CPMA 1.53b1 Changelog

Changelog for CPMA 1.53 Beta 1

Additions

• new SuperHUD elements: HitMarker and KillMarker (visible when hitting/killing an enemy)

• ch_crosshairHitColor <string\> (default: "") colorizes the crosshair after hitting an enemy
  ch_crosshairFragColor <string\> (default: "") colorizes the crosshair after killing an enemy

  • set a CPMA color code ([0-9a-z]) to enable or leave empty to disable

• ch_crosshairPulse 2/3 will animate the crosshair's size after hitting/killing an enemy

• new media courtey of deft

  • higher resolution font sheets, icons, chat balloon and foe sprites
  • new 3D models: armors, health, PUs, ammo, flags, medkit, backpack, shells, grenade
  • new animated medals and animated chat balloon
  • new icons for deaths/suicides and thawing
  • improved shaders for better r_picmip/r_detailtextures/r_depthFade behavior on popular maps

• cg_newModels <0|1> (default: 1) uses deft's better 3D models

• cg_animateChatBalloon <0|1> (default: 1) enables a looping animation of the chat sprites

• ch_animateRewardIcons <0|1|2> (default: 1) sets the reward icon animation mode

  • 0 - No animation
  • 1 - Play animation once
  • 2 - Play looped animation

• callvote warmupfire, vote_allow_warmupfire (default: 1), server_warmupFire (default: 0)

  • warmup fire lets you shoot weapons during CA round warm-ups
  • shots fired during round warm-ups only inflict damage/knockback to yourself,
    including projectiles shot during round warm-ups that explode during the rounds

• speconly on/off entries in the team menu

• SuperHUD elements can now display CVar values using the same $(CVar) syntax as /con_echo

  • example: PostDecorate { text "Map: $(mapname)"; } will display the map's name

• new simple SuperHUD elements: MapLocation and Score_Difference (own minus enemy)

• new SuperHUD command to specify the space between items: spacing

  • relevant elements: Console, GameEvents, Chat, WeaponList, WeaponSelection, RewardIcons/Numbers
  • for WeaponList, it defaults to 4 to match 1.52 behavior
  • for WeaponSelection, 0 will default to 12.5% of the dimension to match 1.52 behavior

• new SuperHUD command to specify the fade-in duration: fadein

• ch_animateScroll <0|1> (default: 0) enables scrolling animations in SuperHUD elements

  • relevant elements: Console, GameEvents, Chat, RewardIcons, RewardNumbers

• new demo player with rewind support that's only supported by compatible engines

  • it has a freecam mode and also allows PoV switching in non-multiview demos
  • a timeline bar is shown at the bottom of the screen for navigation purposes
  • when either moving the cursor or leaving the cursor at the bottom

• /demo_video starts writing a .avi file when the new demo player is enabled

• /demo_stopvideo stops writing the .avi file when the new demo player is enabled

• /demo_players prints the list of players during demo playback

• /demo_view selects the view mode when the new demo player is enabled:

• /demo_seek jumps around in the demo when the new demo player is enabled:

timestamps are formatted as 'seconds' or 'minutes:seconds'

• pressing F1 during demo playback will show the list of usable binds

• ch_locations <0|1> (default: 1) draws the players' locations in the team overlays

• the SuperHUD element GameEvents presents a streamlined feed of gameplay events

  • everyone can see deaths, thaws and flag pickups/drops/captures/returns
  • non-coaching spectators can also see major item pickups and power-up drops
  • demos older than CPMA 1.52 won't show pickups for non-powerup items (RA, MH)
  • demos older than CPMA 1.53 won't show the name of the player who dropped the flag

• ch_chatLines <0 to 64> (default: 3) is the maximum line count Chat can draw

• ch_eventLines <0 to 64> (default: 3) is the maximum line count GameEvents can draw

• /colorlist prints all available color codes in their respective colors

• /hud_list prints all available SuperHUD elements

• new SuperHUD commands to customize highlights:

