how to practice grenades/wallbangs/strafejumps etc.

this is a guide explaining how to train throwing grenades (usefull smokes and flashes for example), wallbangs and other random stuff offline, alone on the map. for beginners, advanced players upto pros :)

updated 07/26/13

how to?

first of all u need to get familiar with the console and its usage. (basic skills are nough)

i really suggest to take the time and read this - it possibly can "boost" ur skill a way more than you thought. with having an understanding for what im going to show here, u can experience this game a complete different way, especially when ur new to the game or come from 1.6 or else.

actually is this the way many teams/stratcallers work out their tactics and ideas, even pros use to run cfg like those to just "try" something.

i will post a "cfg" including settings which are usefull for offline-practicing the mentioned things and explain how to load it easy.

bot_kick
sv_cheats 1
sv_showimpacts 1
sv_grenade_trajectory 1
mp_freezetime 1
mp_roundtime "unlimited"
mp_warmuptime 1
god
bind "P" "give weapon_ak47; givecurrentammo"
bind "KP_INS" "give weapon_hegrenade; give weapon_flashbang"
bind "KP_UPARROW" "give weapon_incgrenade; give weapon_molotov"
bind "KP_DOWNARROW" "give weapon_smokegrenade"
bind "KP_LEFTARROW" "prop_physics_create /props_c17/oildrum001_explosive.mdl"
bind "mouse4" "noclip"
bind "KP_RIGHTARROW" "mp_restartgame 1"
bot_kick
clear
echo "capl9cks practice config loaded"

dont care about the fact that there is the bot-kick command in twice, it doesnt effect anything.

u need to copy 'n paste the commands into a self-created config-file (f.e. "offline_training.cfg") place the config-file the same place as ur usual cfg/autoexec.

run ur game and start a botmatch on the map u like to train on. u need to run ur own offline-game against bots - this will NOT work on competitive servers or anything.

to do this fast u can just write "map de_nuke_se" into the console, and u start an offlinematch against bots on de_nuke_se. think i dont need to explain that this works with every map...

when everything is loaded, type "exec offline_training.cfg" into console.

how to use it properly:
with numpads "0" u will drop he-grenades and flashbangs onto the ground.
with numpads "8" u will drop molotovs and inc-grenades
with numpads "2" u will drop smokegrenades
with numpads "4" u will drop an exploding barrel to the point ure aiming on (make sure u have props_c17/oildrum001_explosive.mdl in ur gamedirectory - otherwise u need to extract the file from gcf-files with "gcf-scape" - a program u can google for)
with numpads "6" u will restart the round
with "P" (u can use any other key of course) i drop an ak47 or its ammunition.
with "mouse4" u can toggle noclip on/off - so u are able to get to every spot on the map fast

other commands i used are showimpacts (it shows impacts ^.^) and helps to find the spots where to bang through. it also shows the recoil-patterns a better way (imao) and should help u guys to control the recoil easier and with a higher "learning-curve" i guess.

grenade_trajectory shows the way grenades fly. its easy to learn "smart" smokes etc. with this.

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i wasnt sure if i should deal with the following because its hard to explain, but i try my best:

with command "getpos" u get information about ur position in the map. it exists of coordinates like:
x;y;z (modelposition) and nother x;y;z-coordinates (view-angle).

u can copy the given coordinates from the console-output and bind them like:

bind "KEY" "setpos x y z;setang x y z"

its nice to bind common spots this way. u can throw a flashbang from somewhere, "beam" urself to the position that u wanted to flash and find out if it works or not. (get to the position u want to flash and use the getpos-setpos-issue to fastbind the "spot")

i guess i will do a screenshot that will explain it a better way than my words can. stay tuned.


since its hard to "encrypt" the text in the screenshot, i copied the bind-command:
bind "x" "setpos 233.582062 -1765.753418 2.814949;setang 38.966434 -26.208799 0.000000"


remember: all these settings need sv_cheats set to 1.



last but not least:
to load ur default-cfg/binds u just need to "exec config.cfg/autoexec.cfg" (depends on where u wrote ur usual binds into)

that way u can easily switch between different binds/settings.

thumbs up if u guys found it helpfull.

greetings and special thanks to rzl and http://ginkgo-gaming.com/about (check it out!), vollmilch, morown5 and mom&dad <3 (they let me own for a decade now)

numpad-keys

a list of numpad-keys:

bind "KP_INS" - num0
bind "KP_END" - num1
bind "KP_DOWNARROW" - num2
bind "KP_PGDN" - num3
bind "KP_LEFTARROW" - num4
bind "KP_5" - num5
bind "KP_RIGHTARROW" - num6
bind "KP_HOME" - num7
bind "KP_UPARROW" - num8
bind "KP_PGUP" - num9
bind "KP_MULTIPLY" - num-x
bind "KP_MINUS" - num-minus
bind "KP_PLUS" - num-plus
bind "KP_ENTER" - num-enter
bind "KP_DEL" - num-delete



thanks to alex :>

can i do together with friends?

it works:
everyone of u needs to have this cfg in his cfg-folder. (everyone can use other keys etc. if he just prefers it, configure the binds...)

instead of running ur own offline-game u can also use a "origin" gameserver. therefore u need the servers rcon-pw. (ask a serveradmin, join a clan or a gaming-community that does own servers - the admins can help u with setting a server to sv_cheats 1, set a password and let u and ur friends practice something)

type: rcon_password *passwordhere* (without *); rcon sv_cheats 1; rcon mp_restartgame 1

u can adminsitrate ur own gameservers with hlsw, which is actually a great tool.

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video

i found a video that deals with the things i explained

it gives u an opinion on what it would look like using my script. using my script fastens it up and is more userfriendly since u dont have to write the commands into console. u just need to run my script and use the numpad-keys.

THIS IS NOT MY VIDEO!

video by curse.adren

actually exactly what i showed here - dunno if its has to deal with my guide here. great video

this is not my video

[Mag0o0]

Is there a wa to increase te amount of time the impacts show for

[ganz normaler capsl9ck]

not sure if it works, but try "rcon sv_grenade_trajectory 1". in the "ealy career" of this command servers used too crash, but i guess the command has been updated to work proper on dedicated servers.

[DR01DE]

is strange, when i play on local "offline with bots" it works, but not on my server dedicated. I put sv_cheats 1, its in because i can use noclip and other things, but only the sv_grenade_trayectory doest draw any line... maybe it needs other command :(

[ganz normaler capsl9ck]

so ure sure that the dedicated servers config is set to sv_cheats 1? sounds bit strange oO

[DR01DE]

yeah, i know that, still not working...

[ganz normaler capsl9ck]

without the servers rcon u will not be able to use the trajectory-issue. if u got the servers rcon try:

rcon_password *PASSWORD*; rcon sv_cheats 1; rcon mp_restartgame 1

type "sv_grenade_trajectory 1" into ur console.

greetings

[DR01DE]

its a dedicated server, not my local server :)

[ganz normaler capsl9ck]

@Bat_Ras
on ur "server" or on ur local server?

[DR01DE]

i tried to put sv_grenade_trajectory on my server but i dont see any line, some idea whats goin on?

[Alfahane]

Nice, but instead of binding to give u the granades, its easier to just write : sv_infinite_ammo 1 in console, then u'll have unlimited ammo and granades