Changing weapon reload time

[dru1d]

you can find them all if you type pmove_ and then press tab in console

n1! I never knew about that little trick, thanks!

[g0vn0r]

1) Item height - Is it possible to raise the height of all items or can this only be done when making the map? Im always jumping over the armours and megahealths

No, it's part of the map design. No way to change this, afaik

3) step height

pmove_StepHeight

4) self damage

Detailed HERE

I believe there's a difference between server side cvars and and cheat protected cvars... Though they're not necessarily mutually exclusive. Weapon reload time is probably a server-side cvar that can only be set by ID.

There's a bunch of cvars which exist only in practice mode (server==localhost) and which are not exposed in online servers. In other words, in a DevPick game it's not possible to know which of these server-side cvars have been altered.

Yet, it's possible to have fun tweaking these cvars in a practice session, for the purpose of some DevPick@home

Here's a near-complete list of them, along with their default values:

g_forceDmgThroughSurface "0"
g_dmgThroughSurfaceAngularThreshold "0.5f"
g_dmgThroughSurfaceDampening "0.5f"
g_dmgThroughSurfaceDistance "-32.0f"

g_knockback "1000"
g_knockback_cripple "0"
g_max_knockback "120"

g_quadDamageFactor "3"

g_spawnArmor "0"
g_spawnArmorDmgScale "0.5"

g_spawnItemAmmo "1"
g_spawnItemArmor "1"
g_spawnItemHealth "1"
g_spawnItemHoldable "1"
g_spawnItemPowerup "1"
g_spawnItemRune "1"
g_spawnItemWeapons "1"

// respawns
g_spawnMinDistance "64"
g_spawnRandomRatio "0.4"

// gauntlet
g_damage_g "50"
g_knockback_g "1"
weapon_reload_gauntlet "400"

// machine gun
g_startingammo_mg "100"
g_damage_mg "5"
g_knockback_mg "1"
weapon_reload_mg "100"

// shotgun
g_damage_sg "9"
g_damage_sg_outer "4"
g_knockback_sg "1"
weapon_reload_sg "1000"

// grenade launcher
g_velocity_gl "700"
g_damage_gl "100"
g_splashdamage_gl "100"
g_splashradius_gl "150"
g_knockback_gl "1.10"
weapon_reload_gl "800"

// rocket launcher
g_velocity_rl "1000"
g_accelFactor_rl "1"
g_accelRate_rl "16"
g_damage_rl "100"
g_splashdamage_rl "84"
g_splashradius_rl "120"
g_rocketsplashOffset "-10.0"
g_knockback_rl "0.90"
g_knockback_rl_self "1.10"
weapon_reload_rl "800"

// lightning gun
g_damage_lg "7"
g_damage_lg_falloff "1"
g_range_lg_falloff "768"
g_knockback_lg "1.50"
weapon_reload_lg "50"

// rail gun 
g_damage_rg "80"
g_knockback_rg "0.85"
weapon_reload_rg "1500"

// plasma gun
g_velocity_pg "2000"
g_accelFactor_pg "1"
g_accelRate_pg "16"
g_damage_pg "20"
g_splashdamage_pg "15"
g_splashradius_pg "20"
g_knockback_pg "1.10"
g_knockback_pg_self "1.30"
weapon_reload_pg "100"

// BFG
g_velocity_bfg "1800"
g_accelFactor_bfg "1"
g_accelRate_bfg "16"
g_damage_bfg "100"
g_splashdamage_bfg "100"
g_splashradius_bfg "80"
g_knockback_bfg "1"
weapon_reload_bfg "300"

// chaingun
g_damage_cg "8"
g_knockback_cg "1"
weapon_reload_cg "50"

// nailgun
g_nailbounce "1"
g_nailbouncepercentage "65"
g_nailcount "10"
g_nailspeed "1000"
g_nailspread "400"
g_damage_ng "12"
g_knockback_ng "1"
weapon_reload_ng "1000"

