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Learn Soldat's movement system below.

This is the in depth tutorial. Have a look here if you're seeking for a shorter tutorial.

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Basic Technique: Jump
Aborted Jump                    Half Jump                    Full Jump       
   
Half JumpThe half jump is a variation of the jump command in which the jump is half the height.
Fake JumpThe fake jump has the beginning animation of any regular jump, however the feet never leaves the ground. Performed by first pressing the jump key, then pressing a directional key, and finally releasing both keys when animation has completed.Glide JumpJump immediately after releasing a directional key.

Side JumpWhile holding a directional key, tap the jump button. By adding jets to your Side Jump you can reach higher and further.Depending on how long you hold the jump key, you'll reach different heights and distances.  Mini Side Jump                       Medium Side Jump                        High Side Jump   
Held Side JumpPerformed by holding the jump key for the entire duration of the Side jump. We'll see later how this can be used to perform certain moves, such as the Late Backflip and the Late Cannonball.

Kick JumpingHold a directional key, and tap the jump key (default: w) every time you touch the ground. Tapping the jump key at the right time allows you to build momentum. For a given slope, there will be a certain tapping rhythm that you must judge,
but your judgment will become intuitive with practice. In general, the steeper the slope is, the faster your tapping rhythm will be. The flatter the slope is, the more time there should relatively be between each tap.
Flat Slope                                                                             Steep Slope 
Mini Kick Jumps Mini kick jumps are a variation of the kick jump. The mini kick jump is executed with the same key commands, but the timing is executed earlier.
Lightly and quickly tap a directional key and the jump key almost simultaneously, and experiment with your fingers to get it just right!
Normal Kick Jumps                                                            Mini Kick Jumps 
As a variation to the Side Jump, the backjump, which is a Side Jump itself, counteracts existing momentum (by jumping in the opposite direction--hence the name) to momentarily levitate the gostek off the ground.
The height of elevation is determined by the angle of the slope on which the backjump is performed, as well as the initial speed with which the player is moving.
The Backjump can also be performed after a series of Kick Jumps. 
Half Side Jump
*In tight tunnels, you can use the ceiling as a means to shorten the height and hence trajectory of your jumps: as a result of shorter jumps, you will accelerate faster in these tight tunnels.
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Basic Technique: Roll

RollPressing the crouch key during horizontal movement allows a player to roll, making him/her momentarily faster than walking speed.Adding a little jet at the end of rolls is generally beneficial, as the rolls can sometimes abruptly halt your momentum.


Jet RollThe jet roll is a very useful roll that has several functions.
To perform: During the gostek’s rolling animation, press or hold jet.
This helps your gostek to avoid getting stuck to the ground and may also help with getting to different places in a short and precise manner.
 

Glide rollHow to do (facing right): Upon the immediate release of the A key (moving left), roll towards the right.
This is useful for cutting corners very quickly. The glide roll is best utilized in confined or tight areas or near edges.
Note: Can be done facing both directions, and no cursor crossing should occur.
Forward Glide Roll                                          Backward Glide Roll
 
Inverse RollPerformed by switching the cursor to the opposite side of your gostek during a roll.
The movement of the cursor across the gostek is called cursor crossing.
For efficiency purposes, cursor crossing should occur earlier in the roll when nearer to an edge, and visa versa.
These rolls are great to cut corners in tightly packed spaces, like in the top-right tunnels of Kampf.

 

Hard RollHard Rolling is when your momentum is taking you one way but you come to a very abrupt halt, allowing you to roll in the other direction. To perform, first press and hold the crouch button, then press a directional key, and then click the jet key
Normally, your momentum would cause you to slide along the ground while rolling; however, with hard rolling...
This looks wrong

And this looks right
 

Incline RollIncline rolling is when you perform a roll into a very steep, inclined surface.
This has proven to give your player a burst of speed up the surface, especially if chained together with a backflip. If you’re going to chain an incline roll with a backflip, make sure to perform the incline roll first because it’s the move that puts a halt to all the gravitational momentum applied on the player, no matter how great the momentum is or the type of surface on which your gostek lands.
Note: The timing will be harder without jets and also on steep, icy surfaces.
 


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Backflip

While facing backward (relative to your Side Jump direction) and holding the jump key mid-air during the jump, click the jet button.
Important: Do not release the jump key before the jet key has been clicked...
Holding jet during the backflip will increase the upward momentum.
By timing the release of the jump key relative to the click of the jet key, you can vary the height of your backflip.

   
Low Backflip             Medium Backflip               Full Backflip
If you need extra height, you can start your backflip with a backjump.

You can chain several backflips on a slope.


