A new guide to meltdown 2

[JayZ]

*wonders if I should sticky this*

[Chutriel]

Apr 26, 2009 10:27:08 GMT -5 JayZ said:

*wonders if I should sticky this*

To Late.

[JayZ]

Apr 26, 2009 11:34:55 GMT -5 Chutriel said:

Apr 26, 2009 10:27:08 GMT -5 JayZ said:

*wonders if I should sticky this*

To Late.

jerk face

[keen]

It would be helpful to post actual relevant information here

[corrosion]

Mindless chatter isn't relevant?

Thanks for the stickying ;D

[humans]

Humans’ guide to better your sniping:
Disclaimer: I don’ t pretend to be a great sniper, but what I write down here will definitely help you out, and maybe help you understand what other people are doing to you. I am going to list a bunch of tips that I have heard from pros and also what I have found to help immensely. In my opinion sniping in Tribes is much harder than other games, even if you have huge open fields to work with, so this is why I am adding to what JayZ wrote.
Tip 1, and maybe the most important, “never stop moving.” If you get a couple kills in a spot, even if you really like it, you need to move. The best snipers always have a new vantage point to keep their opponents guessing. And since your primary weapon is energy based, you can be a huge asset to the team the longer you are out there causing mayhem and confusion.
Tip 2, “strafing.” This builds off of the first one. Moving side to side while you snipe not only makes you harder to hit, it can also help a lot with aiming. If an enemy is moving to the right, strafe a little to the right, especially if you work with high sensitivity, this will let you smoothly lock onto your target.
Tip 3, “headshots.” Don’t Go For Them! Unless you have a very clear shot on a still target you WILL get more kills if you DON’T go for headshots.
Tip 4, “Air to air.” In meltdown it is possible to get very nice air to air shots thanks to ammo based sniper modes. Gauss, Poison, and 30.06 are great to keep your energy going and also give you some quick short – long range damage. Also, if you want to stay aerial and snipe a lot, mitzi booster lets you have the option of using the energy based laser modes.
Tip 5, “picking your targets.” That guy moving perpendicular to you at 200kmph is not the right target. Sometimes it is almost better to have the enemy chasing you so you have a straight on shot. Also, going directly after a full health BA is possible, but not always smart. Let him use up his repair kits then poison him.
Tip 6, “experiment.” Sniping takes a lot of time to get down, and even the best snipers miss A LOT, so experiment with different shots, check your ping often, use all of the modes, etc.

My next guide: Capping! Stay tuned =)

[corrosion]

Thanks for doing that humans, I'll add this now under JayZ's guide.

Just asking but this will help make my life a bit easier, put your controbutions into code boxes. This will let me copy all the formating instead of having to copy the text then try to replicate the formating.

Just put code tags around your controbutions. It should look like this

[grimgallionfox]

Grimmys guide to cloak and dagger.

The cloak pack is a great way to beat those nasty heavies that love to pummel your base with heavy bombardment. The cloak pack + shocklance is a great way to do some back stabbin.

The shocklance achieves its full potential when using it on the back of any armor. It subjects the target to triple damage when a backstab is made. This damage is enough to kill every armor. The only exclusions from this one hit killer are Daishis (I think) and BA's with shield packs.

But first lets tackle how you get past the cloakers worst detriment. Running out of energy. Number 1 first and foremost mind your energy before you decide to get close to your prey. Nothing is wrong with parking behind a hill turning your cloak off and letting your energy recharge up to full. Its actually quite a good strategy when your going to be getting into the thick of it. That and it really sucks when you decloak because of no energy. Also try to skii as much as possible and never use your jets unless desperately needed.

Secondly another detriment of being a cloaker is the footprints that are left behind when you walk. These can be seen by even the most noobish of players. All it takes is a little bit of concentration and your ace in the hole just became your biggest fallback. The only way i know to combat this is staying still and waiting for your prey to look the other way. Also you can boost yourself away via the mitzi booster to put some distance between you and the prey. Once you think your clear move up again and try to keep an eye on the person your trying to backstab. Try your best to not alarm them while on your hunt. Because if they know your there they get pretty darn paranoid and will probably end in your death.

Thirdly the shocklance is a devastating weapon when used in mode 2. I cant remember the maximum range while in mode 2 but its very large. Play around with it to find out the maximum range and get comfortable judging the distance. Once that is done you will love the shocklance more than your own mother. Hit that backstab, then run like hell, regenerate your energy, cloak back up, and do it again.

Hope this helps you hunt your prey.

Until next time. Grimmy out!!

[PatMan33]

Very nifty beans!

Maybe I'll write something up reducing waste as an engineer.

[corrosion]

Thanks guys. I'll put them in now. ;D

I like the concept of mini guides as it seems player imput comes in much faster.

Thanks a bunch guys, I think I'll start making another soon.

[Zap]

Grim, it might not hurt to mention that shocklance + cloak can be achieved as a starting loadout via the mod hud. You won't even have to stop at an invo to set it up.

[grimgallionfox]

Well you see now i just learned something. I never used the mod hud to any great extent so very nifty Jay. Good thinkin

[corrosion]

I'll throw that in somewhere.

[Zap]

Apr 28, 2009 3:50:35 GMT -5 grimgallionfox said:

Well you see now i just learned something. I never used the mod hud to any great extent so very nifty Jay. Good thinkin

#zap Gallion-Fox

[humans]

lol #zap zap