r2695 - branches/nexuiz-2.0/Docs trunk/Docs
DONOTREPLY at icculus.org
DONOTREPLY at icculus.org
Fri May 25 08:16:54 EDT 2007
Author: esteel
Date: 2007-05-25 08:16:54 -0400 (Fri, 25 May 2007)
New Revision: 2695
Modified:
branches/nexuiz-2.0/Docs/FAQ.aft
branches/nexuiz-2.0/Docs/FAQ.html
trunk/Docs/FAQ.aft
trunk/Docs/FAQ.html
Log:
moved 'How can I speed up my frame rate?' into the Troubleshooting part and made it mention the new video presets and the vertex buffer objects and opengl 2.0 shader issue for some cards
moved the 'Server setup' section below the 'General Questions' section
Modified: branches/nexuiz-2.0/Docs/FAQ.aft
===================================================================
--- branches/nexuiz-2.0/Docs/FAQ.aft 2007-05-25 11:38:57 UTC (rev 2694)
+++ branches/nexuiz-2.0/Docs/FAQ.aft 2007-05-25 12:16:54 UTC (rev 2695)
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@
4. the engine could not initialize OpenGL. Please install the latest drivers for your graphic card. You will probably find one for your card there: [intel (http://intel.com)] [ati (http://ati.com)] [nvidia (http://nvidia.com)]
5. your download might be corrupted, please download Nexuiz again
+** How can I speed up my frame rate?
+You can choose predefined performance settings in the |Options / Video| menu. |Normal| is the default, |Medium| and |Low| run faster while |High|, |Ultra| and |Ultimate| enable more features you might want to test if you have a high end graphic card. Or you can dis/enable single features. The greatest performance boost can be achieved by turning off dynamic lights and shadows in the menu |Options / Effects|. Bloom is also quite resource intensive. Other fps boots include disabling |Deluxemapping| and |Coronas|. On older graphics cards or on-board/notebook chips with little video ram you can try to lower the texture quality in the menu |Options / Video|.
+Some graphic cards (mostly ATI or quite old cards) run A LOT faster if you disable the |Vertex Buffer Objects| in the |Options / Video menu|. An other thing that can greatly help on such cards is to disable the |OpenGL 2.0 Shaders|. Having that option enabled is faster on most cards however thats why both are active by default.
+
** The sound is broken, it crackles and stutters
Try run |nexuiz-sdl.exe| instead of |nexuiz.exe| (on Windows). Adding the command line options |-sndspeed 48000| and/or |-sndstereo| can also help on some systems (on Linux, Mac, Windows).
@@ -48,23 +52,6 @@
This is probably because you don't have the map that's running on the server. As Nexuiz does now supports map/content download the server might not be be setup to support this and you will have to get the map the old fashioned way. Those servers will have a download URL in their name or welcome message. There is also a [wiki page (http://alientrap.org/wiki/pmwiki.php?n=Main.CustomMaps)] dedicated to new maps.
For Linux users: you need to have libcurl installed, otherwise you won't be able to download any maps. libcurl should be available in any Linux distribution, just search for "libcurl" and install it in your distribution's package manager.
-* Server setup
-
-** How do I start a server?
-Use the |Create| menu to start a |listen server|. You will always have to play in a |listen server|.
-If you want to create a server without being forced to play yourself please take a look at the file |readme.txt| in the |Docs/server/| directory where the |dedicated server| is explained.
-
-** Which ports do I have to open in firewall/forward from my router to run a server?
-The default port is 26000 UDP. You can change that by starting Nexuiz with the parameter |-port <port>| or having a line |port <port>| in the server config file.
-If you follow the tutorial mentioned above you do not need this command line argument as it will be done in the config file created for the server. To add the command line argument on Windows, create a new shortcut to |nexuiz.exe| or |nexuiz-dedicated.exe| and right click on it. Select properties and |-port <port>| in the "Target:" line. Be sure that the "Start in:" line contains the full path to your Nexuiz folder and click "OK". The parameter will be used if you start Nexuiz via that new shortcut.
-
-** Is there some kind of rcon?
-Yes starting with Nexuiz 2.0 there is rcon (QuakeWorld compatible). To use it you must enter |rcon__password <password>| in the server console or server config file. The Nexuiz client has to set the same password in the same fashion. You can then issue commands with |rcon <command>| if you are connected to the server or have set |rcon__address <ip/hostname>| or |rcon__address <ip/hostname>:<port>| to point to the server. There are also external rcon tools but make sure you use a QW compatible rcon tool.
-
-** How can i kick people who are using special characters in their names?
-Enter |status| at the server console. You will see a list of all players. In front of their names you will see a number (the player id). You can kick the player you don't like with |kick # <player id> <reason>| (notice the space after #).
-
-
* General questions
** How do I install new maps?
@@ -79,9 +66,6 @@
** What console commands/variables are there?
You can get a list of variables by entering |cvarlist| on the console ([How do I open the console?]). |cmdlist| will give you a list of available commands. An annotated version of that output can be found at the [Nexuiz wiki (http://alientrap.org/wiki/pmwiki.php?n=Main.ConsoleCommands)].
-** How can I speed up my frame rate?
