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		+	[Misc] These settings determine various arena properties that (supposedly) didn't fit in any other section.
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	=== FrequencyShipTypes ===		=== FrequencyShipTypes ===
−	* Min: 0	+	''Datatype:'' Boolean (1=yes, 0=no).
−	* Max: 1	+
−	Whether ship type is based on frequency player is on or not (0=no 1=yes)	+	Whether ships are frequency-specific (freq0 uses warbird, freq1 uses javelin, and so on).
		+
		+	=== WarpPointDelay ===
		+	''Datatype:'' Hundredths of seconds.
−	=== WarpPointDelay ===
	How long a Portal point is active.		How long a Portal point is active.
	=== DecoyAliveTime ===		=== DecoyAliveTime ===
−	Time a decoy is alive (in hundredths of a second)	+	''Datatype:'' Hundredths of seconds.
		+
		+	Time before a decoy disappears. Note that decoy will instantly disappear if owner enters safe zone.
−	=== BounceFactor ===	+	=== BounceFactor ===
−	How bouncy the walls are (16=no-speed-loss)	+	''Datatype:'' Factor.
		+	How bouncy the walls are. ''Formula:'' SpeedAfter = SpeedBefore * (16 / BounceFactor).
−	=== SafetyLimit ===	+
−	Amount of time that can be spent in the safe zone. (90000 = 15 mins)	+	=== SafetyLimit ===
		+	''Datatype:'' Hundredths of seconds. (90000 = 15 mins)
		+
		+	Time a player can spend in the safe zone before getting kicked. Use this to encourage users to spec when AFK.
	=== TickerDelay ===		=== TickerDelay ===
−	Amount of time between ticker help messages.	+	''Datatype:'' Hundredths of seconds.
		+	Time between ticker help messages.
−	=== WarpRadiusLimit ===
−	When ships are randomly placed in the arena, this parameter will limit how far from the center of the arena they can be placed (1024=anywhere)
		+	=== WarpRadiusLimit ===
		+	''Datatype:'' Tiles.
−	=== ActivateAppShutdownTime ===	+	Ships randomly placed on the map can be a maximum of this far from the map's center. Note that 1024 will cover the entire map.
−	Amount of time a ship is shutdown after application is reactivated (ie. when they come back from windows mode)
−	=== NearDeathLevel ===	+	=== ActivateAppShutdownTime ===
−	Amount of energy that constitutes a near-death experience (ships bounty will be decreased by 1 when this occurs -- used for dueling zone)	+	''Datatype:'' Hundredths of seconds.
		+	Time a ship is shutdown when user reactivates client application (when user comes back from Windows mode).
−	=== VictoryMusic ===
−	* Min: 0
−	* Max: 1
−	Whether the zone plays victory music or not.
		+	=== NearDeathLevel ===
		+	''Datatype:'' Energy.
−	=== BannerPoints ===	+	Energy that constitutes a near-death experience. The server will reduce the ship's bounty by 1 when this occurs. (Used for dueling zones.)
−	Number of points require to display a banner
−	=== MaxLossesToPlay ===	+	=== VictoryMusic ===
−	Number of deaths before a player is forced into spectator mode (0=never)	+	''Datatype:'' Boolean (1=yes, 0=no).
		+
		+	Whether the zone plays the victory music when a team is winning a flag game.
		+
		+
		+	=== BannerPoints ===
		+	''Datatype:'' Points.
		+
		+	Points required for a player to display a banner.
		+
		+
		+	=== MaxLossesToPlay ===
		+	''Datatype:'' Count.
		+
		+	Deaths before a player is forced into spectator mode. ''Special Value:'' 0 = no limit.
	=== SpectatorQuiet ===		=== SpectatorQuiet ===
−	* Min: 0	+	''Datatype:'' Boolean (1=yes, 0=no).
−	* Max: 1	+
−	Whether spectators can talk to active players (1=no 0=yes)	+	Whether spectators can talk to active players.
		+
		+
		+	=== MaxPlaying ===
		+	''Datatype:'' Count.
		+
		+	Maximum number of players that can be playing (not spectating) at one time. ''Special Value:'' 0 = no limit (but still obeys maximum players in arena).
