Demo Recording Questions

[Insane Anakin]

Now, I just downloaded the new demo recorder that somebody posted. I've got a few questions.

 

1. How can I change the view when I replay the demo? I don't want to see my playing habits from my own perspective again, I want to see other players' movements. That's the best educational uses of a demo; watching better players.

 

2. Why don't some demos show up? I start and stop them. It only seems to let me have one.

 

3. Can I view demos from other people's games? More specifically, do I need to have a specific map in order to just view it? I think this would be a great method for previewing maps. 7.5 MB is atleast an hour commitment for dial-up users. A 100k demo of somebody cruising around the map would definitely tell me if I wanted the map or not. Not to mention being very cool.

[BioHazardJrSh]

1. I can look into it but as far as I know it only records you the player.

 

2.When you stop the record...Does it show in the upper corner the next queue and what # the next demo will be? If it doesnt its overwriting the demos for some reason. try this and see how it works for you.

 

// Jk2Bindings

bind o vstr startswitch

bind p vstr stopswitch

 

set startswitch "g_synchronousClients 1;vstr rec_demo;g_synchronousClients 0"

set stopswitch "stoprecord; echo Recording Stopped."

 

// set Assignments

set rec_demo record

 

 

3.And yes you would need the map cause it loads it from the "mapname".bsp

[Kijinn]

On the topic of viewing...

To my knowledge it can be changed, because the demos usually record everything that happens on a map.

The problem is that you cannot change the view without being extremely well versed in the area of Q3-engine-demo-recording.

 

The demo file itself probably has to be edited.

 

I can offer a tad bit of help, though.

The help actually comes courtesy of Octavius who once posted the following useful config script in a differing thread.

 

 

quote :

Octavius -

 

COPY AND PASTE THE FOLLOWING INTO A TEXT FILE AND SAVE IT AS modelview.cfg. THEN PLACE IT INTO YOUR GAMEDATA/BASE DIRECTORY.

 

 

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

// Skin and Model View Script

// By: Octavius

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

// Instructions:

// This script was originally for use with Quake3.

// Since most of the same commands between Q3

// and JK2 are the same, this script will work the same

// as it was intended in the original Q3 engine. To install

// it simply copy the file to your GameData\Base directory

// and when in game, enable cheats using the

// devmap <mapname> command. Once you are in developer

// mode, simply type "exec modelview.cfg" in the console.

// This binds your keypad to camera angle adjustments that will

// allow you to circle around your character, as well as pan

// in an out. This script uses the arrow keys of your numpad

// and the 5 (middle key) to switch between thrid and first person.

// No support is provided, use at your own risk.

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

bind kp_5 "toggle cg_thirdperson;vstr a0;vstr r40"

bind kp_uparrow "vstr closer"

bind kp_downarrow "vstr farther"

bind kp_leftarrow "vstr left"

bind kp_rightarrow "vstr right"

 

set a0 "cg_thirdpersonangle 0;set left vstr a10;set right vstr a350"

set a10 "cg_thirdpersonangle 10;set left vstr a20;set right vstr a0"

set a20 "cg_thirdpersonangle 20;set left vstr a30;set right vstr a10"

set a30 "cg_thirdpersonangle 30;set left vstr a40;set right vstr a20"

set a40 "cg_thirdpersonangle 40;set left vstr a50;set right vstr a30"

set a50 "cg_thirdpersonangle 50;set left vstr a60;set right vstr a40"

set a60 "cg_thirdpersonangle 60;set left vstr a70;set right vstr a50"

set a70 "cg_thirdpersonangle 70;set left vstr a80;set right vstr a60"

set a80 "cg_thirdpersonangle 80;set left vstr a90;set right vstr a70"

set a90 "cg_thirdpersonangle 90;set left vstr a100;set right vstr a80"

set a100 "cg_thirdpersonangle 100;set left vstr a110;set right vstr a90"

set a110 "cg_thirdpersonangle 110;set left vstr a120;set right vstr a100"

set a120 "cg_thirdpersonangle 120;set left vstr a130;set right vstr a110"

set a130 "cg_thirdpersonangle 130;set left vstr a140;set right vstr a120"

set a140 "cg_thirdpersonangle 140;set left vstr a150;set right vstr a130"

set a150 "cg_thirdpersonangle 150;set left vstr a160;set right vstr a140"

set a160 "cg_thirdpersonangle 160;set left vstr a170;set right vstr a150"

set a170 "cg_thirdpersonangle 170;set left vstr a180;set right vstr a160"

set a180 "cg_thirdpersonangle 180;set left vstr a190;set right vstr a170"

set a190 "cg_thirdpersonangle 190;set left vstr a200;set right vstr a180"

set a200 "cg_thirdpersonangle 200;set left vstr a210;set right vstr a190"

set a210 "cg_thirdpersonangle 210;set left vstr a220;set right vstr a200"

set a220 "cg_thirdpersonangle 220;set left vstr a230;set right vstr a210"

set a230 "cg_thirdpersonangle 230;set left vstr a240;set right vstr a220"

set a240 "cg_thirdpersonangle 240;set left vstr a250;set right vstr a230"

set a250 "cg_thirdpersonangle 250;set left vstr a260;set right vstr a240"

set a260 "cg_thirdpersonangle 260;set left vstr a270;set right vstr a250"

set a270 "cg_thirdpersonangle 270;set left vstr a280;set right vstr a260"

set a280 "cg_thirdpersonangle 280;set left vstr a290;set right vstr a270"

set a290 "cg_thirdpersonangle 290;set left vstr a300;set right vstr a280"

set a300 "cg_thirdpersonangle 300;set left vstr a310;set right vstr a290"

set a310 "cg_thirdpersonangle 310;set left vstr a320;set right vstr a300"

set a320 "cg_thirdpersonangle 320;set left vstr a330;set right vstr a310"

set a330 "cg_thirdpersonangle 330;set left vstr a340;set right vstr a320"

set a340 "cg_thirdpersonangle 340;set left vstr a350;set right vstr a330"

set a350 "cg_thirdpersonangle 350;set left vstr a0;set right vstr a340"

set r5 "cg_thirdpersonrange 5;set farther vstr r10;set closer vstr r500"

set r10 "cg_thirdpersonrange 10;set farther vstr r20;set closer vstr r5"

set r20 "cg_thirdpersonrange 20;set farther vstr r30;set closer vstr r10"

set r30 "cg_thirdpersonrange 30;set farther vstr r40;set closer vstr r20"

set r40 "cg_thirdpersonrange 40;set farther vstr r50;set closer vstr r30"

set r50 "cg_thirdpersonrange 50;set farther vstr r60;set closer vstr r40"

set r60 "cg_thirdpersonrange 60;set farther vstr r70;set closer vstr r50"

set r70 "cg_thirdpersonrange 70;set farther vstr r80;set closer vstr r60"

set r80 "cg_thirdpersonrange 80;set farther vstr r90;set closer vstr r70"

set r90 "cg_thirdpersonrange 90;set farther vstr r100;set closer vstr r80"

set r100 "cg_thirdpersonrange 100;set farther vstr r120;set closer vstr r90"

set r120 "cg_thirdpersonrange 120;set farther vstr r140;set closer vstr r100"

set r140 "cg_thirdpersonrange 140;set farther vstr r160;set closer vstr r120"

set r160 "cg_thirdpersonrange 160;set farther vstr r180;set closer vstr r140"

set r180 "cg_thirdpersonrange 180;set farther vstr r200;set closer vstr r160"

set r200 "cg_thirdpersonrange 200;set farther vstr r220;set closer vstr r180"

set r220 "cg_thirdpersonrange 220;set farther vstr r240;set closer vstr r200"

set r240 "cg_thirdpersonrange 240;set farther vstr r260;set closer vstr r220"

set r260 "cg_thirdpersonrange 260;set farther vstr r280;set closer vstr r240"

set r280 "cg_thirdpersonrange 280;set farther vstr r300;set closer vstr r260"

set r300 "cg_thirdpersonrange 300;set farther vstr r350;set closer vstr r280"

set r350 "cg_thirdpersonrange 350;set farther vstr r400;set closer vstr r300"

set r400 "cg_thirdpersonrange 400;set farther vstr r500;set closer vstr r350"

set r500 "cg_thirdpersonrange 500;set farther vstr r5;set closer vstr r400"

// EOF

 

I will soon have a section up on my site for this, and other scripts, as well as skins and the likes at tribalskins.org

 

- quote end

 

 

You can use this config to change the distance and angle of the camera/view while watching a demo.

You can circle the camera around your character and zoom in and out with the use of the numpad.

 

This was originally meant to be helpful for viewing skins...

But it makes a lovely demo-viewing tool as well !

 

 

Concerning the number of demos you may have...

It may be that the recording tool overwrites demos you have recorded previously. I did not have the time to check that out.

 

To prevent that from happening you may rename the recorded demos. Just quit the game and return to Windows.

The demos are being stored in a folder named "demos" in your Jedi Knight 2 folder (actually in the "base" folder).

 

You only need to make sure the demos keep their extensions.