* fixed spinning barrel on respawn issue
* clear eflags before intermission
* shutdown menu on starting a cinematic
* mask name colors to 0-7 range
* fixed jpeg loading alpha channel
* try for not-nearest spawn twice instead of once
* made unzoomed exactly identity mouse modifier
* cl_debugmove [1/2]
* m_filter
* fixed time warnings
* allow timelimits to hit with only a single player
* filter local games with different protocol versions
* fixed bad arg 0 after sysinfo configstring
* removed unneeded svc_servercommand at start of command strings
* fixed redundantly loaded level bug
* fixed journal playback from demo build
* removed background image from viewlog window

Johnathan 'Fatality' Wendel Interview - Tue 11-09-1999 22:37
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True Gamers has posted an interview with Frag3 Tournament 3rd place winner Johnathan 'Fatality' Wendel. The interview goes into depth about Frag3, his hobbies, future goals, how he got his nickname, and more.
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Klesk Screenshot on loonygames - Tue 11-09-1999 22:25
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Loonygames has posted a screenshot of the Klesk model that will be in the upcoming release of Quake III: Arena. The screenshot was also taken in an upcoming level that will be available when the game is released. Check it out here.
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Carmack's Worklog - Tue 11-09-1999 17:53
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John Carmack updated his worklog late last night with the latest progress on Quake III: Arena. It's a bit legnthy so here's a short clip:

* check for bad weapon number in non-3d ammo icon on death
* fixed plane catagorization
* error command does an ERR_DROP if given a parm
* don't load high LOD models if r_lodbias
* nobots/nohumans options for player spawn spots
* prevent voice rewards on frag that enters intermission
* dissallow native dll loading if sv_pure
* loaddefered cgame command, issued on addbot
* drop the weapon you are changing TO if you only had a MG or gauntlet
* fixed bounce pad event prediction for all angles
* allow empty tokens in map files
* fixed infos exceeded warning on bot parse
* warning on mismatched mipmap/picmip/wrapclamp image reuse
* fixed pain echo sound after predicted falling damage
* move sound to hunk
* move vm to hunk

Quake III: Arena Character Sketches - Mon 11-08-1999 23:07
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Stomped.com has posted 2 new Quake III: Arena character sketches. The two new sketches are of Sarge and Slash, and has views from all sides. These are from a series of 29 that will be available soon. Check it out!
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Name Maker Studio v4.15 - Sun 11-07-1999 15:40
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Name Maker Studio v4.15 has been released. The new version fixes the image map bug where the right 3 columns of character didn't display in the preview bar. The latest release also fixes the toolbar and makes it a bit cleaner. Click here to download.
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New Version 2.0 Beta 39 of AirQuake 2 - Sat 11-06-1999 23:40
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The makers of AirQuake 2 have released a new public beta, version 2.0 beta 39. This new release contains bots, crash landings, LQM (Little Quake Men) that can eject, and much more! Get your copy by visiting their downloads page.
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GameSpy 2.17 Shareware Released - Sat 11-06-1999 19:54
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The other day, GameSpy v2.17 was released to registered users only. It is now available as the shareware version. The new version has support for games such as Nerf ArenaBlast and Wheel of Time. Click here to download the shareware version.
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ShugaShack Quake III: Arena Q&A - Fri 11-05-1999 17:52
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sCary over at the ShugaShack has posted a list of Questions and Answers covering an array of topics ranging from Quake III: Arena gameplay to if Aunt Jemima is a real person. Definitely worth reading!
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Release Date? "When it's Done!" - Fri 11-05-1999 17:08
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id Software CEO Todd Hollenshead updated his .plan today regarding the official release date of Quake III: Arena. While retailers claim the release date is the end of the month, the official release date is "when it's done!" Also included in the .plan is a blurb about the limited edition of the game that is shipped in tin boxes. Here's a clip regarding the release date:

The release date for Quake III Arena is, as you know, "When it's done!" Retailers are notorious for posting "official" release dates, but unless it comes directly from id, it's just speculation.

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