Squeaky Pop Flash from Lobby

Steps

1. From lobby, move toward the squeaky door and stop about four steps back. Have a teammate ready to open the door for you, or open it yourself first and step back to this position.
2. Look at the squeaky doorframe. Focus on the right side of the doorframe at about chest height. The underhand throw needs to pass through the door opening at a low angle.
3. Place your crosshair on the right edge of the doorframe at roughly chest height - about three quarters of the way up from the floor. This sends the flash through the door at a low trajectory.
4. Start running forward toward the open door. As you approach the doorway, right click to throw the flash underhand. Release the flash just as you reach the door threshold.
5. The flash passes through the squeaky door and pops almost immediately on the other side, blinding any CT watching the door from heaven, site, or rafters. The underhand throw gives them zero reaction time.

Tips

• The squeaky door’s loud noise alerts CTs the moment it opens. This pop flash is essential because CTs will be pre-aiming the door - the instant flash is your only counter.
• Timing is critical. Open the door first, step back to set up, then run and throw. The flash needs to clear the doorway before popping, or you blind yourself instead of the enemy.
• If the flash pops before clearing the door (blinding you and your teammates), you released too early. Wait a half step longer before right clicking.
• If the flash goes too far into the site and the CT sees it flying through the air, you released too late. The flash needs to pop within a fraction of a second of clearing the door.
• Have your entry fragger ready to push through the door the instant the flash pops. The window of blindness is only about 2 seconds - speed is everything.
• Practice the run timing in an offline server with sv_cheats 1; sv_infinite_ammo 1; sv_grenade_trajectory 1; sv_grenade_trajectory_time 10; mp_roundtime_defuse 60 until the pop feels consistent.

When to Use

This pop flash is your primary tool for entering A site through squeaky on Nuke. Use it when:

• Squeaky pushes where your team is committing through the door and needs CTs blinded before they prefire the entrance
• A site executes where squeaky is one of your entry points alongside hut and main
• Split attacks where the squeaky player pops the flash and enters while hut and main players push simultaneously
• Mid-round picks where you open squeaky and pop flash to catch a rotating CT off guard for a quick kill
• Eco round rushes where the pop flash is your best equalizer against CTs with superior weapons watching the door