Splash Damage: What and how?
This is an effect that is only on certain weapons such as Rocket Launcher, Plasma Gun, Grenade Launcher and BFG. It is the “splash of the weapon that creates this damage”. You could compare this to the force of an explosion. Standing slightly away from an explosion can still hurt you. Splash Damage is always calculated in a radius. This means that the center of the “splash damage sphere” around, say, the rocket deals full damage (ie, a direct hit from a rocket delivers a hit of 100 health). The further you are away from the rocket’s impact location, the less damage the rocket splash will do. You will often find yourself rather using splash damage from some weapons than direct hit damage, since it’s very hard to get a direct hit with a grenade or rocket. What is and how do I strafe jump? A process that enables you to move at a faster-than-running pace. When you strafe jump you perform a continuous jumping cycle while running forward and strafing in alternate directions (or the same dire
