Essential QL CFG tweaks

// ESSENTIAL CONFIG TWEAKS FOR QUAKE LIVE v1
// =========================================
// Quake Live is an extremely configurable game, unlike almost any other. You can change so many
// things that new people usually don't realise, including some settings which provide an obvious
// benefit to you. A lot of new people often consider it as cheating because they didn't know about
// these things, but in reality the customisability is a large part of what makes Quake SO good.
//
// Here I have included a bunch of essential settings and tweaks which I think every player should
// know about and use, without any extra settings which are just personal preferences. I feel all
// of these settings provide a benefit in-game, and have included descriptions with each. It is
// separated into sections:
//
// 1. Ease of use tweaks
// 2. Video settings
// 3. Visual settings
// 4. Gameplay tweaks
// 5. Audio settings
// 6. Network settings
//
// Formatted for Notepad (tab size 9)
// Contact: EmSixTeen @ #quakelive on Quakenet IRC.
// Date:	13.05.2011
// Blog: http://emsixteen.wordpress.com

// == EASE OF USE TWEAKS ===================
// Allow console
// 	This enables the console to be used with just one key, ` or ~, rather than ctrl+alt+`
// 	or ctrl+alt+~.
seta 	com_allowconsole 		"1"		// 1 enables console bind

// == VIDEO SETTINGS =======================
// Field of view
// 	THIS SETTING IS ENTIRELY PREFERENCE. However, the default value is 90, and every
//	new player should know about raising the FOV for more visibility. I know lots
// 	of professional players play with default (90) FOV, but most players don't.
//	I will set this to 105, a compromise between low and high.
seta 	cg_fov			"105"		// Field of view

// View size
//	I see a lot of questions saying 'I pressed a button and now my window is smaller'
//	or 'why does my game have borders'.
seta 	cg_viewsize		"100"		// Percentage of screen ingame image takes up

// == VISUAL SETTINGS ======================
// Force enemy model
//	You can tell QL which model you want all your enemies to be, and what colour.
//	This provides a huge visual advantage, and is done by default now to bright green.
// 	You can make the default green even brighter with these settings, or tweak the colours
// 	to your liking using RGBA (0xRRGGBBAA, though alpha doesn't work).
//	Note: Green is used as it's the easiest colour for the human colour to recognise after red.
seta	cg_forceEnemyModel	"keel/bright"	// Enemy model
seta	cg_enemyUpperColor	"0x00FF00FF"	// Green
seta	cg_enemyLowerColor	"0x00FF00FF"	// Green
seta	cg_enemyHeadColor		"0x00FF00FF"	// Green

// Force team model
// 	Same as force enemy model, but for your teammates in team games. I like pink for contrast,
// 	many use white. Remove //comments and change "crash" to "crash/bright" to set a specific
// 	colour, or otherwise keep automatic red/blue
seta	cg_forceTeamModel		"crash" 		// Team-mates model
//seta	cg_teamUpperColor		"0xFF00FFFF"	// Pink (0xFFFFFFFF for white)
//seta	cg_teamLowerColor		"0xFF00FFFF"	// Pink
//seta	cg_teamHeadColor		"0xFF00FFFF"	// Pink

// Kickscale
// 	After forcemodel, this is the most essential cvar in QL in my opinion.
//	It removes the screen shake when you fall or are shot.
seta 	cg_kickscale 		"0"		// 0 disables screen shake

// Dead body darken
// 	Sometimes you can catch a dead body out of the corner of your eye and think it's a person,
//	or you forget you've killed someone or something. This darkens dead bodies.
seta	cg_deadBodyDarken		"1"

// Bob
//	By default, the screen bobs around when you move and jump around. You don't realise it
// 	at first, but it's pretty subconciously distracting.
seta 	cg_bob			"0"		// 0 removes screen-sway when moving/jumping

// == GAMEPLAY TWEAKS ======================
// Weapon switch
// 	It really is essential that you disable automatic weapon switching when you pick up a weapon.
//	Quake is largely about using the right gun in the right situation, and this can often cost you
//	a fight. If you are on your way to or in a fight with the right gun out, and pick up another
//	gun, you do not want to switch to that gun as you will be caught with your hands down your
//	trousers. You should make a convenient bind for each weapon (such as around your movement keys
// 	on 1-4, q, e, r, f, etc) so that you know exactly which weapon you are switching to.
seta 	cg_autoswitch 		"0" 		// 0 disables auto weapon switch

// Hit beep
// 	It's important to know when you're hitting your enemy, and how much damage you are doing to them.
// 	Experienced players will know that a rail hit does 80hp for example, but new players won't. This
//	command provides an audible cue on when and how much damage you are doing to an opponent. It also
// 	means that you can tell if you hit an opponent without seeing the shot hit.
seta	cg_hitBeep		"2"		// 0 - 2 - 2 gives deep pitch for high damage, high pitch for low damage

