Camping and taunts  (Read 502 times)

Plakatowy

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Camping and taunts
« on: October 06, 2025, 10:30 »
As some of you may have noticed, I've been playing more than usual lately. In three days, I'll be defending my master's thesis, so I've returned to my family home, where I have a computer with Unreal installed. After yesterday, I started thinking about two issues that, to put it mildly, have begun to worry me:

1. Campers - why isn't the exact same system that runs on Freon implemented on VCTF? What's the rationale behind it?

2. Taunts - I've noticed that some players are abusing the use of taunts. If the administration has any way to see in the logs how often - for example Flenser - uses these "sounds," I'd be grateful. I probably wouldn't mind it (a nervous tic?) if it weren't for the fact that it can't be turned off and is simply irritating. Is there any way to limit this "functionality"?

I invite both regular players and the administration to join the discussion - I'd love to hear your opinions on these two issues.

PS: Are you familiar with the expression "to kick a hornet's nest"? It's very common in Poland.  ;)

Plakatowy

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Re: Camping and taunts
« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2025, 13:04 »
Edit: Holy made me realize that it is possible to change the playback of taunts from the settings - mea culpa!

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Re: Camping and taunts
« Reply #2 on: October 06, 2025, 14:23 »
There's also this option in-game if you're looking to silence anyone.

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Re: Camping and taunts
« Reply #3 on: October 07, 2025, 10:51 »
Edit: Holy made me realize that it is possible to change the playback of taunts from the settings - mea culpa!

Disable Mature taunts in settings->audio
Disable Auto-taunts in settings->audio
Disable Auto-join voice channel in settings->audio (use Speech menu @ settings->input)

Disable show portraits in settings ->HUD
Disable show VoIP portraits settings->HUD

No no more annoying portraits come from taunts and voice chat so you can actually focus on the game  ;D

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Re: Camping and taunts
« Reply #4 on: October 07, 2025, 16:32 »
in vCTF, camping and defending are possibly synonomous.

In Freon there is no defending. Standing still is only camping or being AFK.

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Re: Camping and taunts
« Reply #5 on: October 07, 2025, 17:48 »
I’m sorry you don’t like my use of the speech bindings in UT, Plaka, truly.

I find them fun and amusing.

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Re: Camping and taunts
« Reply #6 on: October 07, 2025, 21:56 »
... Standing still is only camping or being AFK.
+ Thawing or hugging :)
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Re: Camping and taunts
« Reply #7 on: October 07, 2025, 23:32 »
+ Thawing or hugging :)

True!

The anti-cammping code ignores players who are actively thawing