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What do I need to play Oz?
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The single most important thing
you need to play
Oz Deathmatch is patience!
Oz is reputedly the oldest mod
for Half-Life. You will be playing against
opponents that have literally been playing this game for
years. They
will baffle you with strange abilities and miraculous feats,
You will
initially be convinced that they are cheating somehow. No
two Oz
servers will be quite alike. The Speed, weapons and damage
can
be radically different. But one thing is for
certain...
If you become skilled at playing Oz, you will be able to
take on the best in any other first person shooter.
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Binds:
You really should take the time to set up binds to
the following functions:
See also: The FAQ's
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Console bind: |
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Grapple
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bind <key> +hook |
Point your crosshairs where
you want to grapple (fly) to, and hold the chosen
key. You will be pulled to that location until you
release the key. |
Drop Rune
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bind <key> droprune |
When you see a rune (spinning circle
with a "Z" in the center) You can pick
it up by running through it. Then you are granted
it's unique powers. You cannot get another until
you either die or drop your current rune using
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Rune Status
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bind <key> runestatus |
When you hit the chosen key, the
description of the rune you currently posses will
be displayed on the lower left of your screen. |
Use Rune
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bind <key> userune |
When you have the teleport rune,
this command will teleport you to another
location. If you have the booby-trap rune, you
will self-destruct and take out other players
within a given radius. |
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Performance Tweaks
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Okay, let's face it. We are never satisfied with our
computer's performance. We want to squeeze every extra
CPU cycle out of our machines in hopes that that last
bullet reaches our target before theirs reaches us. Or
be able to see that freakin' camper in the shadow under
the stairs. I hope to assist you in that quest as best I
can. Here are some tips and links to help you on your
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Step One: See your Own Crosshairs
This is an absolute must! Those stock
Valve crosshairs were obviously designed by the Marquis
de Sade himself. If you don't have crosshairs that your
eyes can follow under all light conditions, how are you
ever gonna be able to track those heads? So here are
links to sites that offer good crosshair replacements. Bullseye
Crosshairs and Crosshair
Central. |
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Step Two: Get The Latest Drivers
Probably one of the first questions someone will ask
you when you complain about crappy performance is,
"Do you have the latest drivers?". Find out
what kind of Audio, Video, and Modem ( gulp ) cards you
have, then go to the manufacturers site and download the
latest drivers you can find. This can not only improve
performance, but solve alot of weird other problems. |
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Step Three: Tweak your Hardware settings
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In the Windows display properties,
fish around and see if the advanced properties
include a separate gamma setting for OPENGL. If so,
turn it up! If it's on say a default of 1, set it
for 2. And in the Half-life video modes, make sure
you are using the OpenGL mode, at least 800x600 if
your card can support it. You will then be able to
see into those dark places when everyone else is
whining "This map is too dark".
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If you are unfortunate enough to be
using a modem, in the advanced properties for the
modem find the Advanced Connection Properties and
UN-check "compress data". This may not
help your web surfing, but it will reduce the cyclic
lag spiking that occurs when trying to play online
games. Online gaming relies on a steady
un-compressed data stream, not pulses of data like
surfing. Also, check your connection speed at
dialup. You might want to disconnect and reconnect
till you get the best connection to your ISP.
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Step Four: Get an Autoexec.cfg File
The more extra stuff your hardware has to do to while
playing, the more you will lag. Plain and simple. The
simplest way to turn off unnecessary visual extras and
get better performance is to insert an autoexec.cfg file
into all your game mod directories. I.E.
"valve", "oz", "tfc" etc.
Here is a link to a site that will walk you through a
set of questions and create an autoexec file custom
tailored to what you want: Tweak3D.net |
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Step Five: Make it Stop !!
Before you go online and play, turn all that Windows
crap off !! Hit ctrl-alt-del and all you should see
before you play or dial-up to your ISP is Explorer and
Systray. You may need a specialized mouse or joystick
accessory, but try killing all the programs you can
before playing. A popular game killer would be ICQ or
worse yet....Napster ! Nothing worse than trying to fire
a satchel at that precise moment that
"Scoobeyman243" decides to download
"Thanks For The Memories" from your hard
drive. GRRRRRR. |
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Other Sources for Help
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