Urban Terror -- Tips and Tricks

Use the best control setup. Use the keyboard to move forward, move backward, and to move side to side (strafe). Use the mouse to turn—never the keyboard. You can determine the best mouse sensitivity to use by considering these two options:
- Higher mouse sensitivity will allow you to turn much faster and react more quickly, but requires a bit more effort to make precise shots.
- Lower mouse sensitivity allows you to make precise shots much more easily, but will leave your reactions vulnerable to players that might attack you from behind.
Practice. If the game has a single player mode, try playing it on 'hard' setting until you are confident with the controls and your abilities.
- Don't worry too much if you occasionally struggle with computer AI—real players are much different from regular bots, which may or may not benefit your gameplay.
Get a broadband connection. You want to have the best connection that you can get, so that you have a minimal latency. You should consider a minimum DSL connection to ensure a stable latency.
Play on servers with low latency. By doing this you will have less lag and be able to move through maps more easily, as well as be able to react to your opponents' attacks more quickly. Sadly, they can do the same.
Use headphones. A player should never disregard sound in a first-person shooter. It can help you not only to distract other players, but also to determine whether other players are nearby. Headphones provide a closed in area, as opposed to speakers, giving you a "heads up" on an opponent's location. Headphones are also good for snipers in that way they can quickly learn if someone is sneaking up behind them.
Learn to use the most effective weapons at the most effective times. While many first-person shooters give you a multitude of weapons to choose from, this does not mean that all of them are best to use at any given scenario. For example, if your opponent is up next to your face, you may want to reconsider shooting a rocket at him/her, lest you kill yourself.
Learn from your mistakes. Disregarding "spawn kills" and other random errors, ask yourself what went wrong. Were you moving too slowly, or possibly not moving at all? Were your movements predictable? Just because there is a good player out there that might be giving you a difficult time, doesn't mean that you can't improve your gameplay by learning his or her style.
Learn the maps. The only way to achieve this is over time. However, once you are familiar with them, it will be easy to find enemy spawns, chokepoints, etc.
Don't stand still. A moving target is obviously much more difficult to hit than a stationary one. If someone is shooting at you, there is absolutely no reason why you shouldn't try to make yourself easier to hit.
Avoid falling into predictable patterns. Avoid strafing to the left and right repeatedly, or running in one direction for too long while a player is attacking you. Any player can give "lead" his or her attacks to quickly defeat you.
Move with a purpose. This holds more true for objective games such as Capture the Flag and King of the Hill. Never stand out in the open, and always have some form of cover.
Know how to camp appropriately. Many players despise campers, or players who stay in one undisclosed spot and attack passersby, but you should recognize that it is nothing more than another style of play. Thus, you should keep the following tips in mind:
1. Don't camp in the obvious camping locations. Camping spots that are created specifically for the purpose of camping are the worst. These would include sniper balconies, the top of huge towers, other "secluded" locations that stand out in the open. Every experienced player knows where these locations are, and you're essentially a sitting duck by standing there.
  - As a rough standard, any camping spot that has a weapon spawn [e.g. a sniper rifle] is probably a well-known camping spot.
2. Don't stay in one spot for too long. Even beginners will pick up on your game after two or three kills, and will develop a strategy to sneak up and take you out. Find a spot, make two or three kills, and escape to another spot.
3. Don't camp too often. You might incorporate camping into your gameplay from time to time, but you shouldn't base your entire style on it. You will become too predictable of a player, and your opponents will quickly learn how to defeat you.
Shoot as much as possible When playing with a team try to shoot the enemy whenever possible, since if you don't kill the opposing player at least his life/shield is lower. Which can help your teammates if they encounter the enemy player or atleast the keep him out of action to recover his life/shield.
Don't neglect your health and armor. Health, armor and the right weapon are a winning combo. Don't face an enemy until you have the right weapons. You won't do your team any favors by dying over and over because you face your opponents under-equipped.
Be a team player in team games. This means finding teammates to follow and support. Pay attention to whats happening (has your flag been captured?). If the game is ranked, following a teammate who has earned his/her stripes is smart, as they usually know what they are doing, and you can learn from their 'moves'.
Know what each weapon is meant to do. For example, don't try to use a pistol to snipe someone from across the map.
Practice your forward-thinking. For example, if you are walking through a corridor and you see a door, don't use your mouse to turn, but the strafe keys. While strafing towards the door, aim at every place where an enemy could hide. That way, it's harder for an enemy to attack you by surprise.
Use cover wisely when under fire. In some games, some objects are destructible and can lead you to a situation worse than before. However, if it is provided to you, shields that are launched by the user (holo shield in Ratchet & Clank, or bubble shield in Halo 3) can be much more effective.
Develop your reflexes. On any shooter, you need fast reflexes to adapt to a rapid and fast-paced environment. Reaction time decides who wins and who loses. To build your reaction time, practice the more complex moves with a friend.
Have fun.

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