changes.txt (8805B)
1 2 Quake2 3.16 changes: 3 4 - Fixed infinite grenade bug 5 - Fixed autodownloading to actually download sounds and console pics 6 - Fixed autodownload to not create empty directories for files not on 7 the server. 8 - Added customized client downloading. cvars are the same as the server side: 9 allow_download - global download on/off 10 allow_download_players - players download on/off 11 allow_download_models - models download on/off 12 allow_download_sounds - sounds download on/off 13 allow_download_maps - maps download on/off 14 They can also be (more easily) set with a new Download Options menu 15 accessible in Multiplayer/Player Setup/Download Options 16 - Changed checksumming code to be more portable and faster. 17 18 19 Quake2 3.15 changes: 20 21 - Added visible weapons support. This is precached with a special symbol, i.e. 22 gi.modelindex("#w_shotgun.md2") which causes the client to autobind it to 23 the players current weapon model. Plug in player models can optionally 24 support the visible weapons. Any that do not support it will use their 25 default weapon.md2 files automatically. 26 Visible weapons files for plug in player models are not downloaded 27 automatically--only the default weapon.md2 (and skin) is. 28 - New cvar cl_vwep controls whether visible weapons is enabled on the client. 29 If you turn it off, the visible weapons models are not loaded. This can offer 30 a speed up on slow or memory starved machines. 31 - Rewrote the some of the net code to use optimized network packets for 32 projectiles. This is transparent to the game code, but improves netplay 33 substancially. The hyperblaster doesn't flood modem players anymore. 34 - Rewrote the packet checksum code to be more portable and defeat proxy bots 35 yet again. 36 - Autodownload support is in. The following items will be automatcally 37 downloaded as needed: 38 - world map (and textures) 39 - models 40 - sounds (precached ones) 41 - plug in player model, skin, skin_i and weapon.md2 42 downloads go to a temp file (maps/blah.tmp for example) and get renamed 43 when done. autoresume is supported (if you lose connect during the 44 download, just reconnect and resume). Server has fine control over 45 the downloads with the following new cvars: 46 allow_download - global download on/off 47 allow_download_players - players download on/off 48 allow_download_models - models download on/off 49 allow_download_sounds - sounds download on/off 50 allow_download_maps - maps download on/off 51 maps that are in pak files will _not_ autodownload from the server, this 52 is for copyright considerations. 53 The QuakeWorld bug of the server map changing while download a map has 54 been fixed. 55 - New option in the Multiplayer/Player Setup menu for setting your connection 56 speed. This sets a default rate for the player and can improve net 57 performance for modem connections. 58 - Rewrote some of the save game code to make it more portable. I wanted to 59 completely rewrite the entire save game system and make it portable across 60 versions and operating systems, but this would require an enormous amount 61 of work. 62 - Added another 512 configure strings for general usage for mod makers. 63 This gives lots of room for general string displays on the HUD and in other 64 data. 65 - Player movement code re-written to be similiar to that of NetQuake and 66 later versions of QuakeWorld. Player has more control in the air and 67 gets a boost in vertical speed when jumping off the top of ramps. 68 - Fixed up serverrecord so that it works correctly with the later versions. 69 serverrecord lets the server do a recording of the current game that 70 demo editors can use to make demos from any PVS in the level. Server 71 recorded demos are BIG. Will look at using delta compression in them 72 to cut down the size. 73 - Copy protection CD check has been removed. 74 - Quake2 3.15 has changed the protocol (so old servers will not run) but 75 all existing game dlls can run on the new version (albiet without the 76 new features such as visible weapons). 77 - Added flood protection. Controlled from the following cvars: 78 flood_msgs - maximum number of messages allowed in the time period 79 specified by flood_persecond 80 flood_persecond - time period that a maximum of flood_msgs messages are 81 permitted 82 flood_waitdelay - amount of time a client gets muzzled for flooding 83 - fixed it so blaster/hyperblaster shots aren't treated as solid when 84 predicting--you aren't clipped against them now. 85 - gender support is now in. The userinfo cvar "gender" can be set to 86 male/female/none (none for neutral messages). This doesn't affect sounds 87 but does affect death messages in the game. The models male and cyborg 88 default to gender male, and female and crackhor default to female. 89 Everything else defaults to none, but you can set it by typing 90 "gender male" or "gender female" as appropriate. 91 - IP banning support ala QW. It's built into the game dll as 'sv' console 92 commands. This list is: 93 sv addip <ip-mask> - adds an ip to the ban list 94 sv listip <ip-mask> - removes an ip from the ban list 95 sv writeip - writes the ban list to <gamedir>/listip.cfg. You can 96 exec this on a server load to load the list on subsequent server runs. 97 like so: quake2 +set dedicated 1 +exec listip.cfg 98 sv removeip <ip-mask> - remove an ip from the list 99 the ip list is a simple mask system. Adding 192.168 to the list 100 would block out everyone in the 192.168.*.* net block. You get 1024 bans, 101 if you need more, recompile the game dll. :) 102 A new cvar is also supported called 'filterban'. It defaults to one which 103 means "allow everyone to connect _except_ those matching in the ban list." 104 If you set it to zero, the meaning reverses like so, "don't allow anyone 105 to connect unless they are in the list." 106 107 Quake2 CTF 1.09a Changes: 108 109 - Q2CTF 1.09 requires 3.15 now. 110 - Competition Match mode added. Server can be reset into a timed match mode. 111 Includes a pregame setup time, countdown until game start, timed match, 112 statistics on players, admin functions and a post game time. 113 - The server command 'gamemap' now works correctly. On a server, you can 114 change maps with two commands: map and gamemap. Map will cause all teams 115 to reset, gamemap will change maps with the teams intact. 116 - New console commands: 117 yes - vote yes on an election 118 no - vote no on an election 119 ready - ready oneself for a match 120 notready - remove oneself from the ready list (stop the clock) 121 ghost - ghost back into a match if connection was lost 122 admin - become an admin or access the admin menu 123 stats - show statistics on players in a match 124 warp - warp to a new level 125 boot - kick a player of the server (you must be an admin) 126 playerlist - show player list and connect times 127 - New cvars: 128 competition - set to 1 to allow the server to be voted by players into 129 competition mode. Set to 3 for a dedicated competition server. 130 The default, 0, disables competition features. 131 matchlock - controls whether players are allowed into a match in progress 132 in competition mode. Defaults to on (1). 133 electpercentage - the precentage of yes votes needed to win an election. 134 Defaults to 66%. 135 matchtime - length of a match, defaulting to 20 minutes. Can be changed 136 by admins. 137 matchsetuptime - length of time allowed to setup a match (after which 138 the server will reset itself back into normal pickup play). Defaults 139 to 10 mins. 140 matchstarttime - The countdown after match setup has been completed 141 until the match begins. Defaults to 20 seconds. 142 admin_password - Password for admin access (allowing access to the admin 143 menu without needing to be elected). 144 - Minor bug fixes in team selection to help balance the teams better (the 145 default option on the menu is now the team with the fewer players). 146 - Don't get base defenses for telefragging your teammates in base. 147 - Telefrags at start of game no longer count (to help with game spawning). 148 - Instant weapon changing is now a server option (and can be changed by 149 admin menu). 150 - New admin menu that allows remote changes of the following items: 151 Match length (time) 152 Match setup length (time) 153 Match start length (time) 154 Weapons Stay 155 Instant Items 156 Quad Drop 157 Instant Weapons 158 - As part of the match code, a new 'ghost' option is included. When a match 159 begins, all players are printed a randomly generated five digit ghost code 160 in their consoles. If the player loses connection for some reason during 161 the match, they can reconnect and reenter the game keeping their score 162 intact at the time of disconnection. 163 - Visible weapon support (as with the 3.15 release). 164 - Some minor changes to the pmenu code to allow more flexability 165 166