−	=== MaxPlaying ===	+	=== TimedGame ===
−	Maximum number of players that can be playing at one time (does not count spectators, 0=limited only by maximum allowed in arena (not a user setting))	+	''Datatype:'' Hundredths of a second.
		+	Time in a timed game (like speed zone). ''Special Value:'' 0 = not a timed game.
−	=== TimedGame ===
−	Amount of time in a timed game (like speed zone) (0=not a timed game)
		+	=== ResetScoreOnFrequencyChange ===
		+	''Datatype:'' Boolean (1=yes, 0=no).
−	=== ResetScoreOnFrequencyChange ===	+	Whether a player changing frequency resets his score. (Used primarily for timed games like soccer.)
−	* Min: 0
−	* Max: 1
−	Whether a players score should be reset when they change frequencies (used primarily for timed games like soccer)
−	=== SendPositionDelay ===	+	=== SendPositionDelay ===
−	* Min: 0	+	''Datatype:'' Hundredths of a second (0 to 20).
−	* Max: 20	+
−	Amount of time between position packets sent by client.	+	Time between position packets sent by clients. Do not modify this setting without a good reason.
	=== SlowFrameCheck ===		=== SlowFrameCheck ===
−	* Min: 0	+	''Datatype:'' Boolean (1=yes, 0=no).
−	* Max: 1
−	Whether to check for slow frames on the client (possible cheat technique) (flawed on some machines, do not use)
		+	Whether to check for slow frames on the client (possible cheat technique). '''Warning:''' flawed on some machines, do not use.
−	=== SlowFrameRate ===	+
−	* Min: 0	+	=== SlowFrameRate ===
−	* Max: 35	+	''Datatype:'' Frames per second (0 to 35).
−	Check whether client has too slow frame rate to play (0=disabled, 1-35=Frame Rate limit, if < than this, kicked)	+
		+	A frame rate less than this setting is considered slow by the above setting.
	=== AllowSavedShips ===		=== AllowSavedShips ===
−	* Min: 0	+	''Datatype:'' Boolean (1=yes, 0=no).
−	* Max: 1
−	Whether saved ships are allowed (do not allow saved ship in zones where sub-arenas may have differing parameters) 1 = Savedfrom last arena/lagout, 0 = New Ship when entering arena/zone
		+	Whether ships' stats are saved between arenas and after lagouts. Do not enable this if subarenas have different ship settings.
−	=== FrequencyShift ===	+
−	* Min: 0	+	=== FrequencyShift ===
−	* Max: 10000	+	''Datatype:'' Hertz (0 to 10000).
−	Amount of random frequency shift applied to sounds in the game.	+
		+	Random frequency shift applied to sounds to make them more realistic.
	=== ExtraPositionData ===		=== ExtraPositionData ===
−	* Min: 0	+	''Datatype:'' Boolean (1=yes, 0=no).
−	* Max: 1	+
−	Whether regular players receive sysop data about a ship (leave this at zero)	+	Whether regular players receive sysop data about a ship. Leave this off.
		+
		+
		+	=== SheepMessage ===
		+	''Datatype:'' String.
		+
		+	Message that appears when a player types ?sheep, in commemoration of the first sheep cloning.
		+
		+	=== MaxPlayers ===
		+	''Datatype:'' Count.
−	=== SheepMessage ===	+	Maximum amount of players in this arena. Will override server.ini's max arena setting.
−	String that Appears when a player types ?sheep
−	=== MaxPlayers ===	+	=== GreetMessage ===
−	This is max amount of players in this arena. Will override the .ini max arena setting	+	''Datatype:'' String.
		+	This message will be sent when a player enters the arena. Note that if the arena is public, then it will essentially be a zone-enter message.
−	=== GreetMessage ===
−	This message, if set to anything, will be sent to the player who just enter arena/zone
		+	=== PeriodicMessage0 ===
		+	''Datatype:'' Mixed.
−	=== PeriodicMessage0 ===	+	This setting and the following set automatically repeating arena messages. Must be set to this format: [Repeat Delay] [Delay before start after arena creation] [Message]. Delays are in minutes. Prefix [Message] with '*' to make the message zone-wide. ''Special Value:'' 0 = no message.
