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Join Date: 2003-04-18 Member: 15627Members
Join Date: 2003-04-18 Member: 15627Members
<div class="IPBDescription">and why do I suck at it?</div> While watching some NS demos, I've noticed that some people can literally "track" a skulk running at top speed across the wall, acquiring several direct hits. My question is, how the hell do they do this? The only thing "Aim wise" I can brag about is my skill with the shotgun, but that doesn't require half as much aim as an autofiring gun (more like a sense of timing).
So, for all you expert marksman out there, were you born with this aiming ability? Did some sort of dramatic realization teach you to aim? Did god come and give you purpose? Or do you hack?
And just out of curiosity, what's your sensitivity level?
So, for all you expert marksman out there, were you born with this aiming ability? Did some sort of dramatic realization teach you to aim? Did god come and give you purpose? Or do you hack?
And just out of curiosity, what's your sensitivity level?
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6' 2" and 155 lbs.
I'm fast, and I'm hard to hit, but if you hit me....I go down pretty hard. I can get back up pretty fast, but still....punches hurt.
When I play games, I am only using what's needed for games, my high reflexes.
I'm not an expert at shooting skulks, but I can do a fair job. The trick is just to point straight at it (don't bother trying to lead or something like that). That's about it <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
Also, jumping around and evading is the other half of the equation. You can last pretty long in close quarters with a skulk because they're moving too fast to really pay attention to what you're doing half the time (not the good ones, but...). If you've ever tried being an insanely fast skulk you'll probably find that when targets jump around and there's multiple targets it's a tough hit. And don't underestimate the utility of the flashlight, it lets you catch those dark corners a lot better. In addition, try to shoot in its "average" location. If there's a skulk bunny hopping like hell and you try to track it with your mouse, you'll just spray a ton of bullets a step behind and get really confused. If you shoot at medium height and just track its location horizontally (looking from a top-down perspective) you'll do a little better. Errm, that's about it. In an unrelated hint, switch immediately to gun after your LMG/HMG/Shottie clip runs out (or vice versa), and don't be so quick to dismiss switching to knife if you're alone and it's close quarters with a skulk after your second weapon runs out. Reload usually gets you killed.
Even then, I get destroyed half the time by a celerity 3 skulk because they're so damned fast. So, I guess, just keep playing <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
Keep practicing and you'll adjust eventually, I've got a strong FPS background but I had a bit of a hard time hitting bunnyhopping skulks when I first started playing NS.
Now it's not too difficult at all, however I'll have good days and bad days..
FYI my sensitivity is 18.5 (my mates can't handle the mouse speed, noobs <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo--> )
Never play <b>ANY</b> FPS with cold hands. You cant aim for **** if you have cold hands <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
Not only is there the factor of the mouse itself - even the mousepad makes a difference.
If anything, measure your sensitivity at rotations/10cm, that is how many times you can spin 360 degrees on the screen over 10cm of your mousepad - along those lines.
In regards to actual aim - some people are born with excellent visual-motor coordination skills. For most it takes a lot of practice, not only in NS but also in other games. And not even necessarily first person shooters. Assuming aim is required, the more intense and demanding the game is the greater your aim (with the cursor) has to become in order to compete. If you ask people with good aim about other games that they used to play in the past (or still play), you'll find certain patterns.
However, aim isn't all about skill. There are many other things that factor in, like mood, physical health and fitness, hardware (higher FPS and wide screens for example). I'm not prepared to ramble on about all of them right now.
I'm sure there are guides out there to improve your aim.
Of course, you also train your eye-hand coordination when playing a lot, but that is not the major factor of <i>my</i> improvement anyway.
So, for all you expert marksman out there, were you born with this aiming ability? Did some sort of dramatic realization teach you to aim? Did god come and give you purpose? Or do you hack?
And just out of curiosity, what's your sensitivity level? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Get 100 fps: Turn off vsync, change your resolutions that best fits your box, change details of hl.
