his fine words.

Renegade Retard said:

-Are you looking to just be better at the single player game, or playing online?

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The Single Player mode is impossible. While I can normally whoop up on Masterful bots, playing a good bit into a Masterful single player ladder has me facing Godlike+2 bots who never ever miss. It's dumb. And frustrating. That's probably another thing that turned people away and led to the game's low player counts, but that's another topic completely.

Coming from Halo, you're probably jaded into thinking that's how UT is, and that's not the case at all. There's a lot to learn with UT, whereas in Halo basically all you need to know is how to use the rocket launcher and pistol and bunny hop at the right time (haven't played Halo 2 multiplayer, but I'm sure it's same idea). With the crazy moves you can pull off in UT, the rocket launcher does not automatically dominate because it's easy to avoid. Thus, you have to change around your strategy for using it if you want to hit people with it. And that's just one of the things you've got to learn...

Watch some demos of the 1773 players and see what they're doing, then try to mimic it. I've heard it takes a month to become good (on an ownage level) at this game if you've got 1773 FPS skills already, but for the rest of us, it takes quite a bit longer and quite a bit of dedication. I've been playing UT2003/4 for two years now and I still get owned regularly.

So, basically, figure out what you need to work on, then try it over and over and over again until you can do it. Repetition will make you improve. Sorry we can't be more specific than that, but the game is way too deep for us to point out everything you've got to know, and a lot of it just comes from experience.

Welcome to the forums The0perator

I'm with ren on the "come to fragbu" tip. We probably play a lot of gametypes that you wouldn't be interested in, but it would be a good chance for us to gauge your skill and see what you need to learn.

I would also like a UT Tutor...pm me or something if you want to give me a schoolin'

m&ms said:

I'm with ren on the "come to fragbu" tip. We probably play a lot of gametypes that you wouldn't be interested in, but it would be a good chance for us to gauge your skill and see what you need to learn.

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You will also get to see mms and his aim hax
Fragbu's fun most weekends until the crowd get an urge to play some AS

If you feel like practicing with another noob to 2004 let me know. . .
I'm used to UT99 , much diferent game. . . . but i'm realy starting to get used to 2004 quickly.
I would love to have a learning buddy, lol
do you use Xfire at all?





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long time wondering by the way . . . lol ,what is Fragbu?

Dird, I will pay you for ut2004 spam lessons, hot s3x, and I need a dj.

Movements probably the most important thing you need to learn right now. Almost as important as all the weapons, since they all get used.

If you want an edge, get good with the lightning gun/sniper and shock rifle ASAP. Since the maps in ut2004 are large, and people can move so fast and retreat in a heartbeat, these guns are the main weapons all the good players use. They basically play most maps at long range with just those guns.

Weapons like the rockets and flak cannon are better in tighter maps (like Ironic) filled with a few players, using these gets you lots of multi-kills in maps like this, and is a lot of fun.

Keep in mind, you can switch weapons VERY quickly in this game. A popular tactic is one hit with the lightning gun (70 damage, 30 left remaining), then switch to the minigun to make shortwork of the remaining 30 health.

Good luck.

Tenkken said:

Dird, I will pay you for ut2004 spam lessons, hot s3x, and I need a dj.

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I dont spam!

Lies. Beam Spam & Hax!

Where do you live? 1v1 is a good basis to start with imo...you can practice killin' someone without having to worry about someone popping up behind you.

I normally lg then shock