[cod] 1.5 CoD Upgrade has made scr_friendlyfire read only

Richard Harrison richardnharrison at btinternet.com
Wed Dec 22 17:32:33 EST 2004


ok if that gets round a cvar that was meant to be readonly now, why make it readonly?

Bryan Kuhn <bryan at infinityward.com> wrote:use the new console commands:
setkillcam
setfriendlyfire
setdrawfriend

Wednesday, December 22, 2004, 2:11:59 AM, minte van dalen wrote:
> Just make a second config an execute it an problem solved, restart the map
> and your there.

> I don't see the problem, it maybe just a bit more work, but a big problem
> no.

> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: John Sherrit [mailto:john at sherrit.net] 
> Verzonden: woensdag 22 december 2004 9:24
> Aan: cod at icculus.org
> Onderwerp: Re: [cod] 1.5 CoD Upgrade has made scr_friendlyfire read only

> Yeah for me this is one of the downsides to the patch.

> That and killcam.

> We have our server open to the public most nights sometimes we like to
> have a practice war on it or an official match.

> I used to type 

> g_password
> then

> scr_killcam 0
> scr_friendlyfire 1

> amongst other things.

> Now I have to set the password (that only I know)

> empty the server enable voting, vote, disable voting (not allowed in
> Clanbase wars) then let everyone know the password 

> I think the old way was better and wonder what the makers thought when
> doing that.

> Other that than I have to say our GSP's installed the new version 
> yesterday and our server running fine and has been all evening with 30
> players on it ;)

> JAS


>> Didn't work Jay. I tried seta first to see if that was the case. 
> Apparently from further research I've just done, you can only change
> friendly fire upon server startup OR via VOTING. What the heck?!?!?
>> 
>> I think this must be a first, Voting is more powerful than RCON or 
> sitting directly in front of the console. D'OH!
>> 
>> =o)
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: Jay Vasallo 
>> To: cod at icculus.org 
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 10:07 PM
>> Subject: Re: [cod] 1.5 CoD Upgrade has made scr_friendlyfire read
> only
>> 
>> 
>> set scr_friendlyfire to "1". This means that you cannot change 
> via rcon
>> seta set scr_friendlyfire to "1" Means you can change via rcon 
> later.
>> 
>> Well at least this is how the old q3 games worked.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: [MgA]RockCrusher 
>> To: cod at icculus.org 
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 8:53 PM
>> Subject: [cod] 1.5 CoD Upgrade has made scr_friendlyfire read only
>> 
>> 
>> Does anyone know why after upgrading a CoD 1.4 server to 1.5, I
> am no longer able to set scr_friendlyfire to "1". The server says it
> is read-only.
>> 


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