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Re: Need a coder for a balance patch [message #307372 is a reply to message #307369] Wed, 02 January 2008 11:26 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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Yrr wrote on Wed, 02 January 2008 14:21

=HT=T-Bird wrote on Wed, 02 January 2008 14:06

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However, Cost/Damage/Homing changes are not possible without turning off LagReduction (and making everyone lag beyond crazy, DISTRUST yourself from the console of a BIATCH-equipped server if you want to experience it) or modifying objects.ddb both server- and client- side (would require releasing an official patch through the Renegade patch mechanism along with cooperation from RenGuard).

You cannot change homing because clients would not see that a missile follows its target. Same for costs, the client does not see the change.
But you CAN change damage server-side without touching LagReduction and without changing client's presets.



The missile still tracks even though the client doesn't see it, and damage is still dealt. We ran this on the n00bstories server for a while and it was very effective. You just need host messages to let people know about it.


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