FYI, I am a... sniper? - by june gloom
Fafhrd on 22/5/2009 at 07:53
I can't for the life of me figure out how to get a backstab when I've got the Dead Ringer equipped. Do you have to uncloak manually to backstab? Because that's bullshit.
june gloom on 22/5/2009 at 08:05
I've only got the Cloak and Dagger so far but it's proving to be quite the fun toy. It's like playing Predator, sort of. 3 Red team fuckos were trying to capture the middle point in Fastlane, and I just kinda ambled up to them under cloak, hid behind a nearby wall, disguised as a sniper, then decloaked, walked in, and murdered all 3 of them. None of them saw it coming.
Also, Fafhrd, you can't attack when cloaked, just so you know.
catbarf on 22/5/2009 at 10:20
Quote Posted by Fafhrd
I can't for the life of me figure out how to get a backstab when I've got the Dead Ringer equipped. Do you have to uncloak manually to backstab? Because that's bullshit.
You've NEVER been able to backstab while cloaked.
kidmystik101 on 22/5/2009 at 13:26
God damn the new unlock system is frustrating as all hell. Managed to get my mits on the Razorback and the Huntsman. The huntsman is SEX. Best weapon in TF2 so far, bar none. The razorback can be usefull, but only for those using the sniper rifle. It does jack for huntsman users.
Phatose on 22/5/2009 at 22:09
Well, good. Hopefully they can fix it and make the "ME!ME!ME!NOW!" crowd shut the fuck up.
Fafhrd on 23/5/2009 at 00:24
Quote Posted by catbarf
You've NEVER been able to backstab while cloaked.
Yeah, apparently I forgot that. Been a while since I've played as spy. I was also under the impression that that Dead Ringer would act as a more passive device. You activate it and play spy as normal, except that you only cloak if you take damage, and the cloak doesn't last nearly as long. Instead: you activate it and you can't do shit.
june gloom on 23/5/2009 at 04:42
Valve put out a new update today.
* Fixed Ambassador not using hitboxes to trace against players. It now works like all other bullet-firing weapons in the game
* Fixed Ambassador shooting through gates
* Fixed Ambassador not critting during the round win period
* Fixed control point not being named correctly on Arena Sawmill
* Fixed cloaked Spies being able to taunt attack
* Fixed Spy feign death not being reflected in scoreboard
* Fixed Jarate effect on DX8 machines
* Fixed rare crash in Spy "A Cut Above" achievement
* Fixed the backpack icon appearing over the "Could not connect to Steam" message in the client inventory
* Fixed German localization string for respawning players showing %1
No word on fixing the unlockable system. gg valve
Meanwhile, if anyone's interested, I had a fit of boredom and nostalgia and made (
http://www.fpsbanana.com/guis/19333) this. Includes instructions. I may do similar projects if there's a demand high enough, either on FPSB or here.
gunsmoke on 23/5/2009 at 14:00
Hah, that's great! Being that I lived in the local arcades in the '80s, that splash screen is practically burned into my brain, though.
Anybody remember that game Hard Drivin'? With the flat shaded polys?
stormbringer_951 on 23/5/2009 at 14:32
Bought the Orange Box. Team Fortress 2 is very different to Counter Strike, a lot more tactical rather than twitch-headshot. And why is everyone achievement whoring like hell?
I went and reinstalled Thief 3, put on Garrat, Minimalist and John P's textures and played that instead.
