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Nemesis Server v2.0.0

1.16n client and server mod
HTTP://WWW.Q3NEMESIS.COM

Developed by Cyrus and Wonkey

CYRUS@Q3NEMESIS.COM
WONKEY@Q3NEMESIS.COM

CONTENTS
OVERVIEW
INSTALLATION
WHAT'S N EW?
STANDARD CONFIGURATION
HOST NAME
GAME TYPE
MAXIMUM CLIENTS
PRIVATE CLIENTS
MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM P ING
PURE SERVER
FRAMES PER SECOND
MAXIMUM RATE
WEAPON D ROP
KNOCKBACK
DMFLAGS
NEMESIS C ONFIGURATION
ANTICHEAT
PROMODE
DELAGGED
INSTAGIB
RAIL JUMP
MESSAGE OF THE D AY
GRAPPLING H OOK
START WEAPONS
DISABLE WEAPONS
DISABLE ITEMS
TEAM NAMES
BUGS

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CREDITS

OVERVIEW
Nemesis is a client and server modification for Quake 3 offering many of the features of OSP
from 1.32 with efforts to make sure the server is as cheat free as possible. There is a very
simple mission statement where we strive for a competitive arena which should be
consistent between servers running Nemesis. For that reason we do not allow changing of
weapon damage, weapon splash damage or splash radius, weapon respawn rates or item
respawn rate.

INSTALLATION
Within the server's quake 3 installation directory create a folder called nemesis. Unzip the
contents of nemesis-server-X-Y-Z.zip (X, Y and Z represent the release version) into the
nemesis folder you just created. You will be left with a folder structure similar to the
following

Quake 3 Installation Directory

/baseq3
/nemesis
/mapfiles
/modes
/mm
/motd
description.txt
nemesis-server-X-Y-Z.pk3
zzz-nemesis-client-X-Y-Z.pk3 (not required on server)
zzz-nemesis-models.pk3 (not required on server)
client-readme.html (not required on server)
server-readme.html (not required on server)

You will be able to start your server with a command similar to the following
./q3ded +set com_hunkmegs 96 +set fs_basepath `/bin/pwd` +set fs_
game nemesis +exec modes/frz.cfg +set dedicated 2

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WHAT'S NEW?
Description of changes between releases.

2.0.0

Initial public release

STANDARD CONFIGURATION
Description of configuration parameters standard to quake 3.

HOST NAME

sv_hostname is the name you want your server to be shown as in server browsers.

sv_hostname "My Nemesis Server"

GAME T YPE

g_gameType controls the type of game play.

0 - Free For All

1 - Tournament (1v1)
2 - Single Player
3 - Team Deathmatch
4 - Capture the Flag
5 - Freeze Tag (added by Nemesis)

g_gameType 5

M AXIMUM CLIENTS

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sv_maxClients is used to determine the maximum number of clients allowed to be in

your server at any one time (this includes spectators).

sv_maxClients 12

PRIVATE CLIENTS

sv_privateClients is used to determine how many of the client slots (set with sv_
maxClients) are reserved for clients with the private password. The private password is
set using sv_privatePassword.

sv_privateClients 4
sv_privatePassword "password"

M INIMUM AND MAXIMUM PING

sv_minPing and sv_maxPing set the range of ping a client must be within to enter the
server.

Unless you have a problem with very high pingers entering your server I'd recommend
these both be set to 0. When a client connects to a server the only chance for the server
to describe problems to them is the connection window (while waiting to join), but in 1.16n
the message about low pings overrides everything else. e.g. if the server is full you no
longer get told the server is full you get told the server is only for low pings.

sv_minPing 0
sv_maxPing 150

PURE SERVER

sv_pure sets whether a client is allowed to have any pk3 files that the server does not
have. Set this to 1 to enable pure mode, 0 to turn it off.

When pure is on, the server asks the client to send it the unique md5 hash for each pk3
file and then compares it with the file it has. This prevents a client modifying a pk3 file.

If a client tries to connect to a pure server with extra pk3 files or without all the required
pk3 files it will receive an unpure client message in the console window and will not be
allowed to connect. If the server has sv_allowDownload enabled (set to 1) and the

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client has cl_allowDownload on (set to 1) the client will attempt to download missing
pk3 files to satisfy the server.

Pure mode is notoriously buggy in 1.16n and autodownload will not even begin to work
on linux servers unless they are started with the correct commandline arguments. Linux
servers require the fs_basepath be set within the command that launches quake 3
q3ded +set fs_basepath <Q3_PATH> +set fs_game nemesis +exec
modes/frz.cfg where <Q3_PATH> is set to the directory quake 3 is installed in
(something like /home/user/quake3_116).

After all that pure mode is often regarded as useless as the internet provides a resource
to download cracked quake3 executables which can bypass the server's pure checking.
Nemesis provides its own ANTICHEAT SYSTEM which is more effective.

sv_pure 1
sv_allowDownload 1

FRAMES PER SECOND

sv_fps controls the upper limit of how many game updates per second the server sends
to clients. The actual value a client receives is determined by their setting of snaps, but
the server setting prevents very high values being requested by the client. The quake 3
engine actually has a hardcoded limit of 30 so an fps of greater than 30 will never actually
happen.

The more updates a client receives per second the more accurate a view of the arena
they can display to the client. Of course, the higher the value, the more bandwidth
requirements are placed on both client and server to keep up.

sv_fps 30

M AXIMUM RATE

sv_maxRate controls the maximum rate a client is allowed to request from the server
(via the rate command).