-The greatest performance boost can be achieved by turning off dynamic lights and shadows in the menu |Options / Effects|. Bloom is also quite resource intensive. Other fps boots include disabling |Deluxemapping| and |Coronas|. On older graphics cards or on-board/notebook chips with little video ram you can try to lower the texture quality in the menu |Options / Video|. Some older cards also run faster when you disable |OpenGL 2.0 Shaders| but in general for most cards it should be active. Nexuiz also includes config files that will adjust your graphic settings. Open the console ([How do I open the console?]) and type |exec normal.cfg| to get the default setting (back). |exec med.cfg| and |exec low.cfg| are of lower quality but will make Nexuiz run faster. |exec high.cfg|, |exec ultra.cfg| and |exec ultimate.cfg| will show what Nexuiz is able to look like but do require a very fast PC and graphic card. Some of the settings in those config files require you to either restart Nexuiz or also type |vid_restart| in the console after exec'ing the config files.
-
** How can I activate colors in my name?
Colors can be used in nicknames and chat messages by typing ^ followed by a number between 0 and 9.
@@ -115,7 +99,22 @@
If you downloaded a demo, copy it to |Nexuiz/data/demos/<name>.dem| (on Linux, Mac, Windows) or |~/.nexuiz/data/demos/<name>.dem| (on Linux, Mac). You might have to create this directory if you have never recorded a demo before.
You can list all your demo files by typing |dem| on the console. Some useful key bindings for viewing demos are listed [here (http://www.alientrap.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=357#357)]. A simple way to automatically record demos can be found [here (http://www.alientrap.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=90)]
+* Server setup
+** How do I start a server?
+Use the |Create| menu to start a |listen server|. You will always have to play in a |listen server|.
+If you want to create a server without being forced to play yourself please take a look at the file |readme.txt| in the |Docs/server/| directory where the |dedicated server| is explained.
+
+** Which ports do I have to open in firewall/forward from my router to run a server?
+The default port is 26000 UDP. You can change that by starting Nexuiz with the parameter |-port <port>| or having a line |port <port>| in the server config file.
+If you follow the tutorial mentioned above you do not need this command line argument as it will be done in the config file created for the server. To add the command line argument on Windows, create a new shortcut to |nexuiz.exe| or |nexuiz-dedicated.exe| and right click on it. Select properties and |-port <port>| in the "Target:" line. Be sure that the "Start in:" line contains the full path to your Nexuiz folder and click "OK". The parameter will be used if you start Nexuiz via that new shortcut.
+
+** Is there some kind of rcon?
+Yes starting with Nexuiz 2.0 there is rcon (QuakeWorld compatible). To use it you must enter |rcon__password <password>| in the server console or server config file. The Nexuiz client has to set the same password in the same fashion. You can then issue commands with |rcon <command>| if you are connected to the server or have set |rcon__address <ip/hostname>| or |rcon__address <ip/hostname>:<port>| to point to the server. There are also external rcon tools but make sure you use a QW compatible rcon tool.
+
+** How can i kick people who are using special characters in their names?
+Enter |status| at the server console. You will see a list of all players. In front of their names you will see a number (the player id). You can kick the player you don't like with |kick # <player id> <reason>| (notice the space after #).
+
* Development
** How do i set up gtkradiant to create/edit Nexuiz maps?
Modified: branches/nexuiz-2.0/Docs/FAQ.html
===================================================================
--- branches/nexuiz-2.0/Docs/FAQ.html 2007-05-25 11:38:57 UTC (rev 2694)
+++ branches/nexuiz-2.0/Docs/FAQ.html 2007-05-25 12:16:54 UTC (rev 2695)
@@ -125,27 +125,27 @@
<ul>
<li> <a class="link" href="#How do I install Nexuiz?">How do I install Nexuiz?</a></li>
<li> <a class="link" href="#When I start Nexuiz all I see is a black screen or a black screen with some checkered squares">When I start Nexuiz all I see is a black screen or a black screen with some checkered squares</a></li>
+<li> <a class="link" href="#How can I speed up my frame rate?">How can I speed up my frame rate?</a></li>
<li> <a class="link" href="#The sound is broken, it crackles and stutters">The sound is broken, it crackles and stutters</a></li>
<li> <a class="link" href="#I can't switch to 32 bit color depth (on Windows)">I can't switch to 32 bit color depth (on Windows)</a></li>
<li> <a class="link" href="#When I join a server or after a map change I see nothing but a black screen, but I can still move and shoot">When I join a server or after a map change I see nothing but a black screen, but I can still move and shoot</a></li>
</ul>
-<li> <a class="link" href="#Server setup">Server setup</a></li>
-<ul>
-<li> <a class="link" href="#How do I start a server?">How do I start a server?</a></li>
-<li> <a class="link" href="#Which ports do I have to open in firewall/forward from my router to run a server?">Which ports do I have to open in firewall/forward from my router to run a server?</a></li>
-<li> <a class="link" href="#Is there some kind of rcon?">Is there some kind of rcon?</a></li>
-<li> <a class="link" href="#How can i kick people who are using special characters in their names?">How can i kick people who are using special characters in their names?</a></li>
