Visit the KOTS Website At: http://www.captured.com/qfl
Visit the KOTS Website At: http://www.captured.com/qfl
Email questions/comment to: Norb
To Play:
VERY IMPORTANT - you can't play KOTS unless you do the following:
set kots_password <your password> u
Don't forget the u, won't work unless you have it, passwords are between 8 and 16 characters, you can set this in your command line or from the options of q2plug. Example...
set kots_password norbrocks u
One more thing, grapple is a sticking grapple right now, hit key turns it on, hit it again and it turns off, I may change that but here is an example bind.
bind ctrl grapple
if you like the sort of grapple with the +hook command, try this bind
bind ctrl +hook
alias +hook grappleon
alias -hook grappleoff
Now you have what you need to join. Don't forget to bind grapple, there is one. Playing KOTS is pretty much the same as playing dm, you just better watch how often you get killed. You lose points for getting killed. Can't wait to see who makes level one first.
Description:
This is a server side mod (very important, no new graphics or sounds)All client data is saved on the server ( user name + password, for client login to server )
Client data will be encrypted in a non-published format, very secret binary format.
Any/all server side functionality will be added. This can include the following:
- Grappling hook //
- player id // Shown in lower right corner (name, level, skin)
- play wav files to other players, maybe provide an optional pak file
- chasecam
- new HUD // shows level, game score, rank/num players
- IP banning // given in code
- new commands can be added if they make sense
- no countdown on mega health (don't feel like recreating on reconnect)
- Introduction Menu
- Maybe add stat menu to inventory menu
There are different levels based on score, score is frags - deaths
Levels are based on score, you start out at level 0:
Level 1 - 200 - Regen Health
Level 2 - 500 - Grapple Steal
Level 3 - 1000 - Rapid Fire
Level 4 - 2000 - Resist
Level 5 - 4000 - Vampire
Level 6 - 8000 - Strength / Invisible Grapple Line
Level 7 - 16000 - 3x Ammo
Level 8 - 32000 - Quad
Super Powers are:
Regen Health - Your health regenerates slowly
Grapple Steal - When you hit someone with the grapple, you steal ammo
Rapid Fire - You fire twice as fast
Resist - You take 3/4 damage
Vampire - You gain half of damage inflicted for health
Strength - You inflict 1.5x damage
Invs - Grapple Line is not drawn (works great with grapple steal)
3x Ammo - You can hold 3x ammo
Quad - Full time quad
Frags - Frag award is based on health removed divided by a level factor
Factors:
Level 0 = 10
Level x = 10 + 5x
It is possible to get no points for a frag. If you get a lucky kill on a player with few health.
This is based on 5 points for killing someone your level with full health.
It is possible to get more than 5 points for killing someone your own level if they keep going for health.
If someone else shoots your target, you restart you health accumulation.
Deaths - Death penalty is based on level that kills you
0 - any level above you
1 - your level
2x - level below you ( you - 2, they - 1, you lose 2 frags ) ( you - 3, they - 1, you lose (3-1)*2= 4 frags )
There will also be a health bonus based on level:
Level 0 = 50
Level x = 50 + 25x
The dedicated server for this will be a complete user friendly windows interface. This will not work on anything but windows, because that is all that I know.
Client data files can be copied to other servers, server's must provide an email to honor client requests for copying. Maybe we have a registration database somehow, but that's in the future.
Clients should be able to view the top players on a particular server.
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