coilAmateur pirate. Professional monkey. All pance.Join Date: 2002-04-12Member: 424Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
Dive-bombing is totally doable and very, very fun. The level3 can do 3 things in the air: 1) Fall. If you do nothing, you'll fall like any HL player - you will also take damage when you hit the ground. 2) Glide. Hold your jump button, and your descent will be slowed; you also have slightly more maneuverability. You don't take falling damage. 3) Fly. Repeatedly hit your jump key to flap your wings; timing is everything. Flying takes energy. Flapping your wings while pressing a direction will also speed you up in that direction. Whether or not there will be a flight speed cap for the level3 is STC.
As for swooping... get to a nice high spot, take a flap or two to build up some momentum, and let yourself fall towards your target. When you get level with your target, start flapping your wings to maintain altitude and gain even more horizontal speed. Switch to bite, decapitate the marine, and then back to the rafters for another run. (:
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Pity... I was hoping to be able to fly up and dive bomb chomp a few Marines... Oh well... More incentive to play Marines! ^^
1) Fall. If you do nothing, you'll fall like any HL player - you will also take damage when you hit the ground.
2) Glide. Hold your jump button, and your descent will be slowed; you also have slightly more maneuverability. You don't take falling damage.
3) Fly. Repeatedly hit your jump key to flap your wings; timing is everything. Flying takes energy. Flapping your wings while pressing a direction will also speed you up in that direction. Whether or not there will be a flight speed cap for the level3 is STC.
As for swooping... get to a nice high spot, take a flap or two to build up some momentum, and let yourself fall towards your target. When you get level with your target, start flapping your wings to maintain altitude and gain even more horizontal speed. Switch to bite, decapitate the marine, and then back to the rafters for another run. (: