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Quake / Re: Focalor's Quake1 Pak for Quake2

« on: September 04, 2009, 01:03:35 PM »

Dude!  Well done man.  I always especially loved the NIN ammo packs since Nine Inch Nails ruled the soundtracks of that game.  I still love listening to the Quake 1 CD in my cd player to this day.  Can't wait to try it out this weekend.  Right now I have to get my ass in gear and get ready for a dinner date tonight 

Oh and thanks for the props!

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Quake / Re: Sights and Sounds add-on

« on: August 29, 2009, 06:00:54 AM »

Are you trying to change over everything that was Quake 2 into a Quake 1 scenario?  I think the original Sights and Sounds pak that I remember was just weapons appearances and sounds.  Don't think it changed everything in Quake 2.

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/dev/random / Re: dawk's myspace

« on: August 24, 2009, 02:46:39 AM »

People still use Myspace nowadays? Wow.

For some people like me, we cannot be online everyday to use Facebook or Twitter.  But asking if people still use myspace these days, is like saying that email is outdated, which at this point will never be until they invent transporters.

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Quake / Re: A program that utilizes weapon favorites

« on: August 24, 2009, 02:45:07 AM »

Yes please post it cause I can't stand trying to hit the numbers in order to switch weapons.

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Quake / Re: I need help, PLEASE!

« on: August 23, 2009, 06:28:59 PM »

Ok this hurt just to try to read it all, so I glanced at it and avoided the pain.

The unbindall command will remove all binds from all keys, as in

unbindall

This is useful at the start of config files to remove unwanted binds

The echo command will display a string in your console. For example,

echo "The config file has executed."

You can bind a key to a function, as in

bind 1 "use Blaster"

However, you can also bind 2+ functions to a single key, delimited with semicolons, as in

bind 5 "use Grenades; use Grenade Launcher"
bind e "use Grenade Launcher; use Rocket Launcher; use BFG10K"

Quake II will use the items in right-to-left order. In other words, if you press "e", the BFG10K will be used; but if you don't have it (or enough cells!) the rocket launcher will be used. If you don't have that, the grenade launcher will be used.
The wait command causes Quake II to pause execution of a string of commands for a short time, as in

bind g "say hum-de-dee-dum; wait; wait; say *YAWN*; wait; wait; say Zzzzzzzzzz."

Pressing g will cause Quake II to say the strings with pauses between each one. Honestly, I don't use this.
The alias function works almost the same as a bind. It can be set to a sequence of commands just like a bind, and then it can be used as a bind. Aliases are also delimited with semicolons. For example,

alias useExplosiveWeapons "use Grenade Launcher; use Rocket Launcher"
bind q "useExplosiveWeapons"
alias useRG "use Railgun; crosshair 13"
bind 9 "useRG"

Thus, the "q" key is set to use the rocket launcher, and, if no rocket launcher, then use the grenade launcher. Pressing 9 will cause you to use the railgun and change your crosshair to whatever ch13.pcx happens to be (make sure it exists or Quake II will get really confused and flood your console with "cannot find file "pics/ch13.pcx!"").
Aliases can also be set to other aliases, as in

alias dropBFG "drop BFG10K"
alias dropWeapon "dropBFG; say_team Here you go!; wave 4; echo dropping BFG..."
bind ; "dropWeapon"

Pressing ";" will cause you to drop the BFG, tell your teammates "Here you go!", point, and display on your screen "dropping BFG...". Notice that I did not put quotation marks around the argument of the echo command. That is because you can only put quotation marks around the argument of the main command, in this case the alias dropWeapon. If you put quotation marks around the "dropping BFG...", Quake II will get confused and be unable to parse the line.
Up until now, the aliases I have shown you are pretty useless. However, let me show you a case where they might be useful.

alias praise1 "say Nice shot!; bind x praise2"
alias praise2 "say Good one!; bind x praise3"
alias praise3 "say WOW!!!; bind x praise4"
alias praise4 "say That was a great shot!; bind x praise1"
bind x "praise1"

In this code segment, pressing "x" will cause Quake II to say a chat string, and set x to the next alias. Pressing x again will cause it to say the next chat string, up until "praise4", where it sets "x" back to "praise1". This is useful for creating chains of commands where each press of the same key will execute instructions in a sequence.
A really useful technique is to use +/- aliases. These will execute the + part when the key gets pressed, and the - part when the key gets released. The following example is used in my config file to make long-distance potshots with the railgun.

