Tribal CTF version 2.0 HELP/FAQ

Index:

1. General

3. Technical

2. Game Play

4. Troubleshoot

1. General

Q. What exactly is Tribal CTF?

A. On our large website you can find out everything there's to know about the game. First time players should read through the game play rules on the various CTF types and read through the Heads Up Display guide. Tribal CTF features new Huds which can be a bit daunting to first time players. The explanatory guide on our website is there to help you on your way.

If you might have any questions left unanswered after reading our website's informative resources you can always put up a query at our online Forums. You'll have to register as a new user if posting for the first time but it's worth the trouble! You'll have access to all the latest gossip and happenings around Tribal CTF and you can even chat with the team behind the game.

2. Technical

Q. What kind of system do I need to play Tribal CTF?

A. Tribal CTF is a mod with a high level of graphical detail intended for high-end machines. Our aim is to have Tribal CTF last for a long time and so it looks nice even with the upcoming new generation computer games.

Q. Average System Specs:

A. Any PC that is capable of running Quake III Arena at high detail can run Tribal CTF. It might be necessary to set detail to medium to get the same performance as Quake III Arena. We advise 128 MB of RAM or more for optimal performance. A p2 400 with 128MB and a TNT card can run it smooth on medium settings. If your processor is lowend then the best thing is to put geometricdetail to it's lowest. Things will still look good and play a lot faster.

Make sure your system will be fine to run Tribal CTF before starting the 65MB download. We don't want to people to find out they can't really play Tribal CTF after a waiting on an X-hour-download.

Q. How much Hard Disk space do I need?

A. Tribal CTF needs 125 MB of hard disk space.

3. Game Play

Q. I can't add bots, what's wrong?

A. Version 2.0 does not yet support bots so you can't add any. We are still working on bot-support for Tribal CTF to be included in future releases.

Q. What are the rules for the new Gametypes?

A. Check out the online manual to find out everything you need to know about the Tribal CTF game.

Q. How do the new HUDs work?

A. Check out the online manual to find out everything you need to know about the Tribal CTF game.

4. Troubleshoot

Q. Tribal CTF doesn't load when I click the desktop icon.

A. Make sure you have installed Tribal CTF in the correct directory. Tribal CTF should be installed in your Quake III Arena directory otherwise it won't run. When installing the installer asks you to point it to your Quake III Arena directory locate it and press 'OK'. Don't manually create any folders; the installer does this for you.

If you are still having problems check out the help topics at our online forum.

Still having problems? Mail us at: adonis@chello.nl

Q. Tribal CTF won't load and prompts and error at startup.

A. Custom config (.cfg) files occasionally cause problems of various sorts. We strongly recommend you use the default cfg file that's created after installing Tribal CTF. This config file contains some specific settings used by Tribal CTF which a custom config file may not have.

If you are still having problems check out the help topics at our online forum.

Still having problems? Mail us at: adonis@chello.nl

Q. Server locks up (connection interrupted) after an Elemental player is shot.

A. Server admins who use custom made config files should make sure they have set:

seta vm_cgame "1"

seta vm_game "1"

If this is set to "0" a server locks up after an Elemental player gets shot with an instant-hit weapon. A set of default server config files is included in the 2.0 release. We advise server admins to use these as a base for their own config files.

Next: 4. Troubleshoot continued

Q. I can't copy-paste IP addresses in the Specify box.

A. The scripted-Team Arena user interface doesn't allow us to include copy-pasting. While the regular Q3A user interface does support copy-pasting the new Team Arena user interface doesn't. Have a pen and paper ready to put down an IP address and add them to your favourites if you visit them often.

Q. My colored name doesn't work in Tribal CTF.

A. Tribal CTF uses automated name colors depending on which tribe you're playing in. If you join the Cyborg tribe your name gets automatically colored red. Custom colored names will not work with Tribal CTF and they are automatically overridden.

Q. My colored rail trail doesn't work in Tribal CTF.

A. Tribal CTF uses automated rail trail colors depending on which tribe you're playing in. If you join the Cyborg tribe your rail trail gets automatically colored red. Custom colored trails will not work with Tribal CTF and they are automatically overridden.

Q. My custom player model doesn't work in Tribal CTF.

A. Tribal CTF uses automated player model selection depending on which tribe you're playing. If you join the Cyborg tribe you automatically will get the Keel model assigned.

Q. I can't log onto a server. I keep getting kicked back.

A. Most Tribal CTF servers are 'pure' servers. If you happen to have any custom files in your Tribal CTF directory other than the originally installed files you might encounter problems with login onto pure servers.

If you are still having problems check out the help topics at our online forum.

Still having problems? Mail us at: adonis@chello.nl

This Help/Faq document was compiled by Appendix. If you stumble upon any problems or issues you feel that need to get included in this document let me know: h.vanderlinden@chello.nl