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HoQ TDM Winter Season Round 1+2 (33 comments)

( Major News: QL)

Posted by doz3r @ 03:37 CST, 18 January 2015 - iMsg

Scheduled: 13:00 CST, 25 January 2015 to 15:00 CST, 25 January 2015
Schedule: Passed

The schedule for the upcoming games looks like this:

Sunday 18/01/15 13:00 CST
Div1

EliteFour vs

planB 2-0
Div2

dioxide vs

Virtual owners 2-0

Wednesday 21/01/15 14:00 CST
Div1

Deliberate Murder vs

Pacmen 2-0
Div1

aCtion Ligan vs

EliteFour wildcard by E4

Thursday 22/01/15 14:00 CST
Div2

brainWashed vs

D1CKS 0-2
Div2

REKT vs

dioxide wildcard by Rekt
Div2

b1ngo vs

Virtual owners wildcard by vO

Lineups Div1

Lineups Div2

Update:

Onfire drops out

Streams:

QLTDM

102

QUAD

flair
Links: Schedule, Results

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Reflex update released, netcode changes (248 comments)

( Major News: Reflex)

Posted by Teen Queen @ 23:08 CST, 16 January 2015 - iMsg

Refex developers released a rather hefty update that plays a vital role in online FPS titles. - the netcode has been reworked, Ion Cannon (The quake lightning gun equivalent) damage has been lowered from 9 to 7 along with its knockback, spawn system has changed, hit sounds have been updated and plenty bugs were squashed. A snippet from the overview dealing with netcode

"The new Reflex netcode uses a combination of extrapolation and backwards reconciliation in attempt to keep what you're seeing consistent across clients and servers. This lag compensation has an upper limit of 80ms -- if you have more than an 80ms ping, you'll need to lead by ping - 80ms. I.e, if your ping is 100ms, you'll need to lead by 20ms.
Our backwards reconciliation has the same limit -- if your enemy has a ping of over 80ms, they won't be able to shoot you from 500ms in the past."

You are welcome to give it a shot, report feedback to developers and let them know how the netcode feels right now - if you're pinging below 80 it should be quite noticeable.

Originally posted by Fleacircus

Overview

Known Issues

Changelog

Server
Removed com_idlesleep command
Improved connection stability client<->server (should fix issue with clients getting dumped from local server)
Implemented lag state. If client stops responding, they go into a lag state, when the return, they do a small download to catch back up to game. This also fixes disconnection issues when map is undergoing many simultaneous edits.
Increased default (and recommended) sv_fps to 70

Game Balance
Reduced Ion Cannon damage (from 9 to 7)
Reduced Ion Cannon knockback (from 1.1 to 0.5)
Added per-weapon death messages
Added combat text for damage
Added Aerowalk/CPM22 greybox (thanks to Hubster and Preacher for letting us include this)
Added DP4 community map
Added XADM1 community map
Added end-game camera to xadm1
Added biased random spawns
Added player joined / left arena messages to HUD

Art
Fixed pain effect particles based on damage
Toned back IC impact effects

Sound
Updated hit sounds
Updated player landing sounds
Fixed problems with hit sounds not always being audible
Adjusted damage ranges for hit sounds

Bug Fixes
Smoothing on local client (aka error decay), this signficantly reduces local player jitter when knocked around
Lava damage now done when first entering lava, not after delay
Fixed client side prediction of pickups, previously if you stood on pickup when it spawned, it would keep spawning on your local client even though not really there on server.
Fixed potential server lockup with grenade trajectory
Fixed very rare gamestate delta bug where variables wern't synced to client, will increase server CPU load though :(
Fixed crash bug which occurred when spectating a client that disconnected (if they were the only other client)
Fixed bug with server projectiles going through players (this also appeared as grenades boucning off other players on the client).
Removed double jump flag on spawn

Improvements
+commands work on mousewheel now
Clamped outgoing packets to 125 (previously it was unclamped, so at 1000fps you'd send 1000 packets/second)

Damage reporting
Created internal damage entity to help report damage type / amount etc in a more consistent way
Ion cannon hit beeps now correctly reported at higher pings
Damage numbers now displayed on screen.
Damage numbers for SG / burstgun are grouped together and displayed in one number, currently toggleable via cl_text_group
Added custom death messages by damage type
The hostile pain sound is now only applied once when all 16 shotgun pellets hit one target

Debug/logging
Built lagmeter to help debug spikes cl_show_lagmeter 1
Scene delay is how far behind the server your client view is.
Extrapolation is how far ahead of time your client pushed the view
Built traffic meter to help debug trafic use cl_show_traffic 1
Shows outgoing traffic in red, incoming traffic in green
Shows dropped/missing packets in both directions (missing sent packets is only known once server informs you)

Link: Source,

Buy now, Official website

Edited by xou at 08:46 CST, 17 January 2015 - 94866 Hits

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Xonotic 0.8 Released (14 comments)

( Major News: Gaming)

Posted by adem @ 08:45 CST, 16 January 2015 - iMsg

Today we are very excited to give you the next iteration of Xonotic, the free and fast arena shooter. Yep, you guessed it: Xonotic 0.8.0 is out! This version is the culmination of months of effort from many individuals from across the globe. It contains improvements in just about all visible aspects of the game and onto the web. There are new menu screens, gameplay features, and a much-anticipated new weapon: the Arc! We’re excited for the what the future holds, and we hope to see you out on the servers soon. Happy fragging!

