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help:glossary [2014/02/13 12:01] – Fixed inaccuracies in defintions of argument and parameter. Icantthinkofanicknamehelp:glossary [2014/02/13 13:58] (current) – [L] Icantthinkofanickname
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 **bsp:** \\  **bsp:** \\ 
-The file format used by Quake __map__s. Most __custom__ maps you can download use this format and can be run by placing the .bsp file in question in your __id1__/maps directory, and then running the game with the __argument__ "+map [mapname]", or by typing "map [mapname]" in the __console__. The file extension “.bsp” is short for “binary space partitioning”, referring to the manner in which data is stored in these files. \\ See also __pak__.+The [[http://www.gamers.org/dEngine/quake/spec/quake-spec34/qkspec_4.htm|file]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSP_%28file_format%29|format]] [[http://quakewiki.org/wiki/Quake_file_formats|used]] by Quake __map__s. Most __custom__ maps you can download use this format and can be run by placing the .bsp file in question in your __id1__/maps directory, and then running the game with the __parameter__ and __argument__ "+map [mapname]", or by typing "map [mapname]" in the __console__. The file extension “.bsp” is short for “[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_space_partitioning|binary space partitioning]]”, referring to the manner in which data is stored in these files. \\ See also __pak__.
  
 **bsp2:** \\ **bsp2:** \\
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 **coop:** \\ **coop:** \\
-Cooperative gameplay. Teaming up and playing through a __map__ with another real person, who controls a separate __avatar__ in the game. Only some single player maps support coop.+[[quake/cooperative|Cooperative]] gameplay. Teaming up and playing through a __map__ with another real person, who controls a separate __avatar__ in the game. Only some single player maps support coop.
  
 **custom:** \\  **custom:** \\ 
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 **easter egg:** \\ **easter egg:** \\
-A hidden area or message in a __map__ that is usually very hard to find and often breaks the forth wall or contains meta-information, such as the mapper's name or objects or images that clearly do not belong in the game world.+A [[quake/easter_eggs_secrets|hidden]] area or message in a __map__ that is usually very hard to find and often breaks the fourth wall or contains meta-information, such as the mapper's name or objects or images that clearly do not belong in the game world.
  
 **engine:** \\ **engine:** \\
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 **GK:** \\  **GK:** \\ 
-Gold key.+Gold [[http://quake.wikia.com/wiki/Key|key]].
  
 **GL:** \\ **GL:** \\
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 **leaked/leaking:** \\ **leaked/leaking:** \\
-Used to describe a __map__ that is not sealed by __brushes__. If a map's __source code__ is leaking, it cannot be compiled with __vis__. \\ The opposite of __sealed__. \\ See also __boxed__.+Used to describe a __map__ that is not sealed by __brushes__. If a map is leaking, it cannot be compiled with __vis__. \\ The opposite of __sealed__. \\ See also __boxed__.
  
 **LG:** \\ **LG:** \\
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 **SