SOURCEVOID ONLINE HAS A NOTORIOUSLY DANGEROUS FLOOR. GET CAUGHT BY VRAD ONLY A MINUTE AFTER REACHING THE BOTTOM? NEED A LITTLE EXTRA PUSH TO EXPLORE FOR LONGER AND MAYBE REACH THE END GAME? I GOT YOU COVERED; IN THIS QUICK GUIDE I’LL SHOW YOU A VERY SIMPLE WAY TO OUTRUN THE VRAD WHILE ON THE FLOOR.
SPRINTING, OBVIOUSLY, CONTRIBUTES GREATLY TO PLAYER SPEED. HOWEVER, THIS IS STILL NOT FAST ENOUGH TO LAST WHEN BEING CHASED, AS WHAT YOU NEED IT TO COMBINE IT WITH AIR MOVEMENT. JUST LIKE IN SOURCE, COMBINING FORWARD (W) WITH HORIZONTAL (A/D) MOVEMENT DOESN’T CHANGE REGULAR WALKING OR SPRINTING SPEED, BUT IT DOES MULTIPLY IT WHEN YOU’RE IN THE AIR.
TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS, DO SPRINT JUMPING WHILE GOING FORWARD NORMALLY, BUT “FLICK” YOUR MOUSE LEFT OR RIGHT, COMBINE THAT WITH THE A KEY WHILE GOING LEFT OR D KEY WHILE GOING RIGHT. YOU CAN EITHER DO JUST ONE AND STRAFE DIAGONALLY, OR COMBINE THEM TO MOVE FORWARD. SHOWN HERE IN THIS GRAPHIC I MADE:
IF THIS METHOD CRAMPS YOUR HANDS, THEN I HAVE YOU COVERED. THIS IS MY STRATEGY FOR AVOIDING PAIN WHILE STRAFING FOR LONG PERIODS:
JUST TAPE YOUR SHIFT KEY, IT’LL TAKE A WHOLE KEY AWAY FROM YOUR LEFT HAND’S RESPONSIBILITY!
EDIT: THIS IS ONLY FAST ENOUGH TO AVOID VRAD. UMBRELLA MEN CAN AND WILL CATCH UP TO YOU EVENTUALLY.
HAPPY EXPLORING, I HOPE THIS HELPS SOMEONE.