Since the response has been so high on this, i decided to make a quick test release before i go away for the weekend.

you need Nexuiz-svn or 2.5.2. may or may not work with older ones.
then get this file and put in nexuiz/data:

http://zdev.dvrdns.org/tmp/spiderbot.pk3
edit: you need http://zdev.dvrdns.org/tmp/spider-config.pk3 too.

extract the progs.* and cdprogs.* form it and place in the nexuiz/data folder.

launch nexuiz, type "exec vehicle_spiderbot.cfg" in the console then do a "map test16" or a "map opentest"

just run into a unoccupied spider to start driving it. bind a key to +use to exit it.

have fun =)

While watching the video for this, I think I peed in my pants a little.

i get a quake error

Mem_Free: data ==NULL (called at model_alias.c:584)

Here too:

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======server ERROR in spawnfunc_worldspawn:
Config file mismatch! Please update weapons.cfg and weaponsHavoc.cfg to match the QuakeC code, and restart the engine!

server EDICT 0:
modelindex         1.0000
absmin         '-5632.0000 -2112.0000   -32.0000'
absmax         ' 2112.0000  2112.0000  1856.0000'
movetype           7.0000
solid              4.0000
classname      worldspawn
model          maps/test16.bsp
mins           '-5632.0000 -2112.0000   -32.0000'
maxs           ' 2112.0000  2112.0000  1856.0000'
Host_Error: server: Program error in function spawnfunc_worldspawn:
Config file mismatch! Please update weapons.cfg and weaponsHavoc.cfg to match the QuakeC code, and restart the engine!
Tip: read above for entity information

Quake Error: Host_Error: server: Program error in function spawnfunc_worldspawn:
Config file mismatch! Please update weapons.cfg and weaponsHavoc.cfg to match the QuakeC code, and restart the engine!
Tip: read above for entity information

NOTE: crashed before even initializing the world, not saving persistent data


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cvar_check_default bypass

(but expect some minor stuff to go wrong then, e.g. item respawns)

Trying to test it but I'm getting a bug: When I attempt to enter a spider by walking into it, I am thrown out the next frame unless I get behind the vehicle and keep walking forward constantly (which just keeps me there but I see myself sitting inside).

[EDIT] Sorry, this is because the key bind setting +use makes the +use command act permanently. This can be avoided by setting +used for "when pressed" and -used for "when released".

Apart from that I seen the video and it's just too awesome Can't believe I'm seeing the first vehicle for Nexuiz... great job. This is probably the most major change that comes to Nexuiz for a long time.

Very impressive work!Compliments!This opens a new way of possibilities in Nexuiz!I've tested test16 and opentest and they are both very playable! I've noticed a .dpm model file scanned during the loading. What's the difference between .dpm and .zym model file?

Thanks for sharing this important contribute!

OMG. Must go in svn! Bump Bump Bump Bump!
Also, ... can't wait to be tooling around some maps in the retard-cars of youre-winner map

tundramagi wrote:OMG. Must go in svn! Bump Bump Bump Bump!
Also, ... can't wait to be tooling around some maps in the retard-cars of youre-winner map

perfect for huge maps

link dont work

This kind of thing makes way for even more Unreal Tournament like gameplay!!!!!! AWSOME! and link doesn't work for me either

Sven wrote:link dont work

for me too

please fix the link i want download its amazing work cant wait
what is you next idea?! player transforms to otherplayermodel by picking up strenght? (ok its a bullshit idea if you compare it with your )

This is awsome. When will it be in svn. How does it work?
/me has idea to make racecars .

heyyy could somebody else who allready downloaded the files upload them somewhere, cause it seems that tzork is not avaiable...

pleaseeeee i wanna play this

The code for me was unplayable last time. There's a reason why it was removed.
Be patient, I'm pretty sure we'll soon have nice things in SVN. Turrets were added slowly too.

oh yeah svn:

it works for me if i rename my run-sdl.dontrun to run-sdl.bat .
When i click on build it checks the version of my build, is doing something and then there is always an error. So i cant update my nexuiz but i can still play with this little trick the "old" one.

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C:\DOKUME~1\David\EIGENE~1\Nexuiz\NEXUIZ~1\darkplaces/host_cmd.c:2402: undefined
reference to `random'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make[3]: *** [darkplaces-dedicated.exe] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory `/c/DOKUME~1/David/EIGENE~1/Nexuiz/NEXUIZ~1/darkplace
s'
make[2]: *** [bin-debug] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/c/DOKUME~1/David/EIGENE~1/Nexuiz/NEXUIZ~1/darkplace
s'
make[1]: *** [sv-debug] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/c/DOKUME~1/David/EIGENE~1/Nexuiz/NEXUIZ~1/darkplace
s'
make: *** [debug] Error 2
An error has occurred (see above).
Drücken Sie eine beliebige Taste . . .

few parts are german, last sentence means: press any key

do you know why the error happens evry time?

