got any?
it’s the one thing in ET I just can’t get down tight.
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guides, demos, screen shots of great spots, tips, naked pics of hot chicks, any thing that can help would be great.
thanks in advance and may all of your massages come with happy endings.
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Here is a classic tip, you might have heard it:
Wait, wait (for the bar to fill up) and fire two (2) rounds quickly. The idea with the two-shot burst is that you will get the reviving medic with the second shot.
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There was a few nice threads on planet wolfenstein forums with mortar tips. I dont have a direct link to them at the moment, but have a look:
http://www.forumplanet.com/planetwolfenstein/forum.asp?fid=6127
This one is pretty basic, but make sure you use your map while you’re firing the mortar. The default key is G. This will show where your rounds are landing and help you compensate your aim. You can also see any bad guys that your covert ops have seen which makes it easier to pick good places to fire. Nothing like dropping mortars on deployed mgs or snipers. =)
If your rounds seem to fall short, its most likely because you’re hitting a wall or hill. Aim a little to the left or right, or redeploy your mortar to get around the obstruction.
Every grid box is about 10 degrees on the mortar. So if you’re aiming for a target two grid boxes away its most likely somewhere around 70 degrees, assuming the target is at the same height as you are.
Any place sheltered from the main fighting is a good mortar spot. Sticking near spawn has the advantage of allowing passing field ops to stock you up on ammo. But this is also the first place enemy coverts will go looking for you.
/kill when you run out of ammo. It’ll take much longer to find a field ops, get stocked up on ammo, and back to your firing spot than killing yourself and respawning.
RK
thanks for the help, I had mastered the art of “hit the roof right above my head” style of mortar-fu but this helped me out a lot.
thanks again.
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Like previous posters always say, hold down the G key for the command map.
Aim for the choke points - i.e. where the enemy bunches together.
Don’t go aiming at random spots over the map, find a good spot or 2 and stick with them. It takes practice to learn how to move accurately between 2 targets.
Make your shots irregular so the enemy doesn’t learn your pattern.
Learn the spawn timing on the map (don’t forget to take into account whether the enemy command post is standing or not). Then fire 3-4 seconds early to allow for shell traversal.
I usually fire 3 or 4 mortar shells rapidly at that point - and can get the same number of enemy.
Don’t position yourself where field ops have to go out of their way to reload. You will sometimes get an intelligent field ops who will stay near and reload you (i like doing it!) but more often than not on public servers, it’s better to be encamped enroute to the battlefield so field ops can reload you as they pass, yet their charge refills by the time they arrive on the front line. Teamsay “i need ammo” and fire a shell before they run past - to give them a hint to reload you.
Thank your field ops - it’s greatly appreciated and makes it more likely you’ll be refilled.
Do onto others as you would want then to do onto you. If you ever fieldop - make sure to generously reload mortars. Later on in the campaign, chance are they’ll field op for you.
Likewise never fire your last shell - always keep one in reserve - as it’s sometimes difficult to recenter your aim without wasting 3-4 shells.
If you can block a path and force the enemy to take an alternate, longer route, let your teammates know. Then they got a fairly clear route to the objective. (shelling the centre courtyard near 2nd pump from the initial allied spawn in the Oasis map is a good wheeze)
obvious tip :Try to imagine where you would hide out if you were on the opposite team and hit those places…works for me. Best maps for mortar are battery and goldrush.
Command centers do not change the spawn interval for either team. If you know allies spawn at 13, 33, and 53, this will never change for the duration of the map.
RK
