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A few other features that Odamex offers over the other engines include, but are definitely not limited to, downloading wads directly from the server, on-the-fly Wad changing (so a server can run two wads back to back and your client will change the wad instead of you having to switch servers), and theoretical support for up to 255 players in one server.

And these are just some of the things Odamex does NOW at point 0.4.1. New experience enhancing features are added to Odamex regularly while preserving the essence of the original game.

Odamex looks to shape and enhance the experience AROUND Doom to make it more enjoyable to the player rather than to change the unique core gameplay that Doom presents a player with.

Sure it can! We're always into sharing works here. You'll find that, at the moment, this place is probably a little bit slower than what you're used to but it can only grow with help from people like you.

I'm really interested to see what you churn out and welcome to the boards tourettes. If you get a chance and want a game, swing by IRC anytime or even sit in a server. It usually doesn't take long for somebody to see you in one.

Some proposed changes to client cvars:

Automap
Change all am_* prefixes to map_* as it's more user friendly.

am_ovteleportcolor becomes map_ovteleportcolor
am_ovexitcolor becomes map_ovexitcolor
am_ovlockedcolor becomes map_ovlockedcolor
am_ovnotseencolor becomes map_ovnotseencolor
am_ovxhaircolor becomes map_ovxhaircolor
am_ovgridcolor becomes map_ovgridcolor
am_ovthingcolor becomes map_ovthingcolor
am_ovcdwallcolor becomes map_ovcdwallcolor
am_ovfdwallcolor becomes map_ovfdwallcolor
am_ovtswallcolor becomes map_ovtswallcolor
am_ovwallcolor becomes map_ovwallcolor
am_ovyourcolor becomes map_ovyourcolor
am_teleportcolor becomes map_teleportcolor
am_exitcolor becomes map_exitcolor
am_lockedcolor becomes map_lockedcolor
am_notseencolor becomes map_notseencolor
am_xhaircolor becomes map_xhaircolor
am_gridcolor becomes map_gridcolor
am_thingcolor becomes map_thingcolor
am_cdwallcolor becomes map_cdwallcolor
am_fdwallcolor becomes map_fdwallcolor
am_tswallcolor becomes map_tswallcolor
am_wallcolor becomes map_wallcolor
am_yourcolor becomes map_yourcolor
am_backcolor becomes map_backcolor
am_ovshare becomes map_ovshare
am_usecustomcolors becomes map_usecustomcolors
am_classicmapstring becomes map_classicmapstring
am_showtime becomes map_showtime
am_showmonsters becomes map_showmonsters
am_showsecrets becomes map_showsecrets
am_overlay becomes map_overlay
am_rotate becomes map_rotate

Developer Cvars
I propose that all cvars that won't affect the common user and were designed for developers in particular take on the dev_* prefix.

ticker becomes dev_ticker
developer becomes dev_mode
noise becomes dev_noise


Video
fullscreen becomes vid_fullscreen


That's all I've got in me tonight, time to get some sleep. Please comment on these proposals with constructive criticism. If you disagree, please explain an alternative or argue why the command should stay the same.

Also feel free to propose your own changes. Remember that organization and user-friendliness are two key things to take into account while we tackle this so its best not to add too many new prefixes while still being able to explain the cvar in the shortest way possible.

Actually, anything that is a graphic that can't be changed through strings (all of the main menu is done by graphics in the wad) I left out. On top of that, they're pretty general and I assume game players worldwide understand those few phrases such as "New", "Quit", and "Options".

I've gone through and typed out most of what needs to be translated in the current Odamex menu system. Please do not change anything surrounded by "--".

