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| Q U A K E I I I A R E N A M O D I F I C A T I O N
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||| Q 3 k n o c k O u t
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| by Dr. Jones Bones
-------------- ------------ -------- ------ ---- -- - -([ THE MODIFICATION ])--
Q3knockOut changes your Quake experience in a very unique
way: Scoring is not done by directly hit and kill your
enemy, but by pushing him out of the area into the void or
other deadly spots in a map like lava and such.
Therefor you get weapons from the start to frag your
opponents. This is done by pushing them with your weapons
projectile. A direct hit with one of your weapons won't
hurt your enemy but the knockback of these will push your
enemy away. You use the knockback effects to knock them into
the deadly spots of a map. Every weapon has its own effect
so you have to decide what weapon is best in a situation to
effectively knock your opponent out.
Q3knockOut comes with new weapon and item behaviours, a very
fast gameplay, new ways for cool jumps and moves.
To refill your weapons you will have to pick up ammo.
To improve your abilities you collect powerups placed in a map.
These provide the improvements you might already know from
standard deathmatch.
A very special pickup item is an additional weapon, which
you won't get from the start: the BFG. This weapon provides
only one but very powerfull shot.
As maps you should only use very open ones like the space
maps. Close maps which have no areas to fall off are not
playable with Q3knockOut.
All standard gametypes are supported: Deathmatch, Team-
Deathmatch, Tournament and Capture The Flag.
For cool sniping games Q3knockOut has also an instagib-
kinda sniper gamemode, where you only have the Railgun
to snipe your opponents, knocking them through a map right
into the void with an instant kill when touching the
(so called) skybox of a map. To make sniping to Internet
play available, Q3knockOut features Unlagged 2.01 by
Neil Toronto.
Q3knockOut is a server side only modification. After starting
your server with this modification everyone can connect and
join your game of Q3knockOut!
- - - - - G A M E T Y P E S - - - - -
Q3knockOut provides a standard mode with different weapons,
ammo and items to pick up - the so called AW-Mode (All
Weapons). In this mode the default speed of Quake III is
encreased by 1/4 to improve the gameplay.
As alternative Q3knockOut has an Instagib mode. With this
gametype you have only the railgun with unlimited ammo. In
this gametype the default speed of Quake III is used to ease
the sniping a little. If Instagib is running on a server you
will see by the server rule "instagib" (see below for the
settings of this rule) and by the welcome text which will
include "I N + T A G I B".
- - - - - W E A P O N S - - - - -
You as a player always get four weapons from the start: The
Rocket Launcher, the Grenade Launcher, the Railgun and the
Plasma Gun. The fifth weapon is the BFG, which is the most
powerfull weapon and has to be picked up.
The other weapons beside the BFG can only be collected
when dropped by a fragged player. You get some ammo units
when you do so.
To gain your ammo more efficiently you have to collect ammo
pakets placed all over a level.
Here now a description of the weapons in detail:
The ROCKET LAUNCHER is the default weapon after beeing
placed in a map. This weapon is most effective in direct
fights with one or two other enemies. The splash radius of
the rockets is medium sized and is mostly usefull to knock
players over little heights or barricades. With a direct
hit the rockets have the same effect on your enemy like a
railgun would have. The Rocket Launcher can also be used to
move through a map. When pointing at your feet a shot will
push you into the air for a high jump.
The GRENADE LAUNCHER is used to float an area far away with
explosives or shoot the grenades from a save position into
an area where one or more enemies stay. Grenades are
launched very fast and with a high velocity. The splash
radius is medium sized but the explosions have a strong
knockback effect.
The RAILGUN provides only a little splash knockback but is
higly effective with a direct hit. It pushes a player right
through a map into the void.
The PLASMA GUN shoots plasma projectiles rapidly. The
projectiles have a lesser knockback effect. But they are able
to push a player into the void when standing right on an edge
or distract them while a jump so their path won't let them
land on a platform but fall down into the void.
There is no escape from the BFG! This is the only weapon
that has to be picked up from the map. After that you have
only one shot so do think about when and where to use this
powerfull weapon. It releases five projectiles with a very
high velocity with a medium sized spread. The projectiles
have a big splash radius and very strong knockback effect
so all enemies near and at the impact area will be pushed
away very hard. Because of the knockback effect the projectiles
should impact far away from you otherwise you will be mostly
pushed away into the void also. After beeing picked up a new
BFG will be provided at the same spot after 60 secs. But if
the owner of the picked BFG was fragged before he used the
weapon, it is placed immediatly back at its spot. You as
the player can recordnize the respawn of a BFG by a gong sound
which is heard overall a level.
- - - - - I T E M S - - - - -
The QUAD DAMAGE powerup improves the knockback effects of
your weapons. While having this powerup active your weapons
are most dangerous for others.
With the BATTLE SUIT you won't get hurt when pushed into
normally deadly spots like lava. It also saves you from
falling damage. If you fall into the void or beeing crushed
the battlesuit will teleport you to another save place.
HASTE will speed your moves up. Your weapons will shoot with
a faster fire rate.
