Download q2ec1.bat again if you want to record a demo. The file that was here before the 1/31/99 did not have the +record q2ebc1 command. The current one does. (thanks Avtar for pointing this out)

Install the EraserBot modification to Quake2.  You can get it from the Essentail Files section at http://redwood.stomped.com or from http://impact.frag.com .

For those clueless about the EraserBot mod, it adds computer generated deathmatch opponents to Quake2. They are tough. This challenge puts you in a 10 minute free for all match against 5 expert bots. 

After you have installed and tested the EraserBot mod to quake, download the following .bat file into you quake2 directory.

q2ebc1.bat

The file contains a single line that will launch the eraserbot quake with settings for the contests. It is explained in further detail at the bottom of this page.

Other housekeeping details:

If you have any tricky aliases or key binding script files that you exec at the Quake2 console, when you play quake2, don't forget to put a copy of these files in the eraser director. Otherwise you won't have access to them. These usually are rocketjump macros etc. Once the game starts up, you can quickly type "exec myfile.cfg" to set these up before running off to start the challenge. Or, copy them over to the eraser directory and add +exec myfile.cfg to the command line in q2ebc1.bat.

Start up the EraserBot Challenge running the .bat file. You can click on it from Windows Explorer.

IMPORTANT: After round finishes, quit quake2 and copy the log file "qconsole.log" that in the eraser directory and the demo file "q2ebc1.dm2" in the eraser/demos directory as verification of your score. They are overwritten everytime you run the .bat file. E-mail in your frag count.  Later on I'll put up the winning demo file on this page for download so everyone can see how you did it.

Cheating

I know you guys are clever, can probably hack a fake log file and demo file so it looks like you generated 500 frags, or secretly run cheat codes etc. Don't bother. I don't want to waste my time on looking for this sort of stuff.  Let's keep this fun.

Submit your frag counts by e-mailing me at [email protected]

Jeremy "menace" Griego

53

01/31/99

Chris "professor" Porosky

34

01/31/99

Zeke "chinageek" Sikelianos

29

02/05/99

Jeff "gilkenator" Gilkey

22

01/30/99

quake2 +logfile 2 +set game eraser +skill 3 +map q2dm1 +bot_num 5 +dmflags 20 +timelimit 10 +bot_calc_nodes 0 +bot_chat 0 +view_weapons 1 +skin male/grunt + record q2ebc1 +cvarlist