QuakeWorld Mac v2.11b1 Release Notes (April 22,1998)
Copyright id Software 1996-1998
NOTE: This is a beta release of QuakeWorld, and is certain to have some bugs. The software is provided as-is. Id Software, MacSoft, and Westlake Interactive provide NO technical support for QuakeWorld. It is an UNSUPPORTED free add-on for registered Mac Quake owners.
Getting Started with Mac QuakeWorld
Unpack the contents of the Mac QuakeWorld archive into your Quake folder. There will be three applications (QuakeWorld, QuakeWorld RAVE, and QuakeWorld 3Dfx), this readme, and the "QuakeFinderQW 1.6b1" folder.
QuakeFinderQW is a shareware utility that tracks QuakeWorld servers and makes finding games easier. The QuakeFinderQW utility included with this archive is a beta, so you should check the QuakeFinder site for updates (http://www.curtin.edu.au/~scott/macquake/). QuakeFinderQW is still shareware, check the "How to Register" document in the QuakeFinderQW folder for more information about registering it.
For more information on playing QuakeWorld, go to http://www.quakeworld.net. The Mac version works substantially like the PC, and the Mac client can connect to PC servers.
Bugs in this beta release of Mac QuakeWorld can be reported via email to "qwbeta@westlakeinteractive.com". This email is for bug reports only, not tech support. Westlake does not provide support to help you set up or play QuakeWorld. We're simply gathering reports of problems that might occur in the beta that can possibly be fixed before the official release of Mac QuakeWorld. We may not be able to reply to every email we get, but we will track all bugs reported.
This release of QuakeWorld only includes the client software. The server software is still under development and will be released at a later date.
QuakeWorld Credits
Mac Programming:
Mark Adams
PC Programmers:
Dave 'Zoid' Kirsch
Jack 'Morbid' Mathews
2.11 Changes to QuakeWorld Client
- GL Sprite bug fixed
- You can now specify the size of the console in the GL version. For example,
if you want a 320x200 console, put "-conwidth 320" on the command line.
-conheight is also supported, but if unspecified it will automatically use
a 4:3 aspect. I.e., -conwidth 512 defaults to -conheight 384. In high
resolution modes such as 800x600 and 1024x768, the console defaults to
640x480, otherwise the font and status bar become too small to read. If
you do want a higher resolution console in those modes, specify it as well:
glqwcl -width 800 -height 600 -conwidth 800
Note that not all cards support modes higher than 640x480.
2.10 Changes to QuakeWorld Client
New:
- Added alternate crosshair. Enabled with "crosshair 2".
Fixed/Changed:
- Fixed prediction bug in spectator/camera view. Camera will no longer try
to view under platforms. Water still confuses it.
- Fixed random crash/exit problem present in 2.0
2.10 Changes to QuakeWorld Server
- Spectators are now indicated with a (s) on server console "status" command
- Fixed minor security hole
2.01 Changes to QuakeWorld Server
New:
- Added SpectatorConnect, SpectatorThink and SpectatorDisconnect Quake-C
functions. They are empty shells for now (a example of moving spectators
from point to point is included with impulse 1) but can be used in lots
of ways.
Fixed/Changed:
- Fixed the crash bug with spectators
- Changed the death msgs in the Quake-C to fix the old bug of incorrect msgs
when your weapon changed. Minor things like if two guys with pentagrams
telefrag, they both die (happens in deathmatch 4). Thanks to Nolan 'Radix'
Pflug <nolan@fyi.net> for diffs of the progs changes to get this worked out.
- Fixed the mipmapping color errors in the GL version
2.00 Changes to QuakeWorld Client
New:
- Put support back in for -zone option
- Added rerecord <filename> to cause a reconnect with demo recording on the
same server
- Added EF_BLUE and EF_RED for new GL light bubbles
- Made rocket trails fade out in GL
- Added NOSKINS 2 to use but not download skins
- Precalculate light bubble
- Translucent console (GL)
- 8bit 3DFX texture support. reduces texture thrashing due to way less
texture memory used.
- will work on pre 2.0 servers, but can cause minor movement errors due to
differences in movement prediction
- support for server controlled maxspeed and gravity multiplier.
- added low/avg/high ping values to the showteamscores so an
average team ping is calculated
- Added startup graphic banner
- add other player clip hulls to player prediction and local prediction
this removes the problem of walking through other players and makes
close combat a lot nicer.
Fixed/Changed:
- Using TexSubImage2D to upload partial lightmaps (GL)
- fixed resized console in gl version, had some dead space, so put a mini
frag list on the bottom
- changed lightning in gl version so in default of gl_flashblend 1 you don't
see your own light, so having the quad doesn't obscure your vision
- fixed dynamic lightning of alias models in gl version (players and what
not were not lit up by dynamic lights)
- exiting the world in spectator mode is no longer lava red, but
slime green.
- fixed the z-angle on entities (for example, the flag was rotated wrong)
in GL version.
