Camping - We like campers.  Camping is a technique where the player tries to find a good place to hide and remains on that spot while waiting for potential victims to pop up as targets.

Moving. People do have to move in order to find a good camping spot or to find a new spot after you have been located by other people.  Moving from a camping site or finding a camping site is generally a very slow process.  You move a little and scope out the area to make sure you aren't seen by others.  You can often sneak up on someone, especially if you are moving in a crouch and they can't hear your footsteps.  It does take time and patience, but when you win the game with a perfect score, it's a great feeling and a job well done!

Hunting. You might find yourself camping in a spot that is so hidden you never see anyone.  You might start hunting for prey.  Hunting should be done in a camping manner and not by R&G.  Move slow and careful while keeping you eyes very active for the other campers that are waiting to find you and take their head shot.

Be careful when using the teleporter.  It can be seen from a long distance and can give away your position to other campers.

Revenge Killing is not forbidden, in fact it is encouraged, but the manner in which you get your revenge is very important. Running and translocating across the map (bad... see 'moving' and 'hunting' sections) just to get back to the location of your killer for revenge is VERY BAD. If you are killed, it is good to carefully get your self in a camping spot with a view of your killers location and SNIPE HIM OUT... we are snipers, right? Occasionally, you will notice that you are spawned very close to your killer. In this situation, it is OK to very carefully creep up on the player and try to pop his head off. If in this situation, however, you RUN back to your killer?s location, you are being a Bad Little Camper

Head-Stomping  If someone is jumping on your head and you are losing health because of it, you can't shoot them, only jump around and try to stomp on their head. (JOKE)

There will be occasions when you need to move quickly in order to find cover or to find more ammo.  You might run, jump, and use the teleporter to make yourself a hard-to-hit target.  This is acceptable.  However, if you are moving constantly in this manner, it is considered to be R&G.  Remember, when you move quickly and use the teleporter, everyone will see you and know where you are hiding.

Run and Gun - We don't like running and gunning (R&G).  This type of play is much faster and less fun.  Running around makes you a target and you will never achieve a perfect score.  There are many sites out there that play a run and gun game.  Please play there for that style of game.  While here, work on your sniping and camping skills.  I'm sure you will have a more satisfied feeling when your personal deaths are very low.  Exceptions to the rule are games like Capture the Flag and Assault the Base.  However, a well disciplined team will still setup a sniper or two in these games, so be careful out there.

In fact, you should be advised that you will loose a point from your score each time you are killed.  This is our little way of penalizing carelessness. You should strive for a perfect score of 25 kills and 0 deaths.  You will then gain the respect of everyone.

NOTE:If you do get a perfect score, you might want to hit the F9 key while the score is showing at the end of the game.  This will take a snapshot of that screen.  The file will be saved in your UT2004 screenshots folder as a shot001.bmp file.  Email the screenshot to perfectscores@teamsnackattack.com

A Few words on Spawning:  There seems to be a consensus among the =TSA= team members to follow some simple rules about spawning.  They are as follows:

1)     Spawn protection is for the spawner to have time to run and hide, not start shooting at someone nearby.

2)     =TSA= team members will let you run to hide and not engage you while you are spawning.  Others should try to do the same.

3)     If you do engage someone while you or they are spawning, expect a fight to the death. If this behavior is constant, you will be kicked from the server.

4)     Don't run after a spawner while waiting for spawn to wear off.

5)     If you just stand there while spawning, expect to be shot when spawn wears off.

Remember, it's just a game.  Don't take it personal.  If someone needs to learn the rules, take the time to help them.

Play Nice - We are all here to have a good time.  We try to help each other learn to play a skilled and polite game.  Play a good game and be respectful to others and you might be invited to join the =TSA= clan.  We are always watching for a few good men and women, boys and girls.  You don't have to be a good sniper to join; just be a respectful sniper who enjoys the game and who is pleasant to be around.  We are all here to have fun.

If you have to complain to everyone, use bad language, insult people, and generally act 9 years old, you can expect to be banned from our server.  Of course well behaved 9 year olds are welcome and that?s part of the reason we try to keep a respectful group of people here.  Please treat others as you would like them to treat you and everything else will be fine.

Of course we all welcome constructive criticism about our server, players, and our method of game play.  We may or may not like your ideas, but we want to hear them.  If your ideas sound like they will make this a better place to play, we will discuss them among the clan and you might see them implemented.  If you find a good sniper map that we don't have on our server, please let us know the name of the map and where we can find it for downloading.

Finally, if you like our UT2K4 server please let your gaming friends know about us.