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QuakeForge - Release Notes
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Copyright (C) 1996-1997 Id Software, Inc.
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Copyright (C) 1999,2000 contributors of the QuakeForge Project
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Please see the file "AUTHORS" for a list of contributors
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Copyright (C) 1996-1997 Id Software, Inc.
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Copyright (C) 1999-2001 contributors to the QuakeForge Project
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This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
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under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
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See file COPYING for license details.
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Quake(R) and QuakeWorld(R) are registered trademarks of Id Software,
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Inc. The NIN logo is a registered trademark licensed to Nothing
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Interactive, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their
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respective owners
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Quake and QuakeWorld are registered trademarks of Id Software, Inc. All
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other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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Table of Contents
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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The QuakeForge Project would like to thank Id Software, Inc. for writing
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and releasing Quake under the GNU GPL. We'd like to thank John Carmack
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and Dave Kirsch in particular for the support they have provided to us
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and to the Free Software community as a whole.
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and releasing Quake under the GNU General Public License (GPL). We'd
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like to thank John Carmack and Dave "Zoid" Kirsch in particular for the
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support they have provided to us and to the Free Software community as a
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whole.
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We would also like to thank the following organizations for their
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contributions to QuakeForge:
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Without all of you, we would not be where we are right now.
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Id Software, Inc. thanks MPath Interactive and Gandalf Technology for
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their help and support.
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If you'd like to contribute in any way to the QuakeForge project, please
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contact our mailing list at quake-devel@lists.sourceforge.net.
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2 System Requirements
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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* A Raster capable display. ;-)
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* A raster-capable display. ;-)
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* 16 megabytes of memory beyond operating system footprint.
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* A Floating-point processor. While not strictly required, QuakeForge
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* A Floating-point processor (FPU). While not strictly required, QuakeForge
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uses a lot of floating-point math, so a FPU is highly recommended.
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* 10MB of free hard disk space to build all targets. In addition to the
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base system, you will require game data files. For the default game
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4 Platform-Specific Issues
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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This section discusses issues that affect only certain operating
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platforms.
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This section discusses issues that affect only certain platforms.
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4.1 DOS
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4.1 Linux/Unix
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If you experience page faults while running Quarterdeck's QDPMI DPMI
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server, this is caused by a bug in QDPMI. Workarounds: Remove QDPMI
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from CONFIG.SYS, issue the command QDPMI OFF before running QuakeForge,
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or get the update patch for QDPMI from Quarterdeck. You may be running
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QDPMI without knowing it if you have QEMM installed, because it can be
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installed as part of the QEMM installation.
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SVGALib-using targets (-svga and -3dfx) can't be started from within the
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X Window System. We are aware of the problem, and if you can figure out
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the reason, we'd appreciate a patch, PLEASE! As a workaround, you can
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use "open" to start those targets from within X.
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(example: "open -s -- qf-client-svga")
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4.2 Linux
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4.2 Windows 95/98/Me
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SVGALib-using targets (-svga and -3dfx) can't be started from within X.
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We are aware of the problem, and if you can figure out the reason, we'd
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appreciate a patch, PLEASE! As a workaround, you can use "open" to start
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those targets from within X. (e.g. "open -s -- qw-client-svga")
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The MGL-using Windows target (qf-client-win) is unable to use the Alt
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and F10 keys. This is caused by a bug in the SciTech MGL library, which
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intercepts these key events before the client gets to see them. The
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SDL-using targets (currently available from the Borland-compiled
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distribution only) do not exhibit this problem, but may have other
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issues themselves that we are unaware of.
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Some 3Dfx Voodoo-based 3D accelerators may have issues with the way
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QuakeForge uses the "3dfxgl" minidriver to interface to the Glide
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library.
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Video boards based on the Riva
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128/128ZX/TNT/TNT2/TNT2 Ultra/Vanta/GeForce 256 chipsets from nVidia
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Corp. using the latest (as of 13 Jan 2000) nVidia OpenGL drivers may
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have problems with transparency. Under some conditions, these drivers
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may lock the X Window System server, possibly rendering the system
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unusable. The currently-recommended drivers for video cards with Riva
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128/128ZX/TNT/TNT2/TNT2 Ultra chipsets are those from the Utah GLX
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project, located at http://utah-glx.sourceforge.net/ -- for the Vanta
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and GeForce 256 chipsets, there is no suggested hardware-accelerated
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OpenGL alternative at this time. We believe the bug to be in nVidia's
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drivers, because our code seems to work under other OpenGL
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implementations.
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4.4 Windows 95/98/Millennium
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Currently, we are unable to determine the status of the Windows-based
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targets of QuakeForge. Because of our move to GNU Autoconf and the
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dearth of "proper" GNU tools available on the Windows platform, our
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build system may not work properly on Windows. We are working on
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solutions for this problem.
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4.5 Windows NT/2000
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4.2 Windows NT/2000
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For the most part, issues for Windows 9x-based operating environments
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will be similar. However, because of numerous differences in the way
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Windows NT and Windows 9x operate, these systems may have specific
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issues.
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5 Errata and Known Bugs
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Solution: xset r on
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Problem: The screen flickers once about every other frame when using GL
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Solution: Not all GL implementations support a performance hack which is
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used by the GL renderer allowing it to avoid clearing the
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Z-buffer. The console command "gl_ztrick 0" fixes this
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problem.
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Problem: Zombies can sometimes get "stuck" in the ground. They can be
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heard but not killed making it impossible to get 100% on the
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current level.
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Solution: None found yet.
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Problem: It is possible for players to sometimes get stuck in a room or
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wall, much like the zombies mentioned above.
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Solution: The "kill" console command will un-stick you, but it has the
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unfortunate side effect of killing you in the process (hence
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the command's name.) It is a good idea to save your games
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often.
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Problem: Sometimes during a game the player's view will not center
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properly. The end result is that the player view is looking
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up toward the ceiling while walking.
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Solution: Use of freelook (mouse or keyboard) may solve this problem, as
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will exiting the level or the "kill" console command.
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6 Troubleshooting
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use it, just add the -nojoy option to the QuakeForge command line.
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You may disable joystick reads from the QuakeForge console with the
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"joystick 0" command.
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"joy_enable 0" command.
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There are default configuration bindings for joystick buttons.
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If your joystick or interface card reports three or four buttons and you
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only have two, use the QuakeForge console command "joybuttons 2".
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only have two, use the QuakeForge console command "joy_buttons 2".
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The "mlook" and "sidestep" commands work with a joystick exactly as they
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do for a mouse, as does the "invert mouse up/down" menu option.
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Compaq/Digital Tru64 Unix
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Windows 98
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Windows NT
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Windows 2000
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Video cards tested (On Intel-based systems):
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3Dfx Voodoo Graphics (Linux)
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