This booth is dedicated to my Quake2 modification COOP or DIE.

Shortly, this project is a Quake2 cooperative game with passworded players accounts and persistent data. Each Quake2 server is linked to a central PHP/MySQL website, I call it the WorldServer. Data are exchanged using a REST protocol (lightweight XML-RPC).

Features supported by the WorldServer are :

* Players account with name and password
* Inventory, score and various stats saved
* Master server
* Interactions between Quake2 and a webchat
* Modification of map entities (add, remove and modify monsters, items ...)
* Persistance of death player body

For adding fun, a challenge mode was created where player have to restart from the beginning when they die. There is also a specific HUD for better cooperation between players, it display, health, armor, distance and direction of teammates.

You can found more informations on my development blog and on the COOP or DIE website.

Pat AfterMoon


July 27, 2006 Here is the bonus promised for QExpo

The "Punishment" map is now more multiplayer friendly, I have added some coop spawn points and some armor for a better chance to survive the first encounter.
The story behind this map is quite funny. Someday, after a beta-testing session I have forgotten to disable cheats. Some players have noticed it and exploited it. It was not really ugly, but I have promised them that someday if they come back they will spawn in front of a big monster for their punishment! Now you can try yourself what they have endured :D
Of course today I can test COOP or DIE on-line without enabling cheats for all users !

The "Crash n Massacre" and "Rush for the Head" special missions have been re-arranged and are now available directly from the StartMap. If you haven't already tried these goodies created by Crusard, it's time to do.

My preferred is the "Crash n Massacre" mission, because you are separated from your teammates and must find a way to rejoin them. The COOP or DIE H.U.D. help a lot for that ;)

Just after the crash, here the view from one side...


... and here is the view from the other side !



July 24, 2006 They does it in the way it was meant to be !

During this QExpo, the team composed by zorg and GONZO has beaten the entire game in challenge mode. They have fought side by side, helping each over, until they have slayed Makron. Regarding the WorldServer log file, the hottest moment was in "Outer Courts" during mission 9, when GONZO was only 18 health points left !!!
Congratulation to these champions.