Title    : Rocket Arena 2
Filename : ra209sv.zip
Version  : 2.09
Date     : 1-16-98
Author   : David 'crt' Wright
Email    : wrightd@stanford.edu
Author   : Mungo
Email    : ianober@ix.netcom.com
Webpage  : http://www.planetquake.com/servers/arena

Intro
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Welcome to the first beta version of Rocket Arena 2. This version is just
the first stage of what we feel will become the best Quake 2 Deathmatch mod
ever.

Please read this entire file, as it contains important info on installation. Also, be sure to read the readme.txt included in the
client package.

Installation Instructions
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This is the server package for Rocket Arena 2. You will also need the client pak (a seperate download) installed on the server. Download it and install according to the included instructions.

Extract the gamex86.dll and *.cfg files to your \quake2\arena directory.

You can put the raserver.bat in your \quake2 directory.

Customize the server.cfg to your tastes. It includes the admincode (see below) which will allow for in-game configuration of the mod. Please change this code!

Customize the maploop.cfg file to set a custom map rotation. List all the maps you want to rotate through, one per line. You can repeat maps (as in the example config) without going back to the beginning.

Customize the raserver.bat file if needed as well.

Once your server is running, you will want to register it with the PlanetQuake Quake 2 server list (http://planetquake.com/q2servers/index.shtml#submit) so that people are able to find it. I will not be posting Rocket Arena 2 servers on the Rocket Arena web page, so please don't ask.

Administration / Mod setup
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There are several console variables which control how the mod functions

"playersperteam" is the number of players needed on each team. For 1v1, leave this at 1. For 2v2, set it to 2, etc..

"teamspermatch" is the number of teams what will compete in a single match. For 1v1/2v2/etc leave this at 2. For 1v1v1, 2v2v2, set this at 3, and so on.

"admincode" is the code (up to 8 digits) that you set to allow in-game administration of the server.

In Game Administration
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To use the in game administration, just type /cmd admin <admincode>
(e.g. /cmd admin 1234)

It will pop up a menu allowing you to select things like fraglimit, timelimit, playersperteam, teamsperarena, etc. You can also cycle through all the maps in the maploop.cfg file. Use invuse (ENTER) to increment a value and invdrop (') to decrease it.

Map Credits
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As you can see, we only included one map in this release. This is mainly a
testing/feedback release, and many many maps are in progress. I converted
this map from a Q1 Multi-Arena map done by Tesh that was never really
released.

ra2rg1   Multi-Arena             Ralph 'tesh' Gustavsen
<clg@coastlinegraphics.com>
                                 http://www.coastlinegraphics.com                                                                       

Other Credits
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I would like to personally thank all the Rocket Arena fans out there who
have written me TONS of mail with compliments, comments, and suggestions for
the mod. Also, I would like to thank Basty and the PlanetQuake guys for
their support and resources.

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

All code is copyright PlanetQuake 1998.
Commercial code licensing is available by contacting wrightd@stanford.edu

DISCLAIMER: THE PROGRAM IS DEFINED AS THE QUAKE 2 MOD "ROCKET ARENA 2" 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.


Availability
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This modification is available from the following places:

WWW   : http://www.planetquake.com/servers/arena