Feature Highlights

Here are some features to get you excited while you wait:

Maps
Catharsis, Implosion, and VorixWe have three new maps for the “Capture The Flag” game mode. Catharsis, by Justin, is an indoor map with a central, violent focal point. Plus, it has crystals! Implosion, by MintOX, is a space floater with fantastic jump pads for a lot of midair fun. It also has a perilous lower infrastructure for you risky cappers out there. Vorix, by packer, is an open-air indoor arena with beautifully designed corridors. Watch out for its lava pits though!

Sounds
Archer has been hard at work making immersive sounds for the game. His latest track is called X-Force, which can be found on Implosion. Nice!

Vote screen
Melanosuchus created a wonderful way to add variety to your server: a game type vote screen! This feature allows server administrators to allow their players to choose the game mode used in the next map. It is shown before the map vote screen.

Stats menu integration
The menu system went through some major updates. It now sports a tiered server browser that categorizes the available servers so you can choose the right one for you. Player statistics are also integrated. Accessible via the “profile” tab, you can now view your most vital statistics from XonStat without having to open a web browser. Lots of other menu options have moved to the forefront as well. All of these changes are to help you configure Xonotic to your taste easily.

SDLv2
All of our builds have switched to using the latest-and-greatest major version of the SDL: version 2.0. This version brings with it several performance improvements and a ton of new capabilities.

The Arc!
A brand new weapon concept: the Arc! Similar to lightning guns in other games, the Arc is a hitscan weapon with medium range. It shoots a bendable beam of electricity as its primary fire and has a burst mode as its secondary fire. It has a limited capacity and thus overheats after too much constant use, so administer your damage with care! The Arc is available to server administrators who choose to enable it. It will take its place as a Xonotic core weapon in the next release.

Gameplay
The physics and weapon balance have both been tweaked after a long round of feedback from the community. Many settings were taken from sessions on the “Reversion cup” servers, and a great many of games were had in the process! The weapon balance is the first step in a large re-tooling of the weapon system. Look for more updates coming soon.

Monsters
This release introduces monsters! We have five different types of monsters for you to frag: Zombie, Wyvern, Mage, Spider and Shambler. Mario created a new game mode called “Invasion” that uses these monsters. In this mode the player must fight off a swarm of the aforementioned monsters within a small arena to win.

Buffs
New powerup-like items called buffs can now spawn on maps if enabled. They can replace the existing powerups or spawn in random locations. Buffs give players special powers when picked up, and they last until the player is fragged. Adding these to servers is sure to turn up thier craziness level to 11!

If you already have Xonotic

Preview

Download: Torrent, HTTP (for Windows, Linux and OS X)
Links: Xonotic.org,

#xonotic

Edited by Badb0y at 11:55 CST, 17 January 2015 - 16036 Hits

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AU / NZ Divide Cup Tournament (37 comments)

( Major News: QL)

Posted by winegum @ 14:02 CST, 13 January 2015 - iMsg

Scheduled: 01:00 CST, 24 January 2015 to 04:30 CST, 24 January 2015
Schedule: Passed

We are proud to announce the Summer 2015 Divide Cup – a Quake Live duel tournament for players in Australia and New Zealand. This is the first of many tournaments to come. Register or get more info at Divide Cup.

If you'd like to support us you can donate funds or just email us if you'd like to help in another way.

Starts 01:00 CST, 24 January 2015

Format

Map List

Prize Pool

Stream: DivideCup
Links: DivideCup, 4SeasonsGaming

Edited by Teen Queen at 04:50 CST, 24 January 2015 - 32481 Hits

s1mple the movie. (16 comments)

( Movie: CS)

Posted by funnyb @ 01:35 CST, 12 January 2015 - iMsg




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Rating: 2.1 (19 votes)

There's no CS:GO section so here it is. The future of moviemaking, the one and only, HR s1mple.

Movie File - Shitty quality () 0MB
- YouTube (43 clicks)

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Russian ql community movie (18 comments)

( Movie: Gaming)

Posted by kevlark @ 00:19 CST, 12 January 2015 - iMsg




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Rating: 4.7 (37 votes)

A quake live fragmovie featuring

mopb14,

airlwalker

clawz ,

increas , [?]Renji ,

theospa ,

valic ,

cyber ,

stalker23rus ,

troolz

Movie File - youtube (stream) 0MB
- youtube (297 clicks)
Movie File - movie cfg () 0MB
- pastebin (16 clicks)
Movie File - Link for download (mp4) 474MB
- yandex disk (23 clicks)

Edited by kevlark at 00:07 CST, 14 January 2015 - 10092 Hits

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Site summary for week ending 09 Jan (No comments)

( Major News: ESR)

Posted by ESReality @ 16:00 CST, 11 January 2015 - iMsg

Weekly Awards

Popularity

Betting Competition

Edited by Teen Queen at 16:34 CST, 11 January 2015 - 4556 Hits

QLReddit Duel Tourney #2 (14 comments)

( Major News: QL)

Posted by CrazyAl @ 10:59 CST, 11 January 2015 - iMsg

Scheduled: 07:00 CST, 18 January 2015 to 13:00 CST, 18 January 2015
Schedule: Passed

QuakeLive Reddit channel organizes a 1v1 tournament on Sunday 07:00 CST, 18 January 2015.

