there's a first time for everything... :)
After this 11 minute long introduction to quake 3 arena you will understand the basics of the game better (download link at the bottom).
- What kind of weapons are available in the game
- How much damage they deal
- Reloadtimes
- Which weapon is the right one for which situation
Items
Items are the key element in the game, there are two main types of items spread across the maps.
Armor
There are 4 types of armor available, the respawntime is 25s but they all provide a different amount of armor when picked up.
Health
To better understand the tactic behind the game it is important to understand how much armor / health each item provides and when it respawns
No matter how good your aim or movement is, you will lose the game if you are not aware when which item respawns.
Building your strategy around the items is the key to win a duel.
Movement
The normal running speed is 320 ups (units per second), with practice you can reach up to 700ups. That means that you can move as twice as fast as "normal".
Gametypes
- 1v1 (Duel)
- FFA – Free for all (everyone against everyone)
- Capture the Flag
- Team-Deathmatch (2v2 / 4v4)
Spawnsystem
At the begin of a match and when you get killed, you respawn on one of the 10-15 respawn-locations that every map has.
To predict (or know :-)) where your enemy respawns after you killed him can be a very big tactical advantage especially when you are able to spawn-frag (kill him right after he respawn and is weak) your enemy.