How to host a game so i dont die right away on a wall

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Morg4
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How to host a game so i dont die right away on a wall

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in all the servers i go to, when i hit a wall, it gives me about three seconds to turn, but when i host a game to play with my friend, it gives us no time to turn, so right when u make contact with a wall u die. Is there anyway to fix this? thanks, please reply!
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Post by noob13 »

The setting you're looking for is CYCLE_RUBBER. Depending on how you run the server, you'd either type it into the console, or into the chat with "/admin cycle_rubber <value>".

It's a good idea to create a file named settings_custom.cfg into your config directory and put your settings in that. This way your settings won't be lost after a restart.

There are also other settings affecting the "niceness when hitting a wall". I suggest you browse the wiki a bit.

Good luck.
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Post by Morg4 »

so....uhhh.....ok im confused. im on my mac, so do i have to get into the applications folder find armagetron and put in the settings? like, im new to this game, so how exactly do i do this?
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You can edit settings in-game by entering them into the console. I think the default console key is `.

However, if you would like to have the game apply custom settings on startup you can create the settings_custom.cfg file. This saves you the hassle of manually entering the settings into the game console. On Mac OS X, this plain-text file should be created in the ~/Library/Application Support/Armagetron Advanced/config/ folder.
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Post by noob13 »

To edit settings on your local server you may have to assign a key for the console. This would be in System Setup -> Misc Stuff -> Global Keyboard Configuration -> Console input. Then you would have to go into game and type the setting you want to change along with the value you want for it.
For example, "CYCLE_DELAY 0.1"

Alternatively, you can write a plain text file called settings_custon.cfg into the same directory your user.cfg is in.... and simply type the settings you want into that.
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Theoretically, you can also do it through "Show Package contents" but then you loose them when you download a newer version.
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