From df15dba85227fe4235ecf58d766f11316b057c19 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Martin Taibr Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2019 05:56:53 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] improve tips --- help-xonotic.cfg | 73 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------- help.cfg | 3 +- 2 files changed, 43 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-) diff --git a/help-xonotic.cfg b/help-xonotic.cfg index cb295dc6b..30a121423 100644 --- a/help-xonotic.cfg +++ b/help-xonotic.cfg @@ -1,38 +1,38 @@ set help_msg_0 "Big Admin is watching you, so please be friendly or feel their almighty ban-hammer!" -set help_msg_1 "If you want to learn more about Xonotic, read ^1'Halogene's Newbie Corner' (https://xonotic.org/guide) ${help_cfg_prefix}as it contains lots of useful tips and tricks, explains all the weapons and helps to improve your gameplay." +set help_msg_1 "If you want to become better at Xonotic, read ^1'Halogene's Newbie Corner' (https://xonotic.org/guide) ${help_cfg_prefix}as it explains movement and all the weapons and helps improve your gameplay." set help_msg_2 "Please watch out for balanced teams and change by pressing F5 (teammenu) or F6 (auto join 'best' team)." -set help_msg_3 "When trying to bunny-hop you can ^1hold the jump button ${help_cfg_prefix}while you are still in the air, this will make those jumps VERY easy to time and work more reliable." +set help_msg_3 "When trying to bunny-hop you can simply ^1keep holding the jump button${help_cfg_prefix}. Pressing it for every jump often makes players lose speed since they don't time it perfectly. Holding it also works on stairs." set help_msg_4 "When a vote is called you can accept it via F1 or reject it via F2 (default keys)." -set help_msg_5 "Spectating other (good) players helps to learn new tricks. To spectate press F3 and then Mouse1 to switch between the players you want to spectate. F5, F6 or jump will get you back into the game (default keys)." -set help_msg_6 "Being a beginner is great! You can learn so many new tricks and improve quickly. Watch others, ask for advice and use your common sense effectively." +set help_msg_5 "Spectating other (good) players helps to learn new tricks. To spectate press F3 and then Mouse1 to switch between the players you want to spectate." +set help_msg_6 "Use common sense. When you lose often, notice what other players do differently. Often it comes down to movement or items rather than simple aim." set help_msg_7 "If others are better than you, it does not mean they cheat. Save such complaints for when you have more experience and know what kind of funky stuff is possible." -set help_msg_8 "In CTF, it's good to move around and get involved in the action. You get fragged quite a bit but you are also most helpful to your team." -set help_msg_9 "Use the radar to see where your teammates are. Pressing zoom will expand the radar image to give you a better overview." -set help_msg_10 "Most teammessages display waypoints by default. Use those to guide your teammates. You can also see them and the flagcarrier in the radar." -set help_msg_11 "Protect your flagcarrier at all cost! Also save health and armor for him, he might need them more than you!" -set help_msg_12 "You can use the Blaster and most explosive weapons to jump around. Just look 'at your feet' and press fire. If you also jump at the same time, you get even higher." +set help_msg_8 "Listen and remember that the enemy is listening too. Footsteps and item pickups make sounds that can give away your position." +set help_msg_9 "Use the radar to see where your teammates are. Try to time returning your flag with the FC (flag carrier) arriving at your base so enemies can't steal it again before he caps" +set help_msg_10 "Xonotic is not just Deathmatch, different modes reward different skills and what you learn in them can help you improve in DM too." +set help_msg_11 "Protect your FC (flag carrier) at all costs! Save health and armor for him, he needs them more than you!" +set help_msg_12 "Use the Blaster to make very high jumps. Just look 'at your feet' and press fire. Other explosive weapons work too but do a lot more damage." set help_msg_13 "Be friendly and helpful to other players! Being angry at others' mistakes is understandable, but nobody is perfect. Try to use calm words when telling them how to correct their mistake." -set help_msg_14 "You can use the zoom key with all guns, only the Vortex has it as a extra function on Mouse2 (default key)." -set help_msg_15 "Notice what is happening around you! If your base is empty in CTF, then STAY and defend the flag! Make sure someone defends the flagcarrier or assist him yourself." +set help_msg_14 "You can use the zoom key with all guns, only the Vortex has it as an extra function on secondary fire." +set help_msg_15 "Notice what is happening around you! If your base is empty in CTF, then STAY and defend the flag!" set help_msg_16 "You can drop the weapon you currently have with Backspace (default key). You can help your unarmed teammates this way." -set help_msg_17 "Learn to use the team messages! You find them in the Setting/Input menu. Try changing them to keys you can press easier than the defaults." +set help_msg_17 "If you can't kill the