The FLIGHT POWERUP lets you fly through a map to get better
spots to shoot at your opponents. But be always aware of
snipers!
INVISIBILITY makes it easier for you to get near your
opponents to shoot more accuratly at them. They won't see
you that easily.
The TELEPORTER is best used to escape the death when
falling into the void.
- - - - - M E N U E S - - - - -
Q3knockOut brings new menu options:
* Main
"Instant Server"
This option immediately starts a Q3knockOut server with a map
rotation for six players in the mode Free For All. The server
is Internet dedicated, pure and with enabled Punkbuster.
If you have a config file named "q3ko_customserver.cfg" in the
"q3knockout" folder, this script file will be run instead of the
default one. So you can customize anytime the server config
you want to run with this option (and your script file wont be
overwritten in case of updates for this mod).
To see how your config file should look like, use the script file
"q3ko_instantserver.cfg" located in the "q3knockout" folder.
* Game Server
This configuration screen for a new server contains now the
Q3knockOut specific settings (and some more of the standard
settings):
"Instagib" - Enables/Disables Instagib on your server
"Challenge Mode" - Enables/Disables the Challenge Mode
"Bot Autoskill" - Enables/Disables the automatic skill adjustment
of bots during a game.
"Unlagged" - Enables/Disables server side ping lag compensation
"Voting" - Enables/Disables the player vote option (like maps)
"MOTD" - Message Of The Day (shown when the player connects)
-------------- ------------ -------- ------ ---- -- - - - ([ HOW TO INSTALL ])--
* First of all: You need the installed Patch 1.32!
* Extract the ZIP-File contents with full pathnames into your
Quake 3 basefolder - like "C:\Q3A".
After that you should have a folder named "Q3knockOut" and
a batch file named RUNKO.BAT (and this readme).
-------------- ------------ -------- ------ ---- -- - - - - - ([ HOW TO RUN ])--
* There are three ways to run this modification:
1. Start Quake 3 Arena as usual and activate the modification
via the MOD menu.
The entry is called "Q3knockOut n.n.n", where "n.n.n" is
the current version of this modification.
2. Run Quake 3 Arena from the command prompt by typing:
"quake3 +set fs_game Q3knockOut"
3. ...or just by the installed batch file:
"runko"
-------------- ------------ -------- ------ ---- ([ SERVER SETUP VARIABLES ])--
- Cfg-Var: instagib
Values: "1" / "0"
Default: "0"
Votable: Yes
Server-Info: Yes
Turns on/off Instagib mode (railgun only, enhanced rail jump).
"1" - Instagib on
"0" - Instagib off
A change of this setting on a running server will get active
after starting the next map or restart the current one (command
"map_restart").
- Cfg-Var: unlagged
Values: "1" / "0"
Default: "1"
Votable: Yes
Server-Info: Yes
Turns on/off unlagged mode.
"1" - Unlagged on
"0" - Unlagged off
Changing this setting will immediately turn on/off serverside
ping lag compensation.
See http://www.planetquake.com/alternatefire/unlagged_faq.html
for more information about this.
- Cfg-Var: g_truePing
Values: "1" / "0"
Default: "1"
Votable: No
Server-Info: No
Turns on/off true ping computing.
"1" - True-Ping on
"0" - True-Ping off
When enabled the players will see their actual ping, since the
original ping computing has some flaws.
See http://www.planetquake.com/alternatefire/unlagged_faq.html
for more information about this.
- Cfg-Var: challengeMode
Values: "1" / "0"
Default: "0"
Votable: No
Server-Info: No
Turns on/off challenge gameplay mode.
"1" - Challenge gameplay on
"0" - Challenge gameplay off
When enabled, no pickups, powerups and the BFG gun are spawned.
Usefull for tournaments where pure aiming skill is everything.
- Cfg-Var: mod_botskill
Values: "", "0" ... "5"
Votable: No
Server-Info: No
Sets the skill level of randomly added bots (see bot_minplayers).
Allows the setting of bot skills during the run of a server.
"" - If empty, the value of g_spskill is used.
"0" ... "5" - Bot skill level.
- Cfg-Var: mod_dynamicskill
Values: "1" / "0"
Votable: No
Server-Info: Yes
Adjusts the bot skill automatically during the game according to
the skill of the active players.
"1" - Dynamic bot skill on
"0" - Dynamic bot skill off
-------------- ------------ -------- ------ ---- ([ CLIENT SETUP VARIABLES ])--
- Cfg-Var: handicap
Values: "0" ... "100"
Default: "100"
This value controls the players handicap. It is used to have a
more balanced gameplay between skilled and not so skilled players.
All-Weapons: The lower the handicap value the lesser the knockback
effects of the weapons are. Does have no effect on rocket jumps!
Instagib: The lower the handicap the longer the delay between
each rail shot (handicap 1 equals a 6 secs delay). Does have no
effect on rail jump.
-------------- ------------ -------- ------ ---- -- - - - - - - ([ HISTORY ])--
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\ 02.04.2016 >> Version 1.5.0-beta
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\ * Gameplay: All CTF maps are available for FFA/1v1 gamemodes
* Gameplay: CTF maps are converted for FFA/1v1 gamemodes to provide
more spawn points.