-</ul>
<li> <a class="link" href="#General questions">General questions</a></li>
<ul>
<li> <a class="link" href="#How do I install new maps?">How do I install new maps?</a></li>
<li> <a class="link" href="#How can I place a shortcut to Nexuiz on my Linux desktop?">How can I place a shortcut to Nexuiz on my Linux desktop?</a></li>
<li> <a class="link" href="#How do I open the console?">How do I open the console?</a></li>
<li> <a class="link" href="#What console commands/variables are there?">What console commands/variables are there?</a></li>
-<li> <a class="link" href="#How can I speed up my frame rate?">How can I speed up my frame rate?</a></li>
<li> <a class="link" href="#How can I activate colors in my name?">How can I activate colors in my name?</a></li>
<li> <a class="link" href="#How do i watch/record demos?">How do i watch/record demos?</a></li>
</ul>
+<li> <a class="link" href="#Server setup">Server setup</a></li>
+<ul>
+<li> <a class="link" href="#How do I start a server?">How do I start a server?</a></li>
+<li> <a class="link" href="#Which ports do I have to open in firewall/forward from my router to run a server?">Which ports do I have to open in firewall/forward from my router to run a server?</a></li>
+<li> <a class="link" href="#Is there some kind of rcon?">Is there some kind of rcon?</a></li>
+<li> <a class="link" href="#How can i kick people who are using special characters in their names?">How can i kick people who are using special characters in their names?</a></li>
+</ul>
<li> <a class="link" href="#Development">Development</a></li>
<ul>
<li> <a class="link" href="#How do i set up gtkradiant to create/edit Nexuiz maps?">How do i set up gtkradiant to create/edit Nexuiz maps?</a></li>
@@ -186,6 +186,12 @@
</ol>
</p>
<!--End Section 2-->
+<h3><a name="How can I speed up my frame rate?">How can I speed up my frame rate?</a></h3>
+<p class="Body">
+You can choose predefined performance settings in the <tt>Options / Video</tt> menu. <tt>Normal</tt> is the default, <tt>Medium</tt> and <tt>Low</tt> run faster while <tt>High</tt>, <tt>Ultra</tt> and <tt>Ultimate</tt> enable more features you might want to test if you have a high end graphic card. Or you can dis/enable single features. The greatest performance boost can be achieved by turning off dynamic lights and shadows in the menu <tt>Options / Effects</tt>. Bloom is also quite resource intensive. Other fps boots include disabling <tt>Deluxemapping</tt> and <tt>Coronas</tt>. On older graphics cards or on-board/notebook chips with little video ram you can try to lower the texture quality in the menu <tt>Options / Video</tt>.
+Some graphic cards (mostly ATI or quite old cards) run A LOT faster if you disable the <tt>Vertex Buffer Objects</tt> in the <tt>Options / Video menu</tt>. An other thing that can greatly help on such cards is to disable the <tt>OpenGL 2.0 Shaders</tt>. Having that option enabled is faster on most cards however thats why both are active by default.
+</p>
+<!--End Section 2-->
<h3><a name="The sound is broken, it crackles and stutters">The sound is broken, it crackles and stutters</a></h3>
<p class="Body">
Try run <tt>nexuiz-sdl.exe</tt> instead of <tt>nexuiz.exe</tt> (on Windows). Adding the command line options <tt>-sndspeed 48000</tt> and/or <tt>-sndstereo</tt> can also help on some systems (on Linux, Mac, Windows).
@@ -204,32 +210,6 @@
<!--End Section 2-->
<!-- End SectLevel2 -->
<!--End Section 1-->
-<h2><a name="Server setup">Server setup</a></h2>
-<!-- Start SectLevel2 -->
-<h3><a name="How do I start a server?">How do I start a server?</a></h3>
-<p class="Body">
-Use the <tt>Create</tt> menu to start a <tt>listen server</tt>. You will always have to play in a <tt>listen server</tt>.
-If you want to create a server without being forced to play yourself please take a look at the file <tt>readme.txt</tt> in the <tt>Docs/server/</tt> directory where the <tt>dedicated server</tt> is explained.
-</p>
-<!--End Section 2-->
-<h3><a name="Which ports do I have to open in firewall/forward from my router to run a server?">Which ports do I have to open in firewall/forward from my router to run a server?</a></h3>
-<p class="Body">
-The default port is 26000 UDP. You can change that by starting Nexuiz with the parameter <tt>-port <port></tt> or having a line <tt>port <port></tt> in the server config file.
-If you follow the tutorial mentioned above you do not need this command line argument as it will be done in the config file created for the server. To add the command line argument on Windows, create a new shortcut to <tt>nexuiz.exe</tt> or <tt>nexuiz-dedicated.exe</tt> and right click on it. Select properties and <tt>-port <port></tt> in the "Target:" line. Be sure that the "Start in:" line contains the full path to your Nexuiz folder and click "OK". The parameter will be used if you start Nexuiz via that new shortcut.
-</p>
-<!--End Section 2-->
-<h3><a name="Is there some kind of rcon?">Is there some kind of rcon?</a></h3>
-<p class="Body">
-Yes starting with Nexuiz 2.0 there is rcon (QuakeWorld compatible). To use it you must enter <tt>rcon_password <password></tt> in the server console or server config file. The Nexuiz client has to set the same password in the same fashion. You can then issue commands with <tt>rcon <command></tt> if you are connected to the server or have set <tt>rcon_address <ip/hostname></tt> or <tt>rcon_address <ip/hostname>:<port></tt> to point to the server. There are also external rcon tools but make sure you use a QW compatible rcon tool.
