Eternal Arena

by Corven

INSTALLATION
Unzip the pak9_eternal.pk3, and the other files to c:/quake3/baseq3 directory, or where you installed quake3. This will replace your existing menu with my new one, and add all the features listed below. Or create a new folder within c:/quake3 called eternal, like this c:/quake3/eternal, then choose to run it from the mods menu within the game. Though I think this way is pointless, when the whole concept of the new menu was to save time, and it seems silly then to waste time again having to select it from within the game. Make sure that this is the last numbered pak file. ie: pak0, pak1, pak2, and pak9_ eternal, so that my menu is the last pak that quake3 will read and then impliment my menu over the original. MOVE ANY EXISTING QAGAME.DLL, CGAME.DLL, or UI.DLL OR ANY OTHER MODS OUT OF YOUR QUAKE3 DIRECTORY!!!! If you want to get rid of my mod, then just delete the pak9_ eternal file from your quake3/baseq3 folder.

PURE SERVERS OFF
You MUST have the "PURE SERVERS SWITCHED OFF" to play Eternal Arena, or the game will kick you back to the menu That why in from version2.2, I have set the game to automatically choose "pure servers off", this should save my forum from being flooded with people saying that the mod just kicks them back to the menu.
MINIGUN OPTION
I have now put the minigun into a separate pk3 file, so you can choose to use the new minigun or the original machingegun as only the model, icons and sounds are replaced. So if you still want to use the machinegun then just don't bothered unpacking the minigun pk3 to your quake3 folder.

FONTS OPTION
I've also put the new fonts into a pk3 file of their own, so if you didn't like the fonts then again don't bothered unpacking this pk3 then.

SAVE & LOAD CONFIGS
This is a great addition, you can now choose to load individual player configs. You only need to save your config, to create a config with your name, ie: CORVEN.cfg, then all you need to do if someone else has been playing whilst you have been away, is goto "load" and choose your config name, it will then refresh the game with all your options and game settings, player settings etc.. when you've finished playing remember to save your config file again. Alternately, you could create another shortcut to quake3.exe and add this to the end of the command line:- C:\Quake3\quake3.exe +exec CORVEN.cfg +set sv_pure 0 The first part is the path to the quake3 program then it tells the game to load in your config too and finally sets it to non-pure servers, so you shouldn't get any problems running the skirmish arena mod. When you first load up quake3, the main menu will show you who is the current player.

WEAPON POSITIONING
Now you can choose where you want the weapon drawn, either on the original right-hand side, of for those left-handers amongst us, on the left obviously, and even in the middle for those doom fanatics. Sorry but I haven't been able to get this onto a menu yet, so you have to change it from the console, type in the following command:- /cg_drawWeaponpos x where x is 1 for right, 2 for middle or 3 for left.

PLAYER CLOAKING
This will make you temporarily cloaked (invisible) but whilst you are cloaked your health will drop to a minimum of 10, then you will automatically be decloaked. Y ou can use the console command to bind the cloaking, where "x" is the key you want to use for the command.

WEAPON DROPPING
When playing a team game sometimes it might be necessary to share your weapons with team members, and now you can, just bind a key to this command and it will throw the current weapon your holding out infront of you, ready for your team mate to pickup.

