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- Title : Display direction player is facing
- Filename : compass.zip
- Version : 1.00
- Date : 9/19/96
- Author(s): Alon Albert (YoGrE)
- Email : al@merc-int.com
-
- Credits : ID Software
-
- Type of Mod
- -----------
- Quake C : yes
- Sound : no
- MDL : no
-
- Format of Quake C
- -----------------
- unified diff : no
- context diff : no
- .qc files : yes
- progs.dat : yes
- cfg file : yes
-
- Description of the Modification
- -------------------------------
- This mod will display the direction you are facing whenever you
- hits the TAB key. (don't worry, TAB still shows scores).
-
- How to use Modification
- -------------------------------
- Just hit TAB.
-
- How to Install the Modification
- -------------------------------
-
- Put progs.dat in a directory called compass under your Quake dir.
- Put compass.cfg in the same place.
- Start Quake using the "-game compass +exec compass.cfg" options.
-
- Technical Details
- -----------------
- This is a simple little patch that gives the player a compass.
- Unfortunatly, this compass is pretty primitive and will only show
- the 8 major directions (North, Northwest, West etc...).
-
- It determines the direction by looking at the self.v_angle
- variable. Not knowing any better, I assumed 0 means North so that
- is what I use.
-
- Bugs:
- 1. None that I know. Please report any to
- al@merc-int.com
-
- Future Enhancements:
-
- 1. I would really like to have a graphical compass
- displayed but I have no idea on how to implement this.
- I thought of replacing the players face display with
- a compass but I don't think this can be done from
- QuakeC. Another aproach might be to display a compass
- MDL in front of the players face but I have neither the
- knowhow, nor the time to explore this possibility. You
- are welcome to give it a try yourself.
-
- Author Information
- ------------------
-
- This is my first Quake C mod. I plan to do some more as time allows.
- If you use this code as a basis for another mod, or if you have some
- ideas for improvements or other mods, please let me know, I would
- be very interested.
-
- E-mail me at: al@merc-int.com
-
- Copyright and Distribution Permissions
- --------------------------------------
-
- You may distribute this Quake modification in any electronic
- format as long as this description file remains intact and unmodified
- and is retained along with all of the files in the archive.
- This mod may be included in any "collection mods", which take
- several mods and combine them, as long as this collection is
- freely distributed, the readme files are unchanged excepting
- for renaming (or added completely to the collections readme
- file), and all modified quake-c is unchanged including modification
- indicator tags, "rd mod start".
- Profits cannot be made or fees excised upon the user for this
- Quake modification without express consent of the authors.
- All rights reserved by the authors.
-
- Availability
- ------------
-
- Wherever QuakeC mods go when they are born.
- (probably ftp.cdrom.com/pub/quake/quakec/misc)
-