Turn OFF mouse accerleration: This is the #1 mistake people use, they have mouse acceleration on which can TOTALY @#$@#$ your aim. When I turned mine off my aim went up 20-50%. *Go into your mouse settings*
Turn up gamma/brightness if your moniter sux, my friend has a moniter that needs nothing it actually needs to be dimmed because he moniter is freaking h4x, my moniter is ok, and my other friends is SOOOOO dark its crazy. I suggest dling a gamma/brightness program to set it to a good level that allows you to see as best as you possibly can.
Practice? Go marines during pubs more and practice aiming, try going to a server that actually will build movement chambers rather then sensory for maximum practice.
6' 2" and 155 lbs.
I'm fast, and I'm hard to hit, but if you hit me....I go down pretty hard. I can get back up pretty fast, but still....punches hurt.
When I play games, I am only using what's needed for games, my high reflexes. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
I'm pretty fast myself.
6'2-3" and 175-180lbs.
Even though I don't play the piano or anything, but maybe being a raver and being fast enough to do some crazy **** with glowsticks help...and years of gaming <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> Sensitivity is high, but not that high. Hmm, surprisingly enough burst fire does occassionly work. One time I joined a server, and just fired 3-5 round burst and got about 10 skulks before I died. Hehe
Reaction time + Practice = Good
lol
I think you will find that all the players you see who shoot straight regardless of the movement of their target have played a depressingly large amount of FPS games, as have I <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->. All the best - Tink
I use a 0.9 sens in NS, and I hit skulks pretty easily. How? Practice. Not just with NS, with any shooting game. Play some Quake 3 on Hardcore or something - it can really help!
Use 1-2 sensitivity =] for desperate long range aiming and when you fighting skulks on walls or whereever. just hold on to your mouse and slowly follow teh skulk wif teh Hand eye co-ordination o,O
As a skulk, I have really gotten good at leap-biting. I purposely leap right behind my enemy, turn 180 in the air, then charge biting. It takes a beat for the player to go from -skulk-leaping-straight-ahead- to -skulk-behind-me-. Then they have to swivel around to aim, and by that time I am on top of them. If I can't dispatch them at close range, I back step, orient on them, then charge again, all in like two seconds. If there are columns in the room, or big ridges on the wall, I can often climb up one of those without them noticing, then jump at them from an odd angle, taking them by surprise.
Overall, the best thing you can for any situation do is practice. Eventually you will reach a point where you can react without thinking, the legendary "zone". It's different for everybody. Some people have a higher skill ability than otheres, but everybody can reach the zone, IMO.
I use a 0.9 sens in NS, and I hit skulks pretty easily. How? Practice. Not just with NS, with any shooting game. Play some Quake 3 on Hardcore or something - it can really help! <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
since wolfenstien 3d when i was 7 or 8
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lol <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
Or even a semi-good aim <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->
1. Buy a good Logitech optical mouse. Doesn't even have to be dual optical, just optical.
2. Install the drivers and turn off Acceleration in games and in windows. Make the speed a few bars slower than default.
3. Buy a Func Surface mousepad. www.func.net . This is the most important step.
4. Set your sensitivity to 1.2 .
Now you should be able to track down any alien with ease <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
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I can't really aim well, but when the aforementioned tactic can be utilized, fragging the skulk isn't that hard.
Did I mention I play the flute? My aim really is that good.
30 waist / 10 fingers / 5 foot 11
Sorry but you can't possibly aim in NS.... unless maybe you have brown eyes? I think that might be an exception.
I've started doing weights and eating bananas so I'm expecting my aim to get better any minute.
Not only that, but playing with cold hands is *seriously* asking for RSI. Been there, you don't want to. Don't play with cold hands, seriously <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->.
I didn't realise that HL didn't disable mouse acceleration. Cheers for the tip <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->.
if you've played FPS games for an absurd portion of your lifetime, you'll be very good at aiming in general
b) ns practice
after playing NS for a rediculous amount of time, you know how your enemies move and how to subconsciously predict it.