ODAMEX MENU STRINGS - ENGLISH

Translate anything not surrounded by --

--General Phrases/variables--

ON
OFF
NONE
RED
BLUE
GOLD
MALE
FEMALE
CYBORG
NEVER
VERY LOW
LOW
MEDIUM
HIGH
VERY HIGH
ALWAYS
MELT
BURN
CROSSFADE
ITEM PICKUP
OBITUARIES
CRITICAL MESSAGES

--Options Menu--

CUSTOMIZE CONTROLS
PLAYER SETUP
MOUSE SETUP
GO TO CONSOLE
DISPLAY OPTIONS
SET VIDEO MODE

MUSIC VOLUME
SOUND VOLUME

LOOKSPRING
LOOKSTRAFE
ALWAYS RUN

RESET TO DEFAULTS
RESET TO LAST SAVED

--Customize Controls--

ENTER TO CHANGE, BACKSPACE TO CLEAR
ATTACK
NEXT WEAPON
PREVIOUS WEAPON
USE / OPEN
JUMP
WALK FORWARD
BACKPEDAL (WALK BACKWARD)
TURN LEFT
TURN RIGHT
RUN
STRAFE LEFT
STRAFE RIGHT
STRAFE
LOOK UP
LOOK DOWN
CENTER VIEW
MOUSE LOOK
KEYBOARD LOOK
TOGGLE AUTOMAP
VIEW SCOREBOARD
CONSOLE

--Player Setup--

NAME
PREFERRED TEAM --(needs to be fixed in English as well, says "PREFERED")--
RED
GREEN
BLUE
GENDER
SKIN
AUTOAIM

--Mouse Setup--

SENSITIVITY
ACCELERATION
THRESHOLD
DYNAMIC RESOLUTION
FREELOOK SPEED
STRAFE SPEED
Y AXIS

USE DYNAMIC RESOLUTION
SHOW MOUSE VALUES
ALWAYS FREELOOK
INVERT MOUSE
MOUSE TYPE
NOVERT

--Display Options--

MESSAGES

SCREEN SIZE
BRIGHTNESS

UI TRANSPARENCY --(Another English typo, says "transperancy")
UI TRANS RED
UI TRANS GREEN
UI TRANS BLUE

CROSS HAIR
STRETCH SHORT SKIES
STATUS BAR
WIPE STYLE

ROTATE AUTOMAP
OVERLAY AUTOMAP
STANDARD MAP COLORS
RESET CUSTOM MAP COLORS

--Messages--

SCALE TEXT IN HIGH RES
MINIMUM MESSAGE LEVEL
REVEAL SECRETS

MESSAGE COLORS

ITEM PICKUP
OBITUARIES
CRITICAL MESSAGES
CHAT MESSAGES
TEAM MESSAGES
CENTERED MESSAGES

--Video Modes--

SCREEN MODE
FULLSCREEN

NOTE: ONLY 8 BPP MODES ARE SUPPORTED
PRESS ENTER TO SET MODE

T TO TEST MODE FOR 5 SECONDS
D TO MAKE --CURRENT RESOLUTION-- THE DEFAULT
CURRENT DEFAULT IS --CURRENT RESOLUTION--

allowjump 1 in console should do the trick

Since defensive and offensive positions are both much different, I think it's important we reward defensive players as much as offensive players, possibly through the use of frag multipliers (in score).

So here are some of my point suggestions:

These points are about fragging. Each set of frags you can reach without dying will boost the amount of points you get for the next five frags. This rewards players for keeping a high k/d ratio.

1 Frag - 1 Point per frag
5 Consecutive frags without death - 3 points per frag
10 consecutive frags without death - 5 points per frag
15 consecutive frags without death - 10 points per frag
20 consecutive frags without death - 20 points per frag

Killing yourself - 0 points
Being killed - -1 point

Killing an opposing flag carrier - 3 points
Killing your flag carrier (FF on) - -10 points


FLAG RELATED POINTS

Grabbing enemy flag from spawn point - 4 points
Grabbing enemy flag from non-spawn - 2 points
Scoring enemy flag - 20 points
Returning the flag - 2 points

Alright. Nautilus and Ant, you have been added and assigned a few bugs. Please try and get these done as quick as possible. Also, what platforms are you both running?