Unreal Tournament DM Tips
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Also kill other dudes while doing that by means of pointing at them with your mouse and pressing buttons on it.
A couple of things I've seen mentioned here before are to time the power-ups, and to use movement for finer aim rather than attempting to be pixel-perfect with the mouse. I'm a terrible shot, so I don't mind just giving splash damage with rockets or the shock combo.
I'm better at UT than I ever was at 200X, with all of the double-jumping and what not, so my tips will probably be most effective in UT.
What he said. Even if you have terrible precision you can still do very well with the splash damage from the flak or RL. I wasn't so good with the shombo or the rifle but I could place a flak shell almost anywhere.
When using the flak, jump and launch your shell at the apex of the jump to give it some extra distance for those long range shots.
A lot of people think the goo gun is useless; I disagree. Try loading it fully with Altfire and then dumping your load (har har) on a wall right in someone's path. If you time it right it's almost always an instakill. If not, it still does massive splash damage.
The translocater can be a very effective weapon (telefrag) in gametypes that use it.
In UT, the dodge jump can be used to 'lateral' yourself between two platforms very effectively. It'll take you a good bit farther than a regular jump.
Aside from those basic techniques there's really nothing special to it. Just keep moving and dodge a lot. Timing pickups like the shield belt can really allow you to dominate other players, because you decrease your chances of dying while also increasing theirs by depriving them of the pickup.
What he said. Even if you have terrible precision you can still do very well with the splash damage from the flak or RL. I wasn't so good with the shombo or the rifle but I could place a flak shell almost anywhere.
When using the flak, jump and launch your shell at the apex of the jump to give it some extra distance for those long range shots.
A lot of people think the goo gun is useless; I disagree. Try loading it fully with Altfire and then dumping your load (har har) on a wall right in someone's path. If you time it right it's almost always an instakill. If not, it still does massive splash damage.
The translocater can be a very effective weapon (telefrag) in gametypes that use it.
In UT, the dodge jump can be used to 'lateral' yourself between two platforms very effectively. It'll take you a good bit farther than a regular jump.
Aside from those basic techniques there's really nothing special to it. Just keep moving and dodge a lot. Timing pickups like the shield belt can really allow you to dominate other players, because you decrease your chances of dying while also increasing theirs by depriving them of the pickup.
Using the cursor is true; pixel perfectness is difficult, it's often better to move the mouse more gently and let your movement take you to where you need to be to make the shot.
With the goo gun, you can keep a fully charged shot, then whilst still keeping it charged, switch to your next weapon of choice (Flak for me). When you release the goo, you'll autoswitch to the selected weapon.
With the goo gun, you can keep a fully charged shot, then whilst still keeping it charged, switch to your next weapon of choice (Flak for me). When you release the goo, you'll autoswitch to the selected weapon.
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I forgot about this little trick
The rocket launcher's Altfire does the same thing doesn't it?Very good tips. Also, it's very important in TDM to stick with your teammates as much as possible. It sounds rather obvious but a lot of people love to forget it anyway.
And LISTEN. Footsteps can often give away your opponents position or at least warn you that they're near.
And LISTEN. Footsteps can often give away your opponents position or at least warn you that they're near.
I've got a running thread on a few forums: Rules for playing ut99 online (silly version). Kind of the same thing.
Here's what I usually start with:
Rule #1: Do not shoot people on your own team unless they annoy you.
Here's what I usually start with:
Rule #1: Do not shoot people on your own team unless they annoy you.
Kinda, but not. This was to be the not silly version, I think...
Know the maps is important: shot timing and placement, movement, getting to and from powerups in a timely manner...on and on. No, it isn't the deciding factor (skill can always prevail I suppose), but I have always found this to be quite important.
Also, from a defensive standpoint, know the flow of the map and don't follow it too closely. You have to be somewhat unpredictable in your movements because - and this is the offensive part - one thing i learned from watching the 'pros' was that player location prediction is also very important. Understanding where people tend to be and when they tend to be there is a big part of winning matches.
Know the map, work against predictability for defense, predict for offense.
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I forgot about this little trick
Yep, though much less useful since the Rocket primary fire is pretty solid, whereas I'd never use the Biogun primary out of choice and would be unlikely to want to charge a second shot if I missed!
If you 're going to shoot down into some hallway just in case, shoot down the middle of it. Just like bots, people tend to stay right in the middle, unless the hallway is very wide.
IIRC in classic UT if you click alt-fire while loading multiple rockets it will change the pattern of the salvo. By default it's spreaded, if you click alt-fire, rocket will launch in tight circle. I think it was the same way in UT2004/4 as well. In UT3, while loading rockets with alt-fire, one click on primary will change filing pattern to spiral, two clicks will switch firing mode to grenades.
I forgot about this little trick
IIRC in classic UT if you click alt-fire while loading multiple rockets it will change the pattern of the salvo. By default it's spreaded, if you click alt-fire, rocket will launch in tight circle. I think it was the same way in UT2004/4 as well. In UT3, while loading rockets with alt-fire, one click on primary will change filing pattern to spiral, two clicks will switch firing mode to grenades.
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Keep moving, except when following someone around corner. Then, you want to hesitate and maybe even go another way because ambush is waiting.
Be careful about perfect timing, because others can do that as well. You might pick up a shock combo instead of that shield. Delaying item pickup may also mess up your opponent's timing. He may be early and eat the big bio glob instead.
Timing pickups and collecting weapons and ammo isn't your thing? Try InstaGib or Last Man Standing variations like Team Arena Master instead. InstaGib is just point-and-click combat, but it never gets boring if you e.g. also chase after flags.
Point-and-click isn't your thing? Try Onslaught/Warfare or Assault Racing instead. The main skill here is to steer vehicles and use their superior fire power in (hopefully) strategic ways.
change your binding mouse for modefiring to reverse maybe this would help ya
or do not nothing else
or do not nothing else
