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Shockwave can be acquired as weapon from a flag or as a world weapon. | Shockwave can be acquired as weapon from a flag or as a world weapon. | ||
− | It can be used as a [[World Weapon|world weapon]] by setting the type for the world weapon as "SW". In the Capture-the-Flag style game, a Shockwave is often fired from the base of the | + | It can be used as a [[World Weapon|world weapon]] by setting the type for the world weapon as "SW". In the Capture-the-Flag style game, a Shockwave is often fired from the base of the loosing team, to prevent players from the winning team waiting around the base to immediately take the flag again. |
Shockwave is one of the strongest superflags allowing players to kill "around corners". It is also commonly used to kill tanks jumping over a player or tanks a player is jumping over. However, because this flag sports only short range destruction, it can be easily countered by longer range attacks. Shockwave can destroy tanks in [http://bzflag.org/documentation/flags Phantom Zone] and tanks with [http://bzflag.org/documentation/flags Oscillation Overthruster] hiding inside buildings. | Shockwave is one of the strongest superflags allowing players to kill "around corners". It is also commonly used to kill tanks jumping over a player or tanks a player is jumping over. However, because this flag sports only short range destruction, it can be easily countered by longer range attacks. Shockwave can destroy tanks in [http://bzflag.org/documentation/flags Phantom Zone] and tanks with [http://bzflag.org/documentation/flags Oscillation Overthruster] hiding inside buildings. |