enemy FC yourself, use the 'flag seen' bind to point stronger players at him." set help_msg_18 "Gaming should be fun! Try to have a nice time, be helpful, mindful and treat others like you want to be treated." set help_msg_19 "Visit the official forum on ^1https://forums.xonotic.org/ ${help_cfg_prefix}and feel free to open a thread if you have questions." set help_msg_20 "If you already have a good weapon, it's a great idea to let your teammates get something better than the Shotgun too!" set help_msg_21 "Press T to chat with others, press Y for messages to your team only, press TAB to see the scores and U for the chat history (default keys)." -set help_msg_22 "You can use ^1'suggestmap PART_OF_NAME' ${help_cfg_prefix}to make a map come up at the vote screen after a map was played." +set help_msg_22 "You can use ^1'suggestmap PART_OF_NAME' ${help_cfg_prefix}to make a map come up at the vote screen after a match was played." set help_msg_23 "The console is accessible through the ~ key or by pressing Shift+ESC. It has many more advanced features, use 'cmdlist' and 'cvarlist' to get a full list of available commands/settings." -set help_msg_24 "The Blaster is a useful tool for gaining speed and jumping around, but it does little damage." -set help_msg_25 "The Shotgun's primary firemode has spread and is more useful at a closer distance, use secondary for the melee attack and slap into other players faces!" -set help_msg_26 "The Machine Gun secondary has a burst fire mode and less spread than the primary mode." -set help_msg_27 "The Mortar is a good all around gun but takes some practice to aim it, because of the projectile's curve." +set help_msg_24 "The Blaster is a movement tool more than a weapon. Use it to accelerate by blastering walls." +set help_msg_25 "The Shotgun's primary is useful at a closer distance, use secondary for the melee attack which is surprisingly strong and has longer reach than you might expect." +set help_msg_26 "The Machine Gun secondary has no spread, use it as a cheap vortex knockoff." +set help_msg_27 "The Mortar's secondary fire bounces before exploding - useful for hitting people without exposing yourself to hitscan weapons." set help_msg_28 "The Electro has a combo attack. Fire the primary mode at the balls from the secondary mode for a huge and powerful explosion." -set help_msg_29 "The Crylink's primary fire bounces. Both firemodes pull your enemies, making it a great tool to stop a flag carrier." -set help_msg_30 "The Vortex is the most powerful weapon in the game. It's a great choice in any situation and has no competition at long range. It should be one of the first weapons you pick up." +set help_msg_29 "The Crylink's primary fire bounces. Both firemodes pull your enemies, making it a great tool to stop an FC (flag carrier)." +set help_msg_30 "The Vortex is the most powerful weapon in Xonotic. It's a great choice in any situation and has barely any competition at long range. It should be one of the first weapons you pick up." set help_msg_31 "The Hagar is underestimated, but very powerful if you aim right. The secondary mode charges up to four rockets and causes devasting damage if you release them." -set help_msg_32 "The Devastator is powerful but slow. Keep Mouse1 pressed to guide the rockets. Secondary firemode makes the rocket(s) explode." -set help_msg_33 "The Arc is a strong lighting beam, which bends slighty if you move your mouse. The secondary firemode is very strong but short. Both firemodes also heal teammates if you shoot at them." -set help_msg_34 "By default, explosions go through walls. Be careful when hiding behind walls!" +set help_msg_32 "Guide your Devastator rockets by holding primary fire and turning and/or moving. Secondary fire makes the rocket(s) explode." +set help_msg_33 "The Arc is a strong lightning beam, which bends slighty if you move your mouse. The secondary firemode is very strong but short. Both firemodes also heal teammates if you shoot at them." +set help_msg_34 "By default, explosions go through walls and floors. Be careful where you hide!" set help_msg_35 "Get on IRC to chat with fellow players. Take a look at ^1https://xonotic.org/chat/${help_cfg_prefix}." set help_msg_36 "Don't drink and frag." set help_msg_37 "Don't shoot at players who are typing/chatting. You recognize those players by the keyboard symbols above their head." @@ -40,21 +40,30 @@ set help_msg_38 "'gg' is shorthand for 'Good Game', 'gl' means 'Good luck' and ' set help_msg_39 "Players with the prefix '$bot_prefix${help_cfg_prefix}' in their nick are bots on this server. There is also a clan named [BOT]." set help_msg_40 "You spawn with ^1two ${help_cfg_prefix}weapons. Use the Blaster for much faster movement." set help_msg_41 "Visit the stats page at ^1https://stats.xonotic.org/ ${help_cfg_prefix}and check out how you are doing in the rankings!" -set help_msg_42 "Start playing 1on1 if you want to learn fast" +set help_msg_42 "Play with fewer players if you want to improve faster. Overcrowded DM has too much randomness so you get too little feedback if you're doing things right or wrong." set help_msg_43 "Visit ^1https://xonotic.org/pickup/ ${help_cfg_prefix}to get in touch with the experienced players, ask them stuff and play with them!" set help_msg_44 "Look for servers