// Draw item pickups
// 	Knowing when you pick up an item in Quake is important, because it allows you to know when the
// 	item is going to respawn, allowing you to keep it away from your opponent. When you use this
// 	setting, if you pick up and item the time you picked it up is displayed on the left of the screen
// 	for a brief time, allowing you to more easily time.
seta	cg_drawItemPickups	"5"		// 0 - 5 - 5 is for item icon and time

// Level timer direction
// 	By default, the in-game timer counts down. It is much more useful to have it going up, making
// 	timing easier by adding to times rather than subtracting.
seta 	cg_levelTimerDirection 	"0"		// 0 = up, 1 = down

// Draw friend
//	In team modes, this setting is essential. It's like a team wallhack - It allows you to see where
//	your teammates are as the triangle is shown through walls.
seta 	cg_drawfriend		"1"		// 1 adds a triangle above teammates' heads

// Lightning style
//	There are 5 'styles' of lightning beam, and some give you better visibility.
//	Use 4 for a very thin beam, 5 for fat see-through.
seta 	cg_lightningStyle 	"4"		// 0 - 5 - 4 is thin beam, 5 is fat but transparent.

// True lightning
// 	In Q3, the lightning beam wobbled according to ping. In QL, if you're under 55ms ping, it should
//	be hitting in a straight line. Even if you're above, the wobble on a value lower than 1 can be
//	very distracting, so keeping it straight is helpful.
seta 	cg_trueLightning		"1"		// 0.0 - 1 - Keeps straight in line with crosshair

// True shotgun
// 	The shotgun has a random spread of pellets drawn, but this is just for effect.
//	This disables.
seta 	cg_trueShotgun		"1"		// 1 removes client side random spread

// Weapon smoke
// 	Several weapons have smoke when you fire them. You can adjust the size of the smoke, or disable it
//	to increase your visibility.
seta	cg_smokeRadius_GL		"0"		// Grenade smoke size
seta	cg_smokeRadius_RL		"0"		// Rocket smoke size
seta	cg_smokeRadius_NG		"0"		// Nailgun smoke size
seta	cg_smoke_SG		"0"		// 0 disables shotgun smoke

// Bubble trails
// 	When in the water, if you shoot the plasma gun it has bubbles by default. These hinder your view.
seta	cg_bubbleTrail		"0"		// 0 disables plasma bubbles in the water

// Crosshair team health
//	This setting shows teammates health when you hover over them.
seta	cg_drawCrosshairteamhealth "1"		// 1 to enable

// Low ammo warning
// 	Sometimes you pull out a gun and don't realise you have barely any ammo for it. This shows a warning.
seta	cg_drawAmmoWarning	"2"		// 0 - 2 - 2 is a smaller text warning

// Muzzle flash
// 	When you fire a gun, it has a little flash of light. Disabling this removes some distraction.
seta	cg_muzzleFlash		"0"		// 0 removes the muzzle flashes.

// Zoom out on death
//	Sometimes you can be zoomed in when you die, and if you have zoom set to toggle it might not zoom
// 	out. This makes sure it does.
seta	cg_zoomOutOnDeath		"1"		// 1 enables zoom out on death

// == AUDIO SETTINGS =======================
// Ambient sound
// 	Ambient sounds are a distraction and just noise amongst fragging mess.
//	You should be able to hear footsteps.
seta 	s_ambient 		"0"		// 0 disables ambient sound

// Music volume
// 	Quake music is fun, but it should get turned off really.
seta 	s_musicvolume		"0"		// 0 disables music

// Doppler effect
// 	This is the 'whoosh' effect as rockets fly past your head.
seta 	s_doppler		"0"		// 0 disables the whoosh effect.

// == NETWORK SETTINGS =====================
// Predict items
// 	Also a gameplay tweak. Players often complain about 'I heard the pickup noise but I
//	didn't get the item!' - This stops the prediction on pickups.
seta 	cg_predictItems		"0"		// 0 - Turns off prediction, stopping false pick-up sounds.

// Rate
//	This sets the amount your client updates everything across the network. Higher is
//	better for everyone.
seta	rate			"20000"		// 8000 - 25000 - 20000 is adequate, 25000 is max.

// Max packets
//	This pretty much needs to be set to either your max FPS, or half of it.. This means
//	usually 125 or 63. http://www.funender.com/quake/console/q3connection.html
seta	cl_maxpackets		"125"		// 61 - 125 - Set to 125, or 63 if your connection is bad

// == END ==================================
play 	"sound/misc/menu2"	// Plays a sound when you exec it so you know it's worked :)
print	"^7Essential config tweaks loaded"