Just unzip the nexuiz-<version>.zip file. You can do this with any archive program (like 7zip). It's very important to keep the directory structure while unpacking (in WinZip this option is called "Use folder names"). The directory structure should look like this afterwards:
Nexuiz |-- Docs |-- Nexuiz-SDL.app | |-- * |-- data | |-- data*.pk3 |-- *.exe |-- *.dll `-- nexuiz-linux-*
This happens when the engine can't load the data*.pk3 file or has trouble to initialize OpenGL. The reasons could be:
Try run nexuiz-sdl.exe instead of nexuiz.exe (on Windows). Adding the command line options -sndspeed 48000 and/or -sndstereo can also help on some systems (on Linux, Mac, Windows).
Check if your desktop color depth is set to 32 bits per pixel. If it's just set to 16, Nexuiz can't switch to 32 bit mode.
This is probably because you don't have the map that's running on the server. As Nexuiz does now supports map/content download the server might not be be setup to support this and you will have to get the map the old fashioned way. Those servers will have a download URL in their name or welcome message. There is also a wiki page dedicated to new maps.
Use the Create menu to start a listen server. You will always have to play in a listen server. If you want to create a server without being forced to play yourself please take a look at the file readme.txt in the Docs/server/ directory where the dedicated server is explained.
The default port is 26000 UDP. You can change that by starting Nexuiz with the parameter -port <port> or having a line port <port> in the server config file. If you follow the tutorial mentioned above you do not need this command line argument as it will be done in the config file created for the server. To add the command line argument on Windows, create a new shortcut to nexuiz.exe or nexuiz-dedicated.exe and right click on it. Select properties and -port <port> in the "Target:" line. Be sure that the "Start in:" line contains the full path to your Nexuiz folder and click "OK". The parameter will be used if you start Nexuiz via that new shortcut.
Yes starting with Nexuiz 2.0 there is rcon (QuakeWorld compatible). To use it you must enter rcon_password <password> in the server console or server config file. The Nexuiz client has to set the same password in the same fashion. You can then issue commands with rcon <command> if you are connected to the server or have set rcon_address <ip/hostname> or rcon_address <ip/hostname>:<port> to point to the server. There are also external rcon tools but make sure you use a QW compatible rcon tool.
Enter status at the server console. You will see a list of all players. In front of their names you will see a number (the player id). You can kick the player you don't like with kick # <player id> <reason> (notice the space after #).
Maps usually ship as *.pk3 file. All you have to do is to copy this file to the Nexuiz/data/ (on Linux, Mac, Windows) OR ~/.nexuiz/data/ (on Linux, Mac) directory.
Use the script nexuiz-linux-sdl.sh or nexuiz-linux-glx.sh instead of the binaries. The scripts will use the correct working directory,choose the right version (32 or 64 bit) and also allow you to start a extra X server.
Press [shift]+[escape]. To close it press [escape]
You can get a list of variables by entering cvarlist on the console (How do I open the console?). cmdlist will give you a list of available commands. An annotated version of that output can be found at the Nexuiz wiki.
The greatest performance boost can be achieved by turning off dynamic lights and shadows in the menu Options / Effects. Bloom is also quite resource intensive. Other fps boots include disabling Deluxemapping and Coronas. On older graphics cards or on-board/notebook chips with little video ram you can try to lower the texture quality in the menu Options / Video. Some older cards also run faster when you disable OpenGL 2.0 Shaders but in general for most cards it should be active. Nexuiz also includes config files that will adjust your graphic settings. Open the console (How do I open the console?) and type exec normal.cfg to get the default setting (back). exec med.cfg and exec low.cfg are of lower quality but will make Nexuiz run faster. exec high.cfg, exec ultra.cfg and exec ultimate.cfg will show what Nexuiz is able to look like but do require a very fast PC and graphic card. Some of the settings in those config files require you to either restart Nexuiz or also type vid_restart in the console after exec'ing the config files.
Colors can be used in nicknames and chat messages by typing ^ followed by a number between 0 and 9.
| code | color |
|---|---|
| ^0 | black |
| ^1 | red |
| ^2 | green |
| ^3 | yellow |
| ^4 | blue |
| ^5 | aqua |
| ^6 | pink |
| ^7 | white |
| ^8 | light grey |
| ^9 | dark grey |
You can access your demos in the Demos menu. Click on the demo you want to watch and then on Start to watch the demo. Or type ply <name> in the console (How do I open the console?). To record a demo yourself open the console and type rec <name> before playing. That is before starting a game or connecting to a server. The demo file will be stored in Nexuiz/data/demos/<name>.dem (on Windows) or ~/.nexuiz/data/demos/<name>.dem (on Linux, Mac). If you downloaded a demo, copy it to Nexuiz/data/demos/<name>.dem (on Linux, Mac, Windows) or ~/.nexuiz/data/demos/<name>.dem (on Linux, Mac). You might have to create this directory if you have never recorded a demo before. You can list all your demo files by typing dem on the console. Some useful key bindings for viewing demos are listed here. A simple way to automatically record demos can be found here
There's a guide on gtkradiant setup in the forums. There are also Windows tool that will help you to setup gtkradiant 1.4 and a Linux script to configure gtkradiant 1.5.
Engine: instructions are available at http://icculus.org/twilight/darkplaces/download.html, look for Accessing the SVN server (you will need a svn client, beta builds are available here)
Game data: to check out the Nexuiz svn, you'll need a svn client. To check out the repository with a command line svn client, do
svn co svn://svn.icculus.org/nexuiz/trunk/
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