quake2xp 1.25 Features

Project status - available now!

• Engine requires some opengl extension - ARB_Fragment_Program, ARB_Vertex_Program, GL_ARB_multitexture and GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap (ATI Radeon 9600 or Nvidia GeForce Fx).
• Changed in PFD specified: 32bit color depth, 8 bit alpha-buffer, 24 bit z-buffer , 8bit stencil buffer. Game using arb_pixel_format of window by default. Multisampling (Full Scene Anti Aliasing) support.
• Display frequency control.
• Custom screen resolutions (select "custom resolution" in video menu).
• Retexturing support (hi-res tga, png, jpeg and dds textures supported) .
• Override folder for level textures.
• ARB texture compression for large textures/skins.
• Anisotropy filtering control (change aniso level with out video system restart).
• Mip-mapping lod-bias control.
• Parallax mapping.
• Level Glow textures (texname_add.tga)
• Glow effect for alias models. Place into model directory your glow skin "skin_gl.tga" (TGA texture with alpha chanel, RLE compression supported).
• Specular normalmapping lighting for models. Place into model directory your normalmap skin "skin_nm.tga" (TGA or DDS texture, RLE or DXT compression supported).
• Underwater caustics, caustics on brushmodels.
• Alias models caustics effect.
• Simple model effect scripting. Features - glow, bump mapping, some model flags control.
• Extended particle system.
• Decal system.
• JPG TGA PNG PCX BMP screenshots.
• Screenshots gamma correction.
• Dynamic volumetic shadows. Ati_separate_stensil and stencil_two_side optimisation.
• Automated lensflares for original and custom maps (no additional editing required).
• Sun.
• Per-pixel water-ramp water and lava shader.
• Realtime trans surfaces refractions.
• Distort effects for alias and sprite models.
• Light blooms.
• Hardware gamma ramp.
• Hardware motion blur.
• Alpha and warp surfaces vertex shading.
• Underwater fov warping.
• Infinity perspective.
• Radar (map only, full - map and entities, full + audio tracking ala- Aliens)
• Third person camera.
• Scaled menu-hud-console fonts.
• Hi-res pics support.
• External entities loader.
• Loading screens.
• 3d Hud models.
• Weapons shell brass effect.
• NEW NET PROTOCOL . For compatibility run game with net_compatibility key. Full support "The Reckoning","Ground Zero" mission pak and 3ZB2 bot.
• True NIGHTMARE skill (ala - Doom2) .
• Pushable corpses.
• OpenAL audio sub-system. X_RAM and EAX2 support. OpenAL run-time files requried!!!!
• Cd-player volume control.
• Override Cd-player with wav files. Place into baseq2\music your wav files. Files name form track02.wav to track12.wav . Audio file format - PCM 44000khz 16bit Stereo.

  Cvar List

  r_anisotropic - Level of anisotropy.
  r_texture_lod - Mipmap LOD bias control.
  r_caustics - Underwater caustics.
  r_bumpmapping - Bump mapping.
  r_specularScale - Specular map scale (for specular normalmapping).
  r_aliasGlowFX - Glow effect for models.
  r_motionblur_intens - Motion blur effect intensivity.
  r_motionblur - Enable motion blur.
  r_displayrefresh - Display refresh contol.
  r_screenshot - Screenshot image format - jpg tga png pcx bmp.
  r_screenshot_jpeg_quality - Jpeg screenshots quality.
  r_overbrightbits - Enabel texture overbrightbits. 1 - off 2 - normal (default) 4 - high.
  r_texture_compression - Enable ARB texture compression.
  r_shadowWorldLightScale - Change light radius for volumetic shadows.
  r_shadowVolumesDebug - Show shadow volumes.
  r_playerShadow - Cast player shadow.
  r_useAtiSeparateStencil - Single-pass drawing of shadow volume, on ATI video cards (r300+).
  r_useStencilTwoSide - Single-pass drawing of shadow volume, on NVIDIA video cards (gfFX+)..
  r_drawflares - Draw lensflares. 1 -standart. 2 - extended.
  r_flares_intens - lensflare color intensivity.
  r_flares_color_scale - Preload flare color scale.
  r_flares_segs - Num of flare segmetns (volumetic flare only)
  r_flares_size - Flare size (volumetic flare only)
  r_flareWeldThreshold - Weldign distance for dublicate flares .
  r_nv_multisample_filter_hint - Nvidia multisample quality (nicest - fastest)
  r_drawsun - Draw sun effect (1 - only corona, 2 - corona and rays).
  r_bloom - Render light blooms.
  r_distort_strength - Power of distort.
  r_distort_intens - RGB intensity of distort surfaces.
  r_bloom_alpha - Bloom transparent.
  r_bloom_diamond_size - Bloom filter size.
  r_bloom_intensity - Bloom power.
  r_bloom_darken - Bloom ldr value.
  r_bloom_sample_size - Bloom texture size.
  r_bloom_fast_sample - Fast blur.
  r_radarSize - Radar size.
  r_radarZoom - Radar zoom.
  r_radar - Draw radar (1 - map only, 2 - map and entities, 3 - entyties with sound tracking ala- Aliens radar).
  r_arb_samples - Level of antialiasting (2-4-(6 for ati, 8 for nvidia).
  r_custom_width - Custom screen width (work only if r_mode == 9).
  r_custom_height - Custom screen height (work only if r_mode == 9).
  vid_nowgl - Use old window pixel format (multisampling not supported).
  vid_gamma_hw - Use hardware gamma ramp.
  cl_drawclock - Draw date-time in hud.
  cl_drawfps - Show frame per second in hud.
  cl_brass - Enable weapon shell brass effect.
  cl_3dhud - Draw models in hud.
  cl_drawhud - Draw ingame hud.
  cl_fontScale - Scale console-hud fonts (1-2).
  cl_bigHud - Enable big hud.
  cl_railcore_red - Color of rail gun core, red component.
  cl_railcore_green - Color of rail gun core, green component.
  cl_railcore_blue - Color of rail gun core, blue component.
  cl_railspiral_red - Color of rail gun spiral, red component.
  cl_railspiral_green - Color of rail gun spiral, green component.
  cl_railspiral_blue - Color of rail gun spiral, blue component.
  cl_decals - Draw decals.
  cl_thirdperson - Enable third person view.
  cl_thirdpersonAngle - Third person view angle.
  cl_thirdpersonRange - Third person view distance.
  fs_OriginalPaksOnly - Non q2-q2xp media protection.
  net_compatibility - Enable old net protocol.
  sys_priority - Set hi process priority for game (for multi core cpu only!!!).
  sys_affinity - Set process affinity (0 - booth cores, 1 - 0#core. 2 - 1@core).
  sv_solidcorpse - Enable movable corpses.
  g_monsterRespawn - Nightmare skill monster respawn intensity.
  s_openal_eax - Use EAX2 audio effects.

  quake2xp 2 features
  

  Coming "When it's done"

• Per-pixel lighting.
• Projective light textures.
• Parallax mapping.
• Hard shadow volumes.
• Soft shadows.
• Post-processing effects.
• Custom GLSL programs with ability to turn on/off shader features with 'defines'.
• Programmable material system (modified DOOM3 architecture).
• Decal surfaces.
• Quake3 MD3 model support.
• Audio Features: Full OpenAL support with EAX.