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§ï×darts skrev:
> OK.  I can rocket jump.  I can hammer jump. .. I can shoot my teleporter
> puck all the way across a map with rockets or a shock ball.  I've done skeet
> shooting with teleporter pucks and the shock rifle.  I can even slide across
> the floor and break dance.  Other UT skills I have gained over the years are
> too numerous to name.
> 
> What I can not figure out how to do is block incoming fire with my impact
> hammer.  I've seen it done and I know guys who can do it fairly regularly. 
> I did it accidentally once, but I'll be dipped in shit if I know how I did
> it.
> 
> So, any tips?  What weapons can be blocked?  What weapons can not be
> blocked?  And how the hell does one accomplish this?

I got two other tips.

First off, it's not well known and very hard to master but you can 
actually do high speed bunny jumping in UT (99 version).

A good place to try it out is on Liandri. Out in the big room you have 
the bio gun up on a "shelf" and under it is an almost diagonal pillar. 
This is where you usually take the shortcut up to bio by dodging up on 
the pillar.
If you stand behind the pillar and walk up right next to it touching it 
and jump in the correct moment, you'll notice you're speed increases 
alot and you'll land far away from the pillar. Doing this jump alone can 
seem difficult, but try it a few times and you'll see what I mean.
Now, if you time it *exactly* right when you land and push jump again, 
you will keep this high speed through the next jump and the next and so 
forth.
I haven't practised it alot and I found it very hard to do. I only 
succeeded 3 jumps in a row and doubt that it is very useful in game 
unless you have perfected your skills on doing it.
I used that pillar on Liandri as an example, but it probably works on 
similar surfaces on other maps too.

Another trick that you can also try out on Liandri is making a similar 
high speed long distance jump through the teleporter leading to the belt 
area.
When approaching the teleporter, jump in the right moment right before 
you enter it and you'll gain the same high speed and long distance jump 
as in the previous trick. This is much easier to do and can be a good 
thing to do when attacking the belt area.

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