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Author: Danne Wong
GameFAQs ID: Howyadoing (Hyd) / Seven Face
Date Started: November 6, 2002
Date Ended: NIL
MSN ID: wormey2000@hotmail.com
E-Mail: wormey2000@hotmail.com
Aim: Man Named Hyd (Rarely comes on, or almost never)
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HALF LIFE COUNTER STRIKE
SPECIFIC WEAPON TECHINQUES

CURRENT VERSION: 1.0

January 21, 2003
Updated the General Techniques for AWP section.
Completed it.
Started the Basic Techniques for AWP section.
Currently still in the midst.
Added a BEFORE YOU BEGIN... Section.
Currently still in the midst.

January 19, 2003
Updated the AWP section.
Completed it.
Started the General Techniques for AWP section.
Currently still in the midst.
Edited the Specific Weapons Section.
Completed it.

January 18, 2003
Updated the shotgun portion.
Completed it.
Started the AWP section.
Currently still in the midst.

January 13, 2003
Hey! I updated it!

November 12, 2002
Hmph. It didn't get uploaded. I have changed it to a specific weapon
tactics FAQ! Do not despair! I will try again!

November 8, 2002
Updated a bit on the knife tactics, preparing to send this FAQ for
reviewing by the Webmaster.

November 6, 2002
Yeepers! The birth! The glory!

Especially for Counter Strike 1.5, the best FPS that has come to Earth.
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Table of Contents

I. Introduction
II. Review
III. Before you Begin... [UC]
a. Be on your Best
b. Know every Nook and Cranny of a map
c. Teamwork Is the Best
d. It's Just a Game
IV. Knife and its usage, besides stabbing of course.
V. Weapon Damage
VI. Specific Knife Tactics
a. To camp or not to camp?
b. Life points are worth more
c. Stealth
d. Superman Jump
e. Slash or Stab?
f. Sidestep or not to Sidestep?
g. SIDESTEP - Deeper View
h. Retreating
i. Figure Eight
j. Knife Rush
VII. Shotgun and its usage
a. Benelli M3
b. Benelli XM1014
VIII. Weapon Damage
IX. Specific Shotgun tactics
a. Camper's Best Friend
b. Move! Move! Move!
c. Best Sidearm?
X. Specific Weapons Section
XI. Artic Warfare/Magnum Rifle
a. Strengths and Weaknesses
b. Deeper Insight
XII. Artic Warfare/Magnum Rifle Techniques [UC]
a. Aiming (General Techniques)
b. Mouse Sensitivity (General Techniques)
c. Best Sidearm? (General Techniques)
d. Knife Rush (General Techniques)
e. Weapon Switching (General Techniques)
f. Killing Instinct (Basic Techniques)
g. Prediction (Basic Techniques)
h. Choosing the Right Spot (Basic Techniques)
XIII. Credits
XIV. Legal Notice

*[UC] - Under Construction
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I. Introduction
Hello everyone! Welcome to my umpteenth attempt of making an FAQ and
this time, I'm sure it will hit the GameFAQs pages. Well, let's see.
Anyways, I'm Hyd, a friendly little boy that knows nothing of the world
but doesn't give a flying baboon ass about it. I'm happy as what I am
and that's what I need to know. Anyways, I'm not going to pour you over
with my very own philosophy in looking at life. Instead, I'm going to
show you how to use some specific weapons techniques, if you haven't
noticed yet.

Before I begin, I must first tell you that all these tactics doesn't
make you win. As the old saying goes, success comes to those who never
give up. These are just tips, and some of them may be garbage. It is
just your personal view whether to listen to it or not. Besides, they
may not work well towards you. I hope I'm not boring you but I have to
settle these stuffs first before I receive flaming mails.

Oh right, onto mails. I openly receive question about my FAQ, critics,
but not too much. You can send me mails for whatever reason besides CS
if you want. However, no illegal stuffs, no dirty stuffs. If you want
to just chat, marry me, kill me, tell me off, talk about the weather,
send me a mail and add the tag [CS: Fun]. But if you are sending me a
mail and stating that my FAQ sucks, with no reason whatsoever, your E-
mail address would be blocked the mail filtered and deleted. Then, I
would then return you with the question, "Do I look like I care?"

No.

I'm doing a favor to you, the reader, and me, to get a life. -.- We FAQ
writer don't get money out of this. Its just pure effort and time we
spent on this document so if you could understand a bit and don't send
flaming mails, you've done a good deed yourself as a wonderful reader
and supporter. Ok, and please add a [CS] tag onto the subject so that I
could easily track down the mail and reply as soon as possible. I get
crap mails very often and sometimes I just delete mails that I have no
relationship with.
Everything okay?
Good.

