Hakuryu
06-29-2007, 02:28 AM
What is skiing?
Skiing is a winter sport enjoyed by millions.
In the game Tribes, you could hold down your jump button when going down a slope to 'ski' down it - sliding quickly across the ground and increasing speed. Combined with the jetpack, this let players fall from incredibly high, and then ski down one side of a valley and up the other, hitting their jets at the apex and then repeating this motion across the terrain to move very fast.
Skiing in Quake Wars is not as fast as Tribes, and has a few quirks that make it different, but I've gotten faster than a full speed Hog. Those high speeds are not very useful though, as you need to start near the tops of mountains, but you can still get going fast on shorter slopes.
So how do you ski in Quake Wars?
To learn how to ski, first learn how to slide. Grab an Icarus and move, then hold down the jump key while moving forward. You will slide across the ground; try and slide in circles.
Now add the Icarus jets into the mix. Find a slope in the terrain and jet over it, so that when you fall - you will hit the ground on the slope. As soon as you hit the slope, hold down your jump button. You are now skiing.
There is one more quirk to Quake Wars skiing that will get you going fast. Tap your 'jets' when you hit the ground (along with holding jump), and as you are sliding across the terrain, and you will gain higher speeds. Make sure you are using the forward (on foot) key also during any ski.
To recap :
- In an Icarus, fly up over a slope and then fall into it
- Hold down the jump button for the entire ski
- as soon as you hit the slope, tap your jets
- as you are skiing, tap the 'jets' whenever you hit the ground, or when you need to gain speed on a relatively flat surface.
Other Notes
As soon as speed starts to bleed off, jet up and look for another slope to land on to continue the ski. If non suitable slopes are around, continue to tap jets to hop and keep your speed.
Why Ski?
It lets you get places fast. Using skiing on Sewer, I can get to the first capturable spawn easily before any GDF arrive nearby. Using the sewer runoff section, you can half-pipe your way from one end of the map to the other very quickly.
It will help you avoid being killed when you hit the ground. Is that Titan waiting for you to land so it can fire on you? Try landing on a slope and skiing away fast - in effect making you a harder target on ground, like you are in the air.
Video
A 9.5MB video of a couple of ski's, sliding, and speed comparisons.
http://rapidshare.com/files/39958806/QuakeWars_skiing.wmv.html
Skiing is a winter sport enjoyed by millions.
In the game Tribes, you could hold down your jump button when going down a slope to 'ski' down it - sliding quickly across the ground and increasing speed. Combined with the jetpack, this let players fall from incredibly high, and then ski down one side of a valley and up the other, hitting their jets at the apex and then repeating this motion across the terrain to move very fast.
Skiing in Quake Wars is not as fast as Tribes, and has a few quirks that make it different, but I've gotten faster than a full speed Hog. Those high speeds are not very useful though, as you need to start near the tops of mountains, but you can still get going fast on shorter slopes.
So how do you ski in Quake Wars?
To learn how to ski, first learn how to slide. Grab an Icarus and move, then hold down the jump key while moving forward. You will slide across the ground; try and slide in circles.
Now add the Icarus jets into the mix. Find a slope in the terrain and jet over it, so that when you fall - you will hit the ground on the slope. As soon as you hit the slope, hold down your jump button. You are now skiing.
There is one more quirk to Quake Wars skiing that will get you going fast. Tap your 'jets' when you hit the ground (along with holding jump), and as you are sliding across the terrain, and you will gain higher speeds. Make sure you are using the forward (on foot) key also during any ski.
To recap :
- In an Icarus, fly up over a slope and then fall into it
- Hold down the jump button for the entire ski
- as soon as you hit the slope, tap your jets
- as you are skiing, tap the 'jets' whenever you hit the ground, or when you need to gain speed on a relatively flat surface.
Other Notes
As soon as speed starts to bleed off, jet up and look for another slope to land on to continue the ski. If non suitable slopes are around, continue to tap jets to hop and keep your speed.
Why Ski?
It lets you get places fast. Using skiing on Sewer, I can get to the first capturable spawn easily before any GDF arrive nearby. Using the sewer runoff section, you can half-pipe your way from one end of the map to the other very quickly.
It will help you avoid being killed when you hit the ground. Is that Titan waiting for you to land so it can fire on you? Try landing on a slope and skiing away fast - in effect making you a harder target on ground, like you are in the air.
Video
A 9.5MB video of a couple of ski's, sliding, and speed comparisons.
http://rapidshare.com/files/39958806/QuakeWars_skiing.wmv.html