What is up with these really fuckin stupid cvars? i just got kicked for r_picmip “3” from [fP] server… why would you wanna restrict that? got kicked for r_overBrightBits the other day to… really annoying! anyone else agree?
Stupid server cvars.
mortis
(mortis)
#2
I wouldn’t know, since I play stock. Yes, grass, trees, weather, shrubs, 32 bit depth the whole thing.
Some servers have tight restrictions to prevent “settings hax” that cause players to stand out harshly against a Mars-like bright orange sky, no weather, no plants, and sand that looks like snow background. It’s just another way to level the playing field for noobs who may not know why the bush they are hiding in seems to give them no cover and people always seem to be able to see them when they are lying in the grass on radar. Obviously some settings have more effect than others, but personally I think that the game should be played within the limits established by the game menus or server side forced cvars.
It may not be “leet” but it is “fair”. Now in competition, on the other hand, I think that tweaks may have their place.
–Mortis
Kendle
(Kendle)
#3
There’s very little you can do in ET to give you an advantage, unlike other Q3 engine based games, and you can’t switch off plants, only the grass on Radar (and that can only be done server-side, i.e. everyone sees the grass or everyone doesn’t)
The grass on Radar isn’t rendered at distance, so everyone can see anyone hiding in it if they’re far enough away from them (it doesn’t have to be very far either). The grass has in fact the opposite effect to that intended, it hides the person you’re trying to sneak up on from you, not you from them.
mortis
(mortis)
#4
Hmmm, I thought you could turn off the grass so long as it isn’t forcecvar’d…
Here are some examples of configs in various states, along with some screenies:
http://bsdterritory.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4081&start=0
There are definitely some very far out things you can do client side:
It’s another snowy day in the Martian Oasis!
–Mortis
SCDS_reyalP
(SCDS_reyalP)
#5
Clearly this dead horse has been very naughty. We need to hit it couple more times :moo:
I agree they are silly restrictions, but it’s completely up to the admin.
@mortis: no, you can’t turn off foliage on the client. If it is forcecvar’d off you may be able to turn it back on. Kendle is correct that it only gives you the illusion of cover anyway.
mortis
(mortis)
#6
There is no doubt that some cvar restrictions are overkill.
@reyal d’oh, I am teh stock config player so my knowledge of client hax is limited.
DG1
(DG)
#8
How do you like this config?[/quote]
the culprit there is the behavior of r_detailtextures “1” with otherwise fairly rational brightness settings.
mortis
(mortis)
#9
mortis wrote:
It’s another snowy day in the Martian Oasis!How do you like this config?
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