Hello everyone! I’m here with a question for the creators of Excessive Plus. First of all, I want to thank you for this truly wonderful modification and its flexibility. Although I'm relatively new to this community and started playing Quake in January 2023, I’ve become very interested in configurations and some automation. I primarily train with various physics configurations and client configurations on my own server. The client configurations have captivated me, as I also play on popular Excessive Plus servers.

However, I often have disputes with veteran players about the ethics of using commands from the official Excessive Plus documentation. The DM Elitez administration has also kicked me out several times for "cheating," even though these were commands from the official documentation. DM Elitez administration, I love your server and all your servers dearly. Please forgive me if my curiosity about game settings bothers you. I especially appreciate your efforts in creating amazing servers!

Questions about the ethics of using some client commands:
1. com_maxFPS 333 — I found that a 125 FPS cap on my 165Hz monitor isn’t very appealing. I used the refresh rate sync with r_displayrefresh 165, r_swapinterval 1, com_maxFPS 250, and accidentally stumbled upon com_maxFPS 333. I felt a nice change in physics (I still play at 333). I was surprised and shared this with many players. Some of them now play at 333 FPS, while those with lower-end computers often criticize me for cheating. It’s hard to agree on standards here since some monitors exceed 200Hz, so FPS should be adjusted from 250, with options being limited: 125, 250, 333, 500, or refresh rate sync, which sometimes causes slight lag. Can I use com_maxFPS 333? Is it cheating?

2. cl_timeNudge — Players from Great Britain playing on DM Elitez have a ping of about 15-20 ms. Players from Russia have a ping starting at 50 ms and above. Why is it considered unethical to equalize the ping for players from Russia to 20 ms using the command cl_timeNudge -30? Maybe we should better agree on average ping standards rather than discussing the ethics of using cl_timeNudge? What’s fair about not using cl_timeNudge if those geographically closer to the servers have an initial advantage?

3. vstr — THE MAIN QUESTION, a variable that allows using command sets:
• Can I even use command sets with vstr? Is it ethical and legal in terms of gameplay?
• Some sets are harmless, like visual changes of the player with one key, which include changing the name, player model, flag, and Railgun beam colors. But for example, I want to automate RocketJump. Is this considered cheating? I was kicked from DM Elitez for this.
• Is automating weapon switching considered cheating if the automation cannot bypass the minimum 140 ms delay from the switch animation?
• What categories of commands are considered cheating?
• Is there a list of commands prohibited not only from the official Excessive Plus documentation but also those banned in regular Quake III Arena, as there are many of those too?

P.S. J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good."