[cod] 1.5 CoD Upgrade has made scr_friendlyfire read only

[Bryan Kuhn]

had to do with the cvars being voteable now and keeping them in sync with the menus.

Wednesday, December 22, 2004, 2:32:33 PM, Richard Harrison wrote:
> 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 

>  gt  ;  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.
>>>