KEY POINTS
Send me critics only if you have reason to back it up.
Attach a [CS] tag to the mail subject if you want information about CS.
Attach a [CS: Fun] tag to the mail subject if you just want to chat.
This guide is exclusively for Counter: Strike 1.5
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II. Review
The following is an extract of my personal review on Counter-Strike,
also available on GameFAQs, Half Life Counter Strike review page.

Introduction
Counter Strike - Bang!
Half Life boasts a mod that became a game of its own very quickly. And
this isn't surprising because of its excellent qualities and attributes
I will explain later on. Counter Strike is more realistic, for one
thing and encourages teamwork and spirit between players. This is what
makes Counter Strike stands out more than Quake III or Unreal
Tournament.

Gameplay: 10
Its excellent, this game is very fun and it takes training, a lot of
training. However, training itself is very fun! Basically, you are
suppose to kill, kill and kill. It's a world between Terrorists and
Counter-Terrorists, your job? Choose one side and eliminate the other.
No, it doesn't sound as sadistic as it sound, there's no real violence
in it. A little bloodshed here and there, but not the entire head
flying off. Besides, there's a command, which can disable this for
little kids to play. But I'm a kid that isn't afraid of bloodshed and
stuffs. I played Resident Evil since I was 10. -.-

Audio: 10
No background music in Counter-Strike, don't ask me why, it's obvious.
But, the gun sounds and the radio commands make up for this. Every
single gun has a different sound emitted when the trigger is pulled.
And all of them are recognizable by a veteran Counter Strike player.
Also, radio commands are clear, not muffled at all. Plus, there's a
small dialogue between Counter Terrorists and hostages, I can't make up
most of them but it doesn't affect the game a bit.

Graphics: 9
Everything is easy to see. Each gun is easy to spot and the
surroundings are very real. However, no game is perfect and there are
some minor flaws in between Counter Strike. One irritating thing is
clipping. A part of your body will cut through the wall sometimes. This
is annoying and an opposing player can just aim at that area and fire
as if there's no tomorrow. Needless to say, you're toast if a gun with
high caliber bullets is fired straight at you. However, despite of
that, many other attributes of the game cover that small flaw. There
are also small gaps with shadows covering it and a smart player can
just sit squat there. Basically, you can see the others but others will
have difficulty spotting you. This is an art, a technique that will
rack high your kills.

Story: 1
No story involved, not surprising, no tragedy. Small information about
the map is displayed at the start, but nobody gives it a damn. Besides,
it doesn't affect the game at all. It's just additional information
that can be ignored if you want.

Replayability: 10
No matter whether you lose or win, you'll definitely want to get
another round. One round only lasts about 4 minutes, average of 2
minutes a round! You will definitely not get a kick of it, and you may
want to take revenge, or kill that fool again. *Evil Laugh* Well, have
fun.

Buy Or Rent?: BUY
If you were a great fan of FPS and loves realistic games, I would urge
you to get this. It's very realistic as many gun facts and laws of
physics are applied here. Even if you don't give a flying baboon ass
about education, it would be fun thrashing your little brother's over
and over again. ^.^
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III. Before you Begin.
Before you begin playing every CS game, bear a few points.

BE ON YOUR BEST
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Get your worries out of the window. Finish your homework.
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IV. Knife and its usage (Besides stabbing of course)
Obviously, you must have known that the knife is free. It's the
lightest and one of the most dangerous weapons when used properly.
Firstly, never underestimate this piece of melee weapon. The most basic
feature of this little blade is that it's the lightest weapon in the
game. So, if someone is carrying a Para, and you'd better hope it's a
newbie. Reason? Easy, you can destroy and humiliate him with this handy
blade. Okay, maybe you don't get it. But if this weapon is the lightest
weapon in the game, and if you are equipped with it, what would you be?

You'd be the fastest user in the map obviously.

And since the Para is the heaviest and one of the most useless weapon
in the game, and with the killer recoil, you can be sure you should be
able to figure-eight him and send a sadistic stab down his spine. Or
better still, his neck and finish him off with a little help from your
secondary or a fast knife stab.

Secondly, the knife has two kinds of attack. Hope you figured out that
already. The left click, assuming you are right handed, is the fast
knife stab. It's definitely your best choice if you are face-to-face to
an enemy. It deals lesser damage, obviously, and you should be able to
do a second time before being spotted. Basically, it's a better choice
in up close and personal battles. If you managed to sneak up to an
enemy, and maybe get closer you may want to choose to use the right
click attack. The right click initiates a sadistic stab. With that, you
plunge the knife deep into the flesh of the enemy. Taking about 50+ or
60+ HP. That's a lot, you're dealing more damage than a USP. When
there's an up, there's always a down. And that's the problem with the
sadistic stab; it takes a second to restart the attack. So, after doing
the damage, you are best to retreat back to your hiding place or
hurriedly figure eight to prepare for bloodshed. Alternatively, you