QW-Group/ktx 1.38

KTX 1.38

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Race

• Race routes are now loaded from external files (ktx/race/routes/.route)
• Racers can race at the same time (one countdown, run ends when all racers have finished)

• Players should become increasingly translucent as they get closer in newer ezquake clients
• To turn off seeing other players completely, toggle using /race_hide_players. (default on for older clients)

• Match mode - vote /1on1, /ffa etc after /race enabled.

Three scoring systems:

• Win only - 1 point for the winner
• Scaled - 1 point for winning, 1 point for completing, 1 point for everyone beaten (can be 3-0 in 2 player game)
• Formula1 - 25 points for winner, 18 for 2nd, 15 for 3rd etc.

• Players can turn on optional race pacemaker, showing route for top local time
• Racers above a start point don't count as idlers (race8 bug - only distance on horizontal plane was taken into account)
• Idle racers don't count for voting purposes
• User commands now stored in race demos, allowing 'show keys' to work during client playback (very inefficient right now)
• Server-side recording of race demos should now be default & more consistent
• Map now resets correctly when last racer quits during race run
• Space no longer toggles chasecam view
• Some stability fixes (out of bounds errors)
• Toggling fallbunny during race is now blocked
• Velocity shown in race chasecam is horizontal velocity only
• Slide8 is modified so it can be completed (push trigger over lava pit)
• QTV chat now appears during race (was blocked as demo was being recorded)

Frogbot integration

• Frogbots (initially based on the fbca mod) have been ported into KTX, enable in build with make dlbots
• Route definition files are loaded from external files (/ktx/bots/maps/*.bot)
• Built-in map/route editor for local use (/k_fb_options 2, reload)
• Bot logic parameters can be loaded from external files (/ktx/bots/configs/)
• Bots have improved ground movement abilities and rocket jumping to increase map support (bravado etc)

Teamplay messages

• Teamplay messages can now be generated server-side /tpmsg <msg-type>
• Locations loaded from .loc files (ktx/locs/*.loc)
• Added for bots, not recommended for humans with ping yet as antilag's teleport protection will cause errors

Hoonymode

• Players can nominate a spawn before the game starts (/pickspawn), nominated spawns are always chosen over random
• Added teamplay-based hoonymode - initial spawns are rigged, then standard ktx model

• /hoonymode2v2 or /hoonymode4v4 to activate
• must be team 'red' or 'blue', as per CTF
• nominated spawns will have pent or quad effect applied depending on team

• /break between rounds is treated as /break from the match
• In duel player is told of spawn point prior to spawning, is frozen to spot just before round starts
• Changes to support replaying of scenarios, based on .ent files at present

Statistics

• Demo information file format improved, should have all stats now
• /k_demotxt 2 now supports /k_demotxt_format - xml & json supported
• If configured in mvdsv, stats for demos will be uploaded to web server at match-end
• LGC score printed at end of dmm4 duels

Other

• Autotrack: autotrack no longer gets 'stuck' when candidate players are dead at same time
• CTF: Matchless CTF now supported
• CTF: Runes no longer set to rotate (this only 'worked' if client had .md3 named .mdl and no .md1 file)
• Coop: teamplay setting now valid for coop, k_force_mapcycle option forces mapcycle in co-op mode
• Demos: If matchtag set, demo is always saved
• Demos: Explicit pickup notifications sent for items & backpacks, and also for backpack drops
• Gameplay: Secret doors now do x100 the damage if blocked while on initial stage of opening (fixes cmt4 exploit)
• Ghosts: Colours for disconnected players are no longer random
• Intermission: Players joining during intermission have no model set (view not obscured for those already connected)
• LGC mode: POVDMM4 variation - no armor pickups, LG only, no superpowers, no door opening, damage frags enabled, etc.
• Midair: Momentum on rocket hits in 'midair' mode restored to old calculation
• Other: /forcebreak by admin during countdown no longer crashes server when teamplay enabled