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What is the best tehnique for crouch sliding to turn around the corners?

http://www.quake3world.com/forum/viewto ... ch+sliding

previous discussions seem to have nailed it, although the answer over on ESR seems to be pretty spot on too (if not a little simplified)

ex wrote:Jump, crouch, release forward and strafe+turn your mouse to the direction you want to go.

releasing forward as you slide gives sharper turns than keeping it depressed, but perhaps at a little cost to speed (unless your timing is immaculate). I seem to get a good boost of speed when strafing out of a slide (again provided i get the timing right)

practice is what you'll need

Perhaps a bit more accurate/useful:

1. build up speed with a couple of strafejumps or a circle jump;
2. hit crouch _just_ before you touch the ground, and keep holding crouch until you've made the turn you wanted to make;
3. release forward key before you start making the turn with strafe and mouse;
4. after the turn, press forward again and jump (when you slid on the ground) and release crouch.

I don't think you should release crouch before pressing forward again because you'll be walking (which reduces your speed to 320 ups) instead of sliding before you continue strafejumping again.