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Picmip 9 is not enough for you? Try these extreme graphics!

A word of advice: before trying this, backup your q3config.cfg file (see FAQ to know where it resides in your PC), so that you can restore all your settings at a later time. Moreover, these settings work only with SG 1.1 not with SG 1.0.

1– Create a file in the same directory of q3config.cfg and name it xtreme.cfg.

2– Paste the following settings into it:

seta r_picmip "9"
seta r_vertexLight "1"
seta r_dynamiclight "1"
seta r_intensity "4"
seta r_mapOverBrightBits "3"
seta r_overBrightBits "3"
seta r_gamma "1"
seta r_ext_framebuffer_rotoscope_zedge "1"
seta r_ext_framebuffer_rotoscope "1"
seta r_ext_framebuffer_multisample "0"
seta r_ext_framebuffer "1"
vid_restart

3– Start SG and type in console: exec xtreme

Have fun!

Hi Lames! While we are waiting for our usual Thursday’s Clan Deathmatch, you’d probably better study which Lame is your worst enemy.

[Click on image for full size].

On BallerBude stats, inside your player record, you have a tab with “Your worst enemies”; these are the 13 players that killed you more since you registered in Baller. For each of us I kept note of every Lame listed among the enemies. Arrows direction goes from your enemies to you.
Not really sure how this should be interpreted. Of course players that registered in Baller only recently — as Wiskey — can’t be enemies of many others. There is also a relationship with which players you meet more frequently… But why Mope has only 2 enemies and some others have 5 of them? Anyway, watch your back! You never know who your friends are.

[Made with: GraphViz, The Gimp, Inkscape].

Let’s meet tonight in TerraNova and Nargajunas. I propose you to change our traditional hours and always start 1/2 hour later (as last week), that means 21:00 (Finland and Israel, 22:00).
Also I’m not sure I can be with you tonight.

It’s Thursday again. A quick dinner and back to clan deathmatch! Or not?
Keep the same program of last week?

Lame, Lame, don’t go away,
here it comes a new Thursday.
(TerraNova wants to play!)

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Curious to know which hours of the day *LAME* clan’s members like more for playing in BalleBude? Here’s the answer: the darker the red, the more lame-crowded that hour.

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As you can see, if you want to find a *LAME* in Baller, you’d better connect in the following hours [Germany time]: 20:00–21:00, 18:00–19:00, 11:00–12:00.

As always, it’s the result of squeezing out data from BallerBude statistics, and converting them to a visual infographic.
To design it, I took screenshots of Activity tables for all *LAME* members registered in Baller (period of time: 21/08/2011–18/09/2011). Next auto-traced them in Inkscape to discard useless parts. I superimposed all rows applying to them some transparency. Next just distorted a little bit the group to make it higher, and… done!
To make my life easier, I created only 1 graphic without distinguishing between weekend days and other days.

If you urgently need fresh *LAME*’s blood, now you know where when to find it.

Just a reminder of all SG weapons features. Based on Smokin’ Guns manual.

(Click on image for full size. 1440×900 px).

2560×1600 px version.

More informations about SG weapons:

• Smokin’ Guns manual — Weapons
• Beginners Guide to Playing SG Multiplayer — Know Your Items
• Find out more in this blog
• Get your accurate weapon and damage stats here (by torhu)
• A list of how many shots it takes too kill someone with each weapon (by torhu)