there is a grapple, I used to run an alliance server on visi... this was on the older alliance 1.0... anyway, the game was really cool. Fun maps, very cool looking.
I quit playing though because the grapple physics were way too fast in it. The only weapon that could keep up with a good grappler was the rail... hence Instagib Alliance being one of the primary flavors that servers run.
Solly