05 Aug 12, 09:28PM
(This post was last modified: 05 Aug 12, 10:01PM by Liz-Taylor.)
I really appreciated this thread (although kind of late for me).
As far as shooting goes...
I also had to adjust the mouse acceleration and sensitivity, I was terrible on the defaults. I also tweaked scope sensitivity, that helped a lot for sniper shooting. I imagine these will vary from hardware to hardware and from operating system to operating system... but here what I use on my 10.04 Xubuntu desktop PC with a mouse.
3.5 sensitivity
.375 acceleration
.19 sniper sensitivity
auto sniper sensitivity off
I also have a FOV (field of view, graphics settings) of 112. Try some graphics settings, be willing to sacrifice some eye-candy for smooth game play.
I tried the adjustments mentioned earlier:
/smoothdist
/smoothmove
Those seemed to throw me off, more than help. I'm back on the defaults for those.
But when it comes to getting shot by others...
Boring as it may be, my advice would be to practice moving. I mean there are so many really good players out there, you are dead if you aren't running at top speed and double crouch jumping off the barrel through the window!
... Keep moving... do jump shots (not every time!)... crouch now and then... master the crouch-jump... master the double-crouch-jump...jump off the corners of boxes.... KEEEP MOVING... back and forth... around (and back) of that corner... forward and back ... MOVE FASTER... don't get stuck on walls, corners, or obstacles... MOVE MORE ERRATIC... practice the switch to knife and back (or other weapons)... practice scanning around and shooting while flying through the air... strafe-run all the time... shoot while running...change directions all the time...change up your running speed by toggling the scope...
Do all of that stuff intelligently and fluidly? Your enemies will miss. I guarantee it. The players that consistently beat me, are the ones doing the cool moves (certain jumps and stuff) that I haven't totally mastered yet.
In most good maps there are strategically placed boxes and items to jump off. Practice jumping off corners to get the added jump boost. Play in a totally empty map (all by yourself, no bots) like douze and desert. Run, jump off corners (spin around in the air) and shoot through the doorways and down the corridors (obvious places an enemy is likely to be or come from). These same maps get played constantly, you should be able to recognize those spots where the enemies are going to be BEFORE you round that corner. Be aimed and prepared (preferably flying though the air!) and then just fire instant you cross the threshold (and maybe make a tiny mouse adjustment for aim if necessary). Then you're having real fun.
When you can move well, you will play well.
Lastly, there is blood chemistry. This is highly personal, but try some experimentation. Caffeine, nicotine, sugar, etc etc etc...
And if anybody has any idea how to reliably hit enemies with ~300 ping (and mine less than 50) I would totally love to hear how. Cuz, that's impossible.
As far as shooting goes...
I also had to adjust the mouse acceleration and sensitivity, I was terrible on the defaults. I also tweaked scope sensitivity, that helped a lot for sniper shooting. I imagine these will vary from hardware to hardware and from operating system to operating system... but here what I use on my 10.04 Xubuntu desktop PC with a mouse.
3.5 sensitivity
.375 acceleration
.19 sniper sensitivity
auto sniper sensitivity off
I also have a FOV (field of view, graphics settings) of 112. Try some graphics settings, be willing to sacrifice some eye-candy for smooth game play.
I tried the adjustments mentioned earlier:
/smoothdist
/smoothmove
Those seemed to throw me off, more than help. I'm back on the defaults for those.
But when it comes to getting shot by others...
Boring as it may be, my advice would be to practice moving. I mean there are so many really good players out there, you are dead if you aren't running at top speed and double crouch jumping off the barrel through the window!
... Keep moving... do jump shots (not every time!)... crouch now and then... master the crouch-jump... master the double-crouch-jump...jump off the corners of boxes.... KEEEP MOVING... back and forth... around (and back) of that corner... forward and back ... MOVE FASTER... don't get stuck on walls, corners, or obstacles... MOVE MORE ERRATIC... practice the switch to knife and back (or other weapons)... practice scanning around and shooting while flying through the air... strafe-run all the time... shoot while running...change directions all the time...change up your running speed by toggling the scope...
Do all of that stuff intelligently and fluidly? Your enemies will miss. I guarantee it. The players that consistently beat me, are the ones doing the cool moves (certain jumps and stuff) that I haven't totally mastered yet.
In most good maps there are strategically placed boxes and items to jump off. Practice jumping off corners to get the added jump boost. Play in a totally empty map (all by yourself, no bots) like douze and desert. Run, jump off corners (spin around in the air) and shoot through the doorways and down the corridors (obvious places an enemy is likely to be or come from). These same maps get played constantly, you should be able to recognize those spots where the enemies are going to be BEFORE you round that corner. Be aimed and prepared (preferably flying though the air!) and then just fire instant you cross the threshold (and maybe make a tiny mouse adjustment for aim if necessary). Then you're having real fun.
When you can move well, you will play well.
Lastly, there is blood chemistry. This is highly personal, but try some experimentation. Caffeine, nicotine, sugar, etc etc etc...
And if anybody has any idea how to reliably hit enemies with ~300 ping (and mine less than 50) I would totally love to hear how. Cuz, that's impossible.