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QuakeSpasm-Spiked
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1. About
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QuakeSpasm-Spiked <http://fte.triptohell.info/moodles/qss/> is an
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even more modern Quake 1 engine based on everyone else's hard work
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that I stole, as well as some of my own stuff from FTE.
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(It's still GPLed guys!)
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It includes networking fixes and improvements, which means you can
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actually stand a chance of being able to use this thing as a server.
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It also includes a whole load of QuakeC extensions so that
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modders are no longer limited to what is essentially crippleware.
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If the way I explain that grates on you, then you're probably part of
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the reason why I got annoyed enough to spend my time on this.
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2. Downloads
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Sourcecode for this branch is available from:
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https://github.com/Shpoike/Quakespasm
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Windows builds are available from:
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http://fte.triptohell.info/moodles/qss/
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Linux and Mac builds are not currently available. These users will need
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to build their own from source.
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You may be able to find third-party versions prebuilt by other people.
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Users familiar with Quakespasm shouldn't have any issues. This thing
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will still feel like QuakeSpasm, except for the optional additions,
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so the Quakespasm readme is included, its pretty much all still valid.
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The included dlls are identical to the versions from an equivelent
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copy of regular QuakeSpasm, you should be able to have both installed in
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the same game directory without issue - on the condition that they're
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both win32 or both win64, not a mix.
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Note that advanced users can use the -basedir argument in order to install
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engines within sub-dirs/where-ever in order to avoid conflicts be they
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win32 vs win64, qs vs qss, or even qss vs any other engine - this argument
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should exist in ALL quake engines, and thus it need not be just qss that
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is given it. However, this will not prevent other sorts of conflicts.
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3. New Toys!
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(This is all relative to the regular QuakeSpasm at the time of writing)
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3.1. User Features
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o New 'extras' menu (inside options) that can be used to configure stuff.
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o Smartjump feature added.
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o Weapon impulse rollover
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('impulse 8 2' will select the LG if you have it+cells, otherwise shotgun).
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3.2. Protocol Changes
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o host_maxfps now caps all networking to 72 automatically.
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This means that you can FINALLY uncap framerates without flooding servers
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and without physics glitches.
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Note that to uncap framerates, set host_maxfps to 0.
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You may wish to disable sys_throttle too, if you care more about framerates
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or benchmarking than electricity.
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o VOIP. Yes, voip is a thing.
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+voip or cl_voip_send 1 to use.
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cl_voip_test 1 will let you listen to yourself (*sigh*) to
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get volume levels acceptable.
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WARNING: vanilla quakespasm distributes a libopus-0.dll that lacks encoding.
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This results in opus playback but not transmission, transmission will instead
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fall back on the much-simpler-but-inferor PCM-A codec, which is built-in.
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FIXME: QSS still provides the same broken opus version. I need to compile my own.
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o Split signons. Maps are no longer limited by the number of
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baselines or static ents etc. Go crazy if you dare.
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o Decent deltas (using FTE's network protocol).
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You can have 5000+ ents visible at a time.
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They won't randomly disappear any more.
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Gracefully downgrades for old clients like QS or MarkV.
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o More accurate view angles compatible with ProQuake.
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o Rcon support compatible with most other NQ engines.
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rcon_password empty leaves this disabled.
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o Single-Socket-Servers. You no longer need to re-route every single
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port to the QuakeSpasm Server. If you're hosting a public server,
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you simply need to (identity-)route a single port, as determined by
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the port cvar.
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o IPv6. Future ready! Even Windows 2000 had support for it...
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IPv6 was finalised 20 years ago, and its still not even
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available in most of the world.
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So lets change that!
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o Master server support. Servers will be advertised globally. Set
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sv_public 0 to disable this.
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You can also view other people's servers too. Vital feature.
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o File download support. No more hunting for maps!
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o BJP3 protocol support. In case anyone ever cares.
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o Partial clientside compatibility with DarkPlaces Protocol 7.
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No prediction, no csqc, a few other omissions.
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3.3. Modding features
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o Support for custom huds (or even menus) via Simple CSQC.
