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>>9667243
Some RTCW tips and tricks:
1) Basic classic FPS hitscan strategy applies in most situations - break line of sight if overwhelmed. When you do this in RTCW, the basic enemies will often retreat to reload, which gives you an opening of a couple seconds to counter them and be more aggressive. At the very least, it'll reset their windup and allow you to take them down more effectively. If they're especially tanky, wallpeak them and whittle them down first before running in and filling your crosshair with their soon to be dead bodies.
2) Headshots do a lot more damage, so keep your crosshair up around that area.
3) You can lean around corners with the 'q' and 'e' keys. This lets you scope out an area and line up shots. You're invisible to the enemies when you do this, so you can't be shot at unless they enter your non-leaning line of sight.
4) You can hold down CAPS LOCK by default to walk slowly, which lets you stay scoped in with your Mauser rifle while moving, as well as quietly open doors.
5) Crouching heavily increases your accuracy with your automatic weapons. It'll lock your cone of fire to less than half of what it normally is when you hold down the trigger.
6) The Sten does more damage per shot than the mp40, as does the Thompson if you have any ammo for it. Learn to use the Sten against singular foes, so the overheating drawback won't come into play. FG-42 is great too. Flamethrower doesn't do direct damage, but all enemies ticked with it will die to afterburn. Very useful against a certain infamous late-game enemy as well. You can hold down the grenades to "cook" them, letting you release them on the 3rd or 4th *click* to time your throws right.
7) If you're overwhelmed out in the open with no immediate potential to get to cover and break line of sight, strafing horizontally to them while sprinting will throw their aim off a little bit compared to just standing still. You can also strafejump at will even if your stamina bar is at 0%.