QW-Group/ezquake-source v3.0

ezQuake 3.0

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Changes in 3.0

General

• Major overhaul of backend code - now using SDL2 library for all three platforms. Linux & OSX versions in particular are now much improved.
• Now use 4:3 /fov value and ezQuake will adjust for your resolution
• Added /ruleset thunderdome, a less restrictive version of smackdown
  • Advanced particle effects are allowed in-game
  • /cl_rollalpha is enabled, allowing cl_rollangle to tilt opponents in the direction they are moving, but not the current player
• Added /ruleset qcon, a more restrictive version of smackdown for tournament play
  • /play & /playvol commands are disabled
  • MP3 player is disabled
  • /gl_outline is disabled
  • /gl_brush_polygonoffset is disabled
  • A hard limit of 10 sequential wait commands
  • Hud images cannot be changed during the game
• Added AFK status on scoreboard (see /scr_scoreboard_afk and /scr_scoreboard_afk_style)
• Added support for 'new' player model by CapnBub (passes f_modified)
• Added /gender to control gender of player in messages. Requires server support for streak messages to be correct
• Added /con_fragmessages 2 option to show frag messages in the console, but not in the notification area
• Added /con_mm2_only option to hide all messages which are not mm2 (/say_team) from the notification area during game
• Added /lg_color command & /gl_custom_lg_color_enabled to allow lg bolt color to be set without replacing texture
• Added ability for all mm2 codes to have fixed widths and alignments set. For example /say_team %<10r>l will print the player location, but fixed-width 10 characters, aligned right. Defaults can be set by (e.g.) /set tp_length_l 10; /set tp_align_l r
• Added /tp_tooktimeout & /tp_pointtimeout to customise time before last taken/pointed item is blanked
• Added /cl_textencoding to control outgoing formatting of unicode characters. FTE's ^U encoding now supported
• Added /hud_score_bar options to allow player/team names to stay in the same order, regardless of current tracked player
• Bugfix: server browser should be more stable
• Bugfix: scoreboard would not appear in auto-screenshot if console was down at match end
• Bugfix: /cl_delay_packet could cause packet loss
• Bugfix: extended uptime led to jerky player prediction
• Bugfix: starting client direct from qw:// url could lead to viewsize, fakeshaft having incorrect settings
• Bugfix: where chat icons & player identifications were shown during intermission
• Bugfix-ish: /setinfo rsnd 0 causing item pickups to not be detected... not fixed, but should happen less often
• Removed /vid_wideaspect

Input

• Added /in_raw to enable raw input (enabled by default). Replaces /in_mouse input selection method.
• Added /sys_inactivesound 2, will play sounds when out of focus but not minimised
• Added /in_release_mouse_modes, controls when the mouse cursor is released by the application when in windowed mode
• Added /m_accel_power, /m_accel_senscap, /m_accel_offset - mouse acceleration now uses povohat's method
• /sys_disableWinKeys now releases its lock on alt-tab, and re-establishes when switching back.
• Now uses operating system keyboard layout by default. /in_builtinkeymap 1 switches back to Quake/American default
• Removed /m_showrate

Audio

• Lower latency audio - audio is now mixed in its own thread
• Added /s_desired_samples to suggest a buffersize to audio thread
• Added /s_listdrivers to print supported sound drivers (SDL information)
• Added /s_audiodevice to choose which audio device to use (/s_audiodevicelist gives list)
• Removed /s_mixahead

Video settings

• Added /vid_usedesktopres to tell client to run at desktop resolution (enabled by default).
• Added /sys_disable_alt_enter to block alt-enter toggling fullscreen (disabled by default)
• Added /vid_conscale to scale screen resolution by constant if /vid_conwidth or /vid_conheight are zero
• Added /vid_displaynumber to set which display to run on when fullscreen
• Added /vid_win_displaynumber, /vid_win_width, /vid_win_height - windowed equivalents of fullscreen settings
• Added /vid_win_save_pos, /vid_win_save_size to set cvars when window moved/resized by operating system events
• Added /vid_24bit_depth toggles using 24-bit z-buffer (enabled by default)
• Removed /vid_mode, /vid_customwidth, /vid_customheight

QTV

• Added /qtv: /qtv <server> will spectate <server> via QTV (requires that server is listed on QTV website)
• Added /find: /find <name> will return all players matching <name> (requires that server is listed on QTV website)
• Added /qtv_fixuser to allows corrupt player userinfo strings from older versions of QTV to be corrected
• When spectating via QTV, /join command will connect you to the server
• Bugfix: muzzle flashes no longer appear in incorrect positions
• Bugfix: stop /cl_demospeed from causing frozen explosion effects (can re-enable with /qtv_allow_pause)

Demo playback

• New hud element 'static_text'. Enabled only when spectating, allows custom, multi-line text area on screen
• Added support for playback of .qwd demos from QW 2.1 and up (protocol versions 24/25)
• Added /cl_demoteamplay to let you view standard QW +showteamscores when watching NQ (.dem) demos. Players with -99 frags will appear as spectators
• Bugfix: /demo_jump - works on .dem files, doesn't break prediction of players in .qwd files
• Bugfix: /playdemo x.mvd will not attempt to play x.qwd then x.mvd
• Bugfix: /demo_capture_max_vid_len allows splitting of .avi into multiple files, rather than producing corrupt .avi file due to limits of the format
• Bugfix: /cam_pos now stops tracking player.
• Bugfix: /demo_jump doesn't lose free-floating camera position during a rewind
• Bugfix: .dem playback - player colors, particle trails, textures, third-person cameras and .lit files should work as normal.
• Bugfix: .qwd playback - player prediction enabled, should be much smoother
• Bugfix: scoreboard now obeys /teamlock (current player can have enemy color)

Other

• Console variables can have "auto" values supplied, so the user can see the value being used by the engine rather than just the default values & currently set
• Added /con_bindphysical to toggle /bind <key> interpretting <key> as based on operating system or Quake layout. Defaults to 1 at start of every configuration file and is reset at end.
• Added /f_focusgained trigger
• Added /batteryinfo command
• Upper limit of 10 seconds on console notification times.
• When searching for textures, precedence given to individual files over those found in .pak or .pk3 files
• Can associate client directly with URLs in browser (i.e. ezquake-gl.exe qw://<serverip>)
• Command and variable documentation is now compiled into the executable
• Single makefile to make all platforms
• Scripts to build using Travis CI and Docker
• Removed: plugin system, software renderer, assembly code, security module, TCL scripting, FTE2 voice chat