Just discovered Soldat...

[tehsnipah]

i MASTAHed the ak, serioudly, i know the range, arc and all those sorts of craps

/ontopic] you should figure out which weapon is your favorite first. i recommend using ak, aug, or... spas?

[amb2010]

(offtopic: knowing how a gun works isn't "mastering" it if you cant use it)

(ontopic)

Just ignore what other people say, you will run into a lot of people saying "YOU NOOB!111" and other insults based on what gun you use (look at some posts in here on how people think of the guns =/) or just because you killed them. Just play for fun.

[tehsnipah]

off: meh fine, i know it really well as if it's my penus

ontopic: that "YOU NOOB!111" it's pretty rare to see those now for some reason... or is it just me?

[amb2010]

Depends where you play if there are people like that, graveyard inf has had a flood of people who do that =/ Also find a server you like, play there and get some friends that play there, it will make the game a lot more fun.

[Lord Frunkamunch]

Ignore the forums completely until you get to where you love the game enough that you won't get scared off by the blinding stupidity

\m/

[Lone-Wolf]

(Shut up guys, you're scaring fresh meat away......... )

HIE THARRRRRRRRRR. HOW ARE YOU ? GOOD.
LETS HAVE LUNCH TOGETHER SOMETIME I'M GETTING HUNGRY. 

Also, might wanna check out this thread for new players, it helps.

http://forums.soldat.pl/index.php?topic=454.0

[STM1993]

Hey welcome to the Soldat Forums... and Soldat itself!

A wonderful 2D game where you play as a Soldier, holding various weapons and running around to complete objectives, as well as kill other Soldiers (whether bots or human players).

http://forums.soldat.pl/index.php?topic=454.0

^ That link helps alot. Or you can check out Soldat Wiki.

Try around the different default moves, then advance to the better moves and skills like backflips and rolls.

As for the weapons:
Play offline with the bots for a start (try fighting boogie man first for a simple feel of the game). Try ALL the weapons.

I'm too lazy to type a wall of text describing the weapons, but I strongly recommend for STARTERS:

1. AK-74
2. M79
3. HK MP5

If you want to focus on a single weapon right from the start, these weapons would be good since they require much practise:

1. Desert Eagles
2. Steyr Aug
3. Ruger-77

For your secondary weapon, there is the USSOCOM, Combat Knife, Chainsaw and M72 LAW.

The USSOCOM is a decent pistol weapon, which I would recommend for starters for a backup weapon (Q to switch weapon).

The Combat Knife isn't for stabbing. It's for throwing at your foes. Hold down the throw button to throw further and to be able to kill (if you just tap the throw button, the knife can't kill instantly). This weapon requires quite some skill and time to master.

The Chainsaw is quite a unique weapon. It is the true close-quarters combat weapon of Soldat. Just draw this out and start sawing your foes, but beware the chainsaw needs to "reload" before it works again. This weapon requires ALOT of skill, so its not recommended for starters.

The M72 LAW is a anti-tank rocket launcher. You have to be on the ground, CROUCHED or PRONED before firing. To fire, hold down the shoot button. It has a very long reload, but this is a good weapon to practise and learn. It is especially useful for supportive purposes or for a nice artillery shot if you're extremely good at it.

Notes:
The minigun is a gun for fun or for helping yourself stay in mid-air. It is not meant for serious gameplay. Yes, it looks very powerful or whatever, but it isn't a weapon supposed to be used in a really serious game, that's why some servers ban this weapon. So I recommend you just play around with this weapon for fun to understand the minigun, and then move on to play other weapons and leave the minigun alone. Unless you want to dedicate yourself to become a "Minigun Master". XD

[NotBingBong]

No weapons are noob weapons, every weapon is balanced, all weapons should be used, and if you call someone a noob for killing you with m79... Well then, you were just killed by a noob kthxbai!

[STM1993]

^ I'm not calling any weapon noob, just saying that the minigun isn't very effective in real games (though it can be surprising to see it really do well). Also, I'm just giving some recommendations for which weapons are best for newer players.

[NotBingBong]

No offense but the world doesen't revolve around you, i was talking to everyone that sais which weapons to use... Some people find different weapons more easier, because they have their own reaction times and other things that i cbf explaining about. You by saying that the mini gun is shit is merely because you probably cannot aim correctly with it, and it does have an extremely big spread...

[Hair|Trigger]

Well all I gotta say is I'm glad you found the game.  Hopefully you will learn HEAPS from our community aswell  

Enjoy!

[Pie]

Notes:
The minigun is a gun for fun or for helping yourself stay in mid-air. It is not meant for serious gameplay. Yes, it looks very powerful or whatever, but it isn't a weapon supposed to be used in a really serious game, that's why some servers ban this weapon. So I recommend you just play around with this weapon for fun to understand the minigun, and then move on to play other weapons and leave the minigun alone. Unless you want to dedicate yourself to become a "Minigun Master". XD

Minigun is awesome,I'm kinda disappointed it's not on any servers, it needs better reg and it will be unstoppable.

