Worlds are alive. There are trees and scrub brush on some worlds. There are meteors and lightning that blast you from the sky. And then there is water to slow you down or hide your advance, and lava to avoid. These huge worlds are very rugged.
Some peaks are high in the sky, and low areas cut deep to make great hiding places.
Skiing is not quite as dependable as it was in Tribes because of this rugged level design. Enemy In Sights One of the many innovations for FPS games that Tribes introduced was vehicles. In Tribes 2, the vehicles become a much more integral part of the game. Lets start with the Thundersword bomber . The Beowulf Assault tank, with its machine gun and mortar turret, is a formidable vehicle for base sieges.