h3. Nex
!http://www.xonotic.org/m/uploads/2014/04/Nex2-thumb.png(Nex)!:http://www.xonotic.org/m/uploads/2012/12/Nex2.png
-In the hands of a player with a good aim the nex is probably the most powerful weapon in the entire game. It fires a single beam with zero spread that will instantly hit anything in its way and will even shoot through other players. You'll notice a small ring around the crosshair when holding the nex in your hands. If the ring is full, the nex is charged (and also starts to glow red). Charging happens automatically once you hold the weapon, and it does not cost any ammo. Upon firing, the nex obviously discharges and starts to recharge unless you switch to another weapon (what you should do, but more about weapon combos in the next issue). If charged, the nex deals 80 dmg, if you shoot with it immediately again, it deals 64 dmg, minimum damage you can deal with nex is 59 (if you switch to another weapon immediately after shooting and then shoot nex immediately after reswitching to nex, so it doesn't have the refire time for recharging).
+In the hands of a player with a good aim the nex is probably the most powerful weapon in the entire game. It fires a single beam with zero spread that will instantly hit anything in its way and will even shoot through other players. You'll notice a small ring around the crosshair when holding the nex in your hands. If the ring is full, the nex is charged (and also starts to glow red). Charging happens automatically once you hold the weapon, and it does not cost any ammo. Upon firing, the nex obviously discharges and starts to recharge unless you switch to another weapon (what you should do, but more about weapon combos [[Halogene's Newbie Corner#Weapon Comboing|later]]). If charged, the nex deals 80 dmg, if you shoot with it immediately again, it deals 64 dmg, minimum damage you can deal with nex is 59 (if you switch to another weapon immediately after shooting and then shoot nex immediately after reswitching to nex, so it doesn't have the refire time for recharging).
Secondary fire only zooms in, as the weapon is strong enough as it is even without a secondary fire mode.
But not enough, you can of course also use the rocket launcher to push *yourself* around. If you happen to be flying and need some extra acceleration but there is no wall near to laser yourself off, just shoot a rocket downwards and immediately detonate it. Yes, it hurts. A lot. But it might be worth it, be it to push you back onto the map if you are falling into the void or to prolong a laser jump so you manage to reach a distant location. This technique is called "rocket flying".
-You think I'm already done with the rocket launcher? Not yet! In addition to this already very useful feature to remotely detonate your rockets you can also GUIDE the rockets. Just keeping the primary fire button pressed and moving the mouse enables you to do some <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqfqWtXwjic">interesting stuff</a> which can come in very handy in all sorts of situations.
+You think I'm already done with the rocket launcher? Not yet! In addition to this already very useful feature to remotely detonate your rockets you can also *guide* the rockets. Just keeping the primary fire button pressed and moving the mouse enables you to do some !http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqfqWtXwjic(interesting stuff)!:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqfqWtXwjic which can come in very handy in all sorts of situations.
Of course you can combine rocket guiding and remote detonation.
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h1. Gameplay Tricks
!http://www.xonotic.org/m/uploads/2014/04/Gameplay-Tricks-thumb.png(Gameplay Tricks)!:http://www.xonotic.org/m/uploads/2014/04/Gameplay-Tricks.png
h2. Splash Damage Travels Through Walls
!http://www.xonotic.org/m/uploads/2014/04/splash-thumb.png(Splash Damage Travels Through Walls)!:http://www.xonotic.org/m/uploads/2013/02/splash.png
-Another thing you should be aware of is that splash damage travels through walls. Knowledge of this fact can come in very handy at various situations. Especially if you know or suspect someone to be on a higher level above you and the ceiling is thin, you can just try a lucky mortar or rocket shot at the ceiling. The hit indicator sound (that little beep) will tell you if your guess was right. If you're very confident about the location of your opponent, you can even unleash an electro combo (see the weapons part above, electro) at the ceiling, which works surprisingly well and does a great amount of splash damage, but takes a bit more time to do.
+Another thing you should be aware of is that splash damage travels through walls. Knowledge of this fact can come in very handy at various situations. Especially if you know or suspect someone to be on a higher level above you and the ceiling is thin, you can just try a lucky mortar or rocket shot at the ceiling. The hit indicator sound (that little beep) will tell you if your guess was right. If you're very confident about the location of your opponent, you can even unleash an electro combo (see the [[Halogene's Newbie Corner#Electro|weapons part above, electro]]) at the ceiling, which works surprisingly well and does a great amount of splash damage, but takes a bit more time to do.
Using splash damage that travels through walls is a very useful and secure technique, as the opponent will obviously not be able to fire back at the same time.
h2. Stay Healthy
!http://www.xonotic.org/m/uploads/2014/04/healthy-thumb.png(Stay Healthy)!:http://www.xonotic.org/m/uploads/2013/02/healthy.png
-This is something which is almost too obvious to be included here, but I've seen so many new players running right past health and armor pickups without taking them. In Xonotic, your starting health of 100 can be brought below zero very quickly. It takes any experienced player two shots to accomplish this, which typically are a two weapon combo so this goes *really* fast. If ONE player can finish you off that fast, imagine how long your life lasts in a typical EIGHT player deathmatch. This is why it is absolutely crucial to pick up any health and armor you might find on your way, unless of course this puts you in a dangerous position that outweighs the advantages of a health/armor boost. A mega armor or mega health gives you additional 100 health or armor points respectively, which obviously equals the amount of damage you can take with your starting health – you could consider a mega armor or mega health an extra life. Megas respawn within 30 seconds of being taken.
