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by eckomonster on May 26th, 2006 at 19:30 CEST

After seeing that there a lot of people within the Fnatic Community that would like to know more about the settings our Counter-Strike players use and are hungry for tips and tricks we decided to give you what you deserve. flag Harley 'dsn' Örwall, Fnatic's CS Captain, has written a short article about the different aiming and shooting styles. He also recorded a small aiming-demo to go along with it to help visualise what he says.

M4A1 - The Burst:
Bursting is probably the most used Colt-technique together with
spraying. The standard burst is 3 bullets, and it’s pretty easy to learn. The
important thing here is really timing; unlike the railgun in Quake, you can
actually shoot directly after you’ve bursted (there’s no delay), but the recoil
would be really messed up, so you need to figure out how much time it takes for
the recoil to go down and burst accordingly. You have to be somewhat rhythmic
and calm, and the obvious – aim at the head.

M4A1 - The Burning Death:
The name of this technique comes from the old CS-player
Burning Death. In the CS-movie Frag or Die you can see him use a quite
controversial (at the time) AK-handling, firing single bullets in a fast pace.
Since then, the BD-style of handling AK has become really popular, but it’s
also really useful to fire single bullets in a fast pace with colt. The best
time to use this is when you have somebody on lockdown, preferably with their
back towards you, in a somewhat medium to long distance. The reason for not
bursting in a situation like that would be because you don’t really want to
risk missing your burst, and by shooting single bullets fast, you’ll keep him
“bobbed” (meaning he will experience being shot at and have a hard time
shooting back, the game works that way), which is a really good thing for you.

M4A1 - The Spray:
Spraying is something often used, especially on LAN when the bullets
“hit” much better than online. You really need to be able to master spraying good
if you want to become a good player. It’s effective to stop rushes with, when
you can predict multiple opponents coming out from the same area, being pretty
close to each other. It’s also good when you’re able to catch your opponent
flashed or reloading in a favourable position for you. So, now you know that
when a situation like that arises, just push down your +attack button as hard
as you can and make sure to use your crosshair to aim. When spraying, and using
medium or large crosshair, make sure that you always start aiming at the head
and compensate with the upper line of your crosshair. A lot of top players are
aiming towards the chest instead of the head, and there’s really no logic
behind doing so. When you’re a top player, you should always try to aim at the
head, unless you know that your opponent is low in health points and you just
need to do the last damage.

M4A1 - The Forest-burst:
This is something that makes f0rest pretty unique. From what
I’ve observed, he is using a burst with 5 bullets instead of 3 sometimes, which
can be quite effective to make sure that your opponent really dies. This
f0rest-burst is kind of hard to master, so you need to work on it a lot.



AK47 - The Burning Death:
Read the section about BD for colt. It’s pretty much the same here;
you take advantage of the fact that the AK is much more accurate
when shooting one bullet at a time, and you’re keeping your opponent
“bobbed”. This is pretty much the best option in medium to long range
duels and you really need to know how to master it flawlessly.

AK47 - The Burst:

Bursting with AK does a lot more damage than bursting with colt, but
is also a little harder due to different recoils on the weapon. I prefer to use
the “burning death” with AK, but you really need to have the burst in your
arsenal as well. When you watch demos you probably don’t even realise how
profitable it can be to burst in some situations.

AK47 - The Spray:
Spraying with AK is really hard, and I probably use it a lot of LAN
when getting nervous, even though I’m not an expert sprayer. Anyway, I think
that it’s good to spray when you’re opponent is flashed, and you’re kind of
stuck on a position and want to move, but at the same time kill him. If you
would go for the burst, you would have to stand still, due to the fact that the
bullets wouldn’t go straight forward otherwise. When spraying though, you can
pretty much be sure to kill him even if running and that allows you to change
position and kill your opponent. It’s also good to spray against ecos and
through walls, when you’re not risking being shot at, because AK makes a lot of
damage and you really need to make sure to know where to spray to make damage at
your opponents early in the rounds just by predicting their positions.


USP:
With USP, I prefer shooting quite slowly, as shown in my movie. The reason
for that is because the bullets just hit so much better when shooting in a slow
pace. The only time for me not do so is when I’m in a situation when I know that
my opponent is low on health points. The reasons for preferring to shoot fast
when my opponent is low are simple: I’m going for a quick kill and I’m not risking
getting bobbed myself.
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Comment by nl aevitas - 2 yrs

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Thanks Harley :D:D Great job

 

Comment by se SectionX - 2 yrs

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dsn, always helpful!

 

Comment by se cArn - 2 yrs

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This will help me alot!!

 

Comment by gb SAM - zr0 - 2 yrs

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Nothing can help you now!

 

Comment by nl GoiracH - 2 yrs

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aimbot? :)

i mean omfg i wanna aim like that ;) nice

 

Comment by de sen - 2 yrs

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nice -.- but where to download aim_map2? ^^

 

Comment by ca darko2L - 2 yrs

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Great write-up Harley, very well done for beginners and experienced players!

 

Comment by de JFK - 2 yrs

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great feature, thx. thats why i like you guys so much =)

 

Comment by uk SNIPERJOE - 2 yrs

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lmao @ cArn, think you should take up the f0rest burst tbh mate.

