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This file contains a (very incomplete) list of things to do still with the
QuakeForge project. If you'd like to add something to this list or point
out that something has been done we forgot to remove, please send an email
to quake-devel@lists.sourceforge.net with details.
TODO for QuakeForge
-------------------
This file contains a (very incomplete) list of things we are doing and
considering doing in the QuakeForge project. If you'd like to make
additions or corrections to this list, pleas send an email with details to
quake-devel@lists.sourceforge.net. Thanks!
This file is divided into several generally broad categories, plus a group
for unsorted ideas. New ideas will probably go into unsorted until we
determine the factors involved with implementation and move them. Each
idea has a status flag and may also have a list of people currently
working on it and an estimate as to when it'll be done. An explanation of
the flags:
* Being implemented now
+ We know how we'll implement it, but it hasn't been started yet
- We don't yet know how we'll implement it, but we'll probably
do it at some point if we can
? Don't know if we'll do it, how we'll do it, or exactly what'd
be involed with doing it yet.
0 This cannot be done (you won't see many of these)
PLEASE NOTE: Because the merge is still in progress, we haven't even
looked yet at how we'll do a number of these things yet.
That doesn't mean we don't want to or can't implement them,
but rather that we're too busy working on the internal
framework necessary to support most of these nifty features
later on. The merge is our release goal for 0.2 and we are
convinced it can be finished before then.
Major projects:
* (0.2) Merge Quake/QuakeWorld [almost everybody]
+ (0.3?) Make one QF bin w/ many shared libs
+ Integration of Aftershock
? Redesign the entire network protocol to be more extensible and
better able to combat cheating/exploits
Platform support:
* (0.2) X11 DGA support
* (0.2) tty target [Palisade]
* (0.2?) Run-time video mode switching for most targets
+ (0.2) Seperate pak game and config directory support
+ (0.2) Global config file [knghtbrd]
+ (0.2?) Automake support
+ (0.3) Revamp the entire menu subsystem
+ Return of the unix dedicated server
+ Add more platform support
- Audio support for more platforms
- Support for XInput
- C replacements for Linux SVGALib target's asm
- Amiga support
- MacOS support
Game engine:
* (0.2) zip-packed game files (pak3 and similar) [raptor]
+ (0.2) Enhanced console (history, cmdline editing)
* (0.3?) Add a volumetric fog engine [raptor]
+ Allow server admin to adjust air control (ie. in low gravity)
- Add a wind engine
- Add a terrain engine
- Real skies (using wind/fog engines)
- Remove many arbitrary limits by using dynamic memory
- Add support for compiled shared library game modifications
- qstat-type support directly in the game
? Add a more modern portal engine
? Dead-reckoning for some/all entities
? Multithreading support
Other engines:
+ (0.2?) Real mouse wheel support
+ (0.3?) Colored lighting support [raptor]
- (0.3?) Make the damned brightness slider in GL renderers useful
+ More generalized sound/music APIs [mercury, knghtbrd]
- Support overriding the 8x8 console font with one of any size
- Add replacement for OpenGL multi-pass texturing extension
- Unreal-style camera rooms
- Working fullbright in GL targets
Network engine(s):
- Packet compression ala Qizmo
Gameplay-altering mods:
+ Implement a "feign death" action
+ Implement climbable objects (ladders, vines)
+ Allow support for fire (ie torches) to burn
- Lasting effects of ammunition (bulletholes, scorch marks)
- Implement breakable objects such as glass
- Flowing water that can be spilled out
- Implement possibility for projectiles to enter slipgates
(some of these may end up not requiring mods to the QuakeForge code)
General unsorted ideas:
(none at this time)
* On unix systems /etc/qfrc should be read as a system-wide config
file which should be able to specify console commands and other things
like where to find the id1, qw, and other -game specified dirs
* On unix systems ~/.quakeforge should overlay a shared data directory.
Files in a user's ~/.quakeforge directory should take precedence over
files in the shared data dir and all files written should be placed
into ~/.quakeforge
* Devise and implement a way to ensure original gameplay compatibility
while still letting us expand and extend the quake engine
* Audio support for more platforms
* Add OpenGL multi-pass texturing replacement for when multi-texturing
extension isn't available
* Remove dependency on GNU make or migrate to automake
* Quake/QW Client: Add proper XFree86 DGA/VideoMode support to X-based targets
on systems with XFree86 available
* Prep Aftershock for a future merge with the main tree
* Implement a wind (airflow) engine
* Add a more modern portal engine
* Add a terrain engine
* Add cloudy skies, using the wind and fog engines
* Add some options to the setup menu, ie. gl_ztrick and +mlook
* Allow more video and bpp modes
* Support for camera rooms ala Unreal
* Make every object depend on dead-reckoning for network play, ie. no
"moving entities"
* Add XInput stuff
* Allow any size console font to be used
* Use dynamic memory
* Remove arbitrary limits such as max number of players
* Fixes for various exploits/cheats
* Dynamically loaded (at run time) renderers
* Optional basic server authentication
* Pluggable server authentication
* Enhanced console (improved history and cmdline editing)
* Integrate some sort of packet compression ala Qizmo
* Fix q1/qw smurf attack
* Fix oversized packet QW server crash
* DOS/Win support in autoconf
* Backport QW's HUD stuff to UQuake
* Implement colored lighting
* Implement mp3 player
* Implement mod/s3m/it/xm/etc player
* Add compiled shared mod support .dll/.so, q2/q3-style
* Finish Volumetric fog
* Colored lighting for common tasks such as emitting a blue dynamic light
from players with quad damage..
* C equivalents of the SVGALib target's asm (Linux Alpha has SVGALib)
* Wheel mouse support (make it bindable so that it can be bound to
anything, ie. previous weapon/next weapon)
* add threading support (ie. network code)
* add tty target (Nelson is working on this, it's done, I just need to
make a target for it.)
* add walls that emit light
* port to Amiga (someone is working on this)
* port to MacOS (this has already been done as a seperate project, ala
the author does not wish to help merge his changes to our tree, so
until then... no mac port)
* add something like qstat to the multiplayer menu in qw so that we can
just select servers to play on while in the game.
* implement a "feign death" action, so that users can play dead
* allow server admin to adjust air control (ie. in low gravity)
* bullets leave "holes" in walls, and disappear as threshold is reached
* make explosions also leave marks, but dynamic marks, ie. blast can
affect multiple surfaces.
* implement pak3 loading support (in progress)
* make a pak conversion tool
* allow fire (ie. torches) to burn the player when touched.
* allow projectiles from weapons to pass through teleporters
* allow water to "move", ie. if the water is behind glass and the glass
is shot, the water flows out onto the floor.
* add breakable objects, ie. glass
* allow user to switch video modes while running the engine.
* add ladders and vines on walls so the user can climb to another part of
the level.