Jumping Skills

Many classes have unique abilities that allow them to propel themselves around the map and gain access to high-up places. All classes (except the Scout and Civilian) also possess the ability to use their frag grenades for jumping at the cost of health. Here is a listing of all movement skills by class. Concussion jumps Concussion jumps are the #1 way to cover large distances across the battlefield. Dropped The basic premise is easy: drop a concussion grenade on the ground and then jump over it when it explodes. The resulting explosion propels you high into the sky. As with anything, practice is needed to get the timing and such down. Your direction of travel is based on the direction you are located relative to the grenade. Jumping directly over the grenade will send you up, jumping to one side will fling you horizontally. The concussion blast will also push you further the further away you are from the grenade itself, so for very long jumps you'll need to be right on the outskirts of the blast. Hand held As an alternative, you don't actually have to drop the concussion grenade in order to do a concussion jump. Just let the timer run its course and jump when it detonates. The timing of this is more difficult than a regular "dropped" jump, but it is more powerful and flexible. You will be boosted in the current direction that you are travelling, so you will need to time your jump in order to be sent in the direction you want. Video Tutorial on Youtube (Low quality) or Stage6 (High quality) More concussion jumping tips Rocket jumps Includes: Soldier RPG, Pyro IC To rocket jump, run, look straight down, then fire and jump at the same time. That's all there is to it. It takes some time to learn the timing between the jump and firing the RPG, but with a little practice, anyone can do it. Some variations on this jump: Jumping and firing the rocket at an angle while running backwards, to escape from pursuers. Varying the timing of the jump and rocket to reduce the amount of damage done, when jumping shorter heights. Notes The Pyro's IC is less powerful than the Soldier's RPG but can be used in combination with the napalm grenade to get a biggest boost. Additionally the Pyro can 'glide' through the air by firing their flamethrower downwards to give them a little vertical push upwards. More rocket jumping tips More pyro jumping tips Pipe jumps Similar to dropped grenade jumping, only this time you can control when the explosion occurs. This makes it easier to time the jumps. Explosive grenade jumps Includes: Normal grenades, MIRV grenades, EMP grenades Any explosion is going to assert a force on nearby objects. You can use this to your advantage by blowing yourself across the battlefield. Of course, you will lose a lot of health doing this, so you had better hope there is a health pack on the other side. Basic dropped jump This is pretty similar to the concussion grenade jump, only less powerful and it will hurt you. This time however you will need to be closer to the grenade to travel further, as the explosive force reduces over distance. Hand held Once again this is very similar to the hand held concussion jump, only more tricky and painful. EMP jumps Note that the explosive power of the Engineer's EMP grenade is relative to the amount of ammo in the nearby vicinity (including ammo that you are carrying). To get enough distance you will need to restock with lots of ammo in order to give yourself a good explosive boost. Jumping Skills By Class Scout: Concjumping Sniper: Grenade Jump Sniper Boost (used on another player, on a server with Friendly Fire off) Soldier: Rocket Jump Grenade Jump Demoman: Pipe Jump Grenade Jump Detpack Jump (which, if you try it with your own detpack, is called 'suicide') Medic: Concjumping Grenade Jump HW Guy: Grenade Jump (although they don't work that well since he's so heavy!) Pyro: Pyro Jump Grenade Jump Spy: Grenade Jump Engineer: Railgun Jump Grenade Jump EMP Jump Civilian: None