Features

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Contents 1 General 2 Preferences 3 Multiplayer 4 Media 5 Graphics 6 Extendibility 7 Map limitations

General

• support for mac os, mac os x, windows and linux
• crosshairs
• zoom
• 3rd person view
• new multiplayer gametypes ( Defense, Capture the Flag and Rugby )

Preferences

• toggling run/walk and sink/swim
• toggling weapon switching
• expanded controls
• more effectively mouse support with sensitivity

Multiplayer

• Online support with lobby
• adjustable anti-lag tolerance
• in game text chat
• improved quality in game voice chat with player identifyier

Media

• Mp3, OGG, etc music and sound support
• Quicktime movie support
• Background tracks

Graphics

• Higher screen resolutions ( up to 1900x1200 )
• OpenGL rendering
• Full Scene Antialiasing
• Translucent media (allowing for translucent liquids) and colored fog.
• Adjustable texture quality for computers with lower vram
• anisotropic filtering
• z-buffer image depth buffer

Extendibility

• "Marathon Markup Language" and Lua scripting support.
• MML scripting defines game behavior and content in a static manner, such as hires texture replacements.
• Lua scripting scripting modifies the game dynamically, such as combat reporting scripts.
• three-dimensional models
• Themeable UI

Map limitations

• Larger viewing distances
• multiple texture sets
• Multiple chapter screens on a single level
• Doubled limit for visible polygons
• raised limit of visible polygons with transparent edges
• three hundred creatures per level