Func_Msgboard: Fitzquake Mark V

Posted by Baker on 2012/06/29 11:38:17

I wasn't planning on doing this mini-project, it started as an effort to address some Fitzquake issues, fix them the right way up to Fitzquake standards (i.e. do it right, once and properly versus continual releases) and donate it back.

FitzQuake Mark V Download:

http://quake-1.com/docs/utils/fitzquake_mark_v.zip

Short version: Eliminated most issues in FitzQuake thread, most issues I can even remember hearing of ever and marked every single one clearly with a very minimal implementation.

It may be the case that only metlslime and Quakespasm and engine coders may find this engine upgrade of interest.

Features: 5 button mouse support, single pass video mode, external mdl textures, alpha textures (like RMQ), record demo at any time, rotation support, video capture (bind "capturevideo toggle"), console to clipboard, screenshot to clipboard, entities to clipboard, tool_texturepointer, tool_inspector (change weapons to see different info), clock fix, contrast support, fov does not affect gun, gun displays onscreen, Quakespasm wrong content protection, external ent support, session-to-session history and .. (see readme).

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Auto FOV Adapt Behavior Is Gone In R15

#455 posted by Joel B on 2014/07/30 06:40:13

I'm wondering if this was an intentional change?

The relevant bit of the SCR_CalcRefdef source looks odd:

#define SCREEN_CORRECTION_ASPECT 1.33333f
// if (scr_fov_adapt.value)
// {
r_refdef.fov_y = CalcFovy (fov_base, r_refdef.vrect.height * SCREEN_CORRECTION_ASPECT, r_refdef.vrect.height);
r_refdef.fov_x = CalcFovy (r_refdef.fov_y, r_refdef.vrect.height, r_refdef.vrect.width);
// }
// else
// {
r_refdef.fov_x = scr_fov.value;
r_refdef.fov_y = CalcFovy (r_refdef.fov_x, r_refdef.vrect.width, r_refdef.vrect.height);
// }

With the current commenting, those last two lines will clobber the result of the previous two (which would account for the FOV no longer adapting to the aspect ratio).

#456 posted by Baker on 2014/07/30 09:32:20

Revision 16 will be out soon and has wide-screen perfect and there won't be a need for a cvar.

The long version is technical, but I've always hated the widescreen correction. Short version: MH's version of widescreen correction if properly applied (really long conversation, involving status bars) --- is perfect.

But that conversation is so dreadfully boring ...

I would have release version 16 by now, except I've been combing over fine details and have a couple of more things to do ...

Recording Demos

#457 posted by - on 2014/07/31 02:17:39

Am I silly, or does Fitz Mark V behave odd for recording demo?

If do 'record blahblah' before starting a map, i'll get a 1kb junk .dem that hangs MkV if I attempt to play it.

If I start the record while in the map, it records just fine.

Feels odd to me that the old behavior of how you would record demos in older Quake engines is the one that's messed up :(

(sorry if this is an old complaint or something, I just switched to using MkV after seeing z-fighting in my Jam1 map that wasn't visible in Quakespasm)

#458 posted by - on 2014/07/31 02:18:53

(I'm using "Revision 14: July 11, 2014", btw)

#459 posted by Lunaran on 2014/07/31 02:57:35

I get the same thing, with the 7/13 MkV.

#460 posted by Baker on 2014/07/31 03:53:03

I'll investigate that thoroughly before releasing #16.

Thanks for letting me know.

I've Got A Mouse Issue

#461 posted by spy on 2014/07/31 16:52:54

with this engine. Not sure how to describe it.
When you running forward, your field of view has started to jumping upward
i got the same shit with Quakespasm engine

@spy

#462 posted by Baker on 2014/07/31 19:46:23

If I can understand the issue and recreate it, I can probably fix it.

There isn't a relation between field of view and the mouse. If you use the keyboard to move forward, does it happen as well?

Need more information.

No It Is Not Related To Fov

#463 posted by spy on 2014/07/31 20:14:21

its related to your point of view somehow
its shakes upwards when you running
i'll try to use the keyboard to move forward and let you know

Baker

#464 posted by spy on 2014/07/31 20:33:58

http://quaketastic.com/files/demos/markV-issue_dem.rar

basically when you looking beneath your feet and run, Fitzquake Mark V(and quakespasm) is always trying to centered your point of view
theres no such issue in fitz085, just watch the demos

#465 posted by Spirit on 2014/07/31 21:17:24

Try with a clean Quake. No configs, nothing but pak0 and pak1. I am sure that will solve it.

@spy

#466 posted by Baker on 2014/07/31 22:07:47

"lookspring 0" will fix?

#467 posted by spy on 2014/08/01 06:36:13

"lookspring 0" will fix?
yeah "lookspring 0" do the job, thank you!
i'm wondering though, lookspring 0/1 has no such effect to fitz
and i'm missing "m_filter 1" command

#468 posted by Baker on 2014/08/01 07:07:40

lookspring defaults 0. Has to be turned on by the player.

Lookspring is a keyboarder player option.

Since mouselook defaults on in Mark V if someone decides to turn on lookspring, it works regardless of the mouse look setting. In Fitz 0.85, mouselook defaults off so turning lookspring on would automatically work.

m_filter -- with the frames per second in a modern client, m_filter is effectively on all the time with or without the setting.

Baker

#469 posted by negke on 2014/08/01 10:03:08

By the way, thanks for taking the time to fix all these issues despite earlier announcements.

#470 posted by PuLSaR on 2014/08/02 23:33:01

i have an issue that the hud is always blank white, while it appears normal when I call a menu or when I shoot or take damage. Videocard is Geforce 240

@Pulsar

#471 posted by Baker on 2014/08/03 01:43:35

Pulsar: Revision #14 or #15 should not have issue.

Is this with a recent Mark V released in 2014?

Please let me know.

[The white HUD on some video cards was bug in July 2013 and October 2013 releases because I used a method not consistently supported by all video cards.]

Well

#472 posted by PuLSaR on 2014/08/03 02:45:29

I used the d\l link from the first post of this news, but I did it recently.

the readme says it's revision #15

Another Issue

#473 posted by spy on 2014/08/03 12:26:29

i'm running a mod with 1280x1024 via fitz its loads exactly 1280x1024
next i'm running the very same mod via mark5 and its loads exactly 1280x1024 too

NOW i'm running a mod using fitz again and it drops to 640x480x16 what gives?

there's no any comment(width height bpp) in the command line

It Is Very Weird

#474 posted by spy on 2014/08/03 12:29:31

when i'm running quake at 1920x1080 (my desktop resolution) and switching between fitz and mark5 it doesn't drop to 640x480x16

Tripple Post

#475 posted by spy on 2014/08/03 12:37:53

it seems adding vid_restart to autoexec.cfg do the job

#476 posted by Baker on 2014/08/04 01:55:47

@pulsar: thanks for the info and the detail is much appreciated. I'll see what I can do.

@spy: FitzQuake 0.85 saves vid_restart at the end of the config. What 0.85 does is start up video at 640x480x16, then run the config.cfg. Mark V (and Quakespasm) read the config before video startup, so it doesn't need the vid_restart.

@pulsar

#477 posted by Baker on 2014/08/04 02:30:29

Can you see if this one solves the white HUD issue for you and the graphics card you have?

http://quake-1.com/docs/utils/fitzquake_mark_v_15b.zip

Baker

#478 posted by PuLSaR on 2014/08/04 19:32:39

Nope, I still have the same problem. And the file size of exe-file is the same that I had.

Pulsar

#479 posted by Baker on 2014/08/04 23:03:11

I've successfully recreated the issue and should have it solved soon.

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