On a LAN game a rate of 25000 is fine because of the underlying network speeds, but an
internet game should have this value set at about 10000 to prevent network congestion
and laggy client performance.

sv_maxRate 10000

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WEAPON DROP

g_weaponDrop controls whether a player drops their current weapon when they die. 1 to
enable weapon dropping, 0 to diable.

g_weaponDrop 1

KNOCKBACK

g_knockback controls the amount of knockback that a player feels e.g. when caught in
rocket splash. The default value is 1000.

g_knockback 1000

DMFLAGS

You can enable/disable some standard quake features with the dmflags command. Just
add up the numbers of the features you want to enable from the following list;

8 - No Falling Damage
16 - Fixed Field of View (FOV)
32 - No Footsteps

dmflags 8 // no falling damage

NEMESIS CONFIGURATION
Description of configuration parameters added by Nemesis.

ANTICHEAT

No details yet ...

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PROMODE

g_proMode controls whether ProMode (copyrights of arQon, author of CPMA) is enabled

on the server. 1 to enable, 0 to disable.

ProMode changes the movement physics so that players have more air control and can
double jump when coming up ramps. With VQ3 physics most players will be used to
holding down forward and one strafe key whilst they are in air - in ProMode you have air
control only when you are holding down one direct button.

ProMode changes the weapon switch time so it is possible to fast switch between certain
weapons. For example, try using the lightning gun on someone and then switching to rail.
You will fire an instant railshot meaning the combination can give a very quick kill.

Players running Nemesis client will also notice ProMode adds different hits sounds
depending on how much damage you caused to the enemy.

g_proMode 1

DELAGGED

g_delagHitScan controls whether or not the server runs in delagged mode - 1 to

enable, 0 to disable. Delag mode means all clients can fire directly at opponents and the
server will do ping based compensations. Normally benefits high pingers, but can cause
annoying side effects such as being killed when you've already run around a corner!

g_delagHitScan 0

INSTAGIB

g_instGib controls whether or not the server runs in instagib mode - one hit one kill.
Choose from the following options;

0 - No Instagib
1 - Rail Instagib
2 - BFG Instagib
3 - Rocket and Rail Instagib

g_instaGib 0

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RAIL JUMP

g_railJump controls whether rail jumping is enabled on the server. 1 to enable, 0 to

disable.

g_railJump 1

M ESSAGE OF THE DAY

g_useMotd controls whether the motd/motd.txt file contents is displayed in the

console window when a client connects to the server. 1 to enable, 0 to disable.

g_useMotd 1

GRAPPING HOOK

g_hookEnable controls whether players can use the grappling hook. 1 to enable, 0 to
disable.

g_hookSky controls whether players can hang on to the sky with the grappling hook. 1 to
enable, 0 to disable.

g_hookDeploy is the speed (in game units) at which the hook moves when it is fired.

g_hookPull is the speed (in game units) at which the hook pulls the player towards it.

g_hookHoldTime is the time (in seconds) the hook can hold on to an object before it
automatically releases.

g_hookEnable 1
g_hookSky 0
g_hookDeploy 800
g_hookPull 800
g_hookHoldTime 5

START WEAPONS

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g_machineGun, g_shotGun, g_grenadeLauncher, g_plasmaGun, g_

rocketLauncher, g_lightningGun, g_railGun and g_bfgGun are used to control
the weapons a player starts with. Set to 1 to start with the weapon, otherwise 0.

g_machineGun 1
g_shotGun 1
g_grenadeLauncher 0
g_plasmaGun 0
g_rocketLauncher 1
g_lightningGun 0
g_railGun 1
g_bfgGun 1

DISABLE WEAPONS

You can disable weapons spawning on a map using the g_weaponDisable command.
Just add up the numbers of the weapons you want to disable from the following list;

1 - MachineGun
2 - ShotGun
4 - Grenade Launcher
8 - Rocket Launcher
16 - Lightning Gun
32 - Rail Gun
64 - Plasma Gun
128 - BFG

If you set a weapon so a client starts with it, disabling it with g_weaponDisable only
prevents it spawning on the map - the client still has it, so providing they have ammo, they
can use it.

g_weaponDisable 128 // no BFG

g_weaponDisable 148 // no BFG, grenade launcher or
lighning gun

DISABLE ITEMS

You can disable items spawning on a map using the g_itemDisable command. Just
add up the numbers of the items you want to disable from the following list;

1 - Armor
2 - Health
4 - Teleport
8 - MedKit
16 - Mega Health

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32 - Quad Damage
64 - Battle Suit
128 - Haste
256 - Invisibility
512 - Regeneration
1024 - Flight

g_itemDisable 96 // no quad damage or battle suit

g_itemDisable 2047 // no items

T EAM NAMES

g_blueTeamName and g_redTeamName can be used to change the team names.

g_redTeamName "^1Red"
g_blueTeamName "^5Blue"

CREDITS
Special thanks to

Nel (Haste) Toronto - www.planetquake.com/alternatefire for Unlagged and RTF code

Kevin Rhea - www.orangesmoothie.com (OSP) for various OSP code

arQon - www.promode.org (CPMA) for ProMode physics

Darrell Bircsak - for freeze code

Q3AS - for various code

MatchMod - for various code

IDSoftware - for such an awesome game

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