request for default cvar changes

[tjw]

I just started playing Tremulous, and I'm hooked.  Great game and kudos on the standalone release.

There are a lot of new players (including me) that are having problems with some of the default settings:

Q) WHERE IS THE FLASHLIGHT??
A) /r_gamma 1.4

Q) L4G! LIKE A STROBE LIGHT IN HERE!
A) /rate 25000

Q) MY SERVER DOESN'T SHOW UP IN THE LIST!
A) tremded +set dedicated 2

Would you consider changing those defaults for the next release?

[Echon]

sup tjw, you the same dood I know on linespeed?

[Julius]

But do the n00bs know how to open a console? :p

[tjw]

But do the n00bs know how to open a console? :p

Nope.  That's why I think the defaults should change.   Either that or I could set up binds for things like:

say UnamedPlayer: open the console by pressing the ~ key
say it's above TAB
say no you have to hit shift first
say ok now type /r_gamma 1.4
say no, don't say it, you have to type it in that console
say the thing you just opened
say with the tilde
say the tilde is the ~
...

I need binds because I'm sick of typing it over and over

An alternative would be to do what Enemy Territory does and give the user a special menu when they run Tremulous for the first time asking them their name, connection speed, etc.  Of course this is a lot more work than just changing the default values for these cvars.

[Catalyc]

Isn't there a thing to set brightness up in options?