-</p>
-<!--End Section 2-->
-<h3><a name="How can i kick people who are using special characters in their names?">How can i kick people who are using special characters in their names?</a></h3>
-<p class="Body">
-Enter <tt>status</tt> at the server console. You will see a list of all players. In front of their names you will see a number (the player id). You can kick the player you don't like with <tt>kick # <player id> <reason></tt> (notice the space after #).
-</p>
-<!--End Section 2-->
-<!-- End SectLevel2 -->
-<!--End Section 1-->
<h2><a name="General questions">General questions</a></h2>
<!-- Start SectLevel2 -->
<h3><a name="How do I install new maps?">How do I install new maps?</a></h3>
@@ -252,11 +232,6 @@
You can get a list of variables by entering <tt>cvarlist</tt> on the console (<a class="link" href="#How do I open the console?">How do I open the console?</a>). <tt>cmdlist</tt> will give you a list of available commands. An annotated version of that output can be found at the <a class="link" href="http://alientrap.org/wiki/pmwiki.php?n=Main.ConsoleCommands">Nexuiz wiki</a>.
</p>
<!--End Section 2-->
-<h3><a name="How can I speed up my frame rate?">How can I speed up my frame rate?</a></h3>
-<p class="Body">
-The greatest performance boost can be achieved by turning off dynamic lights and shadows in the menu <tt>Options / Effects</tt>. Bloom is also quite resource intensive. Other fps boots include disabling <tt>Deluxemapping</tt> and <tt>Coronas</tt>. On older graphics cards or on-board/notebook chips with little video ram you can try to lower the texture quality in the menu <tt>Options / Video</tt>. Some older cards also run faster when you disable <tt>OpenGL 2.0 Shaders</tt> but in general for most cards it should be active. Nexuiz also includes config files that will adjust your graphic settings. Open the console (<a class="link" href="#How do I open the console?">How do I open the console?</a>) and type <tt>exec normal.cfg</tt> to get the default setting (back). <tt>exec med.cfg</tt> and <tt>exec low.cfg</tt> are of lower quality but will make Nexuiz run faster. <tt>exec high.cfg</tt>, <tt>exec ultra.cfg</tt> and <tt>exec ultimate.cfg</tt> will show what Nexuiz is able to look like but do require a very fast PC and graphic card. Some of the settings in those config files require you to either restart Nexuiz or also type <tt>vid_restart</tt> in the console after exec'ing the config files.
-</p>
-<!--End Section 2-->
<h3><a name="How can I activate colors in my name?">How can I activate colors in my name?</a></h3>
<p class="Body">
Colors can be used in nicknames and chat messages by typing ^ followed by a number between 0 and 9.
@@ -286,6 +261,32 @@
<!--End Section 2-->
<!-- End SectLevel2 -->
<!--End Section 1-->
+<h2><a name="Server setup">Server setup</a></h2>
+<!-- Start SectLevel2 -->
+<h3><a name="How do I start a server?">How do I start a server?</a></h3>
+<p class="Body">
+Use the <tt>Create</tt> menu to start a <tt>listen server</tt>. You will always have to play in a <tt>listen server</tt>.
+If you want to create a server without being forced to play yourself please take a look at the file <tt>readme.txt</tt> in the <tt>Docs/server/</tt> directory where the <tt>dedicated server</tt> is explained.
+</p>
+<!--End Section 2-->
+<h3><a name="Which ports do I have to open in firewall/forward from my router to run a server?">Which ports do I have to open in firewall/forward from my router to run a server?</a></h3>
+<p class="Body">
+The default port is 26000 UDP. You can change that by starting Nexuiz with the parameter <tt>-port <port></tt> or having a line <tt>port <port></tt> in the server config file.
+If you follow the tutorial mentioned above you do not need this command line argument as it will be done in the config file created for the server. To add the command line argument on Windows, create a new shortcut to <tt>nexuiz.exe</tt> or <tt>nexuiz-dedicated.exe</tt> and right click on it. Select properties and <tt>-port <port></tt> in the "Target:" line. Be sure that the "Start in:" line contains the full path to your Nexuiz folder and click "OK". The parameter will be used if you start Nexuiz via that new shortcut.
+</p>
+<!--End Section 2-->
+<h3><a name="Is there some kind of rcon?">Is there some kind of rcon?</a></h3>
+<p class="Body">
+Yes starting with Nexuiz 2.0 there is rcon (QuakeWorld compatible). To use it you must enter <tt>rcon_password <password></tt> in the server console or server config file. The Nexuiz client has to set the same password in the same fashion. You can then issue commands with <tt>rcon <command></tt> if you are connected to the server or have set <tt>rcon_address <ip/hostname></tt> or <tt>rcon_address <ip/hostname>:<port></tt> to point to the server. There are also external rcon tools but make sure you use a QW compatible rcon tool.
+</p>
+<!--End Section 2-->
+<h3><a name="How can i kick people who are using special characters in their names?">How can i kick people who are using special characters in their names?</a></h3>
+<p class="Body">
+Enter <tt>status</tt> at the server console. You will see a list of all players. In front of their names you will see a number (the player id). You can kick the player you don't like with <tt>kick # <player id> <reason></tt> (notice the space after #).
