Aman27deep
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TF2 :Tips n Tricks
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It amazes me how good a game is TF2. .playing it again and it still hasnt lost its wittiness and an amazing experience it is as a MULTIPLAYER GAME !
Valve is the BEST
I dont remember the last time i returned to a game after an year (coz of BFBC2 this time ) and still had so much fun playing it
Valve is the BEST
I dont remember the last time i returned to a game after an year (coz of BFBC2 this time ) and still had so much fun playing it
Aman27deep
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Same happening with me!! 0 t A said:I dont remember the last time i returned to a game after an year (coz of BFBC2 this time ) and still had so much fun playing it
nanoneo
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The opposite happened to me on goldrush on Strahub the last time I played medic. The Heavy got gibbed shortly after the Uber wore off. Couldn't do much else but go after the remaining 4 with my syringe gun.Thankfully there was no pyro. Got in close and got all four with the syringe gun. Haha, my best moment in TF2 so far.comp@ddict said:
Also. To all the new players playing spy. For god sakes, decloak in a corner and stop bumping into people. Also disguise yourself after you're cloaked. Not before. I've seen a lot of players making this mistake.
comp@ddict
Galvanizer
Was playing some payload map (thundermountain i think) as Sniper and getting constantly pwned by spies , so decided to switch to spy-hunting using my TS and had real fun at that. Really spy hunting is a lot of fun (especially when you're not pyro -- its too easy then)
I really am sucking as a pyro now, need to get the Backburner fast
I really am sucking as a pyro now, need to get the Backburner fast
No smoke shroud ?comp@ddict said:
I'd say there should be at least 2 engi's at the start. Even if you plan to play some other class as main, try to be engi during the setup time and help the main engi complete the setup and take the sentry, dispenser and the teleports to level 3. After that go to whichever class you want to play.
Also, any medics number priority should be other medics.
checkout this thread from reddit. Excellent medic tips there. You can find such threads for other classes also.
Also, any medics number priority should be other medics.
checkout this thread from reddit. Excellent medic tips there. You can find such threads for other classes also.
we need a noob server....am tired of spies
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foruamit2004
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comp@ddict
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Scout:
- Point
- Jump
- Click
- Jump back
Engi:
- Try to distance yourself from sudden corners as a heavy in close range will finish you off, and avoid open locations as ease of target.
- Point
- Jump
- Click
- Jump back
Engi:
- Try to distance yourself from sudden corners as a heavy in close range will finish you off, and avoid open locations as ease of target.
Audi0slave
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I'll drop of a few things of TF2 I know. I'm not good enough to help on specific classes but I can provide some assistance on how to get better fps and smoother gameplay.
First of all make a backup of your tf folder (X:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\yoursteamid\team fortress 2\tf) so that in case you don't like any of the suggestions here you can easily revert back. Just Copy and paste it elsewhere.
FPS
TF2 is a CPU intensive game and depends a lot on your clock speed so the better CPU you have the better your FPS. With my Overclocked config (see sig) I easily get 120 fps in 6v6, 8v8 games and 70 fps in 12v12, 16v16. Without the OC I would get 100-110 fps and 40-50fps respectively. So if you know your way around Overclocking your CPU you will see a significant improvement in FPS.
TF2 supports two directX modes i.e. DirectX 8(DX 8) and DirectX 9 (DX 9). By default DX 9 will applied to your system. While out of the two DX 9 is clearly better as the graphics are much better and shiny but it is also a little heavy on resources. Shifting to DX 8 will see a significant drop in graphic quality but it also helps increasing FPS. The major reason I like DX 8 is that I find the whole game much clearer and graphic quality of Pyro's fire and Soldier's Rocket Trails, Demo's Sticky Explosion,etc gets reduced which in turns helps me finding my targets with sniper (my fav class) much more easily. Plus TF2 with highest settings is no big treat to the eyes so I always play with DX 8.
DX 8 -
DX 9 -
How to change DXlevel -
There are a lot of various configs you can apply to improve FPS. The best one I found was from a played named Chris from EU. He has a wide range of configs which can be found here Chris' FPS Configs for TF2 | Home. He basically has 3 configs
MAXFrames - Lowest Graphic Quality and highest FPS Gain. DX 8 required
HighFrames - Low Graphic Quality and significant FPS Gain. DX 8 required
DX9Frames - Same as Highframes except its for DX 9.
HUDS
Heads up Display. I personally find the default HUD too much clattered therefore I used custom made HUDs from various other players. I'll link a few of them here check out the screenshots and see whether they are too your liking.
M0rehud - One of the most Oldest and widely used HUD.
Michaelll-hud - Similar to M0re's. see log on there page for comparison between the two.
Garm3n TF2 HUD
PVHUD - ozfortress
You can check this link HUDs and Configs » Forums | ETF2L for more custom HUDS.
*** TL;DR *** For the lazy ones there is a very neat app where you can go crazy creating various configs very easily. Give this a try if you find above suggestions too cumbersome to follow TF2mate - TF2 config generator
Hit me up on Steam if you have any doubts
First of all make a backup of your tf folder (X:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\yoursteamid\team fortress 2\tf) so that in case you don't like any of the suggestions here you can easily revert back. Just Copy and paste it elsewhere.
FPS
TF2 is a CPU intensive game and depends a lot on your clock speed so the better CPU you have the better your FPS. With my Overclocked config (see sig) I easily get 120 fps in 6v6, 8v8 games and 70 fps in 12v12, 16v16. Without the OC I would get 100-110 fps and 40-50fps respectively. So if you know your way around Overclocking your CPU you will see a significant improvement in FPS.
TF2 supports two directX modes i.e. DirectX 8(DX 8) and DirectX 9 (DX 9). By default DX 9 will applied to your system. While out of the two DX 9 is clearly better as the graphics are much better and shiny but it is also a little heavy on resources. Shifting to DX 8 will see a significant drop in graphic quality but it also helps increasing FPS. The major reason I like DX 8 is that I find the whole game much clearer and graphic quality of Pyro's fire and Soldier's Rocket Trails, Demo's Sticky Explosion,etc gets reduced which in turns helps me finding my targets with sniper (my fav class) much more easily. Plus TF2 with highest settings is no big treat to the eyes so I always play with DX 8.
DX 8 -
DX 9 -
How to change DXlevel -
There are a lot of various configs you can apply to improve FPS. The best one I found was from a played named Chris from EU. He has a wide range of configs which can be found here Chris' FPS Configs for TF2 | Home. He basically has 3 configs
MAXFrames - Lowest Graphic Quality and highest FPS Gain. DX 8 required
HighFrames - Low Graphic Quality and significant FPS Gain. DX 8 required
DX9Frames - Same as Highframes except its for DX 9.
HUDS
Heads up Display. I personally find the default HUD too much clattered therefore I used custom made HUDs from various other players. I'll link a few of them here check out the screenshots and see whether they are too your liking.
M0rehud - One of the most Oldest and widely used HUD.
Michaelll-hud - Similar to M0re's. see log on there page for comparison between the two.
Garm3n TF2 HUD
PVHUD - ozfortress
You can check this link HUDs and Configs » Forums | ETF2L for more custom HUDS.
*** TL;DR *** For the lazy ones there is a very neat app where you can go crazy creating various configs very easily. Give this a try if you find above suggestions too cumbersome to follow TF2mate - TF2 config generator
Hit me up on Steam if you have any doubts
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