User Guide

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PRIMA OFFICIAL GAME GUIDE
Hazardous Materials
The entire map is loaded with yellow barrels, many of
which are nearby prime hiding spots or along well-
traveled routes.
The impor-
tance of yellow
barrels cannot be
understated.
They are superior
to grenades and
gunplay as far as
lethal effec-
tiveness is
concerned. (And,
frankly, a certain amount of satisfaction comes from
watching an opponent’s rag-doll body bounce off a wall
after being blasted for standing too close to a yellow
barrel.) You must maintain constant awareness of your
position in relation to one of these barrels, lest you be
caught in a blast radius. It’s unnecessary to use the
missile launcher to pop a barrel—the rockets are slow
enough for a fast-moving player to dive out of the way,
and the rockets themselves are explosive enough—so
players should probably stick to using bullets as triggers.
Body Armor will not save you if you are standing right
next to a barrel when it explodes.
Hiding Spots
Despite the fact that this is a smaller map, there are still
a few good hiding spots where enterprising (and patient)
players can deal serious setbacks to the opposing team.
Downstairs in one of the
darker labs, there is a
shelving unit without a back.
Slip behind the shelving and
train your weapon at head- or
chest-level. Because players
need to swing down here to get to and from the flag area,
you won’t have to fish for very long before you get a bite.
Use the walls
to mask your
approach to the
opposing team’s
flag bay. The
curved hallways
in the middle of
the room have
well-lit bottom
levels, so watch
out for snipers on the walkways or ledges above, and use
the supports and odd corners to hide and frag an unwary
foe as he speeds by.
A few series of
alcoves along the
hallways are just
big enough for a
player to back
into and wait
until an opponent
comes rushing
by. If you are
holding the flag,
either try to avoid these gauntlets or work with another
team member to clear the alcoves before you come
trucking through.
Use the
walkways above
the central hub to
paint the walls
with flag-bearers
as they come
screaming
through to take
the prize back to
their flag bay.
Warning: you’re fairly exposed up here, especially if you’re
only looking down.
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