that have a good ping for you. You can't play this game well with a ping > 100. If there are no servers close enough to you, cooperate with your friends to setup one." set help_msg_45 "If you want to play the next map you can cast a vote via 'vcall endmatch' in the console. Other players can vote using F1 and F2 (default keys)." set help_msg_46 "Always watch your back. Do not just run away, fight back as you retreat. Otherwise, you could be shot in the back." -set help_msg_47 "Try to get as much armor and health as you can, but remember your teammates need armor and health too." -set help_msg_48 "Do not attack if you have neither a good weapon, nor health, nor armor." -set help_msg_49 "Standing still makes you an easy target. You can move around the map faster by bunny hopping." -set help_msg_50 "You can use the Blaster to climb up walls. Before trying this, become familiar with the basics of Blaster movement." -set help_msg_51 "You can control your movement in air. Use it to prevent yourself from falling off the map when somebody starts pushing you around." +set help_msg_47 "Get as much armor and health as you can, but remember your teammates need them too." +set help_msg_48 "In some modes like TDM, getting killed means the enemy gets a point. You should not only focus on getting frags but also on not dying." +set help_msg_49 "Standing still makes you an easy target. You can move around the map faster by bunny-hopping." +set help_msg_50 "You can use the Blaster to climb up walls. Have enough health, walk up to a wall and keep shooting downwards at a 45° angle while holding forward (to stay near the wall)." +set help_msg_51 "You can control your movement in the air. Use it to prevent yourself from falling off the map when somebody starts pushing you around." set help_msg_52 "Use the Blaster, Mortar or Devastator in space maps to push other players off the map. They will enjoy it." -set help_msg_53 "You can turn off automatic weapon changing in the Player menu. If you configure your key bindings, manually switching weapons can be faster and easier." +set help_msg_53 "You can turn off automatic weapon changing in the Settings->Game->Weapons menu. If you configure your key bindings, manually switching weapons can be faster and easier." set help_msg_54 "Choose the right weapon for the job, not just the one that the game automatically puts in your hand." set help_msg_55 "Enter ^1'lsmaps' ${help_cfg_prefix}in the console to get a list of maps configured on the server." -set help_msg_56 "While you are in the air, release the forward key, press one of the left/right keys and move your mouse in the same direction. This will bend your fly/jump path." -set help_msg_57 "Hold the jump key to keep on jumping (called ^1'bunny-hopping'${help_cfg_prefix}) which will accelerate your speed." +set help_msg_56 "While you are bunny-hopping, release forward, press left/right and move your mouse in the same direction to turn much faster than just with mouse and forward." +set help_msg_57 "You can keep accelerating while in the air, that's why ^1'bunny-hopping'${help_cfg_prefix} can be several times faster than running." set help_msg_58 "'xonotic.org/guide changed my life' -- ^x777S^x090Є^x088Є^x000Қ^x900⁻ʸ${help_cfg_prefix}, 2018" -set help_msg_count 59 // update this when adding messages - it should be the number of messages (which means last message index + 1) +set help_msg_59 "You don't need to watch your back if you're faster than everyone else." +set help_msg_60 "The Crylink's primary fire's projectiles expand as long as you hold the button, then converge quickly. Time it right so they all hit the enemy." +set help_msg_61 "The Crylink's secondary mode does little damage but provides strong pull, use it to accelerate together with bunny-hopping." +set help_msg_62 "You can switch weapons faster than some weapons can shoot. Increase your DPS (damage per second) by switching after every shot. This is called comboing." +set help_msg_63 "The best weapons to combo are Mortar, Vortex and Devastator. Bind them close to your movement keys or change the weapon order to make comboing possible." +set help_msg_64 "You can blaster-jump higher if you're moving fast. Combining it with a regular jump also gets you a bit more height." +set help_msg_65 "Xonotic is an arena shooter (aFPS) which means it focuses more on movement and items than on positioning and aim like tactical shooters (tFPSes) do." +set help_msg_66 "Always move with a purpose, usually that is getting more health/armor or a new weapon." +set help_msg_67 "Clan Arena gives you all weapons, full health/armor and has no selfdamage. It's the ideal mode to learn movement using weapons." +set help_msg_count 68 // update this when adding messages - it should be the number of messages (which means last message index + 1) diff --git a/help.cfg b/help.cfg index 52cfb09f3..70b7c8a0f 100644 --- a/help.cfg +++ b/help.cfg @@ -1,5 +1,6 @@ // Simple help message system -// It prints messages with the configured name + +// First exec this file, then the correct help-*.cfg for your ruleset. // You can start the help system with the command help_loop but this has been found to annoy players. // A better way is to put `alias sv_hook_gamestart_all "defer 20 help_next"` into your server.cfg, -- 2.39.2