−	Info about this will be in explained through all 0-4 of these. Read next one down... To set it blank, set it to: 0
	=== PeriodicMessage1 ===		=== PeriodicMessage1 ===
−	Must be set to this format: (Time for repeating) (Delay after arena is created) (Text)  *Read Next!	+	''Datatype:'' Mixed.
		+
		+	See above.
	=== PeriodicMessage2 ===		=== PeriodicMessage2 ===
−	Time for repeating will be after every X mins (60=1hour, 1440=1day), will display this message. *READ NEXT!	+	''Datatype:'' Mixed.
		+
		+	See above.
	=== PeriodicMessage3 ===		=== PeriodicMessage3 ===
−	Delay will be after first person enters arena, it will then start this many mins after they enter. Good so they don't get one instantly for no reason. *READ NEXT!	+	''Datatype:'' Mixed.
		+
		+	See above.
	=== PeriodicMessage4 ===		=== PeriodicMessage4 ===
−	Text will be the text. If text starts with a * (ie: *Hello), will act as a *zone message. If no * (ie: Hello), will act as a *arena command.	+	''Datatype:'' Mixed.
		+
		+	See above.
		+
		+
		+	=== MaxXRes ===
		+	''Datatype:'' Resolution.
		+
		+	Max X-res allowed. ''Special Value:'' 0 = no limit
		+
		+
		+	=== MaxYRes ===
		+	''Datatype:'' Resolution.
		+
		+	Max Y-res allowed. ''Special Value:'' 0 = no limit
		+
		+
		+	=== ContinuumOnly ===
		+	''Datatype:'' Boolean (1=yes, 0=no).
		+
		+	Enable to allow VIE clients only to spec, and not to play.
		+
		+	=== LevelFiles ===
		+	''Datatype:'' Filename list.
−	=== MaxXRes ===	+	Files used by arena, seperated by commas, that will be downloaded via client. A '+' in front of a file will make it optional. Put LVZs here.
−	Max X res limit, 0 = no limit
−	=== MaxYRes ===	+	=== MinUsage ===
−	Max Y res limit, 0 = no limit	+	''Datatype:'' Hours.
		+	Total usage required to play in this arena.
−	=== ContinuumOnly ===
−	If set to 0, anyone can play. If set to 1, only continuum uses can play in ship, while all VIE clients will be locked in spec.
		+	=== StartInSpec ===
		+	''Datatype:'' Boolean (1=yes, 0=no).
−	=== LevelFiles ===	+	Enable to make all players enter in spec, no matter what ship they choose on the menu.
−	List of .lvz files, seperated by commas, that will be downloaded via client and used in this arena. A + in front of .lvz file will make it optional
−	=== MinUsage ===	+	=== MaxTimerDrift ===
−	Min total usage hours required to play in this arena.	+	''Datatype:'' Tenths of a percent.
		+	Percentage of how much client timer is allowed to differ from server timer.
−	=== StartInSpec ===
−	If set to 1, all users entering arena start in spec. Otherwise enter arena as normal.
		+	=== DisableScreenshot ===
		+	''Datatype:'' Boolean (1=yes, 0=no).
−	=== MaxTimerDrift ===	+	Only allows spectators to take screenshots.
−	Percentage how much client timer is allowed to differ from server timer.
−	=== DisableScreenshot ===	+	=== AntiWarpSettleDelay ===
−	If set to 0, anyone can take screenshots. If set to 1, only spectators can.	+	''Datatype:'' Hundredths of seconds.
		+	Delay after a player warps/portals/attaches before he can warp/portal/attach again. (Acts like a personal antiwarp.)
−	=== AntiWarpSettleDelay ===
−	Time (in 1/100 of a second) after someone warps/portals/attaches that they cannot warp/portal/attach again for (like a temp antiwarp enabled for them only)
		+	=== SaveSpawnScore ===
		+	''Datatype:'' Boolean (1=yes, 0=no).
−	=== SaveSpawnScore ===	+	Whether to save spawn scores to arenaname.scr. Disable to prevent creation of large amounts of *.scr files in the server directory.
−	If set to 1, will save spawn scores to arenaname.scr. If set to 0, or blank, will not create useless .scr files.
	[[Category: Settings]]		[[Category: Settings]]