+</p>
+<!--End Section 2-->
+<!-- End SectLevel2 -->
+<!--End Section 1-->
<h2><a name="Development">Development</a></h2>
<!-- Start SectLevel2 -->
<h3><a name="How do i set up gtkradiant to create/edit Nexuiz maps?">How do i set up gtkradiant to create/edit Nexuiz maps?</a></h3>
Modified: trunk/Docs/FAQ.aft
===================================================================
--- trunk/Docs/FAQ.aft 2007-05-25 11:38:57 UTC (rev 2694)
+++ trunk/Docs/FAQ.aft 2007-05-25 12:16:54 UTC (rev 2695)
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@
4. the engine could not initialize OpenGL. Please install the latest drivers for your graphic card. You will probably find one for your card there: [intel (http://intel.com)] [ati (http://ati.com)] [nvidia (http://nvidia.com)]
5. your download might be corrupted, please download Nexuiz again
+** How can I speed up my frame rate?
+You can choose predefined performance settings in the |Options / Video| menu. |Normal| is the default, |Medium| and |Low| run faster while |High|, |Ultra| and |Ultimate| enable more features you might want to test if you have a high end graphic card. Or you can dis/enable single features. The greatest performance boost can be achieved by turning off dynamic lights and shadows in the menu |Options / Effects|. Bloom is also quite resource intensive. Other fps boots include disabling |Deluxemapping| and |Coronas|. On older graphics cards or on-board/notebook chips with little video ram you can try to lower the texture quality in the menu |Options / Video|.
+Some graphic cards (mostly ATI or quite old cards) run A LOT faster if you disable the |Vertex Buffer Objects| in the |Options / Video menu|. An other thing that can greatly help on such cards is to disable the |OpenGL 2.0 Shaders|. Having that option enabled is faster on most cards however thats why both are active by default.
+
** The sound is broken, it crackles and stutters
Try run |nexuiz-sdl.exe| instead of |nexuiz.exe| (on Windows). Adding the command line options |-sndspeed 48000| and/or |-sndstereo| can also help on some systems (on Linux, Mac, Windows).
@@ -48,23 +52,6 @@
This is probably because you don't have the map that's running on the server. As Nexuiz does now supports map/content download the server might not be be setup to support this and you will have to get the map the old fashioned way. Those servers will have a download URL in their name or welcome message. There is also a [wiki page (http://alientrap.org/wiki/pmwiki.php?n=Main.CustomMaps)] dedicated to new maps.
For Linux users: you need to have libcurl installed, otherwise you won't be able to download any maps. libcurl should be available in any Linux distribution, just search for "libcurl" and install it in your distribution's package manager.
-* Server setup
-
-** How do I start a server?
-Use the |Create| menu to start a |listen server|. You will always have to play in a |listen server|.
-If you want to create a server without being forced to play yourself please take a look at the file |readme.txt| in the |Docs/server/| directory where the |dedicated server| is explained.
-
-** Which ports do I have to open in firewall/forward from my router to run a server?
-The default port is 26000 UDP. You can change that by starting Nexuiz with the parameter |-port <port>| or having a line |port <port>| in the server config file.
-If you follow the tutorial mentioned above you do not need this command line argument as it will be done in the config file created for the server. To add the command line argument on Windows, create a new shortcut to |nexuiz.exe| or |nexuiz-dedicated.exe| and right click on it. Select properties and |-port <port>| in the "Target:" line. Be sure that the "Start in:" line contains the full path to your Nexuiz folder and click "OK". The parameter will be used if you start Nexuiz via that new shortcut.
-
-** Is there some kind of rcon?
-Yes starting with Nexuiz 2.0 there is rcon (QuakeWorld compatible). To use it you must enter |rcon__password <password>| in the server console or server config file. The Nexuiz client has to set the same password in the same fashion. You can then issue commands with |rcon <command>| if you are connected to the server or have set |rcon__address <ip/hostname>| or |rcon__address <ip/hostname>:<port>| to point to the server. There are also external rcon tools but make sure you use a QW compatible rcon tool.
-
-** How can i kick people who are using special characters in their names?
-Enter |status| at the server console. You will see a list of all players. In front of their names you will see a number (the player id). You can kick the player you don't like with |kick # <player id> <reason>| (notice the space after #).
-
-
* General questions
** How do I install new maps?
@@ -79,9 +66,6 @@
** What console commands/variables are there?
You can get a list of variables by entering |cvarlist| on the console ([How do I open the console?]). |cmdlist| will give you a list of available commands. An annotated version of that output can be found at the [Nexuiz wiki (http://alientrap.org/wiki/pmwiki.php?n=Main.ConsoleCommands)].
-** How can I speed up my frame rate?
-The greatest performance boost can be achieved by turning off dynamic lights and shadows in the menu |Options / Effects|. Bloom is also quite resource intensive. Other fps boots include disabling |Deluxemapping| and |Coronas|. On older graphics cards or on-board/notebook chips with little video ram you can try to lower the texture quality in the menu |Options / Video|. Some older cards also run faster when you disable |OpenGL 2.0 Shaders| but in general for most cards it should be active. Nexuiz also includes config files that will adjust your graphic settings. Open the console ([How do I open the console?]) and type |exec normal.cfg| to get the default setting (back). |exec med.cfg| and |exec low.cfg| are of lower quality but will make Nexuiz run faster. |exec high.cfg|, |exec ultra.cfg| and |exec ultimate.cfg| will show what Nexuiz is able to look like but do require a very fast PC and graphic card. Some of the settings in those config files require you to either restart Nexuiz or also type |vid_restart| in the console after exec'ing the config files.
