id's q3ded VS ioquake q3ded?

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8. November 2010 - 21:13
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Hi all, whats the best software choice for setting up a quak3 dedicated server today? Is it q3ded 1.32c from ID or everybody uses ioquake? What "big" servers use to serve E+? I'm asking because I'm on to setup a q3ded box and wish it to be stable and secure (:

Many thanks in advance!

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8. November 2010 - 21:25
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Re: id's q3ded VS ioquake q3ded?

if u want use punkbuster when definitely q3ded from id (server for wars and etc)

if u want make public server imo try ioquake cuz in that case u can use "fast download" feature (maps for example) but it working only for ioquake clients. ioquake has a lot of fixed bugs as opposed to regular q3ded. More info u can get in ioquake README txt file.

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8. November 2010 - 22:03
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Re: id's q3ded VS ioquake q3ded?

"fast download" feature? ioquake 3 has built-in cURL but it doesn't help to download faster.It's possible only in OpenArena

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9. November 2010 - 0:46
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Re: id's q3ded VS ioquake q3ded?
0MS wrote:

ioquake 3 has built-in cURL but it doesn't help to download faster.It's possible only in OpenArena

First of all, load Open Arena, open console and look on lower right coner.

http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/9098/53705208.png

so this means what open arena engine also based on ioquake (like Urban Terror).

from ioquake README:

Using HTTP/FTP Download Support (Server)
  You can enable redirected downloads on your server even if it's not
  an ioquake3 server.  You simply need to use the 'sets' command to put
the sv_dlURL cvar into your SERVERINFO string and ensure sv_allowDownloads
  is set to 1
 
  sv_dlURL is the base of the URL that contains your custom .pk3 files
  the client will append both fs_game and the filename to the end of
  this value.  For example, if you have sv_dlURL set to
  "http://ioquake3.org", fs_game is "baseq3", and the client is
  missing "test.pk3", it will attempt to download from the URL
  "http://ioquake3.org/baseq3/test.pk3"
 

And my local server based on ioquake with "fast download":

http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/5769/ioquake.png

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14. November 2010 - 16:19
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Re: id's q3ded VS ioquake q3ded?

Since the ioquake 3 1.36 has come out there is no more buit in dedicated server but an extra file.
How do you guys set up a proper excessive plus dedicated server with ioquake 3 1.36?I googled all day but cant find a manual...

This i found, but it is for a regular quake 3 server... http://www.quaketweaks.com/ownserver.html

http://www.excessiveplus.net/spider/dreamworld-server

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14. November 2010 - 18:24
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Re: id's q3ded VS ioquake q3ded?

Why do you look for ioquake3? As far as I see all "big" servers run on 1.32c ID's q3ded. I did the same. Just get 1.32b install it and apply 1.32c patch Happy

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14. November 2010 - 19:24
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Re: id's q3ded VS ioquake q3ded?
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How do you guys set up a proper excessive plus dedicated server with ioquake 3 1.36?I googled all day but cant find a manual...
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Also like regular q3a. Through ioq3ded. But if u need pb, then use regular q3a.

Depend from OS choosing ioquake distr. - http://ioquake3.org/get-it/ 

I use linux server (ubuntu 10.04 LTS x86_64) so picked those:

Engine Download for Linux (x86_64), 2.6MB. - this's ioquake engine (ioq3ded included)

Data Installer Download for Linux, 27MB. - this's free patches for q3a (baseq3/pack1.pk3 - pack8.pk3)

for Windows:

Engine Download for Windows, 2.5MB.

Data Installer Download the data installer for Windows, 26MB. 

To launch ioquake with mod:

Download mod, copy mod to ioquake folder, that's all.

windows .bat file:

 
 
@echo off
 
start ioquake3.x86.exe +set fs_homepath "d:\ioquake3" +set fs_game excessiveplus +set vm_game 0 +set dedicated 2 +exec server.cfg

linux (i586) shell file:

#!/bin/sh
 
cd ~/ioquake3
./ioq3ded.i386 +set fs_game excessiveplus +set vm_game 0 +set dedicated 2 +exec server.cfg

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14. November 2010 - 20:01
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Re: id's q3ded VS ioquake q3ded?

Is it possible to make fast download for all players on public server(not local)?

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14. November 2010 - 20:29
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Re: id's q3ded VS ioquake q3ded?

Yes, if u've free ftp or httpd server.

Of course it can be installed on the same dedicated server, where ioquake placed, but it may causing lags (all depend from connection bandwidth, how big pk3 and how may players download it in the same time). In ideal, must be one ftp or http server with many maps, so all other ioquake servers redirect to that server for downloading -> no lags, fast download, free map rotation, everybody happy.

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14. November 2010 - 21:48
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Re: id's q3ded VS ioquake q3ded?

Almost all players have quake3 1.32c so if they connect to my server they couldn't download quickly because q3 1.32c hasn't built-in curl:(

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14. November 2010 - 22:53
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Re: id's q3ded VS ioquake q3ded?

and wont have that in e+ since with any modification of the .exe just like ioquake will get pb incompatible
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