MiniGuns & Rocket Launchers

[5L3V1N]

A regular player on the server struggles with "white out" in a gun fight using the minigun and RL. I have suggested these settings that control the "effects" of the weapons, some of these are on similar lines to the enhanced UT posts on the forum.
Here are the settings for the minigun and RL add these as an alias:
Aliases[??]=(Command="set ut_shellcase bhidden 1 | set mtracer lighttype lt_none | set minigun2 muzzleflashmesh none  | set LightSmokeTrail bHidden 1 | set UT_SpriteSmokePuff bHidden 1 | set UTSmokeTrail bHidden 1 | set rockettrail bhidden 1 | set RocketMk2 DrawScale 0.03",Alias=whatevername)
Bind "whatevername" to a key.
or
create a config "whatevername" and use the exec command.
Long time since i did this stuff, hope this helps

[medor]

I's a command for the start game who suppress the flash players ?

[21]

Hi 5L3V1N.  Works great! I can see so much better during fights now. Thanks!

[5L3V1N]

Not with you on that one Medor??? Flash player??? Are you talking about Adobe?
No, Several ppl have had troubles with the new generations of renderers with their view being obscured because of some of the effects like screen flash and whiteout in a firefight. This simply cleans up your view in a fire fight BUT by doing so removes eye candy making your game more ugly looking. Like i always say make a backup before making any changes because every system and configuration is different as well as personal preferences.
In addition to the above;

set minishellcase bhidden 1 \\minigun shell casing
set ut_shellcase bhidden 1 \\pistol ""
set minigun2 Misc1Sound none \\minigun alt fire wind up sound off.

Please note, always respect the servers rules. eg Rocket arena servers may not allow no rocket trials etc etc. I do not surport cheaters. This is posted to enhance players gameplay and enjoyment.

[StivBators]

Please note, always respect the servers rules. eg Rocket arena servers may not allow no rocket trials etc etc. I do not surport cheaters. This is posted to enhance players gameplay and enjoyment.

Won't some cheat protection consider some of those settings illegal ? All I have is weapon hand hidden and unticked weapon flash in preferences, and just live with the rockets and smoke. Some may consider those settings pertaining to rocket smoke and size of rockets an unfair advantage but I'm not sure.

[medor]

Not with you on that one Medor??? Flash player??? Are you talking about Adobe?

We speak about UT ...google translate mistakes XD

[5L3V1N]

Depends on the server, respect server rules foremost.

there has been much debate what can actually be added to the alias and what is regarded as "tweaks" or an unfair advantage? Generally speaking, some snipers servers and pure plus a-another servers use anti-cheat detection for example to stop the turning off the muzzle flash and smoke from a sniper rifle etc. restrictions can be added to the anti-cheat.
There was a debate years ago on a skin mod (i will not be naming it - don't ask) which some said was legal and some not. Some servers would boot or ban players using it, others wouldnt, its how it worked.

Hacks and aimbots are the by far the biggest problem in UT, unfortunately a few players get satisfaction this way and spoil it for the real players. The listed above will help you vision a bit but skill is skill.      

[21]

Since no one else has ever mentioned it, I assumed I was the only one with whiteout during fights. Guess not.  I will go back to stock settings.  Thanks for trying 5L3V1N.

[Helen]

As far as kosher, or being ok on the server, I consider it ok. If these settings are allowed out of the box, then ok. I won't try them myself because I think it takes away from the experience.

There is one thing I turn off which is screen flash, I think everyone already knows about this, but anyways...

• bring up console window
  
• type in "preferences" without the quotes
  
• expand Display
  
• set ScreenFlashes to false
  

This is permanent, you don't have to change it every game.

[Helen]

Please note, always respect the servers rules. eg Rocket arena servers may not allow no rocket trials etc etc. I do not surport cheaters. This is posted to enhance players gameplay and enjoyment.

Won't some cheat protection consider some of those settings illegal ? All I have is weapon hand hidden and unticked weapon flash in preferences, and just live with the rockets and smoke. Some may consider those settings pertaining to rocket smoke and size of rockets an unfair advantage but I'm not sure.

Sorry Stiv, missed your post. Ya I can see how some would consider it cheating. Pretty hard to check for though. I play with weapon hand hidden too, I think this more than makes up for extra eye candy you see. Again, on this server, you do what you do to highlight your experience I guess. I'm ambivalent.

Happy sunday 

[5L3V1N]

I use the minigun set commands, simply when strafing or in a firefight i get bright flash, a screen full obscuring everything to the extent i cant see. I dont get it half as bad with the original d3d7 but the game runs bad..........
These commands and others have always been a bone of contention since Gl quake 1 when they came about. Its difficult where to draw the line, a 54inch monitor is an advantage, a mouse with a polling rate faster than windows default is an advantage, as long as the above is ok with you Helen?

[Tempest]

As far as kosher, or being ok on the server, I consider it ok. If these settings are allowed out of the box, then ok. I won't try them myself because I think it takes away from the experience.

There is one thing I turn off which is screen flash, I think everyone already knows about this, but anyways...

• bring up console window
  
• type in "preferences" without the quotes
  
• expand Display
  
• set ScreenFlashes to false
  

This is permanent, you don't have to change it every game.

I never knew about this...I tried it just now and its kinda weird not knowing that I was hit but it seems to make things smoother Going to try it for a bit longer

[5L3V1N]

Rocket Trails. This mainly stems back to GL quake on 4mb Orchid Righteous 3dfx card. Only 2mb of that was texture memory. PC's were only p60\100\133\166mhz, the first 2 didn't even have mmx. With the new effects with this accelerator GL the screen quickly filled up with effects in rocket fights blocking view and on alot of machines fell into slideshow mode. Many ppl have experimented down the years with settings like these. In 2k4 "set commands" can not be used online.

[5L3V1N]

Software vs GL
Quake 1 release June 22, 1996
GL version January 22, 1997

[Hermskii]

5L3V1N !

I'm impressed! You a voodoo fan? Still have any of the old voodoo cards?

[Hermskii]

Just saw this. It was the cheapest one I could find right now. I don't want one but I love the whole old 3DFX thing. Voodoo anything ruled!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ORCHID-TECHNOLOGY-RIGHTEOUS-3D-II-8MB-PCI-Video-Card-/350640967152?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item51a3d48df0

[StivBators]

My prized 3dfx possession Voodoo5 6000. I also have a bunch of voodoo2 cards including a couple Quantum Obsidian X24 cards, basically 2 voodoo2 cards in one for sli.

[Hermskii]

You modded it? What is it worth? How long have you had it? Where did you get it? Does it still work? is that a 56k modem 2 slots down? How old is this picture? Ever told these folks what you have?
http://www.falconfly.de/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl
Is it registered anywhere?

Sorry. it is just that you have my dream card. I could get one I guess but never did. The thrill of the thought of having one fades each year but if I had one, it would be under glass on display and in my will to my kids with strict orders not to sell it for a long long time.

Thanks for sharing the image. I have several functional voodoo cards but all of them together don't equal that one. Aren't you too young to understand what you have? Not a jab. A thumbs up to you. 

[Hermskii]

Is there such a thing as a Non-Riva TNT2 Ultra? HOOK, what does your say it is under Device Manager? StivBators, what does your voodoo say it is in the device manager?

[Helen]

That card looks like a spaceship. Yeah what year is it and are you still using it.