#1 Cross-Platform Demo Playback
Taken from http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~paroxysm/webbbs/webbbs_config.pl?read=308
> I've been using Mac GLQuakeworld and have
> recorded quite a few demos (using 'record'
> of course) and every time somebody using
> qizmo, windows quake, or qf try to view it,
> it just says 'demo complete' right away and
> doesnt work...
There are some known issues with quakeworld demos at this time (playing demos created with win/dos quake will crash the mac app as well).
> Is there something pOx or the original guy
> did that adds to the demo that would cause
> this? If so plz inform me so i can change
> the code to fit the original version.
>
> -- Slice
Nothing has been changed or added, just not fixed or done properly in the first place. The problem may be related to a missed byte swap (other endian issues were found and fixed in the quakeworld source, so more may still exist) or it may be a problem with the way time is kept. [snip]
-- pOx