SUICIDE BLAST
When you commit suicide, it usually means giving you -1 frag, but now its worth it, when you can take out a room full of players/bots with a huge blast.
ROCKET JUMPING
So you've never been able to master the rocket jump? Don't worry now the game will do a perfect rocket jump for you, just bind a key to the command and watch your player fly. Default is bound to "J".
GUIDED ROCKETS
This is the 1st alternate firemode for the rocket launcher, when switched on, just fire a rocket then point with the mouse where you want it to go, otherwise when off it will fire a normal straight rocket.
REMOTE DETONATION PIPEBOMBS
Alt-fire for grenade launcher now includes det-pipes, you fire off a grenade which will stick to a non-damagable surface, then when your ready hit the detonation key, which you can bind from the eternal menu, and that will explode the grenade.
IMPACT PLASMA BOMBS
Switch to this bomb, and it will slowly fire off a plasma ball, which will explode on impact in a blue ball of flame, it has a larger splash damage obviously than the normal faster plasma balls.
MOTION TRACKER
No more hunting through large levels for bots/players, now you can track their every move, and even see if their above or below you. Just bind this command to a key from the menu, and in the game hold down the key to have a scanner appear on the HUD to the right, which will show you all the players positions.
ETERNAL OPTIONS MENU
I've added some adjustable game variables to the eternal menu, such as the no team coloured skins option, game speed, game gravity, knockback value, warmup timer. If you don't know what any of these do then DO NOT mess with them, just leave the settings as they are.
HUD OPTIONS
The new HUD features can be toggled on/off from the "ETERNAL" menu, under "toggles". Weapons icons stay on leftside of HUD Crosshair status indicators Crosshair targetter Crosshair target information Scores over podiums at game end

| Some features in version 2.9 |
Remote detonation pipebombs added as alt-fire
Grapple hit cause target to drop weapon
Sticky pipebombs
New railgun effect
| Some features in version 2.8 & 2.8.1 |
Small addition to the mod, and another easter egg added. (2.8.1)
Motion Tracker has returned bind it from the Eternal Options menu
New weapon models to download separately
New easter eggs inside EA
| Some features in version 2.7 |
bugfix - Floating bodies after death
New menu options were missing in v2.6 so now included

| Some features in version 2.6 |
All alt-fire commands now removed and replaced with alt-fire on mouse2
Added option to replace the lightning gun in maps with our flamethrower
In-game message system included
| Some features in version 2.5 |
3D Spiral RailTrail effect in InstaGib Railguns gamemode
Railgun recharge colour as in player settings
Cvar no team skin colours new option on menu
Cvar weapon position new option on menu
Cvar warmup time new option on menu
Cvar do a warmup new option on menu
Cvar game speed new option on menu
Cvar game gravity new option on menu
Cvar knockback new option on menu
Cvar scoreboard over podiums new option on menu
bugfix additional registered item icons on gameloading
Plasma bombs changed from bouncing to impact bombs
Award presentation back at game end

| Some features in version 2.4
Bouncing Plasma Bombs
Cluster Grenades use 4 ammo now
When using cluster grenade if you run out of ammo it will revert to just shooting the normal grenade instead
bugfix Cluster Grenades starting as on
bugfix not decloaking when fire grapple
bugfix other players not hearing cloaking sound
By public demand the flamethrower has been removed from startup weapons

| Some features in version 2.3 |
Cluster Grenades
bugfix Single Player buttons back at game end
Motion tracker temporarily removed
bugfix inverted mouse on Eternal menu
bugfix hang on awaiting screenshot
bugfix unable to start devmaps
| Some features in version 2.2 |
Player/Bot Motion Tracker
Twice the amount of blood when hit
Ability to look around after death, and watch the scene
Removed the speed dependant on weapon carried (not popular)
All Eternal options on separate menu now
Eternal options available from in-game menu
Ability to properly save favourite servers

| Some features in version 2.1 |
De-cloak if you start firing weapon
De-cloak if you move or jump
Cloaking sound when activated
Flamthrower damage reduced
Flamthrower splash radius increased
No recharging ammo for flamethrower
Flashlight removed as there was no real use for it
Lasersight removed to be used in homing rockets
Explosive bomb-blast when players suicide
Lightning discharge under water kills player
Flamethrower doesn't work under water
bugfix for no crosshair if targetter turned off
Darker skin for the minigun barrels
Speed based on weapon used
Guided Rockets as alt-fire for rocketlauncher
Rocket jump command added to menu
Crosshair pulses again when targetter off

