What is the Level One Strafe trick?
The level one strafe trick is not a deathmatch technique per se, but it’s a demonstration of the BFG behavior that educates many folks on how the BFG really works. The act of performing this trick tends to open one’s eyes to the amazing possibilities of the weapon. It also proves some points made in this FAQ. Doug Bora first pointed this demo out to our particular group. Credit for the original version of this demo goes to John Ripley of the UK. The full deathmatch demo file PETALK2.ZIP is the first example of this specific action. Since that time, this has been repeated by many folks on the Doom newsgroups. PETALK2.ZIP should be available at: ftp://{INS site}/lmps/doom2/1.9/petalk2.zip where {INS site} = any DOOM ftp site, eg. ftp.cdrom.com/pub/idgames Click here to attempt to download the file from cdrom.com now. (If the link above does not work, please consult the other FAQ files for information on FTP sites that carry doom-related files. The author won’t be updating this particular
