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[Spirit]

There was a time when Spirit (you surely know him) even boycotted the DP engine due to these reasons. Fortunately he is a little bit more liberal now

I'm not!

Darkplaces has the gameplay fixes disable by default nowadays, which is great!

[Mindf!3ldzX]

People will use whatever engine they prefer to be honest. You could review it in ProQuake and then over half the community would/could play it in DarkPlaces based on your review of it in ProQuake.

[Mindf!3ldzX]

Plz dont shoot me for off-topic post, thx <3

Or jump and grenade bounce physics which are different to the original Quake engines.

Shenanigans! How would a DP client then be able to communicate correctly with a ProQuake server? Are entirely different portions of code being utilized when connected to a server versus playing locally? That seems rather odd.

Same with a connected client trying to use cl_fullpitch 1, on a server with fullpitch disabled, you're quickly jerked back into the maximum allowed YAW position. I would imagine the same would occur if the client was trying to do something that isn't 'kosher' with any ProQuake server whether it being a grenade not bouncing correctly or playermodel jumping more than it should.

Isnt the height your able to jump is dictated by the games gravity, and AFAIK no mods change that variable. CAx might have a slightly different friction setting than other q1 mods.

[Seven]

Hello Mindz,

Please be easy with me.
I only mentioned the "sv_gameplayfix_" topic. I dont know how they influence the multiplayer world.

I quickly started a multiplayer map "DM6" (in deathmatch mode) and tried one of the "sv_gameplayfix_" cvars:

sv_gameplayfix_grenadebouncedownslopes is "1" ["1"] prevents MOVETYPE_BOUNCE (grenades) from getting stuck when fired down a downward sloping surface

With enabled cvar the grenade bounced down the slope and continued on the lower floor.
With disabled cvar the grenade stoped to bounce at once (when it hit the slope).

Just to give you an example of the "sv_gameplayfix_" cvars.
There are 20 more of them.

I have no idea how DP handles it on a public multiplayer server. As you know, I play single player.

I am sure someone with more knowledge can jump in and explain the affect when playing with different clients on a public server.

Best wishes,
Seven

[Spirit]

When you play Quake in singleplayer, it kinda runs a server and a client on your machine. The server and client both run in the same engine. You can see that these variables have a sv_ prefix, that is they are for the server part. The server is what determines the game logic. If you join another server, that server determines the game logic. Theoretically Darkplaces bugfixes/oddities are not occuring if you just use it as a client to join another server.

[hardcore_gamer]

New review is done: Mfxsp8 by Mfx 8/10

[JDSTONE]

i tyred that one i did not get too far yet i have been playing the other new map for my babies if you do a vid of that one make show the killing room!

[hardcore_gamer]

i tyred that one i did not get too far yet i have been playing the other new map for my babies if you do a vid of that one make show the killing room!

I understood not a single word of what you said.

[damage_inc]

h_g,
I think you should clarify as to why you got lost! My problem was doors that barely resemble doors coupled along with "tiny" triggers for the open operation. I literally walked up to a door several time with no message and it never opened. Which had me confused and searching... THEN, the next time I guess I was in the right spot and whala, it opened... time to proceed.

Also the "texture" issue I experienced is explained in the readme re: glass effect, is that the issue you are referring to?

This needs editing in your review:

"Its beautiful, very well designed with lost(changed to "lots") of eye candy... "

and

" ...defeat the few baddies that still stood between me and the exist(changed to "exit").

I'm just trying to help, not trying to come across as a d**k of course.
- damage_

[damage_inc]

I understood not a single word of what you said.

Hehe, I was with you until I found this: "For My Babies"

[hardcore_gamer]

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