4739. Zientman (80.51.226.138) – 26 Jun 2006 05:02:13 [ Quake 3 Done! ]

But anarki is harder to beat...

4738. Tom 7 (h-67-100-132-237.phlapafg.dynamic.covad.net) – 26 Jun 2006 00:22:23 [ UPD: Escape Beta 3 ]

Thanks. I fixed it for the next version.

4737. Tom 7 (h-67-100-132-237.phlapafg.dynamic.covad.net) – 26 Jun 2006 00:19:18 [ 4am = Silent Summer ]

I'll post soon.. I have a demo tomorrow that I've been preparing for all day and night!

4736. Stephan (fl-71-3-37-165.dyn.sprint-hsd.net) – 26 Jun 2006 00:01:11 [ UPD: Escape Beta 3 ]

Minor editor bug: if you're in the bizzaro world, place a panel or teleport then press 'escape' to cancel, the editor populates the square with the tile from the real world.

4735. Max (c-71-235-198-237.hsd1.ma.comcast.net) – 25 Jun 2006 23:35:14 [ 4am = Silent Summer ]

Any retrospective thoughts on this?

4734. Anonymous (ool-45710245.dyn.optonline.net) – 25 Jun 2006 23:31:53 [ Bathroom? Mushroom! ]

Where can you buy this TKO product to get rid of these mushrooms? I am so terrified!

4733. Tom 7 (h-67-100-132-237.phlapafg.dynamic.covad.net) – 24 Jun 2006 22:12:21 [ Quake 3 Done! ]

Yes, I've beaten all the levels on nightmare. Hunter is pretty hard.

4732. Max (c-71-235-198-237.hsd1.ma.comcast.net) – 24 Jun 2006 16:08:39 [ 4am = Silent Summer ]

Wow, you woke up a full 8 hours earlier than I did. Good job!

4731. Zientman (80.51.226.138) – 24 Jun 2006 14:04:08 [ Quake 3 Done! ]

Have you ever beaten Hunter on Nightmare? I have it!

4730. Tom 7 (h-67-100-132-237.phlapafg.dynamic.covad.net) – 23 Jun 2006 22:28:12 [ UPD: Escape Beta 3 ]

I don't think there'll ever be more colors of panels. I think the R-G-B scheme is elegant, and just enough colors to do interesting things. One of the things that makes level design fun is the paucity of building blocks--too many pieces and it becomes to straightforward. I also don't want there to be too many colors, because I want the game to be accessible to color blind folks too. So, we'll probably have to do with 2-digit su doku for now! ;) (No doubt there are fancier embeddings..)

Yeah, bookmarks should persist across edits to a level. There's a comment in the code to this effect in the spot where I'd do it, which I should get around to with the overhaul of the bookmarks system.

4729. Max (c-71-235-198-237.hsd1.ma.comcast.net) – 23 Jun 2006 21:40:02 [ UPD: Escape Beta 3 ]

I think more colors/colored panels would be welcome--I often find myself thinking "I could do something soooo cool if there were more colors" when designing levels--but not a high priority. Probably just as often I enjoy the simplicity and limitations that the 3-color scheme enforces.

On another note: how about bookmark support in the level editor? Making my recent two looooong levels, it was annoying while designing to have to keep resolving every time I opened it if I wanted to see what the circumstances were at certain points with X number of panels activated, etc.

4728. Kirima/mm (142-94.0-85.cust.bluewin.ch) – 23 Jun 2006 19:42:47 [ UPD: Escape Beta 3 ]

Apropos sudoku: what do you think about introducing more steel colours?

4727. Zientman (80.51.226.138) – 23 Jun 2006 16:30:25 [ Quake 3 Done! ]

And ID Software!

4726. Tom 7 (h-67-100-132-237.phlapafg.dynamic.covad.net) – 22 Jun 2006 18:36:18 [ Quake 3 Done! ]

and Super Metroid.

4725. Kalypso (cpe-68-173-146-35.nyc.res.rr.com) – 22 Jun 2006 14:59:52 [ Quake 3 Done! ]

and capcom vs snk 2, :)

4724. Kalypso (cpe-68-173-146-35.nyc.res.rr.com) – 22 Jun 2006 14:59:35 [ Quake 3 Done! ]

quake 3 forever.

4723. Kalypso (cpe-68-173-146-35.nyc.res.rr.com) – 22 Jun 2006 14:59:25 [ Quake 3 Done! ]

Really good aim is the key on Nightmare, and also being ruthlessly agressive, until you get to Xaero, then you have to camp because his iam is invincible,

a good way to improve aim is to practice bunny hopping side to side while shooting at the same spot on a wall. and keeping your arm steady and relaxed. or standing still and shooting at moving opponents, you can set yourself on god mode, and shoot at bots on a level with a lot of jump oads while standing still thats good practice also, but i havent tried it myself.

also a good mouse is just as important as a nice video card, if your FPS remains consistent without any lag, and your mouse is very responsive then you should be strait,

the bots on nightmare tend to have inferior aim after they have been hit or while they are being shot, if you shoot them with accuracy they are less effective at killing you, so shoot them fearlessly and when you land hits their aim is less effective.

i use a razer diamond back, a good investment, a generic mouse isnt as responsive, but if you use a generic mouse well it wont be an obstacle.

