If you shoot them with shotgun while they are still flying, they probably won’t make it to their usual landing spot.

Note that the push force of primary fire will slow down targets moving towards you, which can be very effective on space maps at spots where players are supposed to touch down from distant jump pads. Primary fire is very powerful in close combat and, due to the bullets' spread and being insta hit, a useful finishing weapon at medium range. Secondary fire will switch to the previously used weapon. Unless shooting at sitting ducks (such as campers), you might want to aim at your target’s feet to make use of its splash damage, as the laser projectile needs some time to travel even though it is rather fast, thus aiming directly at moving targets can be rather tricky. Pushing people around or forcing a prolonged bunny hop can be especially effective on space maps. Apart from moving yourself around, you can also use it for juggling around other players, irritating annyoing campers or generally messing with other people’s movement.

I already explained the laser as versatile movement tool in Part 2 of my Newbie Corner. In this blog post I’ll explain the functions of the core weapons. Now that I’ve bored everyone to death with nifty movement tricks, let’s have a look at what everyone is keen on getting its hands on when it comes to first person shooters: Halogene's Newbie Corner - Part 4: The Core WeaponsĮdit: Visit the complete and updated tutorial here

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