Since players retain their velocity, they can theoretically change their direction in mid-air.
This results in extremely high jumps that ordinary maps don’t support. Players get launched off the ramp while maintaining their velocity.These maps often feature slanted walls or ramps designed for players to “strafe” or Surf in and gradually increase their velocity. Surfing is best used in Surf Maps built specifically to accommodate Surfing.
As a result, Surfing will have players strafe on surfaces at a much faster rate. Instead of the game’s physics stopping a player from sliding after a certain distance, Surfing disables these physics to some degree. At its core, Surfing is a modification of an FPS’s slide mechanic.
