Latest changes

KTX 1.40 Release Notes

Coach

• Fixed: Coach cannot rejoin when nospecs is on (Issue #135)
• Fixed: When a coach disconnect, a new player cannot be elected as coach (Issue #136)

Pause

• Added: Every player has 3 possibility to pause a game with matchtag set. Previously it was only possible for (elected) admins. (Issue #138)

Berzerk

• Added: The long awaited Berzerk mode is back! Type /berzerk in to console to activate it (Issue #123)

Matchtag

• Added: If a matchtag is not set, the Matchtag Not Set text is visible during the countdown (Issue #98)

Elected admin

• Changed: When a player become an elected admin, his previous vote for a map is cleared (Issue #127)
• Changed: An elected admin's vote for a map counts as normal vote. Not forcing an immediate map change (Issue #127)
• Added: An elected admin has a new command to force an immediate map change: /forcemap (Issue #159)

Prewar

• Changed: Map change does not unready players (Issue #122)
• Added: Spawn locations can be toggled during prewar with the /spawn_show command (Issue #151)

New game modes

• Added: 2on2on2; 3on3on3 and 4on4on4 game modes (Issue #165)
• Added: XonX game mode (type /XonX in the console). This will allow up to 32 players to form 2 teams (Issue #109)

Note: To allow these new modes you need the set k_allowed_free_modes 4095 entry in your server config.

Slowready

• Added: A new command is available: /slowready. It works like ready, but don't activate the idlebot (Issue #171)

LG stats in endgame report

• Added: Endgame report contains statistics of LG (Issue #170)

Server side weapon select

• Lots of fixes by meag. For this to work you need the v0.34 (or newer) mvdsv binary.

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KTX 1.38 changes

Race

• Race routes are now loaded from external files (ktx/race/routes/.route)
• Racers can race at the same time (one countdown, run ends when all racers have finished)

• Players should become increasingly translucent as they get closer in newer ezquake clients
• To turn off seeing other players completely, toggle using /race_hide_players. (default on for older clients)

• Match mode - vote /1on1, /ffa etc after /race enabled.

Three scoring systems:

• Win only - 1 point for the winner
• Scaled - 1 point for winning, 1 point for completing, 1 point for everyone beaten (can be 3-0 in 2 player game)
• Formula1 - 25 points for winner, 18 for 2nd, 15 for 3rd etc.

• Players can turn on optional race pacemaker, showing route for top local time
• Racers above a start point don't count as idlers (race8 bug)
• Idle racers don't count for voting purposes
• User commands now stored in race demos, allowing 'show keys' to work during client playback (very inefficient right now)
• Server-side recording of race demos should now be default & more consistent
• Map now resets correctly when last racer quits during race run
• Space no longer toggles chasecam view
• Some stability fixes (out of bounds errors)
• Toggling fallbunny is now blocked
• Velocity shown in race chasecam is horizontal velocity only
• Slide8 is modified so it can be completed (push trigger over lava pit)
• QTV chat now appears during race (was blocked as demo was loaded)

Frogbot integration

• Frogbots (initially based on the fbca mod) have been ported into KTX, enable in build with make dlbots
• Route definition files are loaded from external files (/ktx/bots/maps/*.bot)
• Built-in map/route editor for local use (/k_fb_options 2, reload)
• Bot logic parameters can be loaded from external files (/ktx/bots/configs/)
• Bots have improved ground movement abilities and rocket jumping to increase map support (bravado etc)

Teamplay messages

• Teamplay messages can now be generated server-side /tpmsg <msg-type>
• Locations loaded from .loc files (ktx/locs/*.loc)
• Added for bots, not recommended for humans with ping yet as antilag's teleport protection will cause errors

Hoonymode

• Players can nominate a spawn before the game starts (/pickspawn), nominated spawns are always chosen over random
• Added teamplay-based hoonymode - initial spawns are rigged, then standard ktx model

• /hoonymode2v2 or /hoonymode4v4 to activate
• must be team 'red' or 'blue', as per CTF
• nominated spawns will have pent or quad effect applied depending on team

• /break between rounds is treated as /break from the match
• In duel player is told of spawn point prior to spawning, is frozen to spot just before round starts
• Changes to support replaying of scenarios, based on .ent files at present

Statistics

• Demo information file format improved, should have all stats now
• /k_demotxt 2 now supports /k_demotxt_format - xml & json supported
• If configured in mvdsv, stats for demos will be uploaded to web server at match-end
• LGC score printed at end of dmm4 duels

Other

• Autotrack: autotrack no longer gets 'stuck' when candidate players are dead at same time
• CTF: Matchless CTF now supported
• CTF: Runes no longer set to rotate (this only 'worked' if client had .md3 named .mdl and no .md1 file)
• Coop: teamplay setting now valid for coop, k_force_mapcycle option forces mapcycle in co-op mode
• Demos: If matchtag set, demo is always saved
• Demos: Explicit pickup notifications sent for items & backpacks, and also for backpack drops
• Gameplay: Secret doors now do x100 the damage if blocked while on initial stage of opening (fixes cmt4 exploit)
• Ghosts: Colours for disconnected players are no longer random
• Intermission: Players joining during intermission have no model set (view not obscured for those already connected)
• LGC mode: POVDMM4 variation - no armor pickups, LG only, no superpowers, no door opening, damage frags enabled, etc.
• Midair: Momentum on rocket hits in 'midair' mode restored to old calculation
• Other: /forcebreak by admin during countdown no longer crashes server when teamplay enabled

Known bugs

• The first connected player won't have race chasecam enabled after death, and will need to explicitly turn it on with /race_chasecam