Counter-Strike
A long-running competitive team-based first-person shooter.
Where Counter-Strike comes up1 episode or test
- 1Developers build physics movementBunnyhopping was never intended
- 2Players experimentPlayers found it on their own
- 3Bunnyhopping emergesA physics-busting strategy, as in Quake
From Game Maker's Toolkit on emergent movement
What was said about Counter-Strike
Counter-Strike's bunnyhopping was an unintended strategy players found in its physics. Bunnyhopping in Counter-Strike, as in Quake, was a physics-busting emergent strategy the developers had not intended. Players found it on their own.
Game Maker's Toolkit uses it as an example of emergent movement, next to Rocket League's aerial car tricks and bicycle kicks. The point is that movement systems built on physics can produce techniques the designers never planned.
How to Turn Movement into a Game Mechanic
Bunnyhopping emerged as a strategy the developers never intended, like in Quake.
Counter-Strike's bunnyhopping was an unintended strategy players found in its physics. Bunnyhopping in Counter-Strike, as in Quake, was a physics-busting emergent strategy the developers had not intended. Players found it on their own.
Game Maker's Toolkit uses it as an example of emergent movement, next to Rocket League's aerial car tricks and bicycle kicks. The point is that movement systems built on physics can produce techniques the designers never planned.
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