Q3Offline Advanced Page/Dialog
Overview
Q3Offline has always enabled you to configure the main options for Quake III Arena, e.g., time limit, frag limit, etc. However, you were limited to only those options that Q3Offline knew about. With the new Advanced feature of Q3Offline, you can set any of the Quake III Arena variables, and even create your own e.g., for mods etc (see Q3Offline Option Files for more details).
The Advanced Page allows you to set any of the Quake III Arena options ("cvars") that have been defined in a Q3Offline Option File. The settings will apply to all maps that you have selected to play on the Maps Page, unless you override the settings on the Advanced Dialog for an individual map.
To override the settings for a particular map, double click on the map on the Maps Page, and then click on Advanced on the Edit Map Dialog. This will display the Advanced Dialog for that map. Any options you set on the Advanced Dialog will apply to that map, and other maps that follow it in the map cycle, unless you similarly override the options on these subsequent maps.
Some of the options displayed on the Advanced Page can also be set using the normal Q3Offline user interface. For example, you can set the map time limit using the Time limit field on the Game Page, or by using the Advanced Page, where the option appears in the Miscellaneous group. If you set an option on the Advanced Page, it will override any other setting for the option elsewhere in Q3Offline.
Please note that the Extra options fields have been removed from the Game Page and the Edit Map Dialog, as the Advanced Page/Dialog offers the same features but in a much more friendly format.
Screen Shot
Here is a screen shot of the Advanced Dialog; the Advanced Page looks the same, except it does not have the OK and Cancel buttons.
Fields
Settings: This is a tree control of all the Quake III Arena options that have been loaded by Q3Offline. Q3Offline comes complete with most of the existing Quake III Arena and Star Trek Voyager settings already defined. See Q3Offline Option Files for more information on defining your own settings, or amending the existing ones.
Within the Settings tree control, options are arranged into groups. You can expand or collapse a group by clicking on the + (to expand) or - (to collapse), which is displayed immediately to the left of the group name. Warning: it is recommended that you do not enable all the options in a group, unless you have verified that each of the options has a sensible value. It only takes one option with a bad value to stop Quake III Arena from running.
Each option in a group has its own check box on the far left which enables or disables just that option. Only enabled options will be used by Q3Offline to configure Quake III Arena.
To the right of the enable check box is either another check box, or the letter a, which denotes a text field. If there is a second check box, then this means that the field is a flag, which can be toggled on and off (using the space bar or the mouse). Text fields may contain numbers or characters, depending on the option. You can use the Enter key to accept your changes to a text field, or Esc to abandon any changes. The Up and Down cursor keys will take you to the previous or next options in the group.
As you select an option in the Settings tree control, further information is displayed about the option, as described below.
Use long names: If ticked, then Settings will display options using the Q3Offline defined long names, otherwise options are displayed using their Quake III Arena names.
Type: The Q3Offline type of the option, which is one of:
Default: The Quake III Arena default value for the option.
Class: The Quake III Arena class for the option, as follows:
Help: Some help text about the option.
Disclaimer
Every attempt has been made to ensure the accuracy of the options information that Q3Offline is supplied with, however there may be:
For most options it is fairly safe to change them and see what effect they have in Quake III Arena. However before doing so, it is always wise to create a back up copy of your q3config.cfg file. I can not be held responsible for any damage that may be caused to your installed software etc - use at your own risk.
If you do find an error in the options information, you can: