Overkill Tutorial
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-Work-in-progress
+*Work-in-progress*
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+Overkill is a Xonotic mod characterized by
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+- fast movement,
+- fewer but more powerful weapons,
+- nades and
+- respawning near team mates.
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+To excel at overkill there is two things to practice: aim and speed. If you're feeling old or your reflexes aren't that good, don't despair: Speed is the more important of the two.
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+Weapons
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+Basic Weapons
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+Every player has the same three weapons. You don't have to collect them and you also have infinite ammo.
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+- Vortex (Long distance, very precise)
+this is the main weapon, it hit's what it's aimed at
+- Shotgun (point blank weapon with large spread)
+this deals quite a lot of damage in short range, but has a large spread rendering it mostly useless for a distance
+it can however be used to slow down approaching enemies
+- Machine Gun (mid-range weapon with a bit of spread)
+the spread increases gradually, so it's best to shoot salvoes in quick succession instead of keeping the trigger pulled
+also slows enemies down
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+Super Weapons
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+Those weapons have to be picked up and are only available on some maps.
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+- Heavy Machine Gun
+this is basically the machine gun - only it's bigger, faster, has a larger ammo capacity and is even more powerful
+point at general direction of enemy, pull the trigger, enemy dead
+- Rocket Propelled Chainsaw Launcher
+this sounds more fun than it actually is, basically it's a rocket launcher
+slow rockets, huge damage, quite a damage radius
+you'll have a hard time not killing yourself with it, so you better jump around while using it and not aim at walls next to you
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+Nades
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+Nade is the shorthand term for *grenade*. It deals quite a lot of damage and also has a big damage radius.
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+You can release a nade every few seconds by pressing the `drop weapon` bind (per default that's the `g key). After that a countdown starts until the nade explodes. You have to press the same key again to throw the nade in the direction you're looking at.
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+To excel at nading here are a few tips:
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+* Keep the nade until short before the explosion and throw it into an enemy. That way it won't bounce away and the enemy has no way to dodge it.
+* You can use nades kind of like a mine by dropping it on the floor at a place where an enemy will very likely be in a few moments (e.g. the flag spot in a CTF match). You can easily drop a nade by crouching before releasing it.
+* You can use nades like a rocket launcher by throwing them in front of you and then shooting it with the vortex. This propels the nade very far and causes very high damage with a bit of spread. It takes a little practice but is worth the effort.
+* Also keep in mind nades bounce off walls and fall down stairs. It even deals damage through walls.
-Overkill is a mod of Xonotic focusing on faster movement and a simpler weapons system. Games are generally more chaotic than in vanilla Xonotic due to spawning near teammates and very high speed.
Movement
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-Movement in Overkill is based on several key concepts. It's basically [vanilla](Halogenes_Newbie_Corner) movement plus dodging so everything [here](Halogenes_Newbie_Corner#movement) applies (and is covered in more detail)
+Every [vanilla movement tip](Halogenes_Newbie_Corner#movement) also applies in Overkill. However there is one key aspect making the game way faster: wall-dodging.
Bunny Hopping
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-[Same as vanilla](Halogenes_Newbie_Corner#bunny-hopping) - instead of running you should jump because it's much faster. Basically **hold space pressed all the time**. No exceptions unless you want to be slow. Hold forward to move straight, release forward and hold left or right to turn.
+[Same as vanilla](Halogenes_Newbie_Corner#bunny-hopping) - instead of just walking around you should jump because it's much faster. Basically **press the `jump` key all the time** (by default `space bar`). The only exceptions to this rule are if you *want* to be slow or you need to sneak. The turning and strafing tips also apply: hold `forward` to move straight, release `forward` and press `left` or `right` while moving the mouse slow but steadily in that direction to turn.
Laser / Blaster
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-All weapons in overkill have the same secondary fire - laser (sometimes called blaster). It doesn't affect enemies in any way but pushes the player who's using it (and also flags and nades) away. It's main uses are:
+All weapons in Overkill have the same secondary fire - laser (sometimes called blaster). Unlike in vanilla it doesn't deal any damage to enemies or the player, but pushes the player using it (and also flags and nades). Its main uses are:
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+- jumping higher - just aim at the floor and shoot
+- climbing walls (no matter how high) - keep shooting the laser at roughly 45° down against a wall
+- accelerating - shoot the floor or wall [slightly behind you](Halogenes_Newbie_Corner#wall-blastering) for a noticeable boost.
