The ut2004 tips and tricks thread.

[Zur]

I remember a University for Pros tip on the old unrealtournament.com. It was something to the order off "Self-destruct : throw away all your weapons, click on fire and alt-fire and you'll become the best player that ever lived". Does that work in UT2004 ?

 

[shadow_dragon]

"AVRiL
Designed to be used strictly against vehicles, the Avril allows infantry a fighting chance. Once the Avril has aquied lock, it fire a solid-fuel missile which will the target as long as the reticle is held on the vehicle. The missile tracks it's intended target when fired, able to pull 4 G's and 2 ninety degree turns in 100 feet. Alt-fire allows the player to view to hole and zoom on the locked target........... etc"

From the manual.pdf

 

[Yogi_]

n00b question, what's the best way to consistently get up the "slide" ramps in DM-Rankin? I'm talking about those things that look like sheets of metal leaning against a ledge, that you seem to be able to slide up them... I can dodge-jump up them maybe 4 times out of 10, but is there a trick to it?

 

[CaliGirl]

Do any of you have any tips to flying the Manta? It seems like squishing is easy using the jump/alt key but if people are constantly moving around it's hard to turn around fast enough.

Remember, this isn't like Halo. The vehicles are very stable for standing on so always double up on vehicles like the Manta's to bring in more allies to a tough fight. The only vehicle that I know you can't do this with is the Raptor, it bucks you right off.

You're right, the vehicles are much more stable than Halo. I am so glad Epic brought them into UT.

 

[TWD]

If they're paying attention and know what's going on you can dodge the manta and make it hard for them. The best thing to help with this is speed. Which is why I suggest against pancaking. Some people try to just jump into the air and pancake every timme. If you back away a little and get some speed going your more likely to hit. Other than that ya just got to practice a lot.

 

[shadow_dragon]

Some people find it easier to jump up and steer the manta above the victim before pancaking while others find it easier not too! remember to turn and strafe and/or accelerate/reverse simultaneusly, you can get some wierd maneuvres out of the manta!

So far i've only managed to jump on an enemy manta, riding it and laying a mine on it before jumping off again, once, though it might have been a friendly manta, i was rather in the heat of the situation!

 

[m&ms]

my best way to manta kill is to jump in the air and then come down like you're pancaking...but before you reach them as you're flying toward them. that way they wont be able to dodge toward you to escape like if you're pancaking, and you're harder to hit because of the vertical motion

 

[CaliGirl]

I noticed by jumping a little higher it has helped a lot tonight. thanks for the tips

 

[Daolith]

People need to put sticky grenades on thier vehicles more often, its the perfect security for your ride.

Best places for them would be to bouce the grenades off the ground to the underside of the vehicle. That way they have less chance of being spotted and being prematurely blown up by fire. Some places on vehicles dont like grenades on them, such as the hellbender doors (50/50 chance of sticking), but you can get max grenades on a single vehicle.

Just think of the surprise to the person hijacking your mantra while your capping a node when it all goes boom?
Of course you still have to detonate the mines
and you gotta walk now
It also makes the perfect trap for enemy pedestrians. Bail out of your vehicle and let it coast right next to enemy. Let him get in and then detonate it!
Thats always a fun one

Combine it with spider mines...

 

[CaliGirl]

rofl! Yeah, someone hi-jacked my tank last night... that would helped since it had half health left. It was just way too quick. The manta/hellbender method would rock.

 

[jevus]

Do any of you have any tips to flying the Manta? It seems like squishing is easy using the jump/alt key but if people are constantly moving around it's hard to turn around fast enough.

well, i guess this could help, i do this every time:

if you want to turn the other way fast because youve just missed a person, jump with the manta, start turning with the mouse, and then right after the jump hit the RMB, it turns your vehicle much faster.

 

[CaliGirl]

hehe. dang I really feel like a newbie. What's RMB?

 

[smattbac]

RMB = Right Mouse Button.

 

[CaliGirl]

OH secondary key. Thanks smattbac

 

[shadow_dragon]

With the lightning gun you can get head shots on SCorpion drivers, not sure if the same goes for manta drivers!

 

[HuggyBear]

Headshots work wonders on the turret boys in assault, too.

 

[jevus]

With the lightning gun you can get head shots on SCorpion drivers, not sure if the same goes for manta drivers!

if i understand what youre saying, yes, you can get a headshot on ppl in a scorpion, manta, hellbender, and i guess turrets (as huggybear said)

not on a tank or a raptor becasue you cant see the driver :duh:

 

[HuggyBear]

if i understand what youre saying, yes, you can get a headshot on ppl in a scorpion, manta, hellbender, and i guess turrets (as huggybear said)

not on a tank or a raptor becasue you cant see the driver :duh:

The turrets (only the minigun turrets in AS, not the ONS turrets) are prime headshot material, but they have to be sitting -just- so. I've done it repeatedly, so I know it wasn't a fluke.

 

[shadow_dragon]

Definately the assault ones, it's easier shooting from the side though as there's no shield that way!

 

[TWD]

With the lightning gun you can get head shots on SCorpion drivers, not sure if the same goes for manta drivers!

I have done this once before too. However I can't seem to repeat it. I got someone to get in a scorp and stood right in the front to shoot at their head, but it just hurt the vehicle.