Title    : Excessive (Mr. Pants' Excessive Overkill for Quake III Arena)
Filename : excessive_q3_server_002.zip
Version  : 002
Date     : 2-25-00
Author   : Dan "Mr. Pants" Schoenblum <dan@gamespy.com>
Web Page : http://www.planetquake.com/excessive

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Intro
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Excessive is a mod for Quake III Arena.  It's a server-side only mod, so if
you only want to play on Excessive servers, you do not need to install this.  
If you plan on running an Excessive server, then this is for you.

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Installation Instructions
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This is the server package for Excessive.  Aside from the contents of this 
package, all you need to setup an Excessive server is Quake III Arena.

First make sure you have the latest version of Quake III.  Right now the most
recent patch is the 116h point release.  It's available at:
http://fileplanet.com/index.asp?file=37703

Extract the contents of this package into your Quake III directory (the 
directory with quake3.exe in it).  Make sure that you preserve the directory 
structure.  If you are using pkunzip, use the -d option when unzipping.

The Excessive mod will be placed in a subdirectory "Excessive" off of the main 
Quake III directory.

To run an Excessive server, you need to add the following option to the command 
line when running the server:
+set fs_game Excessive
So, a typical command line will look something like this:
quake3.exe +set dedicated 2 +set fs_game excessive +sv_pure 0 +map q3dm4
A file excessive_server.bat will be placed in the base q3 directory.  This is a 
batch file for use on windows that will launch an excessive server with 
standard options.  It can be customized to launch with any options you want to
to use with your server.

Using "+set dedicated 2" causes the server to be a public server.  A public 
server can be found using GameSpy 3D <http://www.gamespy3d.com/>, ArenaSpy
<http://www.planetquake.com/arenaspy/>, or the in-game browser that comes with 
Quake III.
Using "+bot_enable 0" will allow you to run the server without keeping the CD in 
the drive.
If when you run the server you get an error "fs_game is write protected", make 
sure that you are loading a map on the command line with the +map option.

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Copyright and Distribution Permissions
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This mod is freely distributable provided that this readme is distributed
as well and is unchanged.

All code is Copyright Daniel E. Schoenblum 2000.
Commercial code licensing is available by contacting dan@gamespy.com

DISCLAIMER: THE PROGRAM IS DEFINED AS THE QUAKE III MOD "EXCESSIVE" AND
  ALL FILES CONTAINED WITHIN.
  BECAUSE THE PROGRAM IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE, THERE IS NO WARRANTY
  FOR THE PROGRAM, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.  EXCEPT WHEN
  OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND/OR OTHER PARTIES
  PROVIDE THE PROGRAM "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED
  OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
  MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  THE ENTIRE RISK AS
  TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM IS WITH YOU.  SHOULD THE
  PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING,
  REPAIR OR CORRECTION.

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Availability
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This modification is available from the following places:
WWW   : http://www.planetquake.com/excessive

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Contact
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The author, Dan "Mr. Pants" Schoenblum, can be contacted by:
e-mail : dan@gamespy.com
ICQ    : 46786530

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Version History
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1 - Initial Public Release

2 - Second Public Release
Changes:
Excessified BFG -  spews short-fused grenades on impact
Excessified Lightning-Gun - massive amounts of explosive damage
Everyone gets 30 seconds of Quad on level changes
Shotgun fires twice as fast
Machinegun fires slower, but with more damage
Health and ammo regenerate
Health/ammo/weapon item pickups are removed
When you die, you explode