Read the official announcement and rules before signing up. Sign-ups are open to anyone with a QuakeLive account older than 3 months & with over 300 duels.

General Information

Prizes

Thanks again to

InFerNo of Holysh1t.net for providing some of the prizes! The man continues to support QuakeLive Reddit!

Stream:

QLReddit
Links:

#qlreddit, QuakeLive Reddit, Sign-up

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FPSPulse Launch Event powered by Ninox (175 comments)

( Major News: Gaming)

Posted by kk-super_koziol.pl @ 09:06 CST, 11 January 2015 - iMsg

Scheduled: 06:00 CST, 25 January 2015 to 13:00 CST, 25 January 2015
Schedule: Passed

To mark the birth of FPSpulse.com, ZLive and gaming gear specialists Ninox are presenting you with a two-day Quake Live duel tournament. FPSpulse.com aims to provide modern coverage and community development opportunities for all arena FPS fans. We begin our activity with this special event for the most seasoned and experienced players.

Fight for glory, $500 and some Ninox Auroras! Join us on the 24th & 25th of January to watch the games, win prizes and check out the new site.

Details

Poster

To find out more information and to sign up, please visit FPSPulse.com.

Update #1: Prize pool has mysteriously moved up to $500

Official streams: ZLive & Deliberate Murder
Links: FPSPulse,

#FPSPulse

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125FPS Season#22 Pro-League, Playoff (412 comments)

( Major News: QL)

Posted by Nico_QD @ 11:17 CST, 10 January 2015 - iMsg

Event: 125 FPS

Scheduled: 12:00 CST, 27 February 2015 to 15:00 CST, 27 February 2015
Schedule: Passed

125FPS team is happy to announce the next pro league season! As usual big thanks to our general sponsor

AlexeyA from Moscow region.

The Season #22 Pro-League is starting 12th January, with its 1st qualification

Some changes comparing to the previous season

Playoff schedule and results

Full info, results and live report about the league can be found on the tournament page.

Admins: Nico, zubich, mikul, xron
Links: Brackets,

#125fps

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HOQ CA 4v4 WINTER SEASON (12 comments)

( Major News: QL)

Posted by DePaS @ 04:47 CST, 10 January 2015 - iMsg

After a succesfull HoQ CA fall season, a new league is going to take place. You have until Wednesday 21 to sign up.

The league will start on Sunday 25 @21 CET, all divisions will play at same time and date, every Sunday until the end of the league matches, no play offs expected.

Check below for all needed informations and sign-up! If you already have player and clan account on House of Quake, feel free to sign-up right away. Otherwise make sure to register yourselves and your clan first.

Important

Tournament details

Free players

Streams: quad_
Links: Signup, Rules, Cup page

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HoQ TDM Winter Season Groups (46 comments)

( Major News: QL)

Posted by doz3r @ 23:58 CST, 8 January 2015 - iMsg

Scheduled: 14:00 CST, 14 January 2015 to 15:00 CST, 14 January 2015
Schedule: Passed

The signups of

Quake Live TDM 4v4 Winter Season have been closed. Here are the draft groups. Division 1 will play Wednesdays 21:00 CET and Division 2 will play Thursdays 21:00 CET. The Winter Season will start Wednesday 14th of January.

Division 1

Division 2

Maps

Update: The Schedule is online.

Streams:

QLTDM

QUAD

flair
Links: Rules, Signup,

HoQLeagues

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Unfinished project :( (18 comments)

( Movie: QL)

Posted by BloodRave @ 10:29 CST, 8 January 2015 - iMsg




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Rating: 8.2 (9 votes)

First of all Happy New Year to all of you!

Second, I am posting the unfinished intro of a movie I started back in 2012 and never got the chance to finish it. But I could not keep it to myself any longer and by posting it here maybe I will find again the desire to restart the project.

This was intended to contain frags from the Romanian Quake Lans from 2012 and so on (keep in mind that this is not a finished movie and there are some frags that are not from the lans)

Movie File - Shitty quality () 0MB
- YouTube (25 clicks)

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Fragged by garag (43 comments)

( Movie: QL)

Posted by @ 15:46 CST, 6 January 2015 - iMsg




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Rating: 3.8 (48 votes)

no infos

Movie File - Shitty quality () 0MB
- YouTube (15 clicks)

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Site summary for week ending 02 Jan (No comments)

( Major News: ESR)

Posted by ESReality @ 16:00 CST, 4 January 2015 - iMsg

Weekly Awards

Popularity

Betting Competition

Edited by Teen Queen at 00:48 CST, 5 January 2015 - 3338 Hits