Func_Msgboard: Fitzquake 0.85 Released At Last!

Posted by metlslime on 2009/02/12 13:04:24

New in this version: increased map and protocol limits (can load all known limit-breaking maps,) model interpolation, per-entity alpha support, new network protocol, more external texture support, hardware compatability improvements, many bug fixes, and a cleaner source release to make it easier to install and compile.

Go! http://www.celephais.net/fitzquake

(Thanks to the beta-testers: Baker, JPL, negke, Preach, and Vondur.)

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Great News

#16 posted by Orl on 2009/02/12 18:33:37

Does this finally mean no more having to worry about keeping Quake's original engine limits now that Fitzquake can play maps that exceed them?

Great Job,

#17 posted by Drew on 2009/02/12 18:37:34

thank you very much. you are a wonderful man and I hope you have a long and healthy dick.

Splendido.

#18 posted by Text_Fish on 2009/02/12 20:16:00

I can't wait to replay all the huge maps I've been forced to run in horrible engines for years on end.

#19 posted by Trinca on 2009/02/12 22:57:41

Just test it!

Very smooth and fast, nice work John I will play more with the client now for sure!

Metlslime:

#20 posted by RickyT33 on 2009/02/12 23:05:44

I love you.

This engine works really well with fog and skyboxes simultaneously. The first one eva :) Actually AGLQuake had it but not as good (s00ry AguirRe)...

Re:SDL

#21 posted by metlslime on 2009/02/12 23:13:19

Wasn't there a SDL port? Why not continue the development from the SDL version so those who don't use Windows be able to use FitzQuake?

Much of the work on this version was done before the SDL port existed; basically it seemed easier to finish this version first, then attempt a merge.

As for what happens next, I'll have to figure that out with SleepwalkR.

To The Brave

#22 posted by madfox on 2009/02/12 23:23:05

& wonderfull engine that speaks Quakes to my winXP!

metl...you rock!

Congratulations!

#23 posted by generic on 2009/02/13 00:46:34

The Rubicon 2 test map was not included in the ZIP file though ;-)

It's Like Christmas And Birthday Together

#24 posted by rudl on 2009/02/13 01:44:38

I won't replay warpspasm now, already played it twice, but I hope that we will see a lot of huge, massive epic sp episodes.

Just Want To Re-itterate Post #20

#25 posted by RickyT33 on 2009/02/13 03:46:22

Seriously though this is a big thing! It annoyed me that if you put a little fog on you couldnt see the skybox at all in every single engine. But I had a look at thehand before and it seemed to be working fine!

Metl

#26 posted by than on 2009/02/13 06:11:40

I love you.

Some Maps Worth A Second Look Now ...

#27 posted by Baker on 2009/02/13 06:48:56

Forwards Compatible ...

http://www.celephais.net/board/view_thread.php?id=60157

This might have secretly been one of the best releases in 2008: a lot of alpha brushes, Enforcer reskinned grunts and Hell Knights, SNG wielding mega-enforcer for a nice base theme with traditional play. Was not enjoyable in FitzQuake 0.80 due to the lack of alpha support.

Laboratory X

http://www.celephais.net/board/view_thread.php?id=60206

Some very large areas. Some very different looking textures. Couldn't previously run in FitzQuake.

Loads All Known Limit Breaking Maps?

#28 posted by quakis on 2009/02/13 09:57:28

Sounds good to me! Nice work.

-quoth

#29 posted by necros on 2009/02/13 20:08:00

thanks for adding support for that command line. :) now i can keep all my files in their own pak0.pak in a completely seperate folder and not have to muddy up the quoth folder anymore.

#30 posted by Ankh on 2009/02/13 22:26:26

Great work metlslime.
Thanks for the v_gunkick variable and model interpolation.

I have found one small bug. The variable - scr_crosshairscale isn't working because the client has it coded as "- scr_crosshaircale" (the "s" is missing I mean)

Ankh--

#31 posted by metlslime on 2009/02/13 22:48:42

I have found one small bug. The variable - scr_crosshairscale isn't working because the client has it coded as "- scr_crosshaircale" (the "s" is missing I mean)

aw, damnnit :P

Woohoo

#32 posted by Mr Fribbles on 2009/02/13 23:24:37

This is more exciting than almost any new game release! Some great changes listed, thank you for your continual work on this, metl.

As for this...

Does this finally mean no more having to worry about keeping Quake's original engine limits now that Fitzquake can play maps that exceed them?

Yes, but I look forward to watching with amusement as people complain that they're hitting the new limits in 1-2 months...

Is The Model Interpolation Code

#33 posted by nitin on 2009/02/14 02:34:33

different to that used in other engines? It seems to be a bit more jerky and/or delayed than something like aglquake. Using r_lerpmodels 1 and r_lerpmove 1.

/me

#34 posted by than on 2009/02/14 02:48:20

disables r_lerpmodels and r_lerpmove

It's too weird when Quake's awesome jerky animation is suddenly all smooth :)

Still, nice release. I think the engine limits stuff is the most important this time round.

p.s. I still love you, Metl

Nitin:

#35 posted by metlslime on 2009/02/14 03:50:51

yes, it's different. I looked at the tutorial code found on QER, which i think is where most people get their code, but wrote my own based on what i learned there.

Can you tell me what seems jerky? With r_lerpmodels 1, some specific things aren't interpolated, such as the firing frames of weapons and monsters, and all frames of various torch models. If you want to enable interpolation all the time for everything, try r_lerpmodels 2.

Lerpmodels 2

#36 posted by nitin on 2009/02/14 06:02:06

that was it. I was used to seeing everything interpolated so when I saw it in lerpmodels 1, I could notice the difference when certain frames were not interpolated (especially when monsters fired).

thanks.

Holy Cow!

#37 posted by dooomer on 2009/02/14 07:55:02

This one was long awaited for sure! I will try to run Warpspasm on this! Thanks for your hard work!

Warpspasm Looks Funny Without Interpolation

#38 posted by oh, that person on 2009/02/15 00:25:07

Thanks for the release.

Angling

#39 posted by Preach on 2009/02/15 03:11:22

metl, did you sneakily add double precision angles into your new protocol? Because I swear I can feel the difference...

Heh

#40 posted by necros on 2009/02/15 04:30:36

i just checked, and there is a big difference between 080 and 085! :D

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