Help with playing TM

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First, the controls. Fire: Click on your tank and drag back. Move your mouse around to adjust the aim and release to fire. Move: Click on the map. Throw health: Aim and press H. Throw ammo: Aim and press A. Pass flag: Aim and press F.

Here are the items: Bomb: Has a large explosion area, does 20-60 damage. Represented by a black circle with a fuse. Rope: Used for hooking items and bushes, a very useful tool in the right hands. Use with im and press R. Represented by a brown circular line. Smoke Bomb: Use by pressing S. Useful for getting the flag and killing people easily .Also if you need to, use it to run away. Reprented by a white circle with a small black line in the middle. Ammo: Refills your ammunition (the number of shots you have left). Represented by a grey shape with 3 lines running through it.

Team play-Capture the flag.
Now, lets say you have logged in and have seen the controls. Now you are in main lobby! I would stay there for a while to hone your skills slightly. Join any team game by clicking on a game that says "team play" then clicking the join button. You will the be faced with a screen with you on it. survey the map with - and + on your numpad. See where you are needed and go and help. Kill enemies and make sure they don;t get the flag at your base. If you are presentede with a chance to get the flag, then go for it! If you cannot escape with the flag, then pass tom a teammate. If you get the flag with a clear run to the spawning point, then take it back to where you spawned at the start. Once the game is over, you will have a screen with Kills, deaths, saves (when you stop the enemy getting a flag home), tries to get the flag and flags home. Press "exit in the top right hand corner to go back to the chat screen.

Note: On custom maps there may not be a flag, if this is the case then just kill. Don't look for a non-existant flag.

Individual Play.
In individual, All the tanks are grey and they can all kill each other. Yup, it's All VS. All and you have to watch your back. Find good vantage points and pick people off from safety. If you do not have good reactions, you will not win. You have to be skilled to win individuals when there are lots of users there. Use them as hard practice. If you are lucky you will get rubbish players to fight :P

Oh yeah, try to at least avoid that bomb would you? What bomb? The one behind you, coming at a fast speed. The Problem, out.

10 points of advice on Tactics.
1. The timer will run more quickly with small moves - when dodging try doing small moves.

2. Throwing the flag is very effective if one of your team mates is on the other side of the map, near your base, as he can quickly bring it home if he catches it giving your team 5 points.

3. When catching a flag it is easier if you move away from the flag rather than towards it. 4. Bombes are ussually overrated by Newbs. They do not make you invincible especially as more xperienced players will often dodge them. 5. Only going for the flag when you have a decent chance of getting will save you from many uncecessary deaths.

6. Using a Rope in a smoke bomb is a useful way of getting the flag, especially in Team Play 3 (a map)

7. Defending is as important as attacking. Don't neglect it.

8. You can avoid bullets and bombs by hiding behind an item. The Bullet or Bommb will hit the item instead. Useful when running away.

9. Only shooting quickly and accurately will save you when playing against an experienced player. It is better to seek protection if you are not as experienced :p

10. Most vets will be better than you even if your aim is better than theirs because of their advanced tactics. Don't think you are better than someone only because your aim is better :p