
Front Line Force 1.3 Readme

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ABOUT FRONT LINE FORCE
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In Front Line Force the players are divided into two teams: Attackers and Defenders. The object for 
the Attackers is to capture various Capture Points spread throughout the map. The object for the 
Defenders is to defend those points. Once a point is captured by the Attackers it cannot be taken 
back. The round is over when either the Attackers capture all the Capture Points or when the 
round time runs out, in which case the Defenders win. After the round is over, the roles of are 
switched. If you were previously attacking, you are now defending, and vice versa.

Also, introduced in version 1.2a, there is an alternative objective introduced in one of the maps, flf_chion. The Attackers take on the job of infiltrating the enemy base and destroying parts of the enemy base, once all of the objectives are destroyed in one room, the next one opens up and the objectives in that room must be subsequently dispatched of. The Defenders are tasked with the duty of defending these rooms from the onslaught of enemy bullets. 

For more detailed information, please read the Front Line Force Manual, located at either 
http://www.planethalflife.com/frontline/manual/ OR in the \manual\ directory of your 
Front Line Force folder.


CREDITS
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   The Front Line Force Team is:

     Adrian "Pink" Finol - Code/Lead Designer

     Ildegardis "Deimos" Briceņo - Models, Animations and Graphics

     Michael "AD Squirrel" Melgares - Beta Testing Coordinator, Manual, Readme, Website, Misc.

     Mary "MaryB" Beth - Mapper 

     Alfred "Alfred" Reynolds - Linux Porter

     Jorge "Nava" Nava - Player model creator

     Tom "Guiver" Guiver - Models, Skins, Graphics

     Sterling "BigGuy" Greene - VGUI Programmer, Assistant Coder

     Ted "Cipher" Nugent - Graphics, Web Guy
    
     Dave "David" Dynerman - Coding

   Special Thanks To:

     Valve Software
     Russell "DOOManiac" Weed
     Frank "SiTh" Nuccio
     Rewolf Software
     Shrike
     Brandon "Schrade" Renfrow
     Phil "Fuel" Sanford
     Lance
     Eric Cherry
     Paul 'MoOg' Samways
     Gooseman
     Mr_Grim
     Kwakkasaki
     relic
     Timay
     All of the FLF Beta Testers

   Readme by Russell "DOOManiac" Weed & Michael "AD Squirrel" Melgares


The installer for this product was created using Installer VISE from MindVision Software. 
For more information on Installer VISE, contact: 

MindVision Software 
5901 North 58th Street 
Lincoln, NE 68507 

Voice: (402) 323-6600
Fax: (402) 323-6611
E-mail: mindvision@mindvision.com 
http://www.mindvision.com 


WEB SITE
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The Official Front Line Force Web Site
http://www.frontlineforce.com


FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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Q: How do i capture?
A: When on the Attacking team (Defenders cannot capture), press and hold the +use key down while standing 
   near a capture point and wait for the time to go down...

Q: Hey, I can't jump, whats wrong?
A: Check your stamina bar, each time you jump your stamina goes down, you'll have to wait a few secs
   to be able to jump again. Crouching makes stamina recover faster, while prone helps even more. 
   NOTE: Stamina is only drained and used for jumping, no other actions are affected by it.

Q: Whats are these helmets on my HUD?
A: The helmets represent your current Team Bonus status, Team Bonus is adquired by being near your 
   teammates, It improves your accuracy and reduces your stamina usage, also by being near your teammates 
   you slowly regain health. 1 helmet means you are near 1 teamamte, 2 helmets means you are near 2 
   teammates, and 3 helmets means you are near 3 or more teammates. The more teammates around you, the 
   more the  Team Bonus affects you.

Q: What is this targeting reticle on my HUD?
A: That targeting reticle means a point is being captured in that direction, the targeting reticle will 
   always point to the point being captured, so if you are having trouble finding it, just follow the 
   reticle and you should get there in no time.

Q: Why can't I pickup a weapon on the floor?
A: To pickup a dropped weapon, you'll need to drop one of yours first, you will not be able to pickup 
   more than 1 rifle or more than 1 heavy weapon at a time. If you are a class that normally is not 
   allowed to choose a weapon, you CAN still pick it up from the floor, but your accuracy will not be 
   as good, only use this as last resource.

Q: Hey, I can't hit anything, my accuracy sucks, whats up with it?
A: Accuracy is modified by movement, rate of fire and other factors. We suggest using short controlled 
   burst to mantain a good accuracy, if you are crouched or in prone position, you'll get a higher 
   accuracy than if you were running. Jumping will give you the worst accuracy.

Q: I'm getting low FPS while playing Front Line, can't I do anything to fix this?
A: You can lower the detail level by using cl_detail 0, wich should help a bit your framerates, also 
   you can always use our low poly player models, using cl_himodels 0. NOTE: All these changes are 
   applied on the fly, so no need to restart or reconnect are necesary.

