quakeforge-old/README

README - release notes for QuakeForge
Copyright (C) 1996-1997  Id Software, Inc.
Copyright (C) 1999,2000  contributors of the QuakeForge project
Please see the file "AUTHORS" for a list of contributors

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Table of Contents
-----------------

I.	Special Thanks
II.	System Requirements
III.	Running and Compiling QuakeForge
IV.	Operating System Specific Issues
V.	Errata and Known Bugs
VI.	Troubleshooting
VII.	Technical Support
VIII.	Joystick Notes
IX.	Tested Systems


I. Special Thanks
-----------------

The QuakeForge Project would like to thank Id Software, Inc. for writing
and releasing Quake under the GNU GPL.  We'd like to thank John Carmack and
Dave Kirsch in particular for the support they have provided to us and to
the Free Software community as a whole.

We would also like to thank the following organizations for their
contributions to QuakeForge:

   VA Linux Systems, Inc.
   3Dfx Interactive, Inc.

And last but certainly not least, we would like to thank every single
person who has contributed even one line of code, documentation, or other
support to the QuakeForge project.

Without all of you, we would not be where we are right now.

Id Software, Inc. thanks MPath Interactive and Gandalf Technology for
their help and support.

If you'd like to contribute code/hardware/support/suggestion/help to the
QuakeForge project, contact Nelson Rush at: palisade@quakeforge.net


II. System Requirements
-----------------------

Raster capable display. ;-)
8MB RAM (16MB required under Win32)
Floating-point processor (not strictly required but a Good Idea(TM))
30MB free disk space (shareware version, 80MB for registered version)


III. Running and Compiling QuakeForge
-------------------------------------

Read the INSTALL file for more information on compiling.

Autoconf 2.13 or greater and automake 1.3 or greater required to use
the bootstrap script.

After you have compiled successfully, you must download the shareware
version of Quake 1 to play. Insert the proper binaries in the same
directory as the unpacked shareware files, and run.


IV. Operating System Specific Issues
------------------------------------

This section should discuss issues that affect only certain operating
platforms.  Issues to be discussed include:

  * Audio Setup
  * CD Audio Input
  * Mouse Setup
  * Booting "Clean"


V. Errata and Known Bugs
------------------------

Problem:  The screen flickers once about every other frame when using GL
Solution: Not all GL implementations support a performance hack used to
          which is used by the GL renderer allowing it to avoid clearing
	  the Z buffer.  The console command "gl_ztrick 0" fixes this
	  problem.

Problem:  Zombies can sometimes get "stuck" in the ground.  They can be
          heard but not killed making it impossible to get 100% on the
	  current level.
Solution: None found.

Problem:  It is possible for players to sometimes get stuck in a room or
          wall, much like the zombies mentioned above.
Solution: The "kill" console command will un-stick you, but it has the
          unfortunate side effect of killing you in the process (hence the
	  command's name.)  It is a good idea to save your games often.

Problem:  Sometimes durring a game the player's view will not center
          properly.  The end result is that the player view is looking up
	  toward the ceiling while walking.
Solution: Use of freelook (mouse or keyboard) may solve this problem, as
          will exiting the level or the "kill" console command.


VI. Troubleshooting
-------------------

If QuakeForge fails to start up, or has problems not addressed elsewhere
in the documentation, try the -safe command line switch, which disables a 
number of parts of QuakeForge that can be problems if there are hardware
or configuration problems.  The -safe command line switch is equivalent to 
-stdvid, -nosound, -nonet, and -nocdaudio together.  Those four switches
do the following:

  -stdvid	disables VESA video modes
  -nosound	disables sound card support
  -nonet	disables network card support
  -nocdaudio	disables CD audio support

If -safe makes the problem go away, try using each of the switches
individually to isolate the area in which you're experiencing the problem,
then either correct the configuration or hardware problem or play
QuakeForge with that functionality disabled.

If you still have problems, try booting clean in conjunction with the
-safe command line parameter.  For information on booting clean, refer to 
"Booting Clean" in section III above.