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Revision as of 23:39, 27 February 2005

[Misc] These settings determine various arena properties that (supposedly) didn't fit in any other section.

FrequencyShipTypes

Datatype: Boolean (1=yes, 0=no).

Whether ships are frequency-specific (freq0 uses warbird, freq1 uses javelin, and so on).

WarpPointDelay

Datatype: Hundredths of seconds.

How long a Portal point is active.

DecoyAliveTime

Datatype: Hundredths of seconds.

Time before a decoy disappears. Note that decoy will instantly disappear if owner enters safe zone.

BounceFactor

Datatype: Factor.

How bouncy the walls are. Formula: SpeedAfter = SpeedBefore * (16 / BounceFactor).

SafetyLimit

Datatype: Hundredths of seconds. (90000 = 15 mins)

Time a player can spend in the safe zone before getting kicked. Use this to encourage users to spec when AFK.

TickerDelay

Datatype: Hundredths of seconds.

Time between ticker help messages.

WarpRadiusLimit

Datatype: Tiles.

Ships randomly placed on the map can be a maximum of this far from the map's center. Note that 1024 will cover the entire map.

ActivateAppShutdownTime

Datatype: Hundredths of seconds.

Time a ship is shutdown when user reactivates client application (when user comes back from Windows mode).

NearDeathLevel

Datatype: Energy.

Energy that constitutes a near-death experience. The server will reduce the ship's bounty by 1 when this occurs. (Used for dueling zones.)

VictoryMusic

Datatype: Boolean (1=yes, 0=no).

Whether the zone plays the victory music when a team is winning a flag game.

BannerPoints

Datatype: Points.

Points required for a player to display a banner.

MaxLossesToPlay

Datatype: Count.

Deaths before a player is forced into spectator mode. Special Value: 0 = no limit.

SpectatorQuiet

Datatype: Boolean (1=yes, 0=no).

Whether spectators can talk to active players.

MaxPlaying

Datatype: Count.

Maximum number of players that can be playing (not spectating) at one time. Special Value: 0 = no limit (but still obeys maximum players in arena).

TimedGame

Datatype: Hundredths of a second.

Time in a timed game (like speed zone). Special Value: 0 = not a timed game.

ResetScoreOnFrequencyChange

Datatype: Boolean (1=yes, 0=no).

Whether a player changing frequency resets his score. (Used primarily for timed games like soccer.)

SendPositionDelay

Datatype: Hundredths of a second (0 to 20).

Time between position packets sent by clients. Do not modify this setting without a good reason.

SlowFrameCheck

Datatype: Boolean (1=yes, 0=no).

Whether to check for slow frames on the client (possible cheat technique). Warning: flawed on some machines, do not use.

SlowFrameRate

Datatype: Frames per second (0 to 35).

A frame rate less than this setting is considered slow by the above setting.

AllowSavedShips

Datatype: Boolean (1=yes, 0=no).

Whether ships' stats are saved between arenas and after lagouts. Do not enable this if subarenas have different ship settings.

FrequencyShift

Datatype: Hertz (0 to 10000).

Random frequency shift applied to sounds to make them more realistic.

ExtraPositionData

Datatype: Boolean (1=yes, 0=no).

Whether regular players receive sysop data about a ship. Leave this off.

SheepMessage

Datatype: String.

Message that appears when a player types ?sheep, in commemoration of the first sheep cloning.

MaxPlayers

Datatype: Count.

Maximum amount of players in this arena. Will override server.ini's max arena setting.

GreetMessage

Datatype: String.

This message will be sent when a player enters the arena. Note that if the arena is public, then it will essentially be a zone-enter message.

PeriodicMessage0

Datatype: Mixed.

This setting and the following set automatically repeating arena messages. Must be set to this format: [Repeat Delay] [Delay before start after arena creation] [Message]. Delays are in minutes. Prefix [Message] with '*' to make the message zone-wide. Special Value: 0 = no message.

PeriodicMessage1

Datatype: Mixed.

See above.

PeriodicMessage2

Datatype: Mixed.

See above.

PeriodicMessage3

Datatype: Mixed.

See above.

PeriodicMessage4

Datatype: Mixed.

See above.

MaxXRes

Datatype: Resolution.

Max X-res allowed. Special Value: 0 = no limit

MaxYRes

Datatype: Resolution.

Max Y-res allowed. Special Value: 0 = no limit

ContinuumOnly

Datatype: Boolean (1=yes, 0=no).

Enable to allow VIE clients only to spec, and not to play.

LevelFiles

Datatype: Filename list.

Files used by arena, seperated by commas, that will be downloaded via client. A '+' in front of a file will make it optional. Put LVZs here.

MinUsage

Datatype: Hours.

Total usage required to play in this arena.

StartInSpec

Datatype: Boolean (1=yes, 0=no).

Enable to make all players enter in spec, no matter what ship they choose on the menu.

MaxTimerDrift

Datatype: Tenths of a percent.

Percentage of how much client timer is allowed to differ from server timer.

DisableScreenshot

Datatype: Boolean (1=yes, 0=no).

Only allows spectators to take screenshots.

AntiWarpSettleDelay

Datatype: Hundredths of seconds.

Delay after a player warps/portals/attaches before he can warp/portal/attach again. (Acts like a personal antiwarp.)

SaveSpawnScore

Datatype: Boolean (1=yes, 0=no).

Whether to save spawn scores to arenaname.scr. Disable to prevent creation of large amounts of *.scr files in the server directory.