-
** How can I activate colors in my name?
Colors can be used in nicknames and chat messages by typing ^ followed by a number between 0 and 9.
@@ -115,7 +99,22 @@
If you downloaded a demo, copy it to |Nexuiz/data/demos/<name>.dem| (on Linux, Mac, Windows) or |~/.nexuiz/data/demos/<name>.dem| (on Linux, Mac). You might have to create this directory if you have never recorded a demo before.
You can list all your demo files by typing |dem| on the console. Some useful key bindings for viewing demos are listed [here (http://www.alientrap.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=357#357)]. A simple way to automatically record demos can be found [here (http://www.alientrap.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=90)]
+* Server setup
+** How do I start a server?
+Use the |Create| menu to start a |listen server|. You will always have to play in a |listen server|.
+If you want to create a server without being forced to play yourself please take a look at the file |readme.txt| in the |Docs/server/| directory where the |dedicated server| is explained.
+
+** Which ports do I have to open in firewall/forward from my router to run a server?
+The default port is 26000 UDP. You can change that by starting Nexuiz with the parameter |-port <port>| or having a line |port <port>| in the server config file.
+If you follow the tutorial mentioned above you do not need this command line argument as it will be done in the config file created for the server. To add the command line argument on Windows, create a new shortcut to |nexuiz.exe| or |nexuiz-dedicated.exe| and right click on it. Select properties and |-port <port>| in the "Target:" line. Be sure that the "Start in:" line contains the full path to your Nexuiz folder and click "OK". The parameter will be used if you start Nexuiz via that new shortcut.
+
+** Is there some kind of rcon?
+Yes starting with Nexuiz 2.0 there is rcon (QuakeWorld compatible). To use it you must enter |rcon__password <password>| in the server console or server config file. The Nexuiz client has to set the same password in the same fashion. You can then issue commands with |rcon <command>| if you are connected to the server or have set |rcon__address <ip/hostname>| or |rcon__address <ip/hostname>:<port>| to point to the server. There are also external rcon tools but make sure you use a QW compatible rcon tool.
+
+** How can i kick people who are using special characters in their names?
+Enter |status| at the server console. You will see a list of all players. In front of their names you will see a number (the player id). You can kick the player you don't like with |kick # <player id> <reason>| (notice the space after #).
+
* Development
** How do i set up gtkradiant to create/edit Nexuiz maps?
Modified: trunk/Docs/FAQ.html
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--- trunk/Docs/FAQ.html 2007-05-25 11:38:57 UTC (rev 2694)
+++ trunk/Docs/FAQ.html 2007-05-25 12:16:54 UTC (rev 2695)
@@ -125,27 +125,27 @@
<ul>
<li> <a class="link" href="#How do I install Nexuiz?">How do I install Nexuiz?</a></li>
<li> <a class="link" href="#When I start Nexuiz all I see is a black screen or a black screen with some checkered squares">When I start Nexuiz all I see is a black screen or a black screen with some checkered squares</a></li>
+<li> <a class="link" href="#How can I speed up my frame rate?">How can I speed up my frame rate?</a></li>
<li> <a class="link" href="#The sound is broken, it crackles and stutters">The sound is broken, it crackles and stutters</a></li>
<li> <a class="link" href="#I can't switch to 32 bit color depth (on Windows)">I can't switch to 32 bit color depth (on Windows)</a></li>
<li> <a class="link" href="#When I join a server or after a map change I see nothing but a black screen, but I can still move and shoot">When I join a server or after a map change I see nothing but a black screen, but I can still move and shoot</a></li>
</ul>
-<li> <a class="link" href="#Server setup">Server setup</a></li>
-<ul>
-<li> <a class="link" href="#How do I start a server?">How do I start a server?</a></li>
-<li> <a class="link" href="#Which ports do I have to open in firewall/forward from my router to run a server?">Which ports do I have to open in firewall/forward from my router to run a server?</a></li>
-<li> <a class="link" href="#Is there some kind of rcon?">Is there some kind of rcon?</a></li>
-<li> <a class="link" href="#How can i kick people who are using special characters in their names?">How can i kick people who are using special characters in their names?</a></li>
-</ul>
<li> <a class="link" href="#General questions">General questions</a></li>
<ul>
<li> <a class="link" href="#How do I install new maps?">How do I install new maps?</a></li>
<li> <a class="link" href="#How can I place a shortcut to Nexuiz on my Linux desktop?">How can I place a shortcut to Nexuiz on my Linux desktop?</a></li>
<li> <a class="link" href="#How do I open the console?">How do I open the console?</a></li>
<li> <a class="link" href="#What console commands/variables are there?">What console commands/variables are there?</a></li>
-<li> <a class="link" href="#How can I speed up my frame rate?">How can I speed up my frame rate?</a></li>
<li> <a class="link" href="#How can I activate colors in my name?">How can I activate colors in my name?</a></li>