Q: I'm a mapper who would like to make an Front Line Force map, where can I get started?
A: We have a Mapping Tutorial for mappers who wish to quickly set up their map for use with 
   Front Line Force! It is available at the Front Line Force Web Site: http://www.frontlineforce.com/




CONSOLE COMMANDS
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Server Commands:
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mp_wavespawn
Controls wavespawn feature, when enabled players will spawn together in 'waves' - For instance, if player A dies he starts with 10 seconds till he respawns, Player B dies 5 seconds later - Rather than have player B wait 10 seconds, wave spawn will make him spawn at the same time as player A (In other words since he died 5 seconds into spawn he only has 5 left, 10 - 5 = 5) The settings are as follows:  0 = disabled, 1 = both teams, 2 = attackers only, 3 = defenders only

mp_allow_kickvote
This command toggles the ability for players to vote people off of the server

mp_autoidle
kickThis option allows your server to kick players who are idle

mp_autoteambalance
This automatically balances the teams at the beginning of each round, making it more of a fair fight.

mp_timelimit (default 0 min)
Period between map rotations. If timelimit is hit before a round is over, the round will finish before changing levels.

mp_fadetoblack 
This command will toggle what happens when a player dies, if set to 1 their screen will black out (So they can't reveal enemy locations, etc)

mp_flashlight (default 1)Set to 1 to enable the use of flashlights, 0 to disable.

mp_forcebalance
This makes it so that a player cannot join a team that already has more people than the other team. This helps balance out the teams and is highly recommended.

mp_roundlimit (default 0)
When a team reaches the round limit (number of wins), then the map switches.

mp_teamchange (default 1)
Allows players to switch teams after warm-up time.

mp_friendlyfire (default 0)
Friendly Fire (players can damage their teammates).

mp_footsteps (default 1)
Plays footstep sounds.

mp_allowspects (default 1)
Allows Spectators.

mp_allowicons (default 1)
Allow players to use cl_teamicons to toggle the display of team icons (Setting to zero disables team icons)

mp_spectchat (default 0)
Spectators can talk to Players currently playing the game.

mp_grenadespam
Toggles the allowance of grenade spam in respawn, set to 1 to allow it

sv_startmatch
This "restarts" the map without causing the players to load the map. Highly recommended for clan matches 
and tournaments, this lets the map "start over" without having some players join later than others.


Client Commands:
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cl_captimes (default 0)
This toggles the display of the capture point status (cl_cpstatus) between bars and numerical values when a point is being captured.

cl_maxdebris (default 90) 
This limits the amount of debris which will appear when walls/floors/ceilings are shot (Decrease to improve performance)

cl_maxbarrelsmoke (default 25) 
This limits the amount of smoke from your barrel that appears when you shoot (Decreasing may improve performance)

cl_maxshells (default 55) 
This limits the number of shells that appear / stay on the ground (Decreasing may improve performance)

cl_maxshelllife (default 2) 
This controls how long shells stay on the ground (Decreasing may improve performance)

cl_maxsmokepuffs (default 120) 
This limits the number of smoke puffs which will appear when walls/floors/ceilings are shot (Decreasing may improve performance)

cl_maxripples (default 60) 
This limits the number of water ripples displayed when water is shot or has debris fly in (Decreasing may improve performance)

mp_decals (default 300)
Decal Limit (reduce for better performance).

listplayers
Lists the players in the server and gives you the ID number of each player, this is used with kickvote.

kickvote
Allows you to start a vote to kick a specific player, 65% of the server needed for motion to pass, syntax is kickvote [ID number] Example: kickvote 2 Note: Use this with the listplayers command.

cl_radar (default 2)
Radar Position. 
	0 - Off
	1 - Bottom Center
	2 - Upper Right
	3 - Upper Left

cl_detail (default 1)
Detail Level. Change to 0 for better performance.

cl_cphelp (default 1)
Capture Point Help (for new players).

cl_accuracycircle (default 1)
Toggles the display of the accuracy circle, when it is on you can see how accurate your weapon is at any time.

cl_himodels (default 1)
Toggles between high and low poly/quality player models (Set to 0 for better performance, changes are made on the fly so there is no need to exit the game)

cl_cpstatus (default 1)
Constant display of CP Status, set to 0 to turn it off

cl_nohud (default 0)
This will turn off your hud display, useful for taking screenshots (1 turns off hud, 0 puts it back)

cl_radarupdate (default 1)
Sets radar's update speed (0 is slow, 1 is medium, 2 is fast)

cl_showbonus (default 1)
Sets whether the game gives point bonus feedback on your hud or not (0 for no)

cl_showstatus (default 0)
This determines if the team status listings are shown automatically when you are dead (Useful to keep track of the game, recommended to be on)

cl_teamicons (default 1)
Shows an icon over your teammate's head, identifying them as on your team.

cl_traceshots (default 1)
Toggles whether you see the "tracer" effect some guns have.

+commandmenu
Brings up the Command Menu VGUI, where you can send radio messages and change your settings.

drop
Drops current weapon so that you may pick up another.

toggleprone
Allows you to go prone and get up again. When in prone you can crawl forward and roll left/right, but you can only fire when not moving. When you go into water you automatically go un-prone.

cpstatus
Displays Capture Point Status screen.

changeclass
Brings up the Change Class menu to change your class.

changeteam
Allows you to change your team.

changeweapons
Brings up the Weapon Selection menu to change your weapons.

radio
Displays Radio menu.
	radio 1 - Displays Radio Report/Responces Menu
	radio 2 - Displays Radio Emergency Messages Menu
	radio 3 - Displays Radio Orders Menu
NOTE: All the radio menus can be accessed from the Radio menu.

timeleft
Displays the time left before the map changes.