In half-life I think the trick is to aim either HIGH or LOW (I don’t remember which) to get stuff flying.
Lazyshiftlessbastard: “Wisefool is incap in RL”. I’m glad you found it amusing then, you never quite know if you were being really annoying when you are drunk.
In the ‘soccer’ maps in CS:Source, hitting the physics object LOW would give it the most airtime.
To send something flying I usually just look up when I punch it. Sometimes things will just go flying over everyone’s head when I’m not even trying, though, so maybe it’s just me.
copet
2004
I do that too, but it seems half of the time it barely moves, or comes towards me and gets stuck inside me. I think its just luck, some of the times, but I’m sure I have aimed it at least once or twice.
I don’t play L4D during the week anymore since I got classes, so pardon my rage when it finally comes to the weekend. This game pisses me off when I play it sometimes, but don’t worry, I only yell at Spooky and lead salad, 'cause they are brothers of mine. I would never yell at you guys :D
Jab
2006
Still no 4 player matchmaking it seems :(
Yeah, that’s what I’m looking forward to.
Fixing team swapping is good, we had that happen twice in our last pub smash.
I still think they should allow you to pick and choose 5 map (or ANY length) campaigns from any of the episodes provided. We could rotate who gets to pick all the maps every time, and it would make things WAY more interesting!
Tman
2009
Best levels bar none and don’t even try arguing
NM2 - Weak, but holds a special place when I first played retail after the demo
NM3 - Best level evah
NM5 - Best finale
BH1 - Best short level
BH2 - Nice mix
BH3 - Almost as good as NM3
DT1 - Only b/c of the ladders…you go first!
DT2 - Best looking level
DT3 - Almost as good as BH3, although crescendo is too weak
DA2 - Rooftops, need I say more
DA3 - As good as BH3
DA4 - honorable mention, but I wouldn’t pick it
My Ultimate 5 maps:
BH1
DA3
BH3
NM3
NM5
pyrhic
2010
So, I was playing around with this and I found that I can mix up the campaigns with whatever maps you prefer.
Everyone post their favorite campaign mix and i’ll load some of them up.
Currently “No Mercy” is:
NM1
BH2
DT3
DT2
NM5
Server is patched, and I think i found/corrected the issue with the tanks…
If I were to make a mix I’d choose one map from each slot just because usually they have the same pacing/size/degree of difficulty. So…
Best opener: DT1 is the best opener, NM1 is a runner up.
Best first real level: DA2, rooftops, BH2 runner up.
Best halfway point: NM3 is an amazing level, start to finish.
Best “rest level”: DT4 or DA4, I’d rank them about the same to be honest. NM4 and BH4 are atrocious.
Best finale: NM5. Not even questionable.
While writing this I got the idea that we should have a multi-choice poll where all 20 maps are options and you choose your 5 favorite maps (preferably one from each slot). If I or someone else were to make such a poll would everyone vote in it?
pyrhic
2012
the current ‘map packs’ loaded on my server are:
Death Toll: DT1, NM2, DA2, BH3, DT5
Blood Harvest: Bh1, DA3, BH3, NM3, NM5
Dead Air: DA1, NM2, NM3, DT3, NM5
No Mercy: NM1, BH2, DT4, DA3, DT5
Not sure why some aren’t working as planned, but if you’re on there, pls let me know what you got when you played any of those scenarios. Ie, like last night when we played BH, and actually got BH1, DA3, DT5. Hopefully, with enough info I’ll be able to track down wtf is wrong.
Trey
2013
Hah I love how there’s no level 4s other than DT. That Dead Air campaign looks like a real winner. Heck they all do actually.
I don’t know if it’s the server or my computer or what, but there were a couple times tonight where what I was clicking wasn’t what was happening in game. Shots fired when I wasn’t clicking or clicking the mouse repeatedly but no shots fired. I hate to bitch but it was starting to get weird, not to mention frustrating.
Tman
2015
That happens to me when my ping goes to shit.
pyrhic
2016
It’s interesting that in the mini patch today:
Removed the “Are you ready to play Versus?” confirmation
Fixed a crash when using mouse wheel or keyboard to select Campaign chapters
Fixed sv_steamgroup_exclusive servers advertising for public lobbies
Restored the ability to vote for a new campaign in Versus mode
all the mission files were replaced…
That was my thought, too, but I hit tab a lot when I play, and never saw it go above 50. I wonder if there is a way to log ping spikes?
you can record them somewhat by using “net_graph 2” in the console.
I play with net_graph 1 constantly on, which gives you a little box in the corner with fps and ping, but net_graph 2 gives you this huge annoying chart of ping in the bottom right hand corner that takes up about 5 inches on the screen- but it is a great way to see your ping and its spikes.
another fun command that I dont see anyone using- “crosshair 0”
you would be amazed that the crosshair doesnt help that much in a game like Left 4 Dead: except for long range smoker killing, and it makes the game more immersive. (I play no crosshair in l4d at all times- and ive done well for myself).
pyrhic
2019
server set up again with no meds.
Campaigns: Death toll and Dead air are original. No Mercy and Blood harvest are ‘best of’ campaigns. Both end with NM5
copet
2020
Anyone up for a game tonight? I got Friday off for the 4th so I’ll be up late tonight. Spooky and lead salad are MIA.
