Tips on increasing movement speed

[btfx]

Nade boosts and m79 jumps make you lose HP, usually they are a waste of time.

I disagree, you can save lots of time by scoring instead of getting killed and having to get into the enemy base. Even when you think there's nobody behind you, better safe than sorry. It is usually a waste outside of INF and CTF.

[`ShokTrooper]

know thy map, You can time your jumps so that you don't slow down when you land.

Easy said then done

Use grenade jumps. The best spots for this are colliders: boxes which you can hide behind because they block your bullets also make grenades explode instantly. Practice throwing your grenades just after you passed one of these, it will give you a huge speed boost.

Best tip^^ Try M79 at first, then move to grenades

Also, nobody has mentioned shooting the minigun to the back! If you are being persued (CTF) you not only go faster, but slowly drain HP.

Ya nade boosts are helping me alot but i would never use a minigun .... never!!

like i said before its practice practice practice but learning better ways to do sumthing never hurts......keep um comin!!!!!

[btfx]

...but i would never use a minigun .... never!!

Ehh... Why? Sometimes server admins tell me to stop, and I do, but I don't see why you wouldn't want the extra speed...

[`ShokTrooper]

using a minigun primary and a saw secondary looks ineffective and im not a lamer

[Lord Frunkamunch]

Minigun sucks balls for anything aside from movement and lagging up the server. It's combat use it below that of any given secondary. Use a spas if anything, at least it can do some damage.

[BondJamesBond]

know thy map, You can time your jumps so that you don't slow down when you land.

Easy said then done

So you're just not gonna do it? It is easy to do and with practice you will be able to do it naturally. If you choose not take a-4-year-old's advice, then don't except any improvement. Timing your jumps is an essential for speed.

And the minigun is not for lamers. If you play in pubs, then you probably just see noobs spewing useless bullets everywhere - But in the experienced realm of Soldat players utilize the powerful push in ways you could not imagine. If you really detest the minigun, you can still use the Spas.

[`ShokTrooper]

Of course  im going to do  it James im just saying its hard for me right now and i need practice which i say in most of my posts if u go back and read it jk

rly, i would never use a minigun in a real game and i just dont like the spas that much but thats me

[btfx]

Minigun def sucks ass as a weapon, but if you drade your 2ndary for a real gun, it can be a great speed booster, the reason I'm insisting is because I once played against a guy who used this tactic *extremely* effectively. It was either a 2v2 or 3v3 game and he just kept scoring with that thing. The increases speed really catches people off guard, nobody on my team could snipe him because we weren't used to it.

Edit: I bet you recall when you were a newbie player, or playing on a map you didn't know well, and you got the flag, but some pro caught up to you and got it back, the minigun totally eliminates that factor.

[`ShokTrooper]

cool!!!!!!!!!Which map were u on any way when I see a minigun I see a free kill ........I guess that guys teammates were rushing ahead to clear the way but I would of killed him b4 he got to our flag. It rly depends on the map

[Eclipse]

Poly Bug Usually gives the speed of a Nade boost.

[CriminalJoe]

heres some tips that have been unsaid, from the fastest runner in soldat: ME 

while falling, go prone and fly. KARAZAY useful

if u play TW:
when you are trying to get over an object thats to high to long jump but unessesary to high flip it or kick-jump do this. long-jump facing backwards a couple yards away from your mark while keeping the jump button down. when u get a foot away from the obstacle, tap fly fast u can and you will flip over the obstacle.

this move is used in the same situation, but you lose no very little momentum while doing it:
run while long jumping for maximum speed and then backflip immediately when u land. for this to work you have to press the flip and jump button pretty fast (not too fast or ull just roll lamely). you dont have to do this right after a jump, but it works best like that.

if your running through a passege thats close to the hight of your soldat, long jump out of it. thier is a biiig chance u will shoot out of it from polybug.

if your trying to get up to a ledge above you: jump forward, and while holding the jump button switch directional keys and back flip. face the way you jumped forward during the whole maneuver. this is alot easier then it sounds and is CRAZY useful. great map to use this with: ctf_kampf on the top right side.

this next maneuver is super hard and u need to be pretty skilled to do it. ive only seen a couple people do this before besides my self. its hard to find a real use for this one tho, but yea it looks pretty rad
Gainer: on a downward or upward slope (not to steep) do short jumps while running. while ur at a fast speed, do a back flip but press the buttons FAST. works best off of a polybug.

thats all i can think of that haven't been said for now...
oughta keep ya real busy tho

[`ShokTrooper]

lol good advice but i actually know everything up until the gainer ive been playing for a 1 year but my standards (killing 10 ppl without losing health )...im a noob :X

but the gainer .....  i think ive done that at but alot slower speed

good advice any way

[chutem]

to do a cannonball like demonic said you do a backflip without touching 'w' u will do a horizontal flip and go really fast.

Date Posted: January 03, 2008, 08:10:17 pmCriminal joe: The gainer is basically a kickjump and backflip combined and if u go on climbwar servers u will see it alot.

Come to think of it, Shok, play on climb servers (unless u hate them) u can learn how your soldat moves and is handy in normal soldat games

[Tactical Sniper]

Bunnyhop its simple.  Also, save your jets for when you realy need them (like when running with low health from an angry minigun user).

[Oxyd]

Gainer: on a downward or upward slope (not to steep) do short jumps while running. while ur at a fast speed, do a back flip but press the buttons FAST. works best off of a polybug.

This one is my favorite, which i like to call a triple jump, since i always do two short and one straight up jump    I find it useful on many maps. And it is not necessary to make a back flip. I only do back flip, when i need to go straight up, while running forward fast.

Oh by the way i use it also to run fast forward. Simply landing and tapping at the right time on those slopes. This is alternative method for that polygon bug use.

Anyway a good combo of few horizontal back flips in a row is the best for me. Saved my ass many times from grenades and m79 from above. 

[pinOi32]

if u see a barret user trying to shoot at u, run towards them, and at the last moment, backflip into the air and shoot them in the FACE!!

[Eclipse]

Lawl. With snipers i superman them, then i let go of my jets and they miss, roffle.

[MRH]

spas boost, roll, and lots'o jets

[excruciator]

cannonball and nade boost are probably the best moving skills. however I cannot use either ones of those at will...yet..

I dont get cannonball. so random.

[btfx]

You mean backflip? If so read the manual.