Intermediate Controls
Alright, once you've mastered Basic Controls it's time to learn more advanced moves. Practice sliding while turning into your target. Such as: Slide Right and turn left. If you have a joystick, it's easy to do this move. For example, in my settings, I push D and I pull my joystick to the left about half way, enough so I can keep my reticle in his flight path. Why point at his flight path? When playing over the internet, lag can be a pain, expecially in Descent 1, since it came out when people were developing methods to play over the internet. Descent 2 has improved, such as Packets Per Second and Short Packets. Anyway, if you lead (by aiming where he's going to be) you can increase your chances of hitting him. Unless, of course, you have the Vulcan Cannon, Gauss Cannon, or Mercury Missiles, you can point directly at him, or a tad ahead of his flight path. I like following my prey and shooting a Gauss Cannon in his exhaust. Speaking of the subject, I'd like to go over the Field Of View.
The Red Area is your Field Of View
This is actually useful, since if you are comming up on someone who is fighting another guy, you can get on his side, then pop him with your guns and missiles. =)