[quake3] QVM vs. shared libs

[Erik Kloppenburg]

The masterserver's (the one that is used for the ingame browser) 
hostname is hardcoded in the executable. In ioUrbanTerror, I added the 
cvar cl_master, which lets you set which master to use (defaulting to 
master.urbanterror.net).

The masterservers that a server reports to can be set using sv_master1 
through sv_master5.

Greetz,
Erik

Dirk wrote:
> Thanks for your answer...
> 
> One last question: Is the IP address for the master server also stored
> in these files?
> 
> Because some Mods like UrbanTerror or WesternQuake seem to use the
> standard Q3 master server when openarena obviously has it's own...
> 
> Or... How do I configure which master server to use?
> 
> 
> Dirk
> 
> 
> LinuxManMikeC wrote:
>> I'm no expert in this area, but answering what I know.
>>
>> On 6/8/07, Dirk <noisyb at gmx.net> wrote:
>>> ok.. I've got some questions...
>>>
>>> 1) What is the difference between using QVM and those three shared libs?
>>>
>> QVM is bytecode that needs a little interpreting done at runtime.  The
>> shared libraries are compiled to native machine code so they are
>> faster.  The QVM is more secure because a mod won't be able to do all
>> kinds of voodoo to break out of the game's memory space.  Also, the
>> shared libs have to be recompiled for each architecture a mod will run
>> on, so QVM is easier.  And with share libs you can do anything you can
>> imagine with your mod, with QVM you are limited to what the facilities
>> the game provides.
>>
>>> 2) Why do have the sahred libs in the release have different sizes
>>> (missionpack and baseq3)?
>>>
>> Um, because they have different code.  The QVM's are probably
>> different sizes too.  If there is a drastic size difference then one
>> is either corrupted or is malicious code.
>>
>>> 3) Can/Should I use the shared libs in baseq3 for stvoy or MODs?
>>>
>> When you are using a mod you don't use any QVM or lib from the base
>> game.  Use whatever comes with the mod.
>>
>>> 4) When I use the shared libs of OpenArena in baseoa/ and use std
>>> ioquake3 to run baseoa the Menu is red and other stuff is broken?
>>>
>> Well then it apparently isn't compatible.  Don't do that.  ioq3 is
>> meant to be compatible with original quake 3, OpenAreana is a project
>> to make a quake 3 game with all open content.  I guess they changed
>> some code to where things aren't very compatible anymore.
>>
>>> 5) How can I figure whioch shared libs belong to which MOD?
>>>
>> As far as I know, the libs should be in each mod's directory, If they
>> aren't there is a problem.
>>
>>> 6) Should I rather delete ALL shared libs and be happy w/o them?
>>>
>> If you have shared libs with mods make sure that they aren't required
>> by the mod first.  As I mentioned there are things you can do with
>> shared libs that you can't do with QVM unless you change the game
>> engine.  Check that you have a QVM for a particular mod, and if so,
>> its safe to delete.  I personally would just leave em.
>>
>>> That would help me a lot!
>>>
>>> Dirk
>>>
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