Run more skulk time trial tracks/maps at TGNS (and jetpacks, too)
Wyzcrak
Pot Pie Aficionado Join Date: 2002-12-04 Member: 10447Forum Moderators, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
Pot Pie Aficionado Join Date: 2002-12-04 Member: 10447Forum Moderators, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
For anyone enjoying the new Skulk Challenge, TGNS has the considerably less-polished sh_laps console command, which offers 4 distinct time trial tracks on every stock map. You can run any track as either a Skulk or a Jetpack Marine. Times are tracked separately for each.
HUD text guides you through the tracks and shows your time next to the best for that track and lifeform. A community leaderboard lets authenticated players browse best times for all tracks and maps.
Beyond the obvious utility of practicing your movement skill, it's a great way to better learn the stock maps and improve how quickly you move through them. Many times, my in-game strength has benefitted from movement technique I honed during sh_laps trials. I'm not sure which is more valuable: competing for the fastest trial time, or simply maximizing your personal ability to cross the stock maps quickly during real games.
Just connect (console: connect tgns.tacticalgamer.com; or look for "TacticalGamer.com" in the server browser) and execute the sh_laps command in your client console while on any stock map. Good luck, and have fun!
HUD text guides you through the tracks and shows your time next to the best for that track and lifeform. A community leaderboard lets authenticated players browse best times for all tracks and maps.
Beyond the obvious utility of practicing your movement skill, it's a great way to better learn the stock maps and improve how quickly you move through them. Many times, my in-game strength has benefitted from movement technique I honed during sh_laps trials. I'm not sure which is more valuable: competing for the fastest trial time, or simply maximizing your personal ability to cross the stock maps quickly during real games.
Just connect (console: connect tgns.tacticalgamer.com; or look for "TacticalGamer.com" in the server browser) and execute the sh_laps command in your client console while on any stock map. Good luck, and have fun!