- Spectator camera changed from a free float to a locked camera that tracks
2.00 Changes to QuakeWorld Server
New:
- Added flood procection to the server
default is 4 lines in 8 secs, wait for 10 on activation
Command to change is: floodprot <lines> <time> <wait-time>
- Added localinfo. 32k of key=value storage. Values are stored with the
localinfo console command on the server, i.e.
localinfo e1m1 e1m2
localinfo is persistant from the life of the server (between maps)
progs can access localinfo using infokey(world, "key") and set it using
localcmd("localinfo ");
localcmd(key);
localcmd(" ");
localcmd(value);
localcmd("\n");
values with spaces should be quoted
If the same key exists in serverinfo and localinfo, serverinfo will override
localinfo is not visible 'outside' the server
- Using localinfo, you can now configure a series of maps to run without
editing the quake-c. usage: localinfo <from-map> <to-map>. For example,
to run a server that loops through e1m2, dm2, dm4 and dm6, try this:
localinfo e1m2 dm2
localinfo dm2 dm4
localinfo dm4 dm6
localinfo dm6 e1m2
Note that the last one should loop back to the first, otherwise normal
level changing applies. Put the localinfo commands in the server.cfg
- Protocol has changed, old clients will no longer work. changable move
vars such as gravity, maxspeed, etc. are supported again
- Full server controlled localized client maxspeed and gravity is in
Create to new fields in the QC, .float gravity and .float maxspeed.
.maxspeed defaults to sv_maxspeed (320), .gravity defaults to 1.0
(full gravity).
Change them at will in the QC, but don't change them too often as every
change is noted and the clients are updated with the change so that
their prediction works correctly. The per-client maxspeed should be
very handy for the TF guys.
- added support for 'namefun' (high bit characters). On by default, server
operators can turn it off with sv_highchars 0
Fixed/Changed:
- sv_friction defaults to 6 as in previous QuakeWorld release. Regular Quake
uses a default friction of 4, so if the server op wants Regular Quake
behavior, he can change it to 4.
- fixed 'download ./server.cfg' security bug.
- fixed up ramp movement (on ground stuff)
- removed password from userinfo after player connect so that other
players and spectators can't use the 'user' command to see the
passwd
- setting password or spectator_password to 'none' is the same as
clearing it
- change player move physics to support ramp accel, there was a bug in
stair stepping that prevented proper movement. With this bug, you can't
jump into the RL room on dm6, or hit the secret light on e4m1.
1.64 Changes to QuakeWorld Client
New:
- Added download percentage bar. Displays filename and a bar indicating
visual completeness of download and a percentage. Overwrites
any text at the bottom.
- Added auto-tracking camera for spectator mode. It's mostly a novelty, but
its fun.
- Added +showteamscores. In team games, the intermission displays team
totals, unless you hit TAB to display frag scores
bind a key to +showteamscores will give you the team score display.
- Added client side DEMO support and playback
usage: record <file> <server>
Autodownload is disabled when recording.
playback: playdemo <file>
File uses the .qwd extension and is incompatible with regular Quake and its
demos.
- Adjust console input a bit to allow room for download percent bar (moved up
six pixels).
- Add cl_hightrack cvar for spectator mode, causes it to always
select camera view on player with the highest frags. cl_hightrack 1 turns
it on, cl_hightrack 0 turns it off (default)
- Added text to the "Single player" and "Multiplayer" menu options.
- Allowed Ctrl-V (paste) at console.
- Added GL support.
- Added FOV setting in GL version.
Fixed/Changed:
- If a model file isn't found (couldn't be download) a msg is displayed
telling the user they may need to download or purchase an addon pak.
- Made all skin downloads go into QW directory.
- Fixed water jump bug where you hop immediately back out in narrow entrances.
- Added copyright dialog on exit (press y to quit) with credits and version
number.
- New cvar, cl_warncmd, defaults to zero and disables the 'unknown command'
msg. qwcl stuffs 'cl_warncmd 1' to itself after quake.rc loads. This gets
rid of unknown command messages (like unknown command 'startdemos') from
the default exec files, as well as hiding "execing" messages.
- New command, windows, which will pop a user in fullscreen mode back to
Windows (not GL or Linux versions).
- Turned off bobbing in spectator mode.
- Now execs the config.cfg in a gamedir upon receiving a new gamedir from
the server (saves the current config into the current gamedir before
switching to the new one).
- Reconnect command will now reconnect to the server it is currently
connected to, or last one it was connected to.
- Fixed it so entering 'record <file> <server>' while connected disconnects
before starting recording.
- Fixed scoreboard while dead in GL version.
- Made it so players are never completely black in the GL version.
- Changed some console load up msgs in GL.
- Fixed it so exec files without a trailing new line still work.
- changed effects in gl to not be as striking (hard to see).
- Fixed it so a 'glquake' directory is created in other gamedirs for model
meshes in GL version.
- Fixed tolerance on corrupt skin files.
1.64 Changes to QuakeWorld Server
New:
- Added new allow_download vars:
allow_download_skins, allow_download_models,
allow_download_sounds, allow_download_maps
- Added a few client to server commands for auto-camera support.
- Adding new server cvar, sv_spectalk (defaults to 1, or on) that controls
whether spectators can talk to players. If disabled, spectators can
only talk to each other.
- New command, sv_gamedir, which sets the visible gamedir to clients. this
allows servers to have a different physical game directories, handing for
machines with multiple servers that don't support symbolic links. for
example:
gamedir ctf4.1
sv_gamedir ctf
causes qwsv to use the physical directory of 'ctf4.1', but report the
directory to clients (players) as 'ctf' for their files.
Fixed/Changed:
- Fixed bug in serverinfo strings (memory overwrite and length problem).
- Map files are permitted to be downloaded if they aren't in a pak file
(unless allow_download or allow_download_maps isn't set).
