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Rather than clutter the forum with multiple threads I'm just gonna combine all the topics I'm curious about into one: What Lighting settings does everyone prefer? Personally I turn off shadows and lighting because I think it looks a little better, and the glow around shots really sort of annoys me. ...

I'm with you Legolas. I never was much for CTF myself. I gave it a shot. But I always preferred FFA servers (specifically hashmark and secretplace)

Just played on the CVS version of bz. I have to say that I LOVE the wings flag. Sooooo many new tricks and sneaky things you can do.

Check out his website at http://www.jbum.com/ it might be on there, if not contact him via his email link there.

I agree with everything you have said here Gerbil. I'd like to offer a few of my own thoughts: As far as 'camping' goes. I recognized that it is a valid tactic, and refrain from complaining about it. Sometimes I even welcome it, as it is fun to set the chronic camper on hunt, and bring down his ill-...

I wish I had *any* programming skills. I'd like to make graphical windows program that combines the text based admin tools (they let you log into a server without runnin bz so you can chat, ban, kick, so forth) with a buddy list sort of thing that shows what friends are online and at which server. Y...

EMP Mines! (Sorry.. Had to say it)

I agree. Some variation on the 'frozen' tank theme would be fun. Doesn't have to be an EMP.

BTW... I guess I should tell you that I'm using 1.10.4 Hi-Res on Windows XP Pro.

ATI Radeon 9700 Pro at 1024x768 32bit 75hz

Ok guys.. I've noticed this on a number of different occasions, thought I should post to get some feedback. Sometimes I will see tanks with flags pictured over them, even when the tank does NOT have a flag. The scorelist doesn't show them as having one, and they do not get the flags abilities. It ju...

What is the BAAH flag?

On second thought.. I'm not sure I want to know.

Wow... The updated Madcity map has long been my favorite. It is very odd to be driving around such familiar territory with all this unfamiliar stuff around the edges.

I like it.

I could see it as a one-shot flag. Use it once and it drops. In that case it wouldn't be necessary for it to be a suicide flag.

I like it

Considering the PC architecture of the Xbox, I would imagine it to be the easiest platform to work from. Especially with all the work that has been put into running Linux on the XBox

I probably would have done a picture too, but that would have required cleaning up my desk area, and by the time that happened April 1st would be long gone

Congrats!

I use a Nostromo n50 Gamepad http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Merchant_Id=&Section_Id=2071&pcount=&Product_Id=107727 and I absolutely love it. I use it in addition to my mouse, with a second fire button, the jump button and misc. other commands such as lagstats programm...

BBQ Sauce

I run 1.10.4 Hi-Res on Windows XP. 1024x768 32bit 75hz. With OpenGL on all the highest settings (16x Quality Anisotropic Filtering, 6x FSAA, Textures and Mipmap detail on highest quality settings) I usually get a FPS between 180 in "busy" maps and 250. When using OpenGL settings set more f...

Heya Dervish! Where the heck have you been? I miss getting my butt kicked by you.

I think that if it is implemented properly it could have its uses. It won't solve all the problems, but hopefully should be a good start towards a better bzexperience.

Any idea when the regular player karma system will be implemented Patlabor? I think it would also be an interesting feature on the server side, to where you can set a karma threshold, and any player with a karma value above the threshold is awarded admin privileges. Of course whether or not to use t...

When I first started playing.. My hardware couldn't handle the textures... GM's sure looked funny... Looked like regular shots that could curve and follow you.

Haha, I outrank you all ATTENTION!

Now that would be an interesting strategy. I could imagine a team searching for thief flags, and doing a fireman bucket thing with the flag, passing it across the field.