| Some features in version 2.0 |
Flame Thrower weapon
Rocket jump command
Player Cloaking
Rewritten the awards logging code
Rewritten game end code back to original
Victory podiums return at gameend
Instant map restarting
Players can commit suicide with a blast
Bloodtrails dropped to if health < 20
Default weapon position reset to rightside
Warmup time reduced to 10 secs
New commmands added to more & misc menus
| Some features in version 1.13bugfix |
bugfix for the strange weapons effect glitch
3rdperson.cfg no longer binds mouse2 to 3rdperson view, only keypad5
Doesn't show targetter if over a team-mate
New lasersight with 3 dots
Made the flashlight slightly beam brighter
bugfix menu text alignment not getting mouse focus
New html readme file
Ability to change weapon position "left, right or middle"
Increased the max maps to 500+
bugfix item pickup sound glitch
Disabled the weapon switching to solve the sound bug and allow me to add more weapons
Trial Run - Disabled the podiums and back to scoreboard

| Some features in version 1.12 |
New map selection screen with 15 maps per page
Ability to search by "ID maps" or "add-on maps" or "all maps"
Ability to search by map names

| Some features in version 1.11 |
bugfix removed the force onto lowest team, as problems if teams had uneven numbers
Put the minigun files into a separate pk3
Put the fonts into a separate pk3
bugfix with grapple trail sticking on the sky
Change railgun re-fire colour to green instead of crappy pink
Weapon lasersight
Flashlight
bind commands are...
/bind x laser
/bind x flashlight
x being the key you want to use

| Some features in version 1.10 |
Offhand grapple-hook
Faster grapple shooting speed
Faster grapple pull speed
Faster weapon switching

| Some features in version 1.9 |
InstaGib Railgun gamemode returned
I've removed the crappy grapple-hook, as it still isn't working right, so next version will be the offhand grapple.

| Some features in version 1.8 |
InstaGib Railgun gamemode removed as it was causing problems
Force players onto lowest team
Comprised - now a smaller team-mate arrow
New console background (my red skulls)
Better model/skin management system
Higher viewheight in 3rdperson so crosshair is not infront of the player
Reduced the minigun damage slightly
Bugfix for a glitch with bloodtrails
Podiums now with scoreboards over them as YOU requested
Smaller weapons icons on HUD again
New targetter crosshair

| Some features in version 1.7 |
Machinegun replaced with Minigun barrels
Miniscoreboard on the HUD
Weapon dropping
New fonts and gfx
New team-mate icon
New minigun and shotgun shells
New grapple hook skin
Podiums now only for FFA and SinglePlayer game, team games have the scoreboards back

| Some features in version 1.6 |
Added the famous Grapple Hook as weapon10 using key "0"
Crosshair expands when "target acquired"
Weapon icons size reduced on the HUD
Blood trails behind player when hurt
New cvars added, you can now config various features from the setup "Game Options" screen

| Some features in version 1.5 |
Increased the MAX_MODELS value, so you can have more skins shown (I had so many it couldn't fit them all onto the selection screen)
Put back the Team Coloured skins (that was removed by mistake)

| Some features in version 1.4 |
Ability to load and save individual player configs
Two coloured rail trails
More map pics on selection screen
Intelligent weapon switching
Twice as blood and gibs thrown when player explodes

| Some features in version 1.3 |
Bugfix - Now doesn't show the status indicators on crosshair in 3rd person, to increase visiblity.
Blood and Marks stay on arena longer
Added a few more menu and HUD graphics

| Some features in version 1.2 |
Weapon's held icons stay onscreen down leftside of HUD.
Current ammo indicated down the side of weapons icons
Status of current ammo, health, armour next to the crosshair
Health on crosshair also changes colour with damage taken
"target aquired" indicator on crosshair when you pass over a target
Change the default range of the 3rd person view, so you can see better.
Awards also shown on player settings menu

| Some features in version 1.1 |
No scoreboard drawn over the podium, so you just get the podium at end game, like single player.
Railgun rate of fire increased slightly to same as rocketlauncher.
Frags counted 1 at a time, instead of 100, but you still get the "frags" awards every 100 scored.

| Some features in version 1.0 |
New Q3Amenu included.
Crosshair in 3rd person view.
Victory podium for skirmish game too.
Logging all awards for skirmish game too.
Increased rate of fire and damage for some weapons.
Plus anything else that you might want me to include, just email your requests.

By Corven

http://www.planetquake.com/corven