Jumping Basics: The Circle-Jump

Being able to jump at high speeds renders many more positions achievable within a short period of time, so that you might help your teammates when they require urgent cover, or confuse your enemies by popping up in places lesser players would be unable to attain in only ten seconds. Take full advantage of Urban Terror’s physics to play the best game possible; aim can get you far, but movement is key whether you are dodging bullets or unexpectedly showing up behind the enemy.

In Quake 3, one can gain speed by moving diagonally. The fastest way to do this in Urban Terror is called circle jumping – aptly named because of the circular arcs that form a circle-jumper’s trajectory. This method is far more useful in Urban Terror (rather than in vanilla Quake) because sprinting forward is miles faster than strafing sideways.

The first few hops cannot curve too much as otherwise your direction will change too quickly to the detriment of your speed. Curve gently while holding forward + sprint as you begin to jump.

When your speed exceeds that of a normal sprint, you would ideally want to hold forward + sprint in the direction perfectly perpendicular to that of your movement, curving your mouselook as your direction changes, to maximize your speed. Try your best to maintain this angle if you wish to jump as fast as you can in any one particular direction. What we have achieved so far is, fundamentally, how one will circle-jump anywhere.

However, you will have to make minor adjustments if you need to navigate the obstacles that normally clutter an Urban Terror map. Power-sliding will also help you maintain most of your speed while giving you a bit of extra distance; this is especially useful when your stamina is running low. As you jump more and more you will gain a feeling for the art. Take a look at jump videos like 2.4f and Mr. Banana’s Curved Speed or Flying-V to see how players navigate skillfully around a map without losing too much speed.

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