Yah, it's just for fun.

It's cool that OA and E+ work together. Also, OA has redirect so it downloads really fast. Worth checking out.

This server is running in baseq3 config mode, but can easily be set to regular excessive. Just testing out the redirect. Please let me know what kind of transfer speed you get when joining the server, as you automatically download E+ and custom maps.

OpenArena is identical to Quake 3 gameplay - it uses its own open-source content.

You need the OpenArena file (zip on the website - see signature) and install ExcessivePlus just like you do with your Quake 3 server. Everything is identical. You'll want to install the lightening gun fix pk3 into your ExcessivePlus folder.

Here is the server.cfg I use for OpenArena and ExcessivePlus:

sv_hostname "^0^7EscapedTurkey.com Texas"
sets "Location" "Texas"
sets "Web Site" "www.escapedturkey.com"

// Max rate a client can use - limits overall server bandwidth use
// NOTE: This also affects download speeds from your server.
// Absolute max is 25000
set sv_maxrate 25000

// # of seconds of client inactivity before they're dropped
set g_inactivity 600

// master server

sv_master1 "dpmaster.deathmask.net"

set g_needpass 0 // set g_password "nojerks"

// pure server?
set sv_pure 1

// Maximum # of times a client can '\reconnect'
set sv_reconnectlimit 0

// Number of minutes before a zombie client is force-kicked
set sv_zombietime 1

// Should server download items (.pk3 files) the client doesn't have to
// their disk?

// RCON password. Allows FULL CONTROL of your server from ANY
// client so pick a good password!
set rconpassword "greyfeathers"

//////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Gameplay settings
//////////////////////////////////////////////////
// What score the current map will end at (DM/FFA ONLY)
sets fraglimit 30

// # of minutes before the current map ends
sets timelimit 10

// Enable bots?
set bot_enable 1

// Set to 1 to prevent bots from spewing chatter
set bot_nochat 1

// Keep at least this many # of players in the server using bots.
// IE: if set to 1, a bot will be in server if no one's on. If
// someone connects, the bot will be kicked (and will come back
// if the server empties out again)
// In team mode, this refers to number of bots per team, effectively
// doubling the number below in the sense of total # of clients
set bot_minplayers 3

// Skill bots should spawn in at
set g_spSkill 3

// Damage multiplier for quad damage
set g_quadfactor 3

// # of seconds to respawn weapons (in non-team games)
set g_weaponRespawn 2

// After client dies, how long before server forces client to
// respawn (in seconds). Set to 0 to disable.
set g_forcerespawn 0

// Let everyone connect in before starting a match?
set g_dowarmup 1

// how long to wait around before warmup is over (in seconds)?
// This timers starts counting down from the time the first player
// is available. THIS INCLUDES BOTS, so if you have bots, even
// people with fast computers will be behind the bots 10-15 seconds
// which is why I have this set to 50
set g_warmup 30

// Max Clients

set sv_maxclients 12

// Private Clients

set sv_privateClients 2
set sv_privatePassword "secret"

// Q3 1.27g allows you to disable ANY item. For example, to
// disable the scout powerup, you would:
// set disable_item_scout 1
// The idea is to prefix the item name with disable_ and you'll
// disable it. For a list of item names, please reference
// http://scta.reqoning.com/itemnames.html

// set disable_... 1

set disable_holdable_teleporter "0"
set disable_holdable_medkit "0"
set disable_item_quad "1"
set disable_item_enviro "0"
set disable_item_haste "0"
set disable_item_invis "0"
set disable_item_regen "0"
set disable_item_flight "0"
set disable_weapon_gauntlet "0"
set disable_weapon_shotgun "0"
set disable_weapon_machinegun "0"
set disable_weapon_grenadelauncher "0"
set disable_weapon_rocketlauncher "0"
set disable_weapon_lightning "0"
set disable_weapon_railgun "0"
set disable_weapon_plasmagun "0"
set disable_weapon_bfg "1"
set disable_weapon_grapplinghook "0"
set disable_ammo_shells "0"
set disable_ammo_bullets "0"
set disable_ammo_grenades "0"
set disable_ammo_cells "0"
set disable_ammo_lightning "0"
set disable_ammo_rockets "0"
set disable_ammo_bfg "1"
set disable_item_armor_shard "0"
set disable_item_armor_combat "0"
set disable_item_armor_body "0"
set disable_item_health_small "0"
set disable_item_health "0"
set disable_item_health_large "0"
set disable_item_health_mega "0"

sv_master1 "dpmaster.deathmask.net"

set sv_allowDownloads "1"
set sv_dlURL "http://67.210.235.146/~turkey/openarena"

// works only here. in-game its: "/rcon load conf/excessive3"
set xp_config "conf/turkey"

set xp_vote "map_restart,nextmap,kick"

set xp_unlagged 1

// map rotation (see rotation.txt)
// this is needed to start the rotation
// test_bigbox is good because it tiny

set xp_matchmode "0"

wait
map aggressor
wait
rotate

rotation.txt:

whitemeat
oa_pvomit
jaxdm10
oa_dm2
charon3dm10
oa_dm3
charon3dm11v2
oa_dm4
charon3dm13
suspended
darkmeat
dm6ish
kaos2
oa_dm5
charon3dm8
redmeat
ce1m7
oa_rpg3dm2
dm4ish
jaxdm8
oa_shouse
oa_shine
czest1dm
oa_dm1
aggressor
bal3dm3
fan