[QUOTE=DrFunkenstein;376952]Yep. I hate ads :mad:.
Like I said, editing the hosts file is a simple way to stop them from being shown.
Dr. Funkenstein[/QUOTE]
Then you knew about them for all these years which was my main point 
They werenāt exactly a hidden feature, was big song and dance about them.
I blocked them when they suddenly showed up in October last year. Itās not like I blocked them right from the start, I never saw them before so I had no reason to do that.
Dr. Funkenstein
[QUOTE=.Chris.;376892]Theyāre not in custom mapsā¦
How long have you played ET:QW? They have been ingame ads on the billboards since day one.[/QUOTE] i play this game since the linux release was made available. so that would mean 2007!
Thereās your answerā¦
Anyway the point still stands, ads are/were in ET:QW and they are not in custom maps.
i donāt understand the linux release is exactly the same release as in windows i played on windows when i joined s3 clan because of vent and i never saw an add while playing the game. i do remember some clan mates talking about but never got curious about it. i started playing custom maps just few weeks ago offline though.
Iāve been playing on Windows and never seen any ads, but I think itās region dependent - some regions got a lot more ads than others, especially US (if I remember correctly, there was a thread about this on the old forums where some had seen a lot, others none).
Not sure if the ads code is in the linux client though.
But hijacking that ads network would be quite cool - wasnāt there a thread a little while ago where it was discussed who owned that ip or domain, and someone found the domain for sale? If someone can figure out the ad delivery protocol, we could just buy that domain and take it all over :infiltrator: 
Edit: btw I think those billboards are the misc_advert entity in the SDK, so they could - in theory - be added to custom maps:wink:
iāve got a brazilian release thought the binary is entirely in english probably US release, local release= more or none ingame adds? maybe you are right it might be something related to the location.
Awwwwā¦ ProMod vs QWTA is not fair, ill bet 50% of those 18 ProMod voters never played QWTA. Yes, QWTA requires more data, but the extra stuff (even without the modified realistic weapons/damage/spread) is so much more fun. Using the flametrower on the Abandon (an extra Desecrator) and burning a full team after they did a collective respwan and start to popup from the same hole is just so much more delightful then using the hyperblaster. My gosh have you seen that XXL NuClear Hammer?
SD seems to be on a pattern here. Just thought I voyar through here and ya,ā¦ they did a number with Brink as well. They need me for project management and public relations. Iād listen to the people!
The ads never showed for me on all the platforms. There is certainly some potential on the advertisement part. Altho the easier part would be doing it via a pk4 file, just to make sure everyone sees it.
I never saw any add in any server, ranked or unranked.
But i created the Bob Quesney Add System for Custom maps, as you can see on anexed images.
For the billboard artworks, there are +/- 15 types (if i am right in pak2). I think its better to include the new artworksin a sepurated pk4 or only in a campaign file (so you can re-use them in other maps without the need of making duplicates)
Have to warn you doh for replacing them, because once they are replaced (especially on vanilla maps) they are very noticeable. Also try to add some grunchy/dirty/oldskool filter over them to match the game quality. I never payed so much attention to it, but ill bet we can do some funny things with them. (Not just randomly replace it with a image).
Bob Quesney Ad System by Donnovan uses billboard images of size 512 x 256. Saved as DDS files (usable by ETQW) that take only 86 Kbytes each (and still can be smaller inside pk4 pak)!
We can have 6 images for just 512 Kb additional size on campaign file.
Iāve seen some ads in the past, made some screens as well. See if I can dig em up.
edit:
The first 2 are in dutch so itās definately localised.
I really donāt mind them ingame, I find they blend in quite well and Iāve probably missed a whole bunch simply because they donāt really distract you much. All the ones I screenshotted I found in a dull moment anyway.
Play today Nirvana and take a look on new Glory of the Weak!
Shot 1 - Its a serious map!
Shot 2 - Gay Bar!