+This is something which is almost too obvious to be included here, but I've seen so many new players running right past health and armor pickups without taking them. In Xonotic, your starting health of 100 can be brought below zero very quickly. It takes any experienced player two shots to accomplish this, which typically are a two weapon combo so this goes *really* fast. If *one* player can finish you off that fast, imagine how long your life lasts in a typical *eight* player deathmatch. This is why it is absolutely crucial to pick up any health and armor you might find on your way, unless of course this puts you in a dangerous position that outweighs the advantages of a health/armor boost. A mega armor or mega health gives you additional 100 health or armor points respectively, which obviously equals the amount of damage you can take with your starting health – you could consider a mega armor or mega health an extra life. Megas respawn within 30 seconds of being taken.
However, note that if you are above 100 health/armor, both health and armor will start to rot down to 100 a short while after you picked up your last health or armor respectively. The higher above 100 you are, the faster the rot goes. On the other hand if you are below 100 health, your health will start to regenerate a short while after you took damage for the last time. Again, the lower your health is, the faster it regenerates. This means if you get out of a battle with really low health and there is no health pickup anywhere near, it can be a good idea to retreat to a place out of action until you managed to regenerate a bit. Armor obviously does not regenerate.
A very important and widely used console command is the command to call a vote. If you want to see what votes are allowed on a server, type "vhelp". To call a vote (for example, to end the match), type "vcall <vote>" (in my example "vcall endmatch").
-If you'd like to know more about the Xonotic console, check out <a href="http://forums.xonotic.org/showthread.php?tid=2987">BlaXpirit's forum thread about console tips and tricks</a>. In case you find consoles a little too nerdy, you can change game settings in a similar detailedness also via the "Advanced Settings" dialog located in the Settings Window → Misc Tab. The search function there works just like the apropos command in the console.
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+If you'd like to know more about the Xonotic console, check out !http://forums.xonotic.org/showthread.php?tid=2987(BlaXpirit's forum thread about console tips and tricks)!:http://forums.xonotic.org/showthread.php?tid=2987 . In case you find consoles a little too nerdy, you can change game settings in a similar detailedness also via the "Advanced Settings" dialog located in the Settings Window → Misc Tab. The search function there works just like the apropos command in the console.
h1. Optimizing Perception
Xonotic aims to be pretty and to offer an immersive gameplay experience by using realistic lighting, complex particle effects and a harmonious sound environment. Whereas all these elements may help you to dive deeper into the game atmosphere, they also provide an overhead of information for you to process that sometimes has no other use than creating such atmosphere. In some cases this can even lead to gameplay relevant information getting lost under such overhead. This section deals with configuring Xonotic so you can see and hear well at the cost of atmosphere (a lot of which will get lost in the process).
-To apply the tweaks I'll resort to showing console commands mostly, simply because it is much shorter to just show the command here than to describe the menu path where to set the relevant configuration option. So be sure to have read [[Halogene's Newbie Corner#Console-ABC|the Console-ABC section]] if you're not already familiar with the Xonotic console.
+To apply the tweaks I'll resort to showing console commands mostly, simply because it is much shorter to just show the command here than to describe the menu path where to set the relevant configuration option. So be sure to have read [[Halogene's Newbie Corner#Console ABC|the Console ABC section]] if you're not already familiar with the Xonotic console.
h2. Visuals
<pre>r_drawviewmodel 0</pre>
-Now you'll only know what weapon you hold by remembering the bind you pressed last and by the color of the crosshair. But if you managed to get the weapon binds into your cerebellum, this is manageable - decide for yourself if you're ready for this. I started using this setting when publishing the !http://www.xonotic.org/2013/09/halogenes-newbie-corner-part-6-optimizing-perception(Newbie Corner #6):http://www.xonotic.org/2013/09/halogenes-newbie-corner-part-6-optimizing-perception , and feel very comfortable with it for already quite a while.
+Now you'll only know what weapon you hold by remembering the bind you pressed last and by the color of the crosshair. But if you managed to get the weapon binds into your cerebellum, this is manageable - decide for yourself if you're ready for this. I started using this setting when publishing the !http://www.xonotic.org/2013/09/halogenes-newbie-corner-part-6-optimizing-perception(Newbie Corner #6)!:http://www.xonotic.org/2013/09/halogenes-newbie-corner-part-6-optimizing-perception , and feel very comfortable with it for already quite a while.
When using the zoom to improve sight in a fast paced game like Xonotic, you won't want the view to be impaired by some mask around the crosshair that generates the impression you look through some binoculars or something:
<pre>cl_reticle 0</pre>
Apart from all the visual stuff, you can of course also improve perception by adjusting the audio settings. While there is quite some remarkably good music in Xonotic, in-game music can distract you and predominate pickup or movement sounds that you might want to hear. The same goes for ambient sounds. Whereas these greatly add to the atmosphere of the game, they can prevent you from predicting where an opponent will come from, what the player's approximate health status is and what is being picked up. So if you can do without the atmosphere, you might want to turn those off via the menu.
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h1. The End
I hope this wall of text remained readable. If not, I hope you at least enjoyed looking at the pictures :)
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