Q: How can I make that the crosshair visible at game start, without having to press the "K" key to show it?
A: Place this line at the end of your main function:

pan_cross_toggle();

 
Q: I was wondering if I could change a model's mesh depending on the video resolution that was set in the menu. This would increase the frame rate on weaker PCs.
A: Use something like this:

string high_poly = <highpoly.mdl>;

action my_model // attached to the low poly model
{
     if (video_mode >= 8)
     {
          ent_morph (my, high_poly);
     }
    ....................
}
 

Q: How can I create a flickering light?
A: Here's an example used for a fire:

action flickering_light
{
     d3d_lightres = on;
     while (1)
     {
          my.lightrange = 70 + random(30);
          my.lightred = 150 + random(100);
          my.lightgreen = 150;
          my.lightblue = 50;
          waitt (2);
     }
}

Fire.avi (586 Kb, divx 5.01)
 

Q: How can I speed up or slow down player's walking speed?
A: Open movement.wdl, find these lines and change the values:

var strength[3] = 5,4,75; // default ahead, side, jump strength
var astrength[3] = 7,5,2; // default pan, tilt, roll strength
 

Q: I would like to change the bitmap for a panel at runtime. Is it possible?
A: Use this piece of code:

bmap first_pcx = <first.pcx>;
bmap second_pcx = <second.pcx>;

panel my_pan
{
     bmap = first_pcx;
     pos_x = 0;
     pos_y = 0;
     flags = refresh, d3d, visible;
}

function change_bitmap()
{
     my_pan.bmap = second_pcx;
}

on_q change_bitmap;
 

Q: How can I get unlimited ammo for one of my weapons?
A: Place these lines at the end of your main function:

 while (1)
 {
      if (ammo1 < 50) {ammo1 = 50;}
      wait (1);
 }

and you will get unlimited ammo for every weapon that uses ammo1 (weapon_mg_animated, etc).
 

Q: How do I make the player invulnerable for 20 seconds?
A: Paste the code below at the end of your office.wdl fle:

function invulnerability()
{
     player.event = null;
     sleep (20);
     player.event = fight_event;
}

on_i = invulnerability; // I = invulnerability
 

Q: How do I assign a name to a player in multiplayer mode?
A: Run the game using "-pl your_name":

You can see the name of the client using a simple text definition:

text player_txt // displays the name of the player in multiplayer mode
{
     font = _a4font;
     pos_x = 0;
     pos_y = 100;
     string = player_name;
     flags = visible;
}