LINUXGAMES

id Software has released version 1.0.5 of Quake 4 for Linux (FAQ). Changes:

• GENERAL:
  • Copied map files can now be overwritten/deleted without quitting first.
  • The console command “com_allowconsole” will stay set after leaving the game.
• INTERFACE:
  • Improved Game Browser sorting and filtering: You can sort by up to three criteria, which will be displayed just under the server list, with the more recently clicked criteria sorting first. For example, to sort by ping time, then number of players, then gametype, click them in the reverse order: Click “GAMETYPE,” then “PLAYERS,” then “PING.” The server list will be sorted by the fastest ping, then the servers with the fewest players, then the gametype. Clicking a category more than once will keep its position as the primary sorting criteria, but will change the sorting order. After cycling through all available sort types, clicking the category a final time will remove it from the sorting. Each criteria has specific behavior with one or two clicks, as listed:
    • Favorite Server: Display only favorites, or only non-favorites.
    • Password Enabled: Display only locked server, or only unlocked servers.
    • Dedicated Server: Display only Dedicated servers, or only Listen servers.
    • Punkbuster Enabled: Display only PB-enabled servers, or only PB-disabled servers.
    • Server Name: Sort server names A to Z, or Z to A.
    • Ping: Sort by ping Low to High, or High to Low.
    • Players: Sort by Players High to Low, High to Low (non-full), Low to High, or Low to High (non-empty).
    • Gametype: Sort by Deathmatch, Team DM, Tournament, CTF, or Arena CTF.
    • Map: Sort by map CTF1 to DM9, or DM9 to CTF1.
  • The Game Browser now displays more than 1000 servers.
  • Fixed a problem with the refresh time on the Game Browser.
  • Added a Game Browser filter for full or empty servers.
  • Players can now connect to a server while the Game Browser is refreshing.
  • Game Browser sorting will display the correct server information without the need to refresh the list.
  • Clicking anywhere on the scrollbar except the button itself will advance a page up or down instead of shifting to that position.
  • Non-full server sorting now disregards full servers.
  • Game Browser hover window updates when sort order is changed.
  • Fixed a Game Browser slowdown issue with high numbers of servers.
  • Added Game Browser server list scrolling with the mousewheel, keyboard arrows up/down, and keyboard Page Up/Page Down.
  • The Game Browser hover window will only appear when mousing over a highlighted server.
  • Sorting by server name will now ignore colored names, brackets, etc.
• MULTIPLAYER:
  • The dedicated server window will now be titled with the si_name setting instead of “Quake 4″.

The idDevNet site has been updated with a Q4SDK section; most of the editor pages don’t apply to our version, but there is a page on compiling the SDK under Linux.

edit: id’s Timothee Besset updated his .plan file with some additional notes:

Now to answer a few frequently asked questions about the GNU/Linux version:

- Linux clients can’t play on pure Windows servers ‘out of the box’. Even with this update, Windows server still need to put a game pak in their path so Linux clients can join in. This is documented in the Quake 4 GNU/Linux FAQ.

- The builtin level editor will not be available on Linux. As was the case with Doom 3, it is too heavily dependent on Win dows APIs to be ported. I would advise anyone interested in content creation for Quake 4 on GNU/Linux to help add support in GtkRadiant.

Quake 4 1.0.5 Download: [ 3D Downloads | zerowing BitTorrent | Fileshack |ftp.id ]
Quake 4 Linux SDK Download: [ 3D Downloads | zerowing BitTorrent | Fileshack | ftp.id]

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