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GinKo: Minor typos / better writing

2012-09-01T16:47:42Z

Minor typos / better writing

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GinKo: Added "Start running", "Telefrag" and "Intermission Killing" subsections

2009-08-21T13:45:31Z

Added "Start running", "Telefrag" and "Intermission Killing" subsections

GinKo: Added waggling and curling subsubsections

2009-08-16T14:15:13Z

Added waggling and curling subsubsections

Droog Andrey: /* Combinig Tricks */

2009-08-16T13:15:23Z

‎Combinig Tricks

Droog Andrey: /* Grenade Jump */

2009-08-16T13:03:38Z

‎Grenade Jump

Droog Andrey: /* Amount of Damage Given */

2009-08-16T12:57:33Z

‎Amount of Damage Given

Droog Andrey: /* Monsters Health */

2009-08-16T12:50:17Z

‎Monsters Health

Droog Andrey: /* Amount of Damage Given */

2009-08-16T12:46:35Z

‎Amount of Damage Given

GinKo: /* Overview */

2009-08-15T23:09:31Z

‎Overview

GinKo: /* Important Figures */

2009-08-15T22:52:42Z

‎Important Figures

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 ==General Running Tricks==
 ===Wallhugging===
 Similar to "North Running" on Doom, press diagonaly against a wall and you'll walk up to 50% faster (from 320 to 480 units/s). The angle in which you should "hug" is dependent on your settings. Further info (by Anthony Bailey) [http://speeddemosarchive.com/quake/qdq/articles/WallHug/]
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 ====Other Monster Boosts====
 Shamblers can usually give quite a boost with some reliability, but you may find yourself going for a boost from Grunts, Zombies (see [http://speeddemosarchive.com/quake/mkt.pl?level:e3m2 e3m2] nightmare run as an example), Dogs, Scrags or Hellknights. You can get some boost from fishes and knights but they are usually not essencial to the run. It should be noted that custom episodes might have custom monsters and weapons which gives new possibilities for tricks.
 ===Combining Tricks===
 If a single grenade jump can't get you high enough, go for a grenade jump + rocket jump, or a double grenade jump. If one ogre-grenade just isn't enough, try a double ogre-grenade jump. Perhaps adding a fiend boost after that (like in Arturo's [http://speeddemosarchive.com/quake/mkt.pl?level:pb1 pb1] easy run). The possibilities are endless, and the most unexpected tricks make the most interesting demos.
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 ===Telefrag===
 ===Intermission Killing===
 ===Hording Monsters===

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 ===Air Control===
 When you're not touching the ground, Quake's Law of Inercia says you continue on a straight line with the same speed (apart from falling due to gravity). Theorically, the game was designed so that you should only be able to decelarate or get very small speeds, i.e. you cannot jump and then start running midair, like in some Mario-style games. But, just like with zigzag, there's an oversight. When you turn and strafe at the same time, you're able to gain speed, without the ground to slow you down, you can change your trajectory pretty easily. Don't press to walk in two directions simultanously (forward+left, for example), or else you won't be able to turn in air.
 ===Bunny Hopping===

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 ====Other Monster Boosts====
 Shamblers can usually give quite a boost with some reliability, but you may find yourself going for a boost from Grunts, Zombies (see [http://speeddemosarchive.com/quake/mkt.pl?level:e3m2 e3m2] nightmare run as an example), Dogs, Scrags or Hellknights. You can get some boost from fishes and knights but they are usually not essencial to the run. It should be noted that custom episodes might have custom monsters and weapons which gives new possibilities for tricks.
-===Combinig Tricks===
+===Combining Tricks===
 If a single grenade jump can't get you high enough, go for a grenade jump + rocket jump, or a double grenade jump. If one ogre-grenade just isn't enough, try a double ogre-grenade jump. Perhaps adding a fiend boost after that (like in Arturo's [http://speeddemosarchive.com/quake/mkt.pl?level:pb1 pb1] easy run). The possibilities are endless, and the most unexpected tricks make the most interesting demos.
 ==General 100% Tricks==

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 This is the essence of Quake runs: bunnyhopping and damage boost. Whenever something inflics damage on you, you are boosted to the opposite direction proportionally to the amount of damage received. This means you can use your own weapons, explosive crates, monsters, other players (in co-op runs) and anything else to reach new heights and speed. Note that monsters are more agressive, but also more predictable, abundant and have faster reactions on the Nightmare Skill, which can sometimes make Nightmare Runs faster than Easy Runs in a same level as getting a boost can be easier.
 ====Grenade Jump====
-Perhaps the most obvious, shoot a grenade and stand over it as it explodes. Jump just prior to the explosion, otherwise you'll barely leave the ground. Timing is crucial and to facilitate speedrunning, [http://speeddemosarchive.com/quake/downloads.html QdQStats] (Almost obligatory tool) supports the command "impulse 210" for a grenade timer - demos recorded with the timer ARE accepted in SDA as there are means to take the timer messages out later. Very often you'll find that shooting a grenade straight to to a monster's feet and jumping is a faster option.
+Perhaps the most obvious, shoot a grenade and stand over it as it explodes. Jump just prior to the explosion, otherwise you'll barely leave the ground. Timing is crucial and to facilitate speedrunning, [http://speeddemosarchive.com/quake/downloads.html QdQStats] (Almost obligatory tool) supports the command "impulse 210" for a grenade timer - demos recorded with the timer ARE accepted in SDA as there are means to take the timer messages out later. Very often you'll find that shooting a grenade straight to a monster's feet and jumping is a faster option.
 ====Rocket Jump====
 The easiest and maybe the most enjoyable way to boost yourself is with a rocket launcher. Aim at the ground, shoot, jump, fly. Sometimes, all that matter is the horizontal boost, so you may be firing at a close wall or monster instead of the ground. Something that not most people tend to oversee is the fact that it takes some time before the rocket explodes in the ground as it leaves at about half your height. That's way when you need max upwards distance you should fire first and then, a fraction of a second later, jump. Similarly, sometimes you'll need to do the oposite in order to save health. It's important that you are moving forward while doing a straight up rocket jump, since you can't look down at a perfect 90 degree angle; if you're running forward, by the time the rocket explodes, it should be roughly underneath the player's center.

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 |-
 ! style="text-align:left;"| Shambler shag
-| up to 60 per paw
+| (1 or 2)x(1 to 60)
 |-
 ! style="text-align:left;"| Shambler ray

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 |-
 ! style="text-align:left;"| Shambler
-| 600 || 30 || 25 || 11 || 67 || 34 || 11-12<sup>‡</sup> || 1 || -40
+| 600 || 30 || 25 || 11 || 67 || 34 || 11-12<sup>‡</sup> || 20 || -40
 |}

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 |-
 ! style="text-align:left;"| Grenade
-| 120<sup>&times;</sup>
+| 120<sup>†</sup>
 |-
 ! style="text-align:left;"| Rocket
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 |-
 ! style="text-align:left;"| Ogre Grenade
-| 40<sup>&times;</sup>
+| 40<sup>†</sup>
 |-
 ! style="text-align:left;"| Hellknight slash
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 |-
 ! style="text-align:left;"| Fiend scratch
-| ?
+| 10 to 15
 |-
 ! style="text-align:left;"| Fiend jump
-| ?
+| 40 to 50
 |-
 ! style="text-align:left;"| Vore ball
-| 40<sup>&times;‡</sup>
+| 40<sup>†‡</sup>
 |-
 ! style="text-align:left;"| Spawn explosion
-| 120<sup>&times;</sup>
+| 120<sup>†</sup>
 |-
 ! style="text-align:left;"| Shambler shag
-| ?
+| up to 60 per paw
 |-
 ! style="text-align:left;"| Shambler ray
-| ?
+| (3 or 4)x10
 |}
-'''&times;''' Damage given in the form of explosion radius, due to distance between the explosion and the target's center, the actual inflicted damage is lower.
+'''†''' If the damage is given in the form of explosion radius, due to distance between the explosion and the target's center, the actual inflicted damage is lower. If the target is a shambler, only half the damage is given.
-−
-'''†''' If the target is a shambler, only half the damage is given.
-'''‡''' If the target is a zombie, 110 damage is given, so that it'll kill him.
+'''‡''' If the target is a zombie, 110 damage is given, so that it'll gib him.
 ===Monsters Health===

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 ==Overview==
-Released in 1996, this is where it all began. Quake was a pioneer as a true 3D FPS and became the base on which the genre later developed. As was already customary with Doom, some guys started competing to see who was the fastest, and in 97 Nolan "Radix" Pflug beget SDA. It still has its own page at SDA, tousands of runs, and plenty of information about speedrunning it. There's a "Getting Started Guide" for those unfamiliar with the game [http://speeddemosarchive.com/quake/gettingstarted]
+Released in 1996, this is where it all began. Quake was a pioneer as a true 3D FPS and became the base on which the genre later developed. As was already customary with Doom, some guys started competing to see who was the fastest, and in 98 Nolan "Radix" Pflug beget SDA. It still has its own page at SDA, tousands of runs, and plenty of information about speedrunning it. There's a "Getting Started Guide" for those unfamiliar with the game [http://speeddemosarchive.com/quake/gettingstarted]
-−
 ==General Running Tricks==

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 ===Important Figures===
-The above tables are for mere curiosity, you shouldn't need to remember all that. Nevertheless, it's useful to have a few numbers in mind when going for a 100%.
+The above tables are for mere curiosity, you shouldn't need to remember all that. Nevertheless, it's useful to have a few numbers in mind when going for a 100%:
 * 2 rounds of shotgun or 2 axe swings for a grunt, dog or fish.
 * 4 rounds for an enforcer, knight, scrag or spawn; or, better yet, a single round from the shotgun and a double round from the super shotgun (using in that order to save time).