Bunch of suggestions to improve nQuake

[zigg1zagg1]

nquake installer:

• 1-Dont ask where to save setup files, they always think it means where to save nquake to and end up putting the game in C:/Nquake
• 2-Remove the keybinds / name setup #37 (the ingame menu should be good enough for this).
• 3-remove TF and Clan Arena Options from the installer #19 (CA is now part of ktx, for TF use fortressone)
• 4-Add option to install without downloading textures #36
• 5-auto find steam / epic / gog pak1.pak (and make it lowercase if thats still necessary).
• 6-have an update script or let players run the installer again to update ezquake / redownload nquake pk3s.

config suggestions:

files/pk3s

• 7-bring back dithes hud, was much nicer looking (maybe an installer option to choose that or vanilla hud?).
• 8-include r_tracker images that match the dithes hud icons, someone would have to make these tho :/
• 9-include newer fragfile https://github.com/qw-ctf/fragfile (maybe also dont put it inside nquake.pk3 as players tend to delete this).
• 10-newer .lit files for all id1 maps http://www.quaketastic.com/upload/files/misc/ID1_LIT_Pack_14th_May_2009.zip
• 11-include povo5f charset https://gfx.quakeworld.nu/details/454/povo5f-and-povo5f-cyr/
• 12-use a less visually noisy conback e.g: https://gfx.quakeworld.nu/details/555/widescreen-box-art/
• 13-include some vanilla skins too https://gfx.quakeworld.nu/details/554/vanilla-bright-skins/
• 14-dont include both nquake and ezquake pk3s, just have one, or its confusing to find a file , and you have to figure out load order.
• 15-no HD textures, should use vanilla id1 stuff unless i pick hd textures in the installer.
• 16-use newer ezquake version, i know its meant to use the latest stable but 3.2 is very old at this point.
• 17-update sample configs.

cfg

• 18-better gfx config (gl_texturemode gl_nearest_mipmap_linear, gl_multisamples 4, gl_anisotropy 16, etc).
• 19-disable fog ( remember that gl_fog is only for 3.2, its r_fx_fog in the 3.6 dev builds).
• 20-enable fakeshaft (currently its 2, should be 1 imo).
• 21-enable vid_software_palette, its a common issue for new players that the monitor gamma gets messed up (needs newer ezquake).
• 22-make ruleset default.
• 23-cl_chatmode 1 should be default, so players trying to chat dont issue commands by accident.
• 24-set ignore_flood 0, spamming team messages can be helpful.
• 25-enable gl_loadlitfiles 1
• 26-enable r_dynamic (2 would be best, but requires a newer ezquake client).
• 27-use hud_tp_need 1 (nquake config changes the tp_need values).
• 28-cl_predict_projectiles should be 1, laggy rockets is something new ppl notice a lot (needs antilag client, should get merged soon).
• 29-more sensible default binds (scroll for next/prev weapon, no team binds, make ctrl swim down).
• 30-make F3 toggleready, players from other quake games will be more familiar with this than F5
• 31-maybe enable cfg_save_backup ?

skins
32-dont include flat coloured pngs for skins, players should use r_enemyskincolor instead.
33-set r_fullbrightskins to 50%
34-dont set skin by default, so player colours work (currently it defaults to "base").

misc
35-update qw/readme.txt to explain how to use pak.lst, and that items in the folders take priority over pak/pk3, and that /fs_path can be used to see load order.
36-update frogbot config to not use dropweap by default, closer to what is on servers (or use ktxbots instead?).
37-scores on hud should not be red/blue as the team names can be red/blue (white/green would be better and match the skins).

[BLooD-DoG]

One thing I like to do is remove nquake.pk3 after a clean install, that way I get all the advantages of nquake and the extra configs/textures/etc without nquake-specific things. However, at some point fragfile.dat was moved into nquake.pk3, and without the fragfile your scoreboard doesn't show the extra columns for kills/death/teamkills. I think that file should be kept out of that pk3.

Also, I did a recent client install on linux with high-res textures, and I believe the readme-textures.txt file was corrupt/unreadable.

[zigg1zagg1]

oh yeah another thing, instead of boosting the gamma really high, use gl_modulate, it makes the map brighter without washing out the hud etc.
also if we're gonna use ezquake 3.6, set vid_framebuffer 1 and vid_framebuffer_hdr 1, it makes the ligthing smoother