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# Playing on an LG vampiric server
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## Joining
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You need Quake Live (Steam). Open the console with the `~` key and type:
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```
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/connect <server address>:27960
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```
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Your server admin gives you the address. If the server is listed, it also shows up in the in-game server browser; search for "lg" or "vampiric".
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## How it works
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- You spawn with the **lightning gun** (and gauntlet), infinite ammo and 200 HP (100 HP on `lgvamp100` servers).
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- **Vampiric:** every point of damage you deal heals you by the same amount. Health above 100 slowly decays (~1 HP per second).
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- **No knockback, no items, no fall or self damage.**
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- The server **stays in warmup on purpose.** There's no match to ready up for (F3 does nothing) and no scoreboard reset. Pair up with someone and duel, and switch partners whenever you like.
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- **Antilag** (most servers): your hits register where you saw the enemy, up to about 240 ms ping. On `lgvamp_nolag` servers you have to lead your shots by your ping.
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## Client settings people use for LG
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These are client-side; type them in the console, or put them in `baseq3/autoexec.cfg` so they stick (Quake Live rewrites `qzconfig.cfg`). Ranges are from the [x76 config guide](https://x76.gg/wiki/ql-startup/); the values are preferences, not rules.
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| Cvar | What it does |
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| `cg_lightningStyle 1`–`5` | beam look (Settings → Weapons → Lightning Style) |
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| `cg_lightningImpact 0` / `1` | sparks where the beam hits |
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| `cg_impactSparks 0` / `1` | hit sparks on players |
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| `cg_drawGun 0`–`2`, `cg_gunX/Y/Z` | gun model visibility/position (less of the screen covered) |
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| `cg_fov` | field of view |
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| `cg_drawInputCmds 1` | shows your key presses, useful for checking your strafing |
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| `cg_enemyHeadColor` etc. | bright enemy colors, e.g. `0xFF0000FF` |
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| `r_fullbright 1` | flat bright walls (easier to track the enemy) |
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**No-beam LG:** some players use a "No LG Beam" workshop add-on with `cg_lightningStyle 3`. That Steam workshop item has been removed, and servers here run `sv_pure 1`, so don't count on it working.
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## Practice tips
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- The [x76 strafe-aim guide](https://x76.gg/wiki/strafe-aim-guide/) covers the technique LG duels are about: keep the mouse steady, track by strafing with the keyboard and correct small amounts with the mouse.
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- Practice alone: ask an admin for **lgbot** (`./lgbot` on the server). It strafes like an LG duelist instead of jumping around, and its aim and movement are set separately, so you can train tracking against hard movement while it barely hits you, or the other way round.
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