public test (3.0alpha2)
march 12, 2000
Copyright Holy Wars Team

IMPORTANT NOTE: This is an ALPHA TEST version of Holy Wars for Quake 3. We released it to get early feedback. It's still rough and incomplete, and it's got some minor bugs - but it's stable and playable. Don't modify or redistribute this version. Please send bug reports and comments to holywars@planetquake.com .

ANOTHER NOTE for server administrators: we strongly suggest that you limit the number of clients on your server to 6 or 7 at most, and choose small or medium-sized maps. (All the maps are available, even if the horizontal arrows in the map selection screen are invisible. This is a bug).

> WHAT'S MISSING

This is an early alpha. Here's what's missing in this version:

- there are no custom maps (you can only play on the standard Q3 maps, most of which are no good for this mod)
- many features are not there yet (shootable halo, new scoreboard, etc.)
- there are minor bugs
- the internal server browser is not really working (please use gamespy)
- the heresy calculation system is still very rough
- most graphics/sounds are lacking or placeholders
- you can't play with bots

Incredibly, the mod is playable even without all this stuff. :)

> HOLY WARS IN 50 WORDS

Holy Wars is a deathmatch mod for 3 or more players. It's very simple and very fun.

In Holy Wars, everybody tries to kill the Saint and steal his Halo. The Saint fights back. The game is always a furious "The Saint vs. The Rest of the World". The result is total carnage.

> THE HALO

When a map starts, all players are Sinners. They won't score frags for fragging each other.

Soon, a luminous Halo appears. Pick it up to become a Saint and receive some bonus armour and health. The Saint scores frags. Being the Saint is a Good Thing.

If you kill the Saint, the Halo falls on the ground. Pick it up! An abandoned Halo will soon disappear, to respawn in its starting position later.

Sinners should avoid killing each other and concentrate on the Saint, their common enemy. Of course, hunting accidents always happen.

> HERETICS

Watch out! If you kill other Sinners indiscriminately, you'll soon become an Heretic.

Heretics stink. The weapons of an Heretic can't shoot: they just fart. You can try to fart your enemies to death, but you won't score frags. You'll only be forgiven for your sins when you become a Saint - or you die.

Heretics have no friends. Becoming an Heretic is a Bad Thing.

> FREE-FOR-ALL TIME

When no player has the Halo, the Sinners can happily frag each other. They still don't get frags, but they won't be punished either. They can fight for the Halo as furiously as they wish.

When someone finally gets the Halo and becomes a Saint, all Sinners will see a red triangle over the heads of other Sinners. This means that free-for-all is over, and Sinners should not frag each other anymore.

> ON YOUR SCREEN

The Saint is the yellow guy with the Holy Wars logo over his head - Frag him and steal his Halo! If YOU are the Saint, frag everyone else! You can see who's the Saint at any given moment by watching the upper-left portion of your screen.

The Sinner is the normal-looking guy - If you're the Saint, frag him. If not, better leave him alone.

The Heretic is the green guy with the crosshair over his head - Put this poor bugger out of his misery with a well-aimed rocket.

The icon in the lower right part of the screen shows you the state of the Halo:

> |  | The Halo will respawn soon. Go to the spawning place!
> |  | The Halo is somewhere in the map. Go pick it up!
> |  | The Halo is owned by a Saint. Kill the Saint!
> |  | You got the Halo... You're the Saint! OH, YES! KILL'EM ALL!

> WHAT ABOUT LOOSERS?

Some players love so much being heretics, that they just don't play by the rules. The next versions of the mod will take care of them. Right now, you can only bear them, ask to the server administrator to ban them, or vote to kick them from the server:

>     callvote kick <heretic client number>

> SCORES

Sinner killing Saint: 3 points
Saint killing Sinner: 1 point
Sinner killing Heretic: 3 points
Saint killing Heretic: 4 points
Becoming an Heretic: -5 points
Picking the Halo: 2 points and Sanctity!

That's all. Have fun!

> Nusco and TaZ