SPMA In UT2004

[ajbrun]

I really don't understand the SPMA. I know what the normal fire mode is - it just fires an artillery shell towards where you aim. But I don't get what alt-fire does. If I do alt-fire, I can see where it goes, so that's fine, but if I click it again, before it explodes, it just stops and I get a green thing. What's this?

Can someone please explain what the alt-fire does in the SPMA? I think it does more than just show where you aim, but I don't know what .

Thanks

[Agent]

Fire the secondary, and it will pop a shell type thing.
When you think this is in a good position, press fire and it'll turn into a camera, allowing you to see the area.
Then use the arrow keys to move the big green circle along the floor to where you want to hit. Once you have it where you want it (eg. where people are fighting, over enemy vechiles, nodes, or even a power core ect...), press fire.
A shell will fire from the SPAM (yeah, thats right, we all know what it was supposed to be called ) and will head towards that area. Just before impact it will break up into a load of smaller shells and cause damage over a spread compared to one shell.

[Agent]

btw : the camera has no health. One shot from anything will take it down.
Also pressing secondary again while you have the camera out, will cause it to self destruct - which means you can either lauch a new one into a better position, or if your taking damage, move / and or attack back.

[ajbrun]

Thanks - I'll try that next time I play .