  • hlcolor <R G B A\> : highlight color
  • hlsize <size\> : highlight size as percentage of the smallest dimension
  • hledges [edges] : selects which edges of the outline rectangle are drawn
  • accepted hledges keywords: left, right, top, bottom, L, R, T, B, all, none
  • highlights are enabled in outline mode (all edges drawn) by default
  • to disable, use "hlsize 0" or "hlcolor R G B 0"
  • to enable fill mode, use "hlsize 100" or use any value greater or equal to 50
  • WeaponList has them disabled by default (hlsize is 0)

• new SuperHUD command that can only be used in !DEFAULT: reset
  it resets all fields to their default values, allowing to clear flags such as monospace

• com_blood 2 draws a less obtrusive blood effect

• cg_weaponConfig_default|none|gauntlet|MG|SG|GL|RL|LG|RG|PG|BFG|hook <string\> (default: "")

  • these are per-weapon config CVars executed upon weapon switch
  • cg_weaponConfig_default is used when the corresponding weapon config CVar is empty
  • cg_weaponConfig_none is used when there isn't exactly 1 equipped first-person weapon
    this happens when in a free-float camera view or in Multi-View

• cg_modeConfig_default|1v1|2v2|CA|CTF|CTFS|DA|FFA|FT|HM|NTF|TDM <string\> (default: "")

  • these are per-mode config CVars executed when the game mode changes
  • cg_modeConfig_default is used when the corresponding mode config CVar is empty

• cg_teamConfig_free|red|blue|spec <string\> (default: "")

  • these are per-team config CVars executed when the followed team changes

• cg_mapConfig_default <string\> (default: "") is the fallback map config used when

  • the corresponding map config CVar (cg_mapConfig_<mapName\>) is empty or undefined
  • example for cpm3a: cg_mapConfig_cpm3a is used when not empty, cg_mapConfig_default otherwise

• cg_lightningImpact 2 draws sparks in addition to the impact mark

• cg_fragSound <string\> (default: "0") plays a sound after a kill

  • 0 - No sound
  • 1 - Tonal impact playing the note D
  • 2 - Tonal impact playing the note E
  • 3 - Tonal impact playing the note F#
  • 4 - Tonal impact playing the note G
  • 5 - Cork pop
  • 6 - Cash register
  • 7 - Grappling hook impact
  • leave at 0 or empty for no sound or specify a sound file path including the file extension
  • example: \cg_fragSound "sound/pure3/grapple/dink.wav"

• cg_zoomSensitivity <0.0 to 100.0> (default: 1) scales the mouse sensitivity when zoomed in

  • to match the behavior of older CPMA versions, set it to 1

• /togglezoom alternates between standard and zoomed in FOVs

• /cv is an alias for /callvote for the server console and rcon

• ui_swapMouseButtons <0|1> (default: 0) swaps the left and right mouse buttons in the UI

  • it applies to the main menu, the in-game menu and the multi-view demo playback UI
  • the live multi-view UI still uses +attack instead of a specific key or button

• a team's name will be kept across map changes if it isn't empty and the game type doesn't change

Changes

• misc_portal_surface camera wobble uses spawnflags like baseq3 again instead of being forced

• traded a very frequent bug (hearing hit sounds after match/round starts and arena changes)

  • for a rare one (not hearing a hit sound under very unlikely circumstances)
  • this applies to demo playback of any CPMA version as well

• ejected MG/SG shells inherit the yaw angle and account for crouching

• showing the capture medal regardless of cg_oldCTFSounds (before: only when it was 0)

• the maximum cg_fov value is 150 with a compatible engine using depth clamping, 130 otherwise

• DEV gameplay is the same as PM2 except:

  • 1v1: all spawns respect the far half rule, including initial spawns
  • 1v1: spawn selection weighs horizontal and vertical distances differently
  • TDM: simple mega is enabled by default
  • TDM/2v2/FTAG: spawn selection is based on the distances to the closest teammate and enemy

