sassa, u talk about different thing, yes this drate helps but "FTE's fast downloading" is something different and works much better :>

just snitch it from them then

Hey Have you more info on this ?

Voted for other, Im thinking about celshaded models

you can use the packet command to communicate with external programs like irc for example

but who would want to play around with packets, ffs

for v1.9: pk3 support, 24-bit skin support (with color support as well), demo rewinding

yay and simple items too :p

"Quick game" button

A big YES for ruskies feature!

what would quick game button do

I'm guessing he means it will search for a server that lacks one player (you set preferred mode and mod perhaps) and joins the first it can find pingwise, that's what I mean at least

Quick Game could open a window where you select the mode

Quick Game
- Deathmatch
-- 1on1
-- 2on2
-- 4on4
-- Free-For-All
- Capture The Flag
- Team Fortress
- Rocket Arena

something like that

the settings one could have would be e.g. max ping...

The possibility to use coloured text on players names would be nice

you guys summed it up pretty good. yes.

"It looks like you would like to get qw-raped today! Press Next to proceed."

:>

someone knows who is maintaining the FreeBSD-Port? It needs an update :/ 1754

it's updated now also beta2 binary, wei.

Some suggestions;

* Bump mapping, specular gloss map texture support (read more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bump_mapping )
* Built in irc client (for the newbies)
* Demo rewinding
* Better shadows (for md3 models aswell)
* FTE like customizable particles
* FTE like muzzleflash fire from the weapons ( http://members.optusnet.com.au/~plaguespak/screenshots/ftepimp02.jpg )
* Powerup shells for player model and v_weapons ( http://members.optusnet.com.au/~plaguespak/screenshots/ftepimp03.jpg )
* Cel-shading technology
* Decals for blood, explosions etc.
* Simpletextures for models

build in an IRC which joins #quakeworld automatically, this helps A LOT

Would be so awesome if one could have screen ssh and irssi in console.

I agree with Drugs-Bunny, more eyecandy!

What about improved sound system a la Qizmo?

Since Qizmo's sound system was mentioned, what does Enhanced Stereo actually do?

Stereo image is more separated. It's easier to hear the direction of sound.

in-built qizmo

Since I'm a bit of an audio nerd, is there a good explanation for how this is achieved? My top guess is interaural time disparity. (sounds from the left appear in right channel slightly later, as well as standard amplitude difference).

In any case, Quake's sound system could do with some upgrades. Graphic EQ?

Hmm povo are you talking about a crossfeed effect? Crossfeed is sometimes used when listening to music on headphones to ease the fatigue especially with mid to high frequencies. I have a crossfeed circuit in my headphone amp and it can be useful sometimes.

I personally would love to have my Quake sound like a binaural recording. Binaural in my opinion is the true surround. But thats probably impossible to achieve since you need 2 or more mics for recording

But yeah definitely something can be and should be improved with sound engine in quake. Graphic EQ is another possibility as povohat mentioned. The biggest obstacle IMO is the shitty quality of samples used in Quake

Crossfeed is designed to make headphones sound more like speakers, where you hear some of the left speaker in your right ear and vice versa, so the stereo image feels a bit more natural.

What I was talking about is to do with how we perceive direction. If a sound is louder in one ear than the other, then it appears to have originated more from the left. This what a pan control does on a mixing console. Another factor we can derive directionality from is the time difference between the sound that arrives in each ear. If a sound originates from your left side, then it reaches your left ear slightly earlier. With some trigonometry you could work the exact time difference.

Utilising a combination of these two factors gives a more precise image than volume difference alone. Of course, I have no knowledge of the Quake source and how feasible this is to achieve. I assume it all comes down to how much information is received from the server regarding the playing of sounds.