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Re: what the f?

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From: sittingduck
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:44
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Todd wrote:


> I keep typing in "/bot_minplayers 6" but never get more than four
> players.  Plus, the other day, I turned from a male player into a
> female, after typing some code that had nothing to do with characters.

Try adding bots manually: /addbot <botname>

> "/sv_cheats 1" doesn't work.  I just get something about unwritable or
> hardwired.  I forget what.

It works for what it's intended for, enabling cheats is not part of that.
 
> When I use "/devmap", the join and add bots buttons in the menu are
> unusable.

/team red or /team blue

> So I found that 1 is dm, 2 is 1on1, 3 is team dm, and 4 is ctf, at
> least in Q3.  What about Harvester and 1Flag in Team Arena?

Did you bother trying g_gametype 5 or 6?

> I hate games that don't allow single-player cheating, or make it hard
> to cheat.  I payed for the game, I should be able to play it through,
> even if I'm not very good.  And the people who program the bots don't
> really know how bad a novice player is.

Your own impatience is the only obstacle, it's not difficult.

> That's another question.  What commands are for setting bot
> difficulty?  These guys may not be godlike, but if i have to waste all
> my ammo to kill one guy, that's not "I can win".

g_spskill <1-5>

You could try starting a dedicated server, then joining it.
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From: sittingduck <duck@spamherelots.com>
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