Video: Quake Live Double Jumping (chainjumping)

[crucci]

fragster link is not working

It doesn't seem to exist on that site anymore. The earliest videos on the site are from December last year, so I guess they renewed the site but didn't reupload all the content.

[BL1NDlight]

so the basic idea is you're jumping the second time already having upward momentum which gives you the boost?

[Limbless_Pony]

Yeah, except it doesn't exactly give you boost, it just sets your upward velocity to a certain amount. It's bigger than regular jumping one, but smaller than e.g. when you use a vertical jumppad; hence why jumping off the edge after using a pad will slow you down (which is sometimes very useful to tell the truth).

[crucci]

Yeah, except it doesn't exactly give you boost, it just sets your upward velocity to a certain amount.

It actually increases your overall velocity, not just your upward velocity. Since jumping has a vertical element to it, it means you will go higher with a chain jump than with a single jump; but also further.

hence why jumping off the edge after using a pad will slow you down (which is sometimes very useful to tell the truth).

For a double jump to be effective, the second jump needs to happen relatively soon after the first jump. When you jump off the edge after using a jump pad, you're just employing pmove_airsteps to reset your speed; if you got an actual chain jump, your speed would increase. Granted, an "air step" is required for a successful chain jump, but you also need the short spacing of the jumps.

[*flashstep]

Hey, im pretty new up to the game. Wanted to look your video, but it's not available in my country and megaupload is down - could you re-upload it ? :E


thanks anyway.