• disabled (most of) the command rate limiting when running a listen server

• the WeaponList SuperHUD element now supports the following functionality:

  • setting horizontal/vertical mode and weapon order with direction L|R|T|B
  • bottom- and center-aligned vertical modes with alignv B and alignv C
  • left- and right-aligned horizontal modes with alignh L and alignh R
  • center-aligned horizontal mode with alignh C (or textalign C like before)
  • background rectangle margins with the margins command
  • customizable highlights with the hlsize, hlcolor and hledges commands
  • WeaponList has its own defaults to maintain backward compatibility:
    hlsize 0;spacing 4;direction T;alignh L;alignv T

• ch_consoleLines now has a minimum value of 0, which disables display

• the Console SuperHUD element now behaves like GameEvents and supports:

  • drawing from bottom to top with direction B
  • a solid background color with margins per line with bgcolor, fill and margins
  • right and center text alignment with textalign R|C
  • text offsets with textoffset
  • scrolling animations with ch_animateScroll 1

• the mvw_TDM1-4 CVars are now registered and archived for convenience

• movers always gib corpses and players they kill

• improved team overlays with SuperHUD elements Team1-16 (old) and Team1-16_NME (new)

  • Team1-16 display your own/followed team
  • Team1-16_NME display the opposing team when a non-coaching spectator or watching a demo
  • with CPMA 1.53+, armor type and medkit are shown and non-team modes are supported
  • in 1v1/HM/DA, Team1 and Team1_NME are used
  • in FFA, Team1-16 are used, sorted by scores and displaying scores
  • all these SuperHUD elements always have the monospace font option enabled
  • the new system uses less bandwidth while updating every snapshot instead of every second
  • with CPMA 1.53+ demos, the TargetStatus SuperHUD element can be shown for enemies

• cleaner SuperHUD outlines for WeaponSelection and elements that have both "fill" and "color T"

• CQ3 gameplay settings have been reverted to 1.48 status

• now showing the health/armor/pickup stats of bots when running a listen server or playing 1v1/HM

• tweaked the dynamic light properties of first-person weapon muzzle flashes:

  • adjusted positions such that one can still light up walls when pressed against them
  • the radius changes according to a continuous function to flicker less aggressively

• increased the cg_gunOffset value ranges to x:[-10, 40] y:[-120, 130] z:[-60, 90]

• increased the maximum number of entries in the demo menu to 2048

• the visflags SuperHUD command now also accepts keywords to define the bitmask:

  • follow = 1 - visible when following a player "full-screen"
  • free = 2 - visible in free-float camera view
  • coach = 4 - visible in coach view (multi-view for team modes)
  • all = 7 - visible in all scenarios
  • example: "visflags follow coach" is equivalent to "visflags 5"

• removed the "nextmap" vote item because it stopped serving a purpose long ago

• spawn points fade out of existence when too close to the camera

• removed cg_drawRewards and added 2 new SuperHUD elements as replacement:

  • RewardIcons : the medals
  • RewardNumbers : the number of medals
  • to learn how to replicate the look of cg_drawRewards, please refer to hud.cfg in the pk3 file

• the sound for a new reward will get played even if the medal is already displayed

• re-added the "draw3d" SuperHUD command for backward compatibility with old HUDs
  also, "model" with no argument (which behaves the same) will no longer trigger an engine warning

• flags can spawn a little higher to avoid disappearing (e.g. ojfc-05)

Fixes

• forfeiting a 1v1/HM match with /speconly would put you back in the queue at intermission exit

• when in free-float after following a player on a lift, the camera would shake when it was moving

• always load the map config after a game type vote passes

• in CA with startrespawn 0, the start of the first round's countdown could fail to respawn players

• the solid backgrounds of standard SuperHUD elements were not fading out

• limited the grenade bounce sound spam (especially for grenades interacting with movers)

• /speconly 0 when speconly was already disabled would move you into the spectator team

