Use MSG_WriteDeltaEntity/MSG_ReadDeltaEntity for entity state
serialization. Only changed fields are written per frame. PVS
fields (svFlags, linked, origin, absmin, absmax) also use a
1-bit change flag to skip when unchanged.
Reduces a 10-second demo from ~1400KB to ~52KB (27x smaller).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Records full entity state array each server frame, enabling
free-camera demo playback from any viewpoint.
Recording:
- svdemo_record <name> / svdemo_stop
- Captures entityState_t + PVS fields (svFlags, linked,
currentOrigin, absmin, absmax) for all active entities
- Records configstring changes per frame
- File format: svdemos/<name>.svdm
Playback:
- svdemo_play <name>
- Loads map with maxclients=64, reserves recorded player slots
(CS_ZOMBIE with safe rate/timing) so spectator gets a high slot
- Injects recorded entities into sv.gentities each frame with
SV_LinkEntity for PVS visibility
- Re-applies demo configstrings (CS_PLAYERS etc.) after map load,
skipping CS_SERVERINFO/CS_SYSTEMINFO to avoid latch restarts
- Game module runs in demo mode (sv_demoplaying cvar): G_RunFrame
only processes spectator movement, skips all entity logic
- Spectator forced to TEAM_SPECTATOR on connect (ClientBegin)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Add full QL-style PM_StepSlideMove with:
- Master gate: trace from start to final position filters micro-bumps
- Projected position validation: trace down at where player would be
without collision, rejects walls (startsolid) and confirms stairs
- Air-step friction: 3% horizontal penalty on airborne step-ups
- PM_Jump() call when all gates pass on valid stair geometry
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Two changes to PM_StepSlideMove that transform stair traversal:
1. Remove Q3 velocity[2]>0 gate (QL pm_airSteps): allow step-ups
while airborne, enabling bunny-hop stair traversal.
2. Conditional velocity clip: only clip velocity to step-down surface
when moving INTO it (dot product < 0). Skip clip when velocity is
moving away (dot >= 0), preserving upward momentum through steps.
This is THE key mechanic for smooth QL-style stair hopping.
Also adds 100ms jump cooldown (lastJumpTime) to prevent same-frame
double-fires during rapid step-ups.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Remove the PMF_JUMP_HELD gate from PM_CheckJump so players can
hold jump to bunny hop continuously without releasing between
hops. The existing Pmove() outer loop already forces upmove=20
when PMF_JUMP_HELD is set, making this the only change needed.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Separate the jump execution (velocity, event, animation) from the
gate logic (respawn check, upmove threshold, jump-held check).
This prepares the code for QL features that need to trigger jumps
from contexts other than the normal ground jump path (step jump,
double jump, etc). No behavior change.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Rename output binary from quake3.exe to quake3live.exe across all configurations
- Add DLL_ONLY define to Release TA and Debug TA configs to force native DLL loading
(VM_CallCompiled was a stub returning 0, causing "ui version 0" errors)
- Default fs_game to "missionpack" so the engine loads from workdir/missionpack/
- Add AfterBuild copy for ui.vcxproj to deploy uix86.dll to workdir
- Fix .gitignore: add Debug_TA/, remove *.exe/*.dll/*.lib/*.map patterns that were
hiding real SDK tools in code/win32/mod-sdk-setup/bin/
- Remove q3_ui project from solution (not used in TA builds)
- Increase hunk/zone memory defaults for modern systems
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Debug TA and Release TA configs now copy their output DLLs to
workdir/missionpack/ instead of workdir/baseq3/, matching the
Q3 Team Arena directory layout. MISSIONPACK was already defined
for TA configs; this completes the baseline TA setup.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Default was 2 (JIT/QVM), causing fallback to ui.qvm when DLL not found.
Use CVAR_INIT|CVAR_ROM to prevent config files from overriding back to QVM.
Mirrors the same pattern used for sv_pure in sv_init.c.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Add unconditional ItemDefinitionGroup in quake3.vcxproj to define DLL_ONLY
for all configurations, disabling QVM interpreter/JIT in favour of DLLs.
Fix vm_x86.c: VM_Compile was outside the #ifndef DLL_ONLY guard while
VM_CallCompiled was inside it, causing a duplicate symbol link error.
Extend the guard to cover VM_Compile as well.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Use DirectInput8Create() instead of dynamic dinput.dll loading
- Switch to LPDIRECTINPUT8 / LPDIRECTINPUTDEVICE8 types and DI8 macros
- Replace custom MYDATA data format with c_dfDIMouse2 (8-button support)
- Use DIMOUSESTATE2 in GetDeviceState (correct size, 8 buttons)
- Add MOUSE5 button mapping via DIMOFS_BUTTON4
- Link against dinput8.lib; define required GUIDs inline to avoid dxguid.lib conflicts
- Fix .gitignore: remove Win32/ pattern that was shadowing code/win32/ source dir
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
