Running Linux, 5th Edition - Matthias Kalle Dalheimer [109]
There are a number of multiplayer game types, and many of them require special mods or maps to be installed on your system. The basic game types are baseq3, which is the standard multiplayer deathmatch, and CTF, which is a standard two-team capture-the-flag match. Once you find a game you wish to join, click on the server and then click the Fight button at the bottom of the screen to connect.
Mods
Like the previous versions of Quake, Quake III has a large number of community-created mods for it. Some of these mods are simplistic and add a new weapon or new basic game type, whereas other mods are very extensive and change maps, weapons, and even the major rules of the game. To find mods, skins, and maps to add to your Quake III install, visit www.planetquake.com.
Among the many mods and files hosted on that site is a popular mod called Rocket Arena 3 (RA3 ) at http://www.planetquake.com/servers/arena/. Rocket Arena 3 is the continuation of the Rocket Arena mods that were available for Quake and Quake II; it takes deathmatch play and changes a few of the rules to result in a unique style of game play. First, by default in Rocket Arena 3, you start with all of the weapons fully loaded. This means no longer running around a map trying to find the more powerful weapons — you can get right to fragging. Second, your player is not hurt by his own splash damage. This means you can do manuevers like rocket jumps (firing a rocket below you as you jump, launching you high into the air) without any damage. These two changes in the rules, combined with a completely new set of maps result in a very different deathmatch game. On RA3 servers, you can select to play directly against another player one-one-one or in a team deathmatch. Unlike in standard deathmatch, you only have one life, so when you die you must wait until the current match ends before you can get back in the game.
Installing RA3 takes only a few steps. First go to the RA3 site and find the Linux/Mac installer on the downloads page, a 135Mb .zip file. Then unzip the file into /usr/local/games/quake3/ where it should create an arena directory. To play RA3 start Quake III from the command line with quake3 +set fs_game arena or select "arena" from the Mods menu in Quake III. If you want to host your own RA3 server, a sample server script has already been created for you called ra3server in the arena directory. Launch it to start a dedicated RA3 server. Read the readsrv.txt file in the arena directory for more information on how to customize the RA3 server.
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
For many gamers, Wolfenstein 3D was their first exposure to a 3D first-person shooter. In the game you are a captured American soldier inside a Nazi prison. Your goal is to escape the prison and shoot any guards who get in your way. Id Software has released an updated version of the classic called Return to Castle Wolfenstein (RTCW) that shares the same basic objectives but expands the game play and provides updated graphics and sounds.
Unfortunately the native Linux client is not included with the Return to Castle Wolfenstein CD, so you will need to download the latest version of the installer from ftp://ftp.idsoftware.com/idstuff/wolf/linux. Updates are also provided in the directory, so be sure to download the full installer (it will be a larger file and not have the word update in the filename).
Installation
To install RTCW, become root, add executable permissions to the installer with chmod +x filename, and run the installer script. The installer provides a basic GUI that lets you configure a few installation settings, including where to install