// proxy launcher
g_damage_pl "0"
g_splashdamage_pl "100"
g_splashradius_pl "150"
g_knockback_pl "1"
weapon_reload_prox "800"
g_proxMineTimeout "20000"

g_splashdamageOffset "0.05"

// Boba Fett's
g_flightThrust "1200"
g_maxFlightFuel "16000"

// physics
g_speed "320"
g_gravity "800"
pmove_AirAccel "1.0"
pmove_AirSteps "1"
pmove_JumpTimeDeltaMin "100.0"
pmove_JumpVelocity "275"
pmove_JumpVelocityScaleAdd "0.4"
pmove_JumpVelocityTimeThreshold "500.0"
pmove_RampJump "0"
pmove_RampJumpScale "1.0"
pmove_StepJump "1"
pmove_StepHeight "22.0"
pmove_WalkAccel "10.0"
pmove_WalkFriction "6.0"
pmove_WeaponDropTime "200"
pmove_WeaponRaiseTime "200"

Fortunately, most of the cvar names are self explanatory. These let you tweak weapons balance (knockback, per-weapon ballistics, etc...) as well as physics. Notice how much tweakable the splashy weapons are...
For some of these cvars, for example g_spawnItem*, changing the value needs a map_restart to take effect.

My advice is to try values one cvar at a time. Also, remember to use reset the_tweaked_cvar before ending the practice session, otherwise the change(s) you made will be persistent and this is probably not what you want in subsequent practice sessions.

Enjoy.

[Yakumo]

No, it's part of the map design. No way to change this, afaik

Where the floor is that the item sits on is part of the map design, how high above an item your player can be for it to register that you've picked it up is hard coded into the game client. They could make it a server-side variable if they had any reason to. But syncerror has tried changing this and didn't like the results at all so they won't.

I believe there's a difference between server side cvars and and cheat protected cvars... Though they're not necessarily mutually exclusive. Weapon reload time is probably a server-side cvar that can only be set by ID.

Correct, it is impossible for a user to change a server variable without the rcon password and rcon commands, so many of them are not cheat protected, as you can only run your own server in practice mode.

Most (if not all) cheat protected cvars are client side options, they can't allow you to mess with when you are playing online.

pmove_WeaponRaiseTime
pmove_WeaponDropTime

They aren't cheat protected.

Because they're server side options.

[g0vn0r]

Where the floor is that the item sits on is part of the map design, how high above an item your player can be for it to register that you've picked it up is hard coded into the game client. They could make it a server-side variable if they had any reason to. But syncerror has tried changing this and didn't like the results at all so they won't.

Yes, not to mention that an item can be reached from below (high floating mega...) so they could have defined sort of a cg_grabItemRadius cvar to handle all cases. Still, this would be an unnecessary refinement imho, better leave this hard-coded.

Correct, it is impossible for a user to change a server variable without the rcon password and rcon commands, so many of them are not cheat protected, as you can only run your own server in practice mode.

Yes, but they could have defined these cvars with flags S,R so as to keep them safe and at the same time allowing clients to peek them, as far as I understand cvars.

Also, g_headShot* cvars appeared by the time they published the "pumpkin head" Halloween DevPick, this is not a random move.

One could speculate that they're planning to allow some of these numerous cvars to be part of private servers setup, progressively. May be CPMA-like physics some day?

[feaz]

I fine this a good idea for helping quake live think of new devpicks or for experimental purposes.

Maybe even creating a new mod for Q3 :O?

Anyway i support this idea i mean i don't see any harm because server-side options would automatically kick in upon joining a server.

[3Nex]

how do you even play quake offline? o.O

[crucci]

how do you even play quake offline? o.O

Really? ...

[motion_snk]

is there any way to give infinite health to a bot? please.
OR to give him god mode which would be better.

[Lorfa]

is there any way to give infinite health to a bot? please.
OR to give him god mode which would be better.

You can do \handicap 1 (maybe 0 works, not sure) and your shots will have almost no effect.