<li> <a class="link" href="#How do i watch/record demos?">How do i watch/record demos?</a></li>
</ul>
+<li> <a class="link" href="#Server setup">Server setup</a></li>
+<ul>
+<li> <a class="link" href="#How do I start a server?">How do I start a server?</a></li>
+<li> <a class="link" href="#Which ports do I have to open in firewall/forward from my router to run a server?">Which ports do I have to open in firewall/forward from my router to run a server?</a></li>
+<li> <a class="link" href="#Is there some kind of rcon?">Is there some kind of rcon?</a></li>
+<li> <a class="link" href="#How can i kick people who are using special characters in their names?">How can i kick people who are using special characters in their names?</a></li>
+</ul>
<li> <a class="link" href="#Development">Development</a></li>
<ul>
<li> <a class="link" href="#How do i set up gtkradiant to create/edit Nexuiz maps?">How do i set up gtkradiant to create/edit Nexuiz maps?</a></li>
@@ -186,6 +186,12 @@
</ol>
</p>
<!--End Section 2-->
+<h3><a name="How can I speed up my frame rate?">How can I speed up my frame rate?</a></h3>
+<p class="Body">
+You can choose predefined performance settings in the <tt>Options / Video</tt> menu. <tt>Normal</tt> is the default, <tt>Medium</tt> and <tt>Low</tt> run faster while <tt>High</tt>, <tt>Ultra</tt> and <tt>Ultimate</tt> enable more features you might want to test if you have a high end graphic card. Or you can dis/enable single features. The greatest performance boost can be achieved by turning off dynamic lights and shadows in the menu <tt>Options / Effects</tt>. Bloom is also quite resource intensive. Other fps boots include disabling <tt>Deluxemapping</tt> and <tt>Coronas</tt>. On older graphics cards or on-board/notebook chips with little video ram you can try to lower the texture quality in the menu <tt>Options / Video</tt>.
+Some graphic cards (mostly ATI or quite old cards) run A LOT faster if you disable the <tt>Vertex Buffer Objects</tt> in the <tt>Options / Video menu</tt>. An other thing that can greatly help on such cards is to disable the <tt>OpenGL 2.0 Shaders</tt>. Having that option enabled is faster on most cards however thats why both are active by default.
+</p>
+<!--End Section 2-->
<h3><a name="The sound is broken, it crackles and stutters">The sound is broken, it crackles and stutters</a></h3>
<p class="Body">
Try run <tt>nexuiz-sdl.exe</tt> instead of <tt>nexuiz.exe</tt> (on Windows). Adding the command line options <tt>-sndspeed 48000</tt> and/or <tt>-sndstereo</tt> can also help on some systems (on Linux, Mac, Windows).
@@ -204,32 +210,6 @@
<!--End Section 2-->
<!-- End SectLevel2 -->
<!--End Section 1-->
-<h2><a name="Server setup">Server setup</a></h2>
-<!-- Start SectLevel2 -->
-<h3><a name="How do I start a server?">How do I start a server?</a></h3>
-<p class="Body">
-Use the <tt>Create</tt> menu to start a <tt>listen server</tt>. You will always have to play in a <tt>listen server</tt>.
-If you want to create a server without being forced to play yourself please take a look at the file <tt>readme.txt</tt> in the <tt>Docs/server/</tt> directory where the <tt>dedicated server</tt> is explained.
-</p>
-<!--End Section 2-->
-<h3><a name="Which ports do I have to open in firewall/forward from my router to run a server?">Which ports do I have to open in firewall/forward from my router to run a server?</a></h3>
-<p class="Body">
-The default port is 26000 UDP. You can change that by starting Nexuiz with the parameter <tt>-port <port></tt> or having a line <tt>port <port></tt> in the server config file.
-If you follow the tutorial mentioned above you do not need this command line argument as it will be done in the config file created for the server. To add the command line argument on Windows, create a new shortcut to <tt>nexuiz.exe</tt> or <tt>nexuiz-dedicated.exe</tt> and right click on it. Select properties and <tt>-port <port></tt> in the "Target:" line. Be sure that the "Start in:" line contains the full path to your Nexuiz folder and click "OK". The parameter will be used if you start Nexuiz via that new shortcut.
-</p>
-<!--End Section 2-->
-<h3><a name="Is there some kind of rcon?">Is there some kind of rcon?</a></h3>
-<p class="Body">
-Yes starting with Nexuiz 2.0 there is rcon (QuakeWorld compatible). To use it you must enter <tt>rcon_password <password></tt> in the server console or server config file. The Nexuiz client has to set the same password in the same fashion. You can then issue commands with <tt>rcon <command></tt> if you are connected to the server or have set <tt>rcon_address <ip/hostname></tt> or <tt>rcon_address <ip/hostname>:<port></tt> to point to the server. There are also external rcon tools but make sure you use a QW compatible rcon tool.
-</p>
-<!--End Section 2-->
-<h3><a name="How can i kick people who are using special characters in their names?">How can i kick people who are using special characters in their names?</a></h3>
-<p class="Body">
-Enter <tt>status</tt> at the server console. You will see a list of all players. In front of their names you will see a number (the player id). You can kick the player you don't like with <tt>kick # <player id> <reason></tt> (notice the space after #).