- - Jumping higher - Just aim at the floor and shoot.
- - Climbing walls - No matter how high, if you keep shooting the laser at roughly 45° down against a wall, you can climb up.
- - Accelerating - shoot the floor or wall slightly behind you for a noticeable boost. [Here](Halogenes_Newbie_Corner#wall-blastering) with pictures.
+Wall-Dodging
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-Dodging
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+Dodging is somewhat specific to Overkill. Most people notice that quickly pressing the movement key in one direction twice dodges in that direction. This can be used to quickly gain a little tempo by pressing `forward` twice when starting to bunnyhop.
-This one is specific to Overkill and is one of it's defining features. When you're either standing still or running along a wall, quickly press forward (or any other direction) key twice. Must be followed by bunny hopping or you lose your speed as soon as you touch the floor.
+However dodging doesn't only apply to start moving but can be used on (more or less) even surfaces next to you. For example you can bunnyhop alongside a wall and press the `forward` key in quick succession to gain even more speed. You can do this multiple times with only a short cooldown time. Good maps to try this out are *Tarx* and *Equinox*.
-You should do this every time right after spawning because this is the fastest way to start moving. When wall-dodging you gain even more speed by mixing it with the blaster. Don't underestimate this. You'll be several times faster than normally.
+You can reach very high speeds using wall dodging. The fastest way to accelerate is a combination of both wall-dodging and blastering. This has to be timed well to gain the most acceleration.
Advanced - Nade Jumping
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-Desperate times call for desperate measures. Sometimes, especially with the flag, you need to away fast. The best way to do that is to let a nade explode in your hand. Just press G, face away from where you want to go and wait.
+Desperate situations call for desperate measures. Sometimes you need to get away *really* fast. One way to do that is to let a nade explode in your hand. This can be done by either facing in the opposite direction of where you want to be hurled or by being in a jump when the nade explodes.
-A nade does between 100 and 200 damage - you need additional armor or health for this trick.
+Since a nade does about 160 damage you need additional armor or health for this trick, otherwise you'd just commit suicide.
Items
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- Health - 100
-- Armor - 100, 50, 25
-- Shards - from dead enemies - important on maps without other pickups or duels
+- Armor comes in sizes of 100, 50, 25
+- Shards from dead enemies (5 armor) - most important on maps without other pickups
-Not much to say here except **don't ignore them**. If you think there is not reason to pick them up because you'll die quickly anyway, you're wrong! Even that 5 armor shard will keep you alive when hit by the vortex. They won't make you be invincible but you will have time to shoot back or get to cover. Big difference.
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-Weapons
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-On spawn you get 3 weapons and grenades with 2 additional weapons as pickups on some maps.
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- - Vortex [Long distance weapon, precise]
- - main weapon - good enough in every situation - 100% accuracy
- - Use to shoot nades further
- - Shotgun [Close proximity weapon with large spread]
- - More dmg than nex, great at close range
- - Use to slow enemies down (eg. when jumping across on space-elevator)
- - Machine Gun [Mid-range weapon with a bit of spread]
- - spread increases gradually - best to use bursts in mid range
- - most dmg/s X last resort ( enemy can kill instantly you with nex/shotgun)
- - also slows enemies down
- - is supposed to penetrate thin walls X buggy
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- - Super Weapons
- - only on some maps - shouldn't focus on them too much
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- - Heavy Machine Gun [needs description]
- - Point at general direction of enemy, press fire, enemy dead
- - Really strong, huge magazine
- - (i think the dmg we have in our config is not in master yet, will try to fix that)
- - defense - get further away - too uch spread
- - Rocket Propelled Chainsaw Launcher [needs description]
- - huge shockwave, one hit kill in a small radius
- - defense - keep jumping into the air - impossible to aim with it
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- - Nades
- - the longer you wait, the stronger throw
- - bounce around corner ( the only overkill weapon )
- - explosion can damage thru walls
- - crouch before "throwing" -> dropped on floor
- - use G (drop weapon) - not E - need free fingers - not keep holding a key like a moron for 5 seconds
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+There's not much to say here except take everything you get. If you think there's no reason to pick them up because you'll die quickly anyway, you're wrong. Remember without any pickups a single vortex hit will instantly kill you. Even that 5 armor shard will keep you alive and win you time to shoot back or get in cover. A fully equipped player (max health at 200 and max armor at 100) will sustain three vortex hits. If the hits don't come in quick succession even four, because you're healing shortly after being hit.
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