🚀 go-pugleaf

Marshall wrote:
> "Andy" <andy_email2002@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
> news:A_YRc.43697$K53.12289@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>> Just a few tips I thought I'd post.
>>
>> 5, Re: darkness ... seeing as this always comes up ... at the
>> console set r_gamma 1.2   ,or    r_gamma 1.4  plus you'll get used
>> to the darkness after a while.
>
> Fighting critters in the dark- don't do it. You can almost always
> retreat to some-
> where with a little ambient light to aim by, and it sure saves ammo
> (and health)
> over the shooting-in-the-dark method.
>
> Use corners to your advantage- for cover, and to draw enemies close
> to you
> so you can give 'em Ol' Betsy's 12-gauge luvin' at smoochin'
> distance, when they
> poke their snoots around the corner. Just duck out of sight behind
> the corner and
> wait patiently till they come around lookin' for it. Get a lot of
> one-shot kills that
> way- and get hit a lot less than slugging it out in the open.
>
> Dunno if headshots take fewer shots to kill a monster, or not- damned
> critters
> all bob, weave, and jump around so much, it's pretty tough to get a
> headshot
> most of the time, other than point-blank with the shotgun. Even
> zombie's noggins
> are usually swayin' around all over while they're shamblin' at ya. So
> I just shoot 'em in the innards with the bullet weapons, in the
> easiest spot to hit.
>
> If you can't get a one-shot kill with the shotgun, run for it! Damn
> thing is too
> slow reloading, to stand toe-to-toe and slug it out with anything
> tough. Distance
> is your friend, against the big mean barstids. There's no shame in
> sprinting down
> the corridors screaming like a little girl, till you can find a
> better place to
> make a stand ;-)
>     -Marshall

Yep, me likes betsy lots :)

I remember Doom2 had a little mod for the gatling shotgun, man was that
fun!  Be nice to see that here at times :)
there are lots of little tactics that work.  Stop, look for odd shadow
movement, listen for growly breath...scraping of feet, etc.   Those imps
have caused me (SURPRISE!) to just fire a shot as I'm moving my aim up.
They don't always surprise me, now and then I surprise one of them :)