* Gameplay: Dropped items stay in map for 3 minutes
* Gameplay: BFG strength encreased
* Gameplay: (Instagib) Railgun direct hit knockback encreased.
* User Interface: Now 8 instead only 4 maps at once visible
User Interface: Map buffer encreased to show more maps from baseq3.
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\ 15.11.2014 >> Version 1.5.0-beta
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\ * Bot AI: Dynamic bot skill - bots change their skill during a
game automatically according to the skill of the active players.
Enabled via variable: mod_dynamicskill "1"
* User Interface: Dynamic bot skill setting.
* User Interface: Single player option goes directly to skirmish
menu, so tier based single player is skipped.
* Gameplay: Grenades are more sticky where they hit the ground
for more accurate placement.
* Gameplay: Quad pickup by a player is globally announced.
* Gameplay: Teleport collectable is enabled in Instagib.
* Gameplay: In Instagib railgun is replaced by flight powerup.
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\ 26.07.2009 >> Version 1.4.0
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\ * Bot AI: Bots use weapons more wisely now, selecting the best
weapon for each situation (bot skill, player distance, active
powerups).
* Bot AI: The variable "mod_botskill" sets the skill of randomly
added bots (overrides g_spskill). If empty, g_spskill is used.
* Scoring: A player cannot "steal" a point by suiciding himself
after an opponent hit.
* Scoring: A player cannot (accidently) take a point from his
opponent away by knockbacking himself after a hit.
* Gameplay: Plasma and rockets move faster.
* Gameplay: All Weapons gameplay is more balanced toward rocket-
launcher and not the railgun (less ammo for railgun, more ammo
for rocket launcher).
* Gameplay: A player cannot hold more BFGs than two at a time.
* Scoreboard: Spectators are automatically ready.
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\ 26.11.2005 >> Version 1.3.0
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\ * New main menu with mod logo
* Main menu option "Instant Server" immediately runs an Internet
dedicated server for six players in FFA mode (pure with Punktbuster
enabled)
* If existing the "Instant Server" option runs the script file
"q3ko_customserver.cfg" instead of the default one.
* Music background for menus
* Q3knockOut configurable via "Game Server" config screen
* MOTD and Voting now configurable via "Game Server" config
screen
* Players react now on missile impact and knockback by pain
sound
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\ 22.08.2005 >> Version 1.2.0 (as Q3knockOut)
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\ * No falling damage
* cvar "mod_instagib" is "instagib" now.
* g_speed, unlagged and instagib votable
* handicap is supported in Instagib mode now: Lesser handicap
value increases shot pause (handicap 1 equals 6 secs pause).
* features Unlagged 2.01 by Neil Toronto
* cvar unlagged 0|1
- enables/disables unlagging, per default it's on
* cvar g_truePing 0|1
- enables/disables true ping computing, per default it's on
* cvar challengeMode: when "1", no pickups, powerups and BFG
is spawned.
* Instagib - Railgun tweaking: More splash damage
* BFG tweaking: lesser spread radius for better aiming
* No battlesuit in Instagib-mode
* Soundeffect for Last-Frag and Scoreboard appearing
* Battlesuit respawns instead of mega-health
* Fixed: Battlesuit respawning on falling into the void
* Impressive-Awards are not supported in Instagib mode
* While welcome screen on first spawn the player is locked
and cannot be shot by others. Player enters with a taunt.
* Bots select different weapons than their usual favourite
each time they spawn into the map.
* sv_pure is serverinfo now
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\ 09.03.2003 >> Version 1.1.0 (as Q3PiNBALL)
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\ * Rocket Launcher ammo is spawned back at its usual
places.
* Rockets have more splash radius but less power - the
gameplay makes more fun and is more balanced now.
* Every respawned BFG is announced by a level wide gong
sound.
* When a player is fragged with an unused BFG, the weapon
is immediatly respawned.
* Since the BFG is not dropped if the player was fragged,
the Rocket Launcher is dropped instead.
* Usable items (like Teleporter) are also dropped now on
a frag.
* The items of a player are dropped at the last attacking
spot, not the place he was actually fragged (most times
this was the void and so the items were lost).
* Every collected weapon which was dropped brings one ammo
unit. With exception of the Plasma Gun, which brings 10
ammo units.
* A welcome message is played when joining a game for the
first time.
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\ 24.02.2003 >> Version 1.0.1 (as Q3PiNBALL)
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\ * Bugfix: Scoreboard music does not stay active if a map
without ingame-music is restarted.
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\ 21.02.2003 >> Version 1.0.0 (as Q3PiNBALL)
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\ * First release
-------------- ------------ -------- ------ ---- -- - - - - - - ([ CONTACT ])--
Well, I hope you like this little modification. If you have
suggestions or a bug to report, please don't hesitate to
contact me via this email address:
salinga@web.de
The newest version can be downloaded from this homepage:
http://www.Q3knockOut.de.vu
If you own a copy of the game "Voyager - Elite Force" you
can get a version of Q3knockOut for that game here:
http://www.ef-pinball.de.vu
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