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Bill Williams wrote:
> 
> I don't think it is possible to drop the flag. I tried this command at the
> console and this is what it said:
> <drop red flag>or<drop blue flag>:
> 
> Only lusers drop flags
> Winners don't drop flags
> 
> Pretty funny, I think it would be useful to be able to drop the flag for
> times when lag suddenly gets bad or when you have to go for some reason.

I suppose you could always type "kill" in the last instance, provided
there was one of your teammates at hand to pick it up.

Thing I always wondered is what happens to the flag if the flagcarrier
dies in the lava?

