Quake 3 - hints

Laugh at those Silly Rockets
If you're being threatened head-on by someone carrying a Rocket
Launcher, don't panic. Quake III's Rocket Launcher is even slower
than Quake II's. Simply strafe from side to side as you pick him
apart with your Machine Gun.

Get the New Kid
Quake III shows you the name of the person in your sight. If
you're hungry for some easy pickings, you can use this to your
advantage. Often combatants named "Player" are newbies, and if
they can't even figure out how to change their names, they
probably haven't figured out how to circle strafe.

On the Other Hand - Get Revenge
Remember, when you first started playing Quake, getting blown away
the minute you respawned, while some LPB made cracks about another
newbie biting the dust? Well, they'll be sorry they taught you so
well. Since Quake III shows everyone your name, it's fun to leave
your name set as Player (on purpose this time) and wait for all
those lame, newbie hunters to come after you.  Imagine their shame
as Player turns DeathMonger into dust.  Revel in the glory of your
revenge. Now go get a life.

Get Some Airtime
Air control is perhaps the most important aspect of movement to
practice next to rocket jumping. In fact, proper control of
yourself in the air is critical to rocket jumping and BFG jumping
accurately.  Practice changing directions off bounce pads and
acceleration pads so that you can use them with a smaller chance
of being nailed by a sharpshooting opponent. It works exactly the
same way as movement on the ground; if you want your jump to carry
you forward, hold down your forward movement key. If you don't
want to cover as much distance, pull back. You can also strafe
left or right and turn in either direction while you are in the
air.


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