Content

• Steps
• Tips
• Warnings
• What do you need

So, you stumbled upon a CS surf server and don't know what to do? But want to become the elite and enjoy the fame, on par with expert surfers for their gravity-defeating skills? Don't worry, this article will give you most of the knowledge you need to get started with real Surfing Pro.

Steps

1. 1 Find a surf server. Ping doesn't matter if you're not surfing for kills.If you can't find a server, just download the maps yourself and create a LAN server. Self-practice is always a good way to start playing. IMPORTANT: Make sure you enter "SV air accelerate 150" in the console before trying to surf the LAN server. Good maps for beginners are "surf_10x_reloaded" and "Rebel Resistance".
   • To surf in a straight line, head (press "f" or "c") towards the ramp (these things hanging in the air). Straight right if you are on the left and left if you are on the right. Remember this diagram: F / V. Never press the "forward" or "backward" key while surfing as the forward key will make you slide (refer to the "back", "s", later) Move the mouse towards the direction you want to move, tilt the scope doesn't matter, just don't look right or left if you want to go in a straight line.
   • To rotate while in flight, strafe in your chosen direction, left or right, while gently changing direction with your mouse, taking into account the centrifugal nature of your movement around the circle in the given direction. When your vector is in the right direction, stop strafing. As soon as you touch the new ramp, strafe towards it.
   • To pick up speed, move from top to bottom along the ramp. Do not rotate the mouse while moving along the ramp, otherwise you will lose speed and fall, reaching the end of the ramp or while surfing.
2. 2 To avoid losing speed on landing, try to reduce the momentum on your Z-axis during landing. To do this, look and move in the same direction that you surf when you touch.
3. 3 To increase the flight distance, try to be at the maximum height that you can reach without losing speed, the height of the falling ramp. Each ramp has its own departure point, which provides the maximum flight range, it depends on their bend.
4. 4 To stop mid-flight, for example to land at a specific point, simply press the back button (s), you will immediately stop and fall. You will always fall strictly vertically (although you can straf to move in the air), so if you look straight down, you will see the point of immediate landing in your scope. Most of this is needed above "teleport panels" or "landing panels" (usually covered with water so you can land from a high).
5. 5 To pick up speed, start at the top of the ramp and work all the way to the bottom, and up again to the middle for best results.... Just move up and down like the waves.
   • When you urgently need to gain a lot of altitude (namely, to fly through the green loop on surf_10x_final), you need to quickly move the mouse from side to side at the very edge of the ramp, while pointing in the direction (upward at a slight angle) in which you want to fly ... This skill is difficult to master, but it can be very useful.
   • Landing (optional) When flying off the frame, you need to turn in the air to land on the next one, hold the button away from the ramp to accelerate while landing. Then immediately in the direction of the ramp. It seems like it's completely pointless, but try it and pick up speed. Surfing is hard to explain, the best thing is to just try and learn. Just practice this acceleration method on stretches where your speed is sufficient to neutralize friction and speed degradation. I think surf_legends is a good training map, it has good ramps, also make sure death-match is on. I am a speed surfer myself and ready to compete with anyone who challenges.

Tips

• Remember that the only force acting on you is gravity.
• Search for surf maps on YouTube.com or video.Google.com, there are tons of video reviews that reveal the secrets of all maps (such as hidden weapons and ammo, secret passages / portals, etc.)
• If you get stuck, kill your character by typing "kill" in the console.
• Skip as many ramps as possible by flying over or around them. This will help maintain momentum and speed.
• Try to avoid jumping or surfing the additional ramps to the left and right. This will seriously decrease your speed.
• This is of course obvious, but you need to train as much as possible. As a result, you will understand how the physics system in Source works and how to control it on the surf.
• If you don't have enough momentum and need speed to continue surfing but you have enough altitude - when landing on a ramp, aim towards the bottom of the ramp and slide to gain momentum, then immediately turn towards the middle before you fly out. This will transform your vertical strength into horizontal strength.
• Don't whine if you get blocked. That happens. Many surf servers now use a script called "NoBlock" to allow you to pass through other players. Try to find one of these servers.
• The direction in which your scope is pointing is not necessarily the direction in which you are moving.
• be patient
• To maintain speed from ramp to ramp, make sure to enter the ramp on a parallel path. Entering the ramp at an angle will lose your speed.
• The Glock burst mode is very handy on surf maps as its accuracy is still good enough whether you are in flight or on a ramp. The same goes for the shotgun, albeit to a lesser extent. "Desert" or Desert Eagle (for beginners) is effective due to its damage (although accuracy in some places is not so good)
• If you are moving too fast or too high to land on the ramp, change your direction of travel. Surf (while in flight) right, then left, over and over again, this will slow you down, allowing you to get to the selected point.
• A good mouse will help you a lot. Use a laser mouse whenever possible, it has no better sensitivity and softer movement.

Warnings

• You might get flamed for being a beginner, ignore it.
• Some surf cards are buggy, so you can get stuck in corners and stop.
• You can get killed for your Shotgun / AWP
• Blockers will periodically get in your way.

What do you need

• Nice computer for some cards.
• Counter strike source
• Surf Server
• Steam Network Connector