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164 lines
6.6 KiB
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="transformations/cubedoc2xhtml.xslt"?>
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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
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<head>
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<title>The basics</title>
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</head>
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<body>
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<h1>The basics</h1>
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<h2>The interface</h2>
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<h3>Menus</h3>
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<p>
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In game, press ESC to access the main menu. From there you can access almost anything and use all sorts of actions,
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like joining multiplayer games and changing settings. As example, in multiplayer you can use the
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<a href="introduction.xml#gamemodes">vote</a> submenu to vote on a new mode/map. Further customizations and
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actions can be done to these menus using CubeScript.
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</p>
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<h3>The console</h3>
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<p>
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Many actions in AssaultCube can be done in a console. Although not entirely neccesary to use it (the menu can
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be used to do most important commands) it can be very useful and often easier/faster to use it.
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To get a console press T to open the chat prompt. You can use it as console if you put a
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“<span class="code">/</span>” (slash) at its beginning followed by a command. As example,
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type this command into the console:
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</p>
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<div class="code">
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/crosshairsize 25
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</div>
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<p>
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This will increase the size of your crosshair. Check the
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<a href="reference.xml#section_Game_Reference">reference</a>
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to see all gameplay relevant commands you can use
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through CubeScript.
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</p>
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<p>
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Hint: Press F11 to get a bigger console history.
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</p>
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<h3>The HUD</h3>
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<p>
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HUD stands for <i>Head-up display</i> and is a common term in video gaming. The HUD is used to indicate things such as health,
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armour, etc when playing the game.
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</p>
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<p style="text-align:center">
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<img src="pics/hud.jpg" alt="The HUD"/>
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</p>
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<p>
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A new feature implemented in AssaultCube 0.94 shows the direction of where damage inflicted upon you originated from
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by using small red markers at the edge of the screen.
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</p>
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<h3>The scoreboard</h3>
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<p>
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The scoreboard will tell you (horizontally in this order):
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<ul>
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<li>
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CTF flags captured (if playing capture the flag).
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</li>
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<li>
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Frag count.
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</li>
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<li>
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Death count.
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</li>
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<li>
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Packet jump (PJ).
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</li>
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<li>
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The ping between the player and the server.
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</li>
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<li>
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CN (Client number).
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</li>
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<li>
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The players name.
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</li>
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</ul>
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<p style="text-align:center">
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<img src="pics/scoreboard.png" alt="The scoreboard"/>
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</p>
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Packet jump (PJ) is the amount of milliseconds that have passed since you have received updates from players.
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A high (for example: 950) or variable (for example: The PJ is at 40 then jumps to 1000 and then 300 then 550) packet
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jump is bad for game play, because these players may become difficult targets and "warp" around the map (warp means
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they disappear/reappear out of nowhere). If someone's packet jump is bad enough, their PJ number will turn into the
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word LAG and they'll stand still and start saluting because they are lagging so badly. Special note: You cannot see
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your own packet jump.
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</p>
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<p>
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Ping is the amount of time in milliseconds that it takes for your packets of data to get back and forth from the
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server. A lower ping is a better ping.
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</p>
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<p>
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Client number is a number that is given out automatically by the server. There is nothing particularly special about it
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other than allowing people to identify players easier.
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</p>
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<p>
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If someones name turns up in red, then they are an administrator of that server and have full control over it.
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</p>
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<p>
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Players names that are in grey, are currently in dead/spectate mode.
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</p>
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<h2>
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How settings are saved
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</h2>
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<p>
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There is a file called <i>defaults.cfg</i> in the <i>config</i> directory. When you run
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AssaultCube for the first time it will execute this file. Once you quit AssaultCube,
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the default settings and your changes created upon them during the course of the game
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(and from your autoexec.cfg) will be stored in <i>config/saved.cfg</i>.
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If you want to reset your settings to default values just delete <i>config/saved.cfg</i>.
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</p>
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<p>
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If there are commands that you would like executed every time AssaultCube starts, you can insert
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these scripting commands into <i>config/autoexec.cfg</i>.
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</p>
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<p>
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When AssaultCube is started, it will check for the file <i>config/init.cfg</i>. If it does not exist
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then AssaultCube assumes this is the first time you have ran AssaultCube and will prompt you with the
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"quick setup" menu. This contains settings for you to change that are important for running AssaultCube.
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Such as screen resolution, mouse sensitivity, nickname, etc. When you press "OK", then AssaultCube will restart to
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allow those settings to take effect. The <i>config/init.cfg</i> file saves settings that can only be
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changed before AssaultCube runs and when AssaultCube first starts, it will execute those settings.
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</p>
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<p>
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Note for linux users: Config files get saved in the hidden directory <i>.assaultcube/config</i>
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in your users home directory.
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</p>
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<h2>
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Changing settings
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</h2>
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<p>
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Open the console as described above and type the following command:
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</p>
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<div class="code">
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name yourname
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</div>
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<p>
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where <i>yourname</i> is your desired name.
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</p>
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<h2>
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Joining a Game
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</h2>
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<!--Add info about servers being saved in servers.cfg here-->
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<p>
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In game, press ESC and choose <i>Multiplayer ⇒ Refresh Server List</i>. The
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masterserver will be queried and provide you with a list of servers. Do so every
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few days, to add newly created servers to your list.
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</p>
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<p>
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Once you updated your server list, you can use <i>Multiplayer ⇒ Serverbrowser</i>.
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Simply select a server (up-/downarrow) and press return.
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</p>
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<p>
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Alternatively, you can connect to a server directly using this command:
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</p>
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<div class="code">
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connect N P
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</div>
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<p>
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Where N is a valid IP or FQDN and P a password (optional).
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</p>
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</body>
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</html> |