-</p>
-<!--End Section 2-->
-<!-- End SectLevel2 -->
-<!--End Section 1-->
<h2><a name="General questions">General questions</a></h2>
<!-- Start SectLevel2 -->
<h3><a name="How do I install new maps?">How do I install new maps?</a></h3>
@@ -252,11 +232,6 @@
You can get a list of variables by entering <tt>cvarlist</tt> on the console (<a class="link" href="#How do I open the console?">How do I open the console?</a>). <tt>cmdlist</tt> will give you a list of available commands. An annotated version of that output can be found at the <a class="link" href="http://alientrap.org/wiki/pmwiki.php?n=Main.ConsoleCommands">Nexuiz wiki</a>.
</p>
<!--End Section 2-->
-<h3><a name="How can I speed up my frame rate?">How can I speed up my frame rate?</a></h3>
-<p class="Body">
-The greatest performance boost can be achieved by turning off dynamic lights and shadows in the menu <tt>Options / Effects</tt>. Bloom is also quite resource intensive. Other fps boots include disabling <tt>Deluxemapping</tt> and <tt>Coronas</tt>. On older graphics cards or on-board/notebook chips with little video ram you can try to lower the texture quality in the menu <tt>Options / Video</tt>. Some older cards also run faster when you disable <tt>OpenGL 2.0 Shaders</tt> but in general for most cards it should be active. Nexuiz also includes config files that will adjust your graphic settings. Open the console (<a class="link" href="#How do I open the console?">How do I open the console?</a>) and type <tt>exec normal.cfg</tt> to get the default setting (back). <tt>exec med.cfg</tt> and <tt>exec low.cfg</tt> are of lower quality but will make Nexuiz run faster. <tt>exec high.cfg</tt>, <tt>exec ultra.cfg</tt> and <tt>exec ultimate.cfg</tt> will show what Nexuiz is able to look like but do require a very fast PC and graphic card. Some of the settings in those config files require you to either restart Nexuiz or also type <tt>vid_restart</tt> in the console after exec'ing the config files.
-</p>
-<!--End Section 2-->
<h3><a name="How can I activate colors in my name?">How can I activate colors in my name?</a></h3>
<p class="Body">
Colors can be used in nicknames and chat messages by typing ^ followed by a number between 0 and 9.
@@ -286,6 +261,32 @@
<!--End Section 2-->
<!-- End SectLevel2 -->
<!--End Section 1-->
+<h2><a name="Server setup">Server setup</a></h2>
+<!-- Start SectLevel2 -->
+<h3><a name="How do I start a server?">How do I start a server?</a></h3>
+<p class="Body">
+Use the <tt>Create</tt> menu to start a <tt>listen server</tt>. You will always have to play in a <tt>listen server</tt>.
+If you want to create a server without being forced to play yourself please take a look at the file <tt>readme.txt</tt> in the <tt>Docs/server/</tt> directory where the <tt>dedicated server</tt> is explained.
+</p>
+<!--End Section 2-->
+<h3><a name="Which ports do I have to open in firewall/forward from my router to run a server?">Which ports do I have to open in firewall/forward from my router to run a server?</a></h3>
+<p class="Body">
+The default port is 26000 UDP. You can change that by starting Nexuiz with the parameter <tt>-port <port></tt> or having a line <tt>port <port></tt> in the server config file.
+If you follow the tutorial mentioned above you do not need this command line argument as it will be done in the config file created for the server. To add the command line argument on Windows, create a new shortcut to <tt>nexuiz.exe</tt> or <tt>nexuiz-dedicated.exe</tt> and right click on it. Select properties and <tt>-port <port></tt> in the "Target:" line. Be sure that the "Start in:" line contains the full path to your Nexuiz folder and click "OK". The parameter will be used if you start Nexuiz via that new shortcut.
+</p>
+<!--End Section 2-->
+<h3><a name="Is there some kind of rcon?">Is there some kind of rcon?</a></h3>
+<p class="Body">
+Yes starting with Nexuiz 2.0 there is rcon (QuakeWorld compatible). To use it you must enter <tt>rcon_password <password></tt> in the server console or server config file. The Nexuiz client has to set the same password in the same fashion. You can then issue commands with <tt>rcon <command></tt> if you are connected to the server or have set <tt>rcon_address <ip/hostname></tt> or <tt>rcon_address <ip/hostname>:<port></tt> to point to the server. There are also external rcon tools but make sure you use a QW compatible rcon tool.
+</p>
+<!--End Section 2-->
+<h3><a name="How can i kick people who are using special characters in their names?">How can i kick people who are using special characters in their names?</a></h3>
+<p class="Body">
+Enter <tt>status</tt> at the server console. You will see a list of all players. In front of their names you will see a number (the player id). You can kick the player you don't like with <tt>kick # <player id> <reason></tt> (notice the space after #).
+</p>
+<!--End Section 2-->
+<!-- End SectLevel2 -->
+<!--End Section 1-->
<h2><a name="Development">Development</a></h2>
<!-- Start SectLevel2 -->
<h3><a name="How do i set up gtkradiant to create/edit Nexuiz maps?">How do i set up gtkradiant to create/edit Nexuiz maps?</a></h3>
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