Variations of backflip

Reverse BackflipTo perform a reverse backflip: begin by kick jumping in one direction,
then switching directional keys with your different fingers while mid-air.
and, finally, clicking the jet key to initiate the backflip.
Remember: you must be facing backward for a backflip to perform, but because the backflip direction is reversed (relative to the kick jump) face forward (relative to the kickjump) for this technique.




Late/Delayed BackflipA late backflip is performed the same way as a regular backflip, however the pressing of the jet key is delayed as you please. Try experimenting!
Late Backflip                                                                     Late Reverse Backflip
 

Inverse BackflipTo perform an inverse backflip, begin the jump by facing forward.
Proceed with a cursor cross then follow up with pressing the opposite directional key.
Now all that’s left is to jet.



By combining these techniques you can get some pretty interesting trajectories.
For example, this is a Backjumped Late Reverse Backflip which happens to be inversed as well. Are you still following?



Crossing with the mouse
By changing the direction you face during the animation of the backflip, you can fine tune your trajectory.
This can be done one or several times.

 

Spin-BackflipYou can Backflip against a curve to build up horizontal momentum.

 



Wall-BackflipBy backfliping against a vertical wall, you’ll get more vertical momentum.


Mini-flip A mini-flip develops like a backflip; however, the jet key is pressed at the very beginning of the jump animation.
As a result, no initial momentum is given to the flip, which keeps the gostek much closer to the ground.Note: There is an alternative way to mini-flip that doesn’t involve pressing jet, however it’s much more difficult.
To perform it, while holding the direction key and facing backwards, crouch then jump immediately after.


Mini-flipping is one of the fastest ways to get onto a platform that is slightly higher than you, as you can see.

 

Micro-flipUsing the “no jet” mini-flip technique, you can adjust the timing of the jump relative to the
roll to produce a whole range of smaller flips.



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Advanced Technique: The Cannonball

Cannonball
Cannonball is one of the fastest horizontal motions in Soldat.

The cannonball is a derivation of the backflip, and it uses the same basic button sequence, with exception to W and jet.

The best way to understand the mechanics of the relationship between backflips and cannonballs is by imagining your gostek in a slingshot. Think of the W key as the trigger: by holding W, you keep the sling tense, whereas releasing W lets go of the sling. Because all flips are initiated by the jet key, consider the jet key to be the firepower of the slingshot. With this in mind, you can begin to visualize how the ignition of firepower immediately after the release of the sling (W) would produce a strong accelerating force. In short, the timing of the jet key, in relation to the release of W, determines the angle and velocity of the cannon.

If performed correctly, your player will accelerate in the given direction during the flipping animation.
Chaining multiple successful cannonballs can maximize speed.
Real Cannonball                                      Fake Cannonball
 
Fake cannonballing is an alternate way to cannonballing. Watch VinceBros easy-to-follow step-by-step video tutorial on how to fake cannonball. The timing is easier to learn, thus rendering it more consistent than the real cannonball for beginners.
Inverse Cannonball                                    Regular Cannonball
 
Due to the way collision works in Soldat, jumping upon landing facing forward is faster than facing backwards:
It's a small difference of momentum (~5% increase on average.)
Taking advantage of this in the context of cannonballing is called inverse cannon balling.
Notice how the cursor is in front immediately before and after the landing.

The following are all practical applications of the cannonball.
Reverse Cannonball
The same method is applied to the reverse cannon as to the reverse backflip.
It is a useful move to cut corners in a very sharp and precise manner.
It can substitute for the glide roll in the case where there is more open space.
*Make sure the flipping animation is done before cursor crossing into the next motion.
 

Delayed Cornergrab Cannonball
The button sequence to perform this move is identical to that of a regular or reverse cannonball (depending on the direction you face); however, its use and application is entirely different. The Backjump first slows down your player’s momentum, and then the cannonball reverses the momentum by accelerating the player in the opposite direction. This is a good move for switching routes.
 
Backjump Cannonball
This move has the same use as the mini-flip. To perform, simply do a backjump followed by a cannonball.
The backjump cannon keeps you closer to the ground than a mini-flip.


Semi-Cannonball
The semi-cannonball is performed by intentionally letting the release of the W key drag in relation to the jet button. Depending on the timing you can fine tune the height of the semi-cannonball. Judging the desired angle beforehand helps the mind approximate timing. With practice, you can develop a sense of familiarity for certain angles and increase your success rate.
 
Semi-cannonballing should be used when there is a platform that is too high to cannonball on to and would consume too much time to backflip on to or when achieving a specific angle of acceleration.
Too high for a Cannon Ball                                           Too low for a Backflip
 
-Correct way-

Reverse Semi-Cannonball
In the same fashion as cannonballs, semi-cannonballs can be reversed as well.



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