Nice info, nice to see fnatic players taking time to show community support =D

 

Comment by nl AgamemnonZ - 2 yrs

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How to play the demo? :D which commands?

 

Comment by de sen - 2 yrs

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viewdemo demoname

 

Comment by ch Hvk - 2 yrs

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Good writeup

 

Comment by eur eckomonster - 2 yrs

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dsn + eckomonster = great stuff all the time ;)

 

Comment by nl Clocala - 2 yrs

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Very nice stuff here xD

 

Comment by cn gundam - 2 yrs

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nice demo!

fnatic > insider & ViP

 

Comment by be Medion - 2 yrs

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cant find aim_map2

 

Comment by nl kees3000 - 2 yrs

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<3 dsn; one of the most inspiring professional players. Both for his amazing skill and attitude towards the game/scene.

Respect !

 

Comment by no eqlipze - 2 yrs

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Laughing out loud, Bouma! But your right, <3 DFIVEN!

 

Comment by kr ultragum - 2 yrs

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download map - http://woot.css.edu/download/CS-MAPS-OLD/aim_map2.bsp

 

Comment by mx carat - 2 yrs

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really appreciate that free stuff , thnx !

youre really caring 'bout the community *hug* :D

 

Comment by se toffe - 2 yrs

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Perfect! dsn sure knows what we want :D

 

Comment by de eMp - 2 yrs

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respect fnatic, nice dsn
dsn you know what we want...

now i am a fnatic fan after mousesports^^

 

Comment by de chaot1C - 2 yrs

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i think its hard to explain the aiming ... you can just learn it if you train and train and train and not if somebody tries to explain it !

 

Comment by de shad6 - 2 yrs

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really really nice!

 

Comment by sk NiK&Ch4oS - 2 yrs

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This post is nice, dsn thx:P nice demo and to cArn akoze LoL!:D

 

Comment by de giggyhackl - 2 yrs

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its ok, but there are so many descriptions on the internet of " how to shoot in cs " ... nothing new

 

Comment by ru S.Shneider - 2 yrs

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but itz by DSN!!!!!;)

 

Comment by de shad6 - 2 yrs

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#26 so right! ;)

 

Comment by be asimov - 2 yrs

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Wonderful guide! Thx fnatic and dsn. <3 u ^^

 

Comment by uk faken - 2 yrs

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lol, aimmap2 reminds me of the old gamers.nu demos

 

Comment by sg peeonpants - 2 yrs

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thanks dsn! u r the best! =)

 

Comment by at calon - 2 yrs

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dsn thx so much, i registered just to say how much i and the rest of the cs communitly apreciate things like this, it is really a step further to profecialising e-sports, when gamers like u stop making a big secret out of how they play!!!

 

Comment by af milisav - 2 yrs

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#32 I agree

 

Comment by au wrabbz - 2 yrs

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good one! :O

 

Comment by si lasso - 2 yrs

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gr8 effort

 

Comment by br fauag - 2 yrs

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bad server here ....
=/
plz ... fix that guys

 

Comment by bg BoTy0 - 2 yrs

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dns - not just a pg, but a player that cares for others too <3

 

Comment by no udo - 2 yrs

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wtf freak? irl is ur thing tbh. gl hf future

 

Comment by us sauce - 2 yrs

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thanks dsn! :D

 

Comment by ro Shorel - 2 yrs

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It's the best demo I ever seen.Where cand I find others demo like this?Plsss help me!!
GG dsn

 

Comment by yu zyllion - 2 yrs

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#40
www.gotfrag.com ~ shaguar on de_aztec pub

the bots were on knife and on difficulty 0 .... i guess
thx dsn 4 the great explanation of the techniques... :D

 

Comment by ru fAnT1k - 2 yrs

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russian team Virtus.pro the BEST. dsn ..cool, respekt

 

Comment by kz MdN_kz - 2 yrs

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good

 

Comment by no dyess - 2 yrs

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great article

 

Comment by be fading - 2 yrs

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WTF? if i want to play the demo it gives me a error saying 'can't open de_vegas.wad' WTF is this for strange stuff...

 

Comment by ir Warrior-- - 2 yrs

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Nice ;)

 

Comment by uk Spetznaz_1 - 2 yrs

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Nice article.

You call it "bobbed," I call it "stunned," either way it sucks! :) In your next article, please tell me how to compensate when being "bobbed" by someone else. Rages me more than be insta headshotted. I like quake because your accuracy is not affected when you are being hit.

 

Comment by br xcenario - 2 yrs

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really nice! keep it up :)

 

Comment by bg Shooting_Star - 1 yr

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nice

 

Comment by pk Kuppi - 1 yr

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Nice dsn

 

Comment by cz b0ng - 1 yr

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"Not Found

The requested URL /files/file/6/49/ was not found on this server."

Cannot download the demo :(
Could anybody pls upload it somewhere or send it on my email - stumpp1@seznam.cz

Thx a lot

 

Comment by bn d3vil_benji - 1 yr

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how to play it?

 

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