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admins can enable shoutcasting on their server by setting a shoutcastpassword in the cvar ''b_shoutcastpassword'' , to disable shoutcasting, add an empty string
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A shoutcaster is a spectating player with enhanced spectating abilities.
  
shoutcasters can login with ''sclogin'' <pass> or ''shoutcastlogin'' <pass>, logout with sclogout or shoutcastlogout
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Shoutcasters see:
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* Floating player names
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* Dynamite counter
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* Truck/tank health
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* Unspotted/spotted mines
  
referee's can make players a shoutcaster:
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Shoutcasters are:
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* Not affected by speclock.
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* Marked with "shoutcaster" in the scoreboard.
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* Unable to join a team.
  
''makeshoutcaster'' <clientid>
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== Becoming a shoutcaster ==
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To become a shoutcaster, login with ''sclogin'' <pass> or ''shoutcastlogin'' <pass>, using the password provided by the server admin. Use ''sclogout'' or ''shoutcastlogout'' to log out.
  
''removeshoutcaster'' <clientid>
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To promote spectators to shoutcasters, referees and admins with rcon access can use these commands:
  
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* ''makeshoutcaster'''''|'''''makeshoutcast'''''|'''''makesc'' <clientid>
  
with rcon you can use:
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* ''removeshoutcaster'''''|'''''removeshoutcast'''''|'''''removesc'' <clientid>
  
''makeshoutcaster'''''|'''''makeshoutcast'''''|'''''makesc'' <clientid>
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== Admins ==
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Enable shoutcasting by setting a non-empty shoutcast password in the cvar ''b_shoutcastpassword''. Disable shoutcasting by using an empty string.
  
''removeshoutcaster'''''|'''''removeshoutcast'''''|'''''removesc'' <clientid>
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[[Category:ETPro:Server_Cvars]]
 
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shoutcasters can see :
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* floating player names
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* dynamite counter
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* truck/tank health
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* all the mines
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they can't be speclocked, and in the scoreboard "shoutcaster" is written after their name
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Latest revision as of 09:59, 19 December 2005

A shoutcaster is a spectating player with enhanced spectating abilities.

Shoutcasters see:

  • Floating player names
  • Dynamite counter
  • Truck/tank health
  • Unspotted/spotted mines

Shoutcasters are:

  • Not affected by speclock.
  • Marked with "shoutcaster" in the scoreboard.
  • Unable to join a team.

Becoming a shoutcaster

To become a shoutcaster, login with sclogin <pass> or shoutcastlogin <pass>, using the password provided by the server admin. Use sclogout or shoutcastlogout to log out.

To promote spectators to shoutcasters, referees and admins with rcon access can use these commands:

  • makeshoutcaster|makeshoutcast|makesc <clientid>
  • removeshoutcaster|removeshoutcast|removesc <clientid>

Admins

Enable shoutcasting by setting a non-empty shoutcast password in the cvar b_shoutcastpassword. Disable shoutcasting by using an empty string.