MaStEr wrote:oh yeah svn:

it works for me if i rename my run-sdl.dontrun to run-sdl.bat .
When i click on build it checks the version of my build, is doing something and then there is always an error. So i cant update my nexuiz but i can still play with this little trick the "old" one.

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C:\DOKUME~1\David\EIGENE~1\Nexuiz\NEXUIZ~1\darkplaces/host_cmd.c:2402: undefined
reference to `random'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make[3]: *** [darkplaces-dedicated.exe] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory `/c/DOKUME~1/David/EIGENE~1/Nexuiz/NEXUIZ~1/darkplace
s'
make[2]: *** [bin-debug] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/c/DOKUME~1/David/EIGENE~1/Nexuiz/NEXUIZ~1/darkplace
s'
make[1]: *** [sv-debug] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/c/DOKUME~1/David/EIGENE~1/Nexuiz/NEXUIZ~1/darkplace
s'
make: *** [debug] Error 2
An error has occurred (see above).
Drücken Sie eine beliebige Taste . . .

few parts are german, last sentence means: press any key

do you know why the error happens evry time?

Yes it's a bug that I hope it will be fixed very soon, I've managed to easy fix it and I reported it in IRC. BTW this problem isn't related with the Spiderbot at all.

Spider-vehicle is cool, any developments? I noticed in the release when I would shoot the cannons it would do self dmg.

Does there exist a .patch for this so it can be applied to, say, one's svn repo so we can play with it with the newer svn code?

I consider it to hakkish to be svn yet. d/l server was went down while i was away, it will be back shortly. and yes progress is slow due to lack of time on my part. (first time in a week i even have time and stamina to check this forum)

tZork wrote:I consider it to hakkish to be svn yet. d/l server was went down while i was away, it will be back shortly. and yes progress is slow due to lack of time on my part. (first time in a week i even have time and stamina to check this forum)

Could you release the code as a .patch?
That way others could help you, and it won't be lost the way the original nexball was lost.

yay! verynice. when can we start hacking it?

tundramagi wrote:

tZork wrote:I consider it to hakkish to be svn yet. d/l server was went down while i was away, it will be back shortly. and yes progress is slow due to lack of time on my part. (first time in a week i even have time and stamina to check this forum)

Could you release the code as a .patch?
That way others could help you, and it won't be lost the way the original nexball was lost.

I could, but i doubt it would make much sense as im still in the process of designing the system - if ppl start work on based on what i got now it wont work w/o tedious porting when the system is done. of course ill supply the code to anyone interested, i just don't want to waste ppls time with unfinished, messy stuff. And don't worrie abt loosing it. i run a good backup system (systems, actually) =)

i'm interested finished or not.

tZork wrote:

tundramagi wrote:

tZork wrote:I consider it to hakkish to be svn yet. d/l server was went down while i was away, it will be back shortly. and yes progress is slow due to lack of time on my part. (first time in a week i even have time and stamina to check this forum)

Could you release the code as a .patch?
That way others could help you, and it won't be lost the way the original nexball was lost.

I could, but i doubt it would make much sense as im still in the process of designing the system - if ppl start work on based on what i got now it wont work w/o tedious porting when the system is done. of course ill supply the code to anyone interested, i just don't want to waste ppls time with unfinished, messy stuff. And don't worrie abt loosing it. i run a good backup system (systems, actually) =)

I'm interested too (I want to play with spiderbot, plus our current svn ).

i don't really have time to write a long explain of things, because i need to be on my way 5 mins ago >.< so here the short version:

patch, full src, client data, server/local game data can be found here:
http://zdev.dvrdns.org/nexuiz/vehicles/
Made in a haste and just quickly tested, so it may be wonkey. exquise the messy code. i haven't had time to deal with it.

To use it locally, extract the vehicles-server_or_local.pk3 archive to nexuiz/vehicles. then run nexuiz with the cmd line "nexuiz -game vehicles"

works best on nexuiz-svn

hope it works =)

Wow. This is amazing.
I was fighting with bots (plus the turret) for about 2 hrs on test16.
Then I compiled opentest... oh that was fun too

On test16 I totally dominated the bots as I got into the turret before they did, though eventually they were able to kill me (after like 20 kills of them ).
In the end it was like 250 me, 8 them

I felt like a police doing crowd control in a distopian fututre/present.

What is the "racer" btw? How do I spawn that? vehicle_racer?

thank you for the new link. i both like and dislike that minstanex kills it in one shot. and the top floats in the air.

Mizu Kitsune wrote:thank you for the new link. i both like and dislike that minstanex kills it in one shot. and the top floats in the air.

Minsta is never ever normally on a map. It's mainly used for minstamutator, or if a server admin feels like it: weapon swap out.