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Is there a way to automatically shut Compiz off while BZFLAG is running and have it back when BZFLAG is off? sure there is a way. create a wrapper script around bzflag. Name it for example "my-bzflag" #!/bin/bash killall compiz sleep1 bzflag sleep1 compiz <your> <favorite> <compiz> <param...

Config looks ok.

up means do action on key release
down means do action on key press

Oh nice :) So for a short overview on your machine you can use netstat -tu to see active connections. To monitor your traffic i suggest tcpdump (on commandline) or etherreal (grafical, maybe available with the new name wireshark ) To test your routing in between, still ping is my preferred tool. Do ...

Thanks all... It may be lag but I do not understand why it has suddenly started this past few weeks and never before. I know I don't have a proxy problem. --Wreckage-- Do you run windows ? Do you have an actual virus/worm scanner ? Do you have a way to monitor what traffic is going out to the inter...

I can verify that the issue is XGL related. When i use XGL with my Nvidia Card i get the same transparency effect. And now the best news :) There is a workaround (disable ARGB visuals) available until the bug is fixed in XGL. To do this run bzflag with following commandline export XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VIS...

I have the same problem on 10.2. NoWell, you said you could reproduce it? Are you running openSUSE also? Who would I report this bug to? I like the XGl effects but I'm addicted to BZFLAG so I do without the eye candy. Yes, i also run openSUSE 10.2. But i switched now to an Nvidia Card (using the na...

IMHO there is not much you can do against jitter (only the same things against lag) Jitter is more related to the number of hops between your machine and the bzflag server you are playing (and how good the traffic flows between this hops). More hops usually increases jitter.

I suggested this flag just when 2.0.2 came out, but I suggested GM be ricochet (SB and SW kill) I don't think missiles can riccochet :). But I might be wrong. It's a good concept, I think, but I don't think it would be so great playability wise. And as for coding? How would you make it bounce? Depe...

I fully agree, maybe the most important part (which is missing at Rubber Tank) is, that you can't shoot !!!, because then it's a to powerful flag. With RT Flag Teamplaying will be enhanced dramatical. Think of a moving "wall/box" where your teammates can cover behind to storm the enemy bas...

I have an update on this issue.

Maybe it's hardware (keyboard) related. It looks like, some manufacturer save money in reducing components inside the keyboard. When i connect a different keyboard (from a other vendor) to my machine it works perfectly without changing any configuration.

WarPig wrote:i like the idea! would you be able to reflect your own bullets or teammates bullets? i like the idea of bodyguarding your teammates also!

Your tank itself can't shoot, so you can't reflect your bullets. I think it should reflect all bullets, team bullets and opponent bullets. Or ?

Just had this idea and didn't find it already as suggestion. When you have this flag your tank can't shoot, but reflect all shots like ricochet (expect GM,SB and SW which kills your tank) So you can protect a team member for being hit (when you drive in the fireline), or even try to bounce the bulle...

Oh, i can reproduce this. Even "xev" (a tool to track keyboard/mouse events within X) does not generate a key event when pressing forward, left and space. I guess this is a general X keyboard driver issue.

I don't know the cause of the problem, but i can reproduce it. I guess it's a XGL problem. As a workaround simply start some terminal with black background color and make it full screen before starting bzflag