I tend to use a low sensitivity I see that Fatal1ty
uses a low sensitivity also and he simply lifts the mouse and moves it when it gets near the edge of the mouse pad, i think thats a good strategy because it keeps the muscles in the wrist at ease. the diamondback is adjustable so i change it on the fly usually, but i still think lower is better, when it gets too high the muscles in your arm get to tense and it becomes hard to make minor adjustments.

yeah beating the game on nightmare really isnt the product of any magic hardware, it just takes a ruthless player with good aim, also the bots have a tendency to be somewhat predictable so go after them, and concentrate on killing as many as possible even when your health is at 1

Xaero we've discussed at length in previous posts, so reading those made by TOM 7 and I, and also keeping in mind general q3 pimpage strategies and you should be ready,

I didnt beat the game in one sitting i had to come back every few years, and play it again and each time i got better, i played it alot when it came out, and then i stopped, a year later i would play for a few weeks and then leave it alone for 9 months initially i thought that hardcore was nearly impossible and after a lot of playing nightmare became a breeze, but i never played continously for a long time I would always take long breaks, but a great video card did help alot, asus agp x800 pro vivo, it keeps the game running smooth.

good luck fellow quakers I can understand why we are all here because quake 3 really is a spectacular game, and after many fps games i am realizing that it still holds up as an all time great, and we are the few who recognize its brilliance, its a pleasure to share your company.

be well.

4722. 'shrooms shrooms everywhere but not a... (156.146.1.201) – 22 Jun 2006 13:22:39 [ Bathroom? Mushroom! ]

I've got a mushroom crop on the bathroom ceiling.

I live in a "pre-world war II" buidling in Brooklyn in NY. There has been four major leaks (from an apartment two floors above me) since June of 05. On Tues. the 21st I was brushing my teeth and looked up at the water damaged ceiling and saw what I thought were exposed wires. When I looked again I realized they were MUSHROOMS!!

They have long stems (3-4 in) and a small dark heads and they grow in groups of three in various parts of the ceiling. The always seem dead when I get home from work in the afternoon, but a new crop in a different part of the ceiling is there in the morning!!

Here's the kicker, on the first day I noticed the 'shrooms I had to go to court in reponse to my landlords complaint that I am an illegal subletee. He didn't sue me for money, but for return of the unit. It's a long story, but the basics are: 1) after the 2nd major water leak in February I told the landlord he had to fix the leak and the damage or I wouldn't pay rent. 2) His ONLY response to my demands was to sue me, not to look at the damage or send someone to look at it.

As a result we have a crop of mushrooms on the ceiling. I'm glad to be getting out of there and I'm sure the landlord has a bigger problem to fix because of his lack of integrity!!

4721. Tom 7 (h-67-100-132-237.phlapafg.dynamic.covad.net) – 21 Jun 2006 23:52:16 [ Quake 3 Done! ]

Actually, right after you kill xaero in nightmare you can usually succeed in a run for the bfg. He tries to close the platform on you (rather than shoot it early so you don't land on it), but you can bunny-hop through. The BFG is okay against him, but it runs out of shots too quickly. I think the rocket is safer and easier.

4720. Tom 7 (h-67-100-132-237.phlapafg.dynamic.covad.net) – 21 Jun 2006 22:42:23 [ UPD: Escape Beta 3 ]

Yeah, there are many secret keys right now. They should be documented in escape.txt, and some kind of in-game documentation should be available. Some day...

4719. slaarf (d192-24-204-106.nap.wideopenwest.com) – 21 Jun 2006 21:37:40 [ Quake 3 Done! ]

i havent beaten xaero on nightmare just yet, but i did get to 4 to 10 on first try... this sounds rediculous, but i bought all 3 quakes just last week, having played 1 and 2 back in '98 and occasionally playing q3 at friends lans. this would be my third day playing q3 consecutively.

basically it seems like you have to go for an all out rail-fest to get him. going for the bfg on hardcore can be done, but its not always smart, and its impossible on nightmare. i was big into 1v1 for UT2k3 and 2k4 and was ranked 20 on PG laddar, which isnt great, but with that, your shock rifle and lightning gun, equivalent of the rail gun, aim becomes fairly good. in my best time i had 78% accuracy with lightning gun.

4718. Kirima/mm (81.242.186.195.cust.bluewin.ch) – 21 Jun 2006 17:33:13 [ UPD: Escape Beta 3 ]

A "Controls" option would be wonderful.

Did you "gals" knew that there is this exhibition in Vienna:

www.goedelexhibition.at/start/start.html

4717. Zientman (80.51.226.138) – 21 Jun 2006 15:56:14 [ Quake 3 Done! ]

Oh yeah!! I've already passed Xaero on nightmare skill, on computer of my friend Denis Kepa - i can't play on my, because it's old ( a.s.a.p. I'll buy new ), I also passed Uriel on nightmare, but he is so easy...
My next destination will be Klesk :)

4716. Max (qu-advlan110.quinnipiac.edu) – 21 Jun 2006 10:35:09 [ UPD: Escape Beta 3 ]

How about adding a "Controls" option on the main menu that explains what all the keys do? I don't think it's reasonable to expect people to learn these solely by studying comments and the feedback forum. Actually I probably don't know all of them myself!

4715. zientman (dzk250.internetdsl.tpnet.pl) – 21 Jun 2006 07:21:08 [ Quake 3 Done! ]

Red Armor and Megahelath.... He allways beat me, but I already know, so keep him away from railgun...