[-Skykanden-]

Wellcome to the game and forums

I invite you to see the modding section and to play Trenchwar

Ah you should know after all that the people sho uses m79 (in the major part of the servers) people call them n00bs and so

[Aquarius]

Learn using M79 and pwn the whiners who call M79 users "noobs". I love piss them off with some angle shots from behind a wall.

[STM1993]

No offense but the world doesen't revolve around you, i was talking to everyone that sais which weapons to use... Some people find different weapons more easier, because they have their own reaction times and other things that i cbf explaining about. You by saying that the mini gun is bollocks is merely because you probably cannot aim correctly with it, and it does have an extremely big spread...

No offense taken.

Ok, I get it. But you made one wrong assumption though: I do use the minigun myself and I think I can aim it quite well. Big spread? Oh, not really to me. Anyway, point taken.

Minigun is awesome,I'm kinda disappointed it's not on any servers, it needs better reg and it will be unstoppable.

Mmm, ya I still wonder why some servers disable the minigun. I mean sometimes I'd also use it once in a while and can surprisingly get some good kills. The minigun shouldn't lag at all with all our newer computers.

[tehsnipah]

Hey welcome to the Soldat Forums... and Soldat itself!

A wonderful 2D game where you play as a Soldier, holding various weapons and running around to complete objectives, as well as kill other Soldiers (whether bots or human players).

http://forums.soldat.pl/index.php?topic=454.0

^ That link helps alot. Or you can check out Soldat Wiki.

Try around the different default moves, then advance to the better moves and skills like backflips and rolls.

As for the weapons:
Play offline with the bots for a start (try fighting boogie man first for a simple feel of the game). Try ALL the weapons.

I'm too lazy to type a wall of text describing the weapons, but I strongly recommend for STARTERS:

1. AK-74
2. M79
3. HK MP5

If you want to focus on a single weapon right from the start, these weapons would be good since they require much practise:

1. Desert Eagles
2. Steyr Aug
3. Ruger-77

For your secondary weapon, there is the USSOCOM, Combat Knife, Chainsaw and M72 LAW.

The USSOCOM is a decent pistol weapon, which I would recommend for starters for a backup weapon (Q to switch weapon).

The Combat Knife isn't for stabbing. It's for throwing at your foes. Hold down the throw button to throw further and to be able to kill (if you just tap the throw button, the knife can't kill instantly). This weapon requires quite some skill and time to master.

The Chainsaw is quite a unique weapon. It is the true close-quarters combat weapon of Soldat. Just draw this out and start sawing your foes, but beware the chainsaw needs to "reload" before it works again. This weapon requires ALOT of skill, so its not recommended for starters.

The M72 LAW is a anti-tank rocket launcher. You have to be on the ground, CROUCHED or PRONED before firing. To fire, hold down the shoot button. It has a very long reload, but this is a good weapon to practise and learn. It is especially useful for supportive purposes or for a nice artillery shot if you're extremely good at it.

Notes:
The minigun is a gun for fun or for helping yourself stay in mid-air. It is not meant for serious gameplay. Yes, it looks very powerful or whatever, but it isn't a weapon supposed to be used in a really serious game, that's why some servers ban this weapon. So I recommend you just play around with this weapon for fun to understand the minigun, and then move on to play other weapons and leave the minigun alone. Unless you want to dedicate yourself to become a "Minigun Master". XD

make a soldat manual paper out of this guys, STM really did a good job this time

[Psycho]

No offense but the world doesen't revolve around you, i was talking to everyone that sais which weapons to use... Some people find different weapons more easier, because they have their own reaction times and other things that i cbf explaining about. You by saying that the mini gun is bollocks is merely because you probably cannot aim correctly with it, and it does have an extremely big spread...

The sad truth is that the minigun really is pretty useless as it is now. For killing anyway.
If your goal is to annoy the shit out of people by lagging up the server and spraying randomly anywhere, you have the right gun though.
The biggest reason it's useless is it's crappy hit registration. On your screen you might put 70 bullets into the guy, and still he can walk away without have taken serious damage.

This will ofcorse change in the next version. Or so I hear.

[Hershey]

stay away from the minigun

^_^

[STM1993]

The sad truth is that the minigun really is pretty useless as it is now. For killing anyway.
If your goal is to annoy the bollocks out of people by lagging up the server and spraying randomly anywhere, you have the right gun though.
The biggest reason it's useless is it's crappy hit registration. On your screen you might put 70 bullets into the guy, and still he can walk away without have taken serious damage.

This will ofcorse change in the next version. Or so I hear.

True.

Ya, it is announced that the minigun's definitely gonna have some improvements one way or another, but definitely true for the bullet reg.

[NotBingBong]

yes, the minugun is a lot stronger in 1.5 as is the flame thrower

the flame thrower kills in a matter of seconds if aimed directly at the target.

Example


Enemy ------------------> 8Flame8> You = instant pwnage!