TY Rain for Map Locations

[/*Demoman*/]

I just wanted to thank rain for adding back in the target_location .. I know it must have been pretty difficult to add in

now just get to work on +dropweapon

[Jinks]

I'll buy that and chime in. Thanks guys.

[Spark2]

Yes, they rock. However, the fireteam becomes really large now and the size changes can be distracting. :/ I'd like to suggest two things to mitigate this problem:
1) Allow the client to set a fixed length for location names in the fireteam. Users could then write their own location files with abbreviated locationnames to fit their prefered length. The default could be limited to a resonable length.
2) Allow to disable the rank name, which is really just wasting some valuable space...

[=FF=im2good4u]

totaly agreed on wut was written above

its awsome fute but fireteam now tkaes 50% of my screen

and i was wondering whu does the fireteam got a 10 to 20 uits offset from top of screen ?

[dA*Rogue]

I like Spark's comments.

[HeReTiC59]

You can always lower the intesity of the fireteam display,
b_fireteamalpha .5
or whatever

[h4ks]

another lovely feature added, idd
about the lenght just add some options similar to the chat ones to resize it (i also find the character a little too large). i remember i never had a problem in rtcw w/ location names lenght, something similar would be optimal i guess

[[DD]ZeDoX]

I love it. Fantastic idea.

Does any one have an example on how to edit this for yourself?

If so i would be happy to write documentation for it on the eg.

[=FF=im2good4u]

verry simpel

to add your own locatio do /loc_add <Name>

to remove the locatioin you are stading in use /loc_del

to rename the location you are standing in use /loc_rename <name>

to move the location your standing in to the position of you ise /loc_move

and when u are done do /loc_save

[[DD]ZeDoX]

where are they stored?

[=FF=im2good4u]

well server can have the files in a .pk3

but localy in /etpro/maps/<mapname>_loc_overide.dat

[h4ks]

update: a teammate has found this command: b_locationmode, he says its possible to change their visualization somehow and even revert to the coordinates mode if u need (lol). hope its useful for somebody, /me gonna try it now.

[=FF=im2good4u]

omg read the docs lol

its a bitflagcvar

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Cvars:
b_locationMode x -
0 = Default (currently 1)
1 = Location names
2 = Location coordinates
4 = Don't check PVS when finding nearest location name
8 = Don't fall back on coordinates when no location found (return "unknown")

so 0 does 1
1 gives names
2 gives coordinates
3 gives them both
...
8 scews it

[h4ks]

ya found that out by myself shortly after

[ReyalP]

Old thread, but anyway, for mappers who want to add location names in their maps with radiant, heres the old entities.def entry from RTCW

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/*QUAKED target_location (0 0.5 0) (-8 -8 -8) (8 8 8)
Set "message" to the name of this location.
Set "count" to 0-7 for color.
0:white 1:red 2:green 3:yellow 4:blue 5:cyan 6:magenta 7:white

Closest target_location in sight used for the location, if none
in site, closest in distance
*/