Shooting around rt's

[Goldy]

I'm just wondering how to kill a skulk behind an rt. Do you shoot just off-center? I can't seem to do it, but some people do it very well. Thanks.

[Manta]

I have never found a way to shoot "around" RTs myself, but I use three different tactics to get at a skulk behind the RT:

1) If the RT is slightly below (i.e. you're on a slightly elevated surface), just jump up and shoot at the skulk from an upward angle. It should usually be enough.

2) Run forward, but not too close, and duck. See if you can hit the skulk's limbs from beneath. Doesn't work if the RT is lower than you.

3) Just run to the side and play ring-around-the-RT. If the skulk is slow or if you're quick enough, you should be able to hit him on the side.

[Dead_Meat]

i cant get em either i just shoot around with the pistol and if i see the alien blood then i unload. if i dont see any blood i just lmg rush him

[2_of_8]

There's a golden spot on the RT where skulks can hide and cannot be hit from the front - you have to move to the sides... I do that all the time, though - don't even bother trying to shoot through the RT.

[Mr.Bill]

it's amazing,  I get shot around corners all the time, and through rts,but for the life of me I cant do it myself

[pardzh]

Rush the skulk. You should have a teammate with you to snuff him out if you die, anyway.

[SwiftSpear]

You have to get around him.  Play a bit of ring around the rosey.  You want to be running towards the skulk RIGHT until he moves away from his cover, then backtrack and rince and repeat.  Marines can do ALOT of damage to a skulk in a very short period of time with a little luck.

[NewBorn]

if you have gernades you can just throw the nade at the rt and it will kill the skulk =)

[TheAdj]

Skulks that are not hanging off the RT or on the wall behind it can be shot by firing to the left or right of the actual skulk.  The hitbox extends further out than the skulk does, allowing someone to shoot to the left or right of the pumping section (the cylinder in the middle that connects to the ground) of the RT and still get a hit.  Best results are with a pistol.  If the skulk is not touching the ground and is hanging off the RT, best results are found by faking the run behind the RT, then stopping and waiting on the skulk to move.  I've also seen people rush with a knife with some effectiveness.

[duherman]

i cant get em either i just shoot around with the pistol and if i see the alien blood then i unload. if i dont see any blood i just lmg rush him

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As Dead_Meat said, thats what I do.

[Malevolent]

I say, "Hey you, go over there and get that skulk. You're cool." Then when he dies, I kill the skulk.

[Iconoclast]

baiter  

[That Annoying Kid]

go read saltzbads idea in the I & S about hitboxes cause it touches upon this issues

rush the node

or have a car game  :blush: