Qoach : FAQ and Tips

· Is this cheat ?

A fact is : Qoach is an external proggie, and you can argue that fair Quake is supposed to be played with Quake and only Quake.
Another fact is : Qoach does nothing that a quake script couldn't do, and does even less since there is no way to send team messages for example.
I've asked their opinion about such a tool to many league admins, from Barrysworld, Savage, Clanbase, CAL, KIT, QIL, and more. Only two of them replied, one to say that as long as it is external to Quake it is ok, the other one to say that he was expecting 'serious' clans to use already something like this anyway.

So, my final word will be :
- If you think it's cheating, don't use it.
- If you don't know what to think, ask your league admin.
- At the moment of its releasing, using Qoach is allowed in Barrysworld Leagues, and was approved by KIT admins.

· Quake script to replace ?

Timer scripts can be used to do what Qoach do, and more. Timer scripts are 'legal' since they are just complex .cfg files, and are easy to find :)

· I coach and I feel lagged !

As far as I noticed, coach spectators are one or two seconds late. Here are a few suggestions to cope with this, try different one till you feel satisfied :
- decrease item respawn frequencies by one or two seconds in the map file (put "RL:28" instead of "RL:30 for example)
- or right clic on the match timer and give it 2 seconds advance (kind of a cl_timenudge indeed :)
Be warned that hearing a mate on Wilco telling he picked up and item, and seeing him in your multiview Quake, are different things. The first one is real time, the second one is a bit lagged.

· What to time ?

I'd advise you to look after a few items only. For a typical TDM map, you'll have probably enough with Quad, RA, YA, and 2 or 3 major weapons.
In fact, you could always use the same map file, no matter what map your clan is playing on.

· Will you add this or that feature ?

Well, give your idea a chance and mail me. If your idea is in anyway making Quake and Qoach more interactive (team messages feature for example), the answer will be "no".

· What language did you use ?

Ph34r my l33t Visual Basic coding sk1llz.

· Contact info

I'm Ozh, you can mail me, or get kikooed around a bit with a large colored script on #sarl, irc.quakenet.org

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