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OK, both maps have been added to the rotation. Please log into hepcat.tybox.net:5157 to check that all settings are working the way you like (if not, please update the options block of your map)

Very cool maps, btw!

the command
will restore everything to its defaults. I presume "/poll reset *" would work as well.

Any ideas on what these Server Variables do?: _flagEffectTime - _flagHeight - Heigth of the flag (not its pole) _flagPoleWidth - Diameter of the flag poles _flagPoleSize - _flagRadius - _friction - 0 is normal friction, the closer to 0 the harder it is to start and stop, and the higher the number th...

More importantly, what do I put for a short descriptiong for each of these in the man page?

Nope. There are only a couple things that come to mind. On SOME servers (its a server setting) you can press TAB more than once when you have wings. For instance, on Hepcat Overlord you can jump twice when you have wings. You jump once, and in midair you can jump again to go even higher. If you time...

Let me give my best lay explination (feel free to correct) of why you shoot right through people some time. If the server doesn't hear from a player for a moment, you will see that tank continue on with the same velocity and turning angle until the server hears from the player again. When the server...

Anyone interested in changing there map or settings in it can do so by simply editing it at the current location (the URL you posted above), if you have to change its location, just let me know and I'll update the URL in the script.

I'm not going to do any manual editing.

OK, I've got TowerZ and Bei-Zei-Fak into the rotation at hepcat.tybox.net:5157 Also updated Biya's map (actually each of them are set up to download the map from the links above before launching the map) You'll note that a couple of them only have a single shot. This is because you need to set how m...

For those that are ignorant as I: culling: Ignoring hidden image data to reduce the amount of time required to render a model. octree: A space-occupancy representation used for representing 3D volumetric objects. It is a hierarchical representation, designed to use less memory than representing ever...

I'm trying to put together documentation of the setvars here , and could use some help. Let's start with set vars beginning with the letter C. If you know what any of the variables below do, please reply and let me know! _coldetDepth _coldetElements _cullDepth _cullElements _cullOccluders Thanks,

Great tips all. Unfortunately, this guy probably registered to post this, and will never be seen or heard from again.

For the record, I have older/slower hardware than him/her and do just fine.

Can you just color that face blue and make it drivethrough (then make walls to go around the drivethrough object (which contains the water)?

My Avg. FPS in FC2 is about 40, that is A OK with me, considering how much better the graphics got! My Avg. FPS in FC3 is depressing. It stands around 15-20, it doesn't make any sence, they have the same configuration, the same driver, the same version of X11, and the same version of the X11 video ...

and guys. 2.0 is not the end of bzflag or the world... Yes it has some issues, some major revisions, change is hard I find it interesting that the majority of the "issues" and "bugs" are out of ignorance. The default settings in most games are rarely ideal for each player by def...

rr wrote:So long squares.

Wow. Do you collect some sort of wellfare and b*tch about it and you're right to it too?

Contribute (constructively) or shut up.

Great. I'll get it up for viewing in a couple weeks (out of town right now) Keep in mind that this is an overall map contest (playability, creativity, overall etc) and you don't really have to follow any "standards" other than the rules posted above. (Doesn't have to be similar to other He...

I am having trouble on the Wiki. I used to be able to log in (http://bzflag.org/wiki/UserPreferences) but seem to be unable to now. The "Mail me account data" doesn't seem to work. I created an account: http://bzflag.org/wiki/SilverFox, but am unable to access it now. I imagine its just me...

We've had another submission, so I've added Legoguys map up at hepcat.tybox.net:5157

I've posted screenshots here: http://hepcat.bzflag.org/forums/viewtop ... =1195#1195

Hepcat also hosts the Overlord server which is three shots jumping, superflags. Generally speaking, hepcat servers seem to have niched in low shot two team CTF (which looks like what this map is for) However, the map contest is not constrained to a certain map type. BIYA, I'll copy your post to: htt...

2.0 brings all kinds of potentional when it comes to map making. Here's your chance to show off creativity, boldness, genius or whatever it is you add to your maps. Hepcat will be holding a map contest of the next several months, and you're encouraged to submit your best work. Take a look here: http...

Oh, I almost forgot the whole reason I posted last night. Anyone ever play Crash Bandicoot Racing? One of the "bad" things you can hit when racing is a TNT (or similar name) box that sits on top of your car. If you can't "shake" it by jumping a certain number of times w/in X minu...

Have you tried compiling it under linux?

Regarding Landmines: These are some pretty interesting ideas (especially the secondary weapon thing) I'd like to suggest a simple implentation (mostly because its more likely to come to fruition even though it isn't as cool as some of the more elegant suggestions here) So, if you picked up the LM (L...

It will certainly cause bandwidth issues for players already experiencing problems, and cause slow computers to be slower. Only if those users with slow connections/PC's are dumb enough to use it. That's kind of like connecting to a huge map with dialup, 2meg card, and setting your client to the hi...

Interesting. I like the idea. Anyone that plays pillbox has noticed the "H"'s that if you drop the flag underneath them, the flag returns to the base. I'd like to play with that concept a little further with the safety zones.

Anyone have some "safety zone" map snippets handy?