• bots added to the red/blue/free teams during intermission now join once intermission ends

• /addbot without the team now always puts the bot in the arena, not just in 1v1/HM/DA like before

• aspect ratio of icons in weapon lists and team overlays

• team and player names won't get truncated when set and ^ must be followed by a letter or a digit

• cg_thirdPersonAngle and cg_thirdPersonRange were not updated through the demo player key binds

• the LG beam's endpoint position was wrong in the following cases:

  • cg_trueLightning > 0 in third-person view (most visible when changing cg_thirdPersonAngle)
  • cg_trueLightning 0 with the view model (not accounting for crouch/land/… animations)
  • all beams except the one from the view model (not accounting for crouch/land/… animations)

• movers could disappear when playing sounds (e.g. MH lift on 13zone)

• corpses from the dead body queue can no longer block movers nor force them to change direction

• this partial fix affects score/name/player display, warm-up/countdown status, etc.

  • due to ancient bandwidth optimizations, when (re-)connecting to a server or loading a demo,
    some important data is present twice but with no indication as to which version should be used
  • while there isn't always a way to prove which version is the right one,
    we now pick differently when the choice is either provably correct or very likely to be

• map rotation didn't validate the user-supplied arena indices before using them

• map rotation could use arena settings from the wrong map when changing map_index manually
  or loading a map without going through the map rotation system (/map, /cv map, etc.)

• map rotation forced multi-arena maps straight into intermission when no timelimit was specified

• the WeaponList SuperHUD element was allowed to draw in free-float view

• the health and armor icons were not always showing up at the bottom of the duel scoreboard

• resetting all movers on arena restarts (func_door/plat/button/bobbing/train/pendulum/rotating)

  • example: flags disappeared on ojfc-05 when the movers were in a high position at restart time

• the "QUAD Across" location name in locs/cpm4a.cfg would display "UAD Across" with a bad color

• colored location names could get truncated in the team overlays

• bunch of broken multi-view things:

  • com_blood 1 was drawing the blood of the followed players
  • first-person crouching animations were missing when airborne
  • first-person crouching animations weren't smoothed in zoomed view
  • first-person crouching animations were missing in coach view
  • one player's first-person landing animations were replicated to all coach views
  • TargetName and TargetStatus were not set when looking at some players

• handicap doesn't affect damage done to teammates anymore

• negative damage events would quickly lead to client errors (incorrect health/armor in the HUD)

  • they could eventually lead to server errors as well (player deaths)

• the announcer could warn about time and frag limits right after intermission exit

• /callvote now validates the arena index to prevent memory corruption and crashes

• the server info player list would be incomplete when a player name had a trailing caret (^)

• loading maps from the UI on Linux would fail to load the corresponding map scripts (e.g. cpm24)

  • however, map script loads on Linux can still fail in general due to name case mismatches

• after connecting or switching teams, everyone was being shown as unready in the scoreboard

• the bot_minplayers logic would sometimes (try to) kick humans who are spectating bots

• the advance width of lowercase 'j' in the Sansman font was too small, allowing glyphs to overlap

• these votable items will be ignored and warned about when used in custom game mode configs:

  • "map" would throw a server in an infinite map loading loop
  • "mode" would shut down a server QVM due to a fatal error

• /callvote's help incorrectly filtered votable items based on the arena's game type
  e.g. "startrespawn" was visible in CTFS (it shouldn't be) but wasn't in DA/CA (it should be)

• flags spawning too low and falling through floors (e.g. q3wcp4)

• game type votes could get overriden in multi-arena maps

• in DA/HM, you were unable to respawn after the opponent left mid-match while you were dead

• maps could appear more than once in the UI browser

• the wrong game type could get loaded after starting a practice game through the UI

• starting a FTAG practice game through the UI would yield the "Mode is incomplete" error

• the scoreboard would flash during intermission when requesting new scores

• overtime duration could be callvoted when overtime type wasn't timed

• "/cv ot" would print the default time period instead of the active one