// a neat sniper alias for zooming in on people
// thanks to Desert Gunstar for this one!
alias +sniperzoom "fov 30; sensitivity 5; crosshair 18"
alias -sniperzoom "fov 140; sensitivity 14; crosshair 35"
bind ALT +sniperzoom

First of all, I did not forget the quotation marks around the argument of the bind command. If you put them in, Quake II will only run the + alias, never the - alias. When you press ALT with this alias bound to it, you will zoom in when you press ALT, and zoom back out when you release ALT. Very handy in instagib games.
Another useful technique is to cause the pressing of one key to affect other keys. For example,

// using aliases
alias useSG "use Shotgun"
alias useSSG "use Super Shotgun"
alias useMG "use Machinegun"
// dropping aliases
alias dropSG "drop Shotgun"
alias dropSSG "drop Super Shotgun"
alias dropMG "drop Machinegun"
// initial binds (so that the 2, 3, & 4 keys actually do something before you press END!)
bind 2 "useSG"
bind 3 "useSSG"
bind 4 "useMG"
// the switching binds & aliases
alias +dropWeaps "bind 2 dropSG; bind 3 dropSSG; bind 4 dropMG"
alias -dropWeaps "bind 2 useSG; bind 3 useSSG; bind 4 useMG"
bind END +dropWeaps

This will cause you to use the shotgun, super shotgun, or machinegun whenever END is not being held down. However, when END is held down, pressing "2", "3", or "4" will cause you to *drop* that weapon because those keys are now bound to dropping aliases. As soon as you release END, the - alias will reset "2", "3", and "4" back to the using aliases. Very handy for team deathmatch games. I don't have this alias in my .cfg file because I don't tend to play team deathmatch.
Another useful alias sequence for TDM follows:

// TDM config file for q2dm1 - The Edge
// chat strings
alias str1 "say_team @chaingun"
alias str2 "say_team @grenade launcher"
alias str3 "say_team in arena"
alias str4 "say_team @lower machine gun"
alias str5 "say_team by waterside"
alias str6 "say_team @railgun"
alias str7 "say_team in megahealth room"
alias str8 "say_team @hyperblaster"
alias str9 "say_team @upper rocket launcher"
alias str10 "say_team @lower rocket launcher"
alias str11 "say_team top of elevator"
alias str12 "say_team bottom of elevator"
// position aliases
alias pos1 "bind x str1; bind MWHEELUP pos12; bind MWHEELDOWN pos2; echo ]}CG"
alias pos2 "bind x str2; bind MWHEELUP pos1; bind MWHEELDOWN pos3; echo ]}GL"
alias pos3 "bind x str3; bind MWHEELUP pos2; bind MWHEELDOWN pos4; echo ]}arena"
alias pos4 "bind x str4; bind MWHEELUP pos3; bind MWHEELDOWN pos5; echo ]}lower MG"
alias pos5 "bind x str5; bind MWHEELUP pos4; bind MWHEELDOWN pos6; echo ]}waterside"
alias pos6 "bind x str6; bind MWHEELUP pos5; bind MWHEELDOWN pos7; echo ]}RG"
alias pos7 "bind x str7; bind MWHEELUP pos6; bind MWHEELDOWN pos8; echo ]}MH"
alias pos8 "bind x str8; bind MWHEELUP pos7; bind MWHEELDOWN pos9; echo ]}HB"
alias pos9 "bind x str9; bind MWHEELUP pos8; bind MWHEELDOWN pos10; echo ]}upper RL"
alias pos10 "bind x str10; bind MWHEELUP pos9; bind MWHEELDOWN pos11; echo ]}lower RL"
alias pos11 "bind x str11; bind MWHEELUP pos10; bind MWHEELDOWN pos12; echo ]}top elev"
alias pos12 "bind x str12; bind MWHEELUP pos11; bind MWHEELDOWN pos1; echo ]}bottom elev"
// initial bind of x, MWHEELUP, & MWHEELDOWN
bind x str1
bind MWHEELUP pos12
bind MWHEELDOWN pos2

