Challenge Pro Mode (beta 05) 

Purpose:

• Challenge Pro Mode is designed to make Quake 3 Arena more exciting for the experienced quake player to play and for all of us to watch.
• Also we wanted to extend Quake 3 Arena and make it more developed for tournaments.

Introduction:

• This is a beta, the gameplay changes are not final and we expect to make some adjustments before we can finalize the settings.
• We want your feedback on what you think about what we have done and how we can make it better. Send your comments to promode@challenge-world.com.
• More information on Pro Mode can be found at Challenge.World (http://www.challenge-world.com).
  
• The beta contains two versions of Pro Mode, "Classic" and "Full".

  The Classic version is for the conservatives among us. It doesn't make any changes to weapons (aside from faster weapon switch). It's basically just a few changes that we think Q3A benefits from. We have added a little more air movement, made weapons switching a little faster, and made a few changes to the armors (which don't count down, they accumulate, and they are slightly stronger for teamplay games). In teamplay (includes FFA and CTF) your respawn health is set at 100, while in 1on1 it remains at the default 125. There are some other minor tweaks as well - you pick up items when you jump over them, for example.

  The Full version includes most of the stuff from the Classic version, but it also has weapons changes and the armors don't accumulate. The changes aren't what we would describe as "radical", but they make for a more strategic and challenging game. At least we think so :).

  To see the exact changes in both versions of Pro Mode, you can check out this table. Why do we have two versions? Because our core design team was split, and we want to see which version is the more popular.
   

Additional Features:

• Advanced in-game logging, that is capable of producing IRC friendly log files, [Read more here].
• Additional HUD's that can be customized, [Read more here].

Future Enhancements (for the next release):

• Match features and scoreboard changes.
• Admin features.
• Map Item Editor, this enables you to add/ remove and modify items on any map. You will be able to save and load the settings to and from a Q3Radiant compatible config file.
• 3rd person camera/ spectator with smoothing.
• Skin for backpacks (that is if they stay).
• Menu changes, to allow you to change HUD settings etc without using the console.
• Enhance the Pro Mode background texture, maybe add a shader.

Requirements:

• Quake 3 Arena.
• 1.16n pointrelease.

Installation:

• Create a subdirectory ("ProMode") under your Quake 3 Arena game directory i.e. "c:\ProgramFiles\QuakeIIIArena\ProMode".
• Place the pk3 file into the above directory.
• Use the MODs menu in Q3A ver 1.16n to change to "ProMode"
• Or create a shortcut to "Quake3.exe" or copy an existing one. Add ( +set fs_game ProMode) at the end of the shortcut target text. Double click on the new short cut and you are up and running.
  

Issues:

• We have had some mixed reports of problems playing demo's using Challenge Pro Mode, we hope to find the source of the problem and fix it for the next release.

Other things to look forward to in the future:

• Demo's of our design team playing Pro Mode.
• The release of the "Tweaks Mod" to testing teams.
• The release of the core source code to the gameplay changes.
• Additional maps.
• A "Pro Mode" player model.

Credits:

• Programming team:

  PhaNToM (Lead Programmer/User Interface), D!ablo (Advanced Logging), HighlandeR (core gameplay), Khaile (HUD/backpacks)

• Core Design Team:

  a|revelation, D16-Makaveli, [M]Cetra, Shub[MM], SK_Griff, [9]Paralyzer

• Project Management Team:

  Hoony (Team Leader), RooS (Project Manager)

• Pundits:

  Methos, Cache, Recluse, Hoony

• Art:

  centaura (background texture)

Special Thanks to:

• Squid, Dloob