If you experience page faults while running Quarterdeck's QDPMI DPMI
server, this is caused by a bug in QDPMI.  Workarounds:  Remove QDPMI from
CONFIG.SYS, issue the command QDPMI OFF before running QuakeForge, or get
the update patch for QDPMI from Quarterdeck.  You may be running QDPMI
without knowing it if you have QEMM installed, because it can be
installed as part of the QEMM installation.


VII. Technical Support
----------------------

Please do not contact ID Software, Inc regarding technical support
issues related to QuakeForge. QuakeForge is heavily modified from the
original Quake source release and Id Software does not support these
modifications.

Visit the QuakeForge project's webpage for more information on technical
support, bugs reports, and help at: http://www.quakeforge.net/

Thank you.


VIII. Joystick notes
--------------------

Your joystick must be plugged in when QuakeForge is launched.

If you have a joystick plugged in, but do not wish QuakeForge to try to
use it, just add the -nojoy option to the QuakeForge command line.

You may disable joystick reads from the QuakeForge console with the 
"joystick 0" command.

There are default configuration bindings for joystick buttons.

If your joystick or interface card reports three or four buttons and you
only have two, use the QuakeForge console command "joybuttons 2".

The "mlook" and "sidestep" commands work with a joystick exactly as they
do for a mouse, as does the "invert mouse up/down" menu option.


IX. Tested Systems
------------------

Processors tested:
   Intel PI
   Intel PII
   Intel PIII
   Athlon
   K6-2
   Motorola PowerPC
   Compaq Alpha
   Sun UltraSPARC
   SGI Indigo 2
   Mips R10k

Operating systems tested:
   Linux
   FreeBSD
   Solaris
   IRIX
   AIX
   Digital Unix/TRU64
   Windows 98	(Hasn't been tested since we switched to autoconf)

FIXME: Have we tested dos and NT?

User testimonies:
   Linux, Athlon, G400 w/ utah-glx
   Linux, PentiumII, G200 w/ utah-glx
   Linux, RedHat 6.1, dual V2, Mesa 3.1
   Linux, Debian Potato, PII 266 CPU, 3Dfx Voodoo3 3000 AGP, Mesa 3.1   
   Linux, Debian Potato, K6-2, TNT1, ancient nvida glx drivers
   Linux, Debian Potato, PIII-450, 3dfx Voodoo3 3000 AGP, Mesa 3.1
   Linux, Suse 6.1 Pentium-133, 8meg V2, with all applicable targets at 16bpp; Mesa 3.1
   Linux, Suse 6.1 Celeron 400, Neomagic; all software targets.
   Linux 2.2, k6-2-350, quake-x11 -bpp 16
   Linux 2.2, k6-2-350, quake-gl mesa 3.1 glide2x voodoo2 8M
   Linux 2.0, k6-2-266, quake-x11 -bpp 16
   Linux 2.2, Slackware 7, PII-300, Xfree86 3.3.5, TNT(Velocity 4400/new GLX), Mesa 3.1
      libvga.so.1.4.0, tested all clients, GL freeze problem (dont use new GLX drivers)
   Linux 2.x, Mandrake 6.1, Dell G1 400, Creative Riva TNT 16MB, Mesa 3.1, XFree86 3.3.5, Nvidia GLX driver. Tested quake-x11, works.
   Linux 2.x, RedHat 6.1, Dell G1 400, onboard S3, quake-x11 works.
   FreeBSD 2.2.8 - X11
   FreeBSD 3.2 - X11
   FreeBSD 4.0 - X11 and TNT2/GLX
   Solaris 7.0, Ultrasparc, Elite3D
   AIX 4.3.3, Power3, GTX3000p
   Irix 6.5, MIPS R10k, MXI (Octane)


email user testimonies to: palisade@quakeforge.net
Or to our quake-devel mailing list which you can find more information
about on our website at: http://www.quakeforge.net/