Scrolling the mousewheel will cause Quake II to rotate through the aliases. The echo commands tell me which position I'm about to say where I am.

In addition, you can place any of these into a config file (NOT config.cfg, or it will be erased!). Create it as <some_name>.cfg in your baseq2 folder. Then, when Quake II starts, type "exec <some_name>.cfg" minus the quotes. That will prevent Quake II from deleting your binds/aliases.


I hope this long-winded post helps!

     Slayer

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/dev/random / Re: dawk's myspace

« on: August 23, 2009, 06:27:14 PM »

I'm too scary for photos.  That is why I post my hearse and mechanical dead body on my CG profile

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Quake / A program that utilizes weapon favorites

« on: August 23, 2009, 12:52:25 PM »

There is another program that I want that I used a long time ago that made it so when you picked up an item it would automatically switch to your favorites in order that you made.  Anyone ever use this a long time ago as well?

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Quake / Re: Sights and Sounds add-on

« on: August 23, 2009, 08:24:28 AM »

I am checking out Quake2.com's archives to see if they mention when the Sights and Sounds add-on came aboard.  Hopefully I can find it.

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Quake / Re: Sights and Sounds add-on

« on: August 23, 2009, 07:24:46 AM »

I couldn't find anything on a search so it must have been taken down.  I do have an original Quake 1 game though if you wanted to pull sounds directly from it.  I think what they had in this pak were certain sounds and not replacing all of the Quake 2 files i.e. sounds replaced were: rocket launcher, grenade launcher, shotgun, double barrel shotgun.  The looks of these weapons were probably used from Quake 1 as well I believe.  What I also wonder is if the sounds of the jumps and deaths were different and could be replaced.

But yeah if you want a direct copy of Quake 1, I could lend it to you and you could rip a copy of it for your own use.

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Quake / Re: Sights and Sounds add-on

« on: August 22, 2009, 07:22:55 PM »

If anyone else catches wind on where its at, I'd like to know.  Its been years since I used it, but its something I would like to install again.

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Quake / Re: Busted! Cows Caught Camping!

« on: August 22, 2009, 04:21:52 PM »

it's not camping, it's GRAZING! 

W3rd to yer H3rd!

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Quake / Sights and Sounds add-on

« on: August 21, 2009, 01:25:44 PM »

Has anyone ever used this?  I used to a long time ago and thought it was the coolest thing because it uses old weapons and sounds of the Quake 1 game.  I will have to see if its still available out there.  I love hearing the punchy pineapple bounce down below and hearing the old moans of Death!

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Quake / Re: Busted! Cows Caught Camping!

« on: August 21, 2009, 01:23:50 PM »

LMAO!  Hell yeah, an Army of Cow.  Gotta admit, unlike most of you, they stick together.  Unless of course they move on now and then like I do   But I am special anyway.  At least I keep thinking that.

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Quake / Re: An all new cowsex low hehe

« on: August 21, 2009, 08:51:17 AM »

LOL cows need not fear.  It was like the mancow skin I remember someone having.  Can't remember which player that was.  But his skin went from human to cow when he came near another cow.  That was great.  Ok, time to drink some beer.  I just came off the road after my weekly trek to Laredo, Texas.

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Quake / Re: An all new cowsex low hehe

« on: August 15, 2009, 10:22:50 PM »

Reaper,

We go way back, but I never knew you were into livestock 

LOL yeah I still put on the ol cow skin now and then.  But it was a great laugh when we were doing it.  I figured you all would get a laugh from it.  Cow pwnage!