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Check the devkit for an example.
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o Supports MenuQC.
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o Supports IQM, MD5 (for rerelease compat), MD3 (no shaders, no tags).
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o Raised limits for the mdl format (much rewritten, vertex limit is somewhere north of 32k, which should be enough...).
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o Fixed sprite framegroups (vanilla bug).
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o Support for .spr32, although its a bit of a poo format.
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o Supports .pk3 archives (ie: renamed zips) common with large mods.
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o Package wildcard support.
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-nowildpaks on the commandline to disable, if desired.
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o Particle system, for custom effects, explosions, blood, decals!
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Ripped from FTE.
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Supports both FTE-style particles as well as DP-style ones.
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Docs for each style are elsewhere.
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o Supports .png textures. Not just for saving screenshots!
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o set and seta console commands. No more crappy configs.
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o Custom binds can be added to the binds menu.
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Because noone reads readmes.
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... I seriously don't know why I'm bothering to write this.
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o Late precaches. Because why not.
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o Increased runaway limit, so that people may flee in terror.
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o Player limit raised to 255. In case I ever get any friends.
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o Lots of QC extensions.
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Not as many as FTE of course...
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Use pr_dumpplatform to see the new builtins/toys.
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If you're called Scrooge, you can block these from mods by setting
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pr_checkextension 0.
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o Runs a range of new mods that will just fail in regular QS.
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3.4. Mapping features
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o Raised limits:
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Static Entities (limit removed)
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Static Sounds (limit destroyed)
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Baseline Limits (limit annihilated)
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Visible Entities (limit nuked from orbit)
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Lightmap Data (limit obliterated)
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Max Lightmaps (limit amputated)
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Max Lightstyles (now 4096 - via bspx, up to 16 per face).
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Lightmap Dimensions (now 256, for surface dimensions up to 4080qu)
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o BSPX support.
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Lits can be embedded now, for fewer files to distribute.
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o Lightmap scaling, for higher res lightmaps (or possibly lower).
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Requires tyrutils-ericw to use (_lmscale field).
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o Autodetects watervis on a per-surface-type basis.
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Opaque lava and transparent water works fine.
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o Doesn't bug out from tyrutils-ericw's -notex argument, which
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can help with certain copyright issues by not distributing textures.
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o Doesn't crash from qbsp run with the -noclip argument.
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o Understands the hexen2 bsp format, but don't expect it to work
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without rampant palette issues.
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(Use replacement textures. Also requires mod support.)
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o Particle system, for rain or random custom effects!
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Emit from textures, or see below.
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o Special fields that can be used on any entity without QC changes:
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"emiteffect" field - to specify a constantly emitting effect.
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"traileffect" field - for particles any time the entity moves.
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o Optional HDR lighting (via LIGHTING_E5BGR9 bspx lump), allowing for much
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greater overbrights without stacking styles (to compensate for overly dark textures).
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4. Todo
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o opus voip encoder library
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o improve dev kit, with proper docs (ahahaha!).
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o remove hull size limitation.
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o rgb9e5 lighting.
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5. Copyright And License
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o Quake and Quakespasm are released under the GNU GENERAL PUBLIC
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LICENSE Version 2: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
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o stb_image component is labeled as public domain.
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o Additional code and binaries are released under the same license.
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o The public linux build statically links against various common libraries
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in order to reduce version conflicts (compiled on a Debian 8/Jessie system).
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For system integration, it still requires the SDL 1.2 package from your distro.
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. libjpeg 9b
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. libz 1.2.11
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. libpng 1.6.34
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. lobogg 1.3.3
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. libvorbis[file] 1.3.5
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. libopus 1.3-beta
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. libopusfile 0.9
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. libmad 0.15.1b
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6. Links / Contact
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Homepage: http://fte.triptohell.info/moodles/qss/
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Source + Issue tracker: https://github.com/Shpoike/Quakespasm
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Forum: http://www.celephais.net/board/view_thread.php?id=61351
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7. Footnote
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Wow, you actually read this far? dude, you must be bored.
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Go play a computer game or something. Go now!
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