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 able to fire back at the same time.
+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
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
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