ProQuake 3.95: Digitally signed for cheat-free

[Baker]

ProQuake 3.99a (download | source)

Main features:

1. Totally immune to annoying DSL modems Hehehe. There is no need to use -ip parameter for DSL in any typical setup. Works automatically, you'll never know anything changed.

Thanks to tryno, his code that attempted the same workaround as mine ended was helpful in coming up with a new idea for that.

2. gl_smoothfont 0|1 can manually turn off smoothfont. This is a command, it does not save to config.

3. BUT ... I changed the situations that smoothfont gets turned on so. I noticed that non-smoothfont looks better with a little vertical stretching than the smoothfont does. So smoothfont only turns on if horizontal stretching is going to occur.

4. Added automatic consizing as the default (vid_consize -1). In menu as an option as before. This is to avoid microscopic font for large resolutions.

5. For the other minor changes, see the log.

[Baker]

ProQuake 3.99b (download | source)

Nothing of general interest.

Server-side:

1. Integrated Rook's sv_defaultmap code (protects server against crashing if rcon'ing to a map the server doesn't have)
2. Slot Zero's mod/engine user-electable anti-lag code for dialup users.
3. v_gunkick (defaults off)

[Monster]

I'm using PQ 3.99b

if i alt-tab out of it or windows key out of it, my desktop brightness gets messed up and stays that way when i exit out of it. have to use Lordhavoc's setgamma utility to get it back to normal.

its a great engine, ill probably stick to it from now on, good job

[Baker]

if i alt-tab out of it or windows key out of it, my desktop brightness gets messed up and stays that way when i exit out of it. have to use Lordhavoc's setgamma utility to get it back to normal.

I can't recall if I have it restore the gamma if you switch out. I'll have to check. This is easy enough to fix.

If you want a temporary workaround, just add -gamma 0.65 (or whatever) to the command line and then it won't use hardware gamma.

By 4.00, I want to have these small little issues addressed.

its a great engine, ill probably stick to it from now on, good job

Thanks!

[Monster]

yeah, -gamma worked. thanks.

no problem, i wish i had inspiration to try and work on something, anything. too bad i stopped mapping... oh well. Yeah I would be using Darkplaces still, but its got some weird problem with random choppiness, and my ping seems kinda unstable.

[Baker]

ProQuake 3.99c (download | source)

No changes of general interest. A couple of small adjustments for servers.

Speaknow, Bomber and Flanders should really upgrade to this for the following reasons:

1. sys_ticrate now shows in test2 and server browsers like Qview. So does sv_cullplayers_trace. So now it is possible for a player to find out the ticrate themselves instead of wondering. It also helps someone setting up a server decide on the ticrate if they like the one running elsewhere.

2. "Status" displays more information about the anti-wallhack being on. I think this is important because Rook has a different anti-wallhack in testing that does more.

3. sv_defaultmap. If you change to a level not on the server, it won't crash [and will instead change to the "start" map by default if -dedicated is used (or you can set the map to something else yourself) ]. Probably not so important for Flanders (or maybe I'm wrong), but definitely important for Speaknow and Bomber.

[=peg=]

flanders runs cr-mod which has the "ticrate" command to show the current ticrate.. but its nice if it shows on test2 too (atm i change the servers ticrate a lot to keep it a s low as possible without causing lag - flanders will have more bandwidth soon)

sv_defaultmap IS very important for flanders too as i cmd changelevel to non votable maps a lot (and usually make a lot of typo's) this is a great feature baker!

@polarite: update/upgrade the server please

[Phenom]

Cool, Bomber should be running the new EXE before the day is over, and I haven't seen Avalanche in a couple days so that might be a bit longer, thanks Baker!

[Polarite]

@polarite: update/upgrade the server please

Already done

[Baker]

ProQuake 3.99e (download | source)

Ok, back to more useful changes instead of cleanup changes.

Hopefully ...

Unstoppable internet connectivity. It always connects if you have a internet connection available. No need to use -ip --- ever.

But, I can't test this myself. Or rather, I can't test it except for myself. If I were using Qrack or ProQuake 3.50 I would need to use -ip x.x.x.x

And ...

The -nocdaudio parameter has been restored (instead of off by default). But you won't need it. You can turn off the cd audio in the menu now.

Also ... the aspect ratio of each display mode shows in the video modes selection screen. It doesn't show if the aspect ratio is really, really weird (for instance 848x480), but otherwise it shows "4:3", "8:5", "16:9", etc.

And I believe I fixed what was causing d3dpro to not work for Spooker, and this might have been the issue that caused me some confusion during testing of d3dpro395.exe where it was trying to use an unexpected resolution on a laptop I tested it on.

[=peg=]

hmm 3.99e just crashes on me when i try to connect :/

[Baker]

That's not good. I'll have to walk through the changes.

[Phenom]

When can we expect a Linux release? I can't get Qrack 1.60 for Linux to compile so I'm stuck with TyrQuake or Darkplaces, both are decent engines for Linux but its just not the same feel as ProQuake or Qrack for me

[Baker]

I have Xubuntu installed on my extra desktop successfully.

So, a Linux version is getting closer.

[Baker]

hmm 3.99e just crashes on me when i try to connect :/

Peg, can you do an "ipconfig" from the cmd (dos) prompt and post the results here.

My lack of imagination is preventing me from figuring out what I did wrong.



I need to know your first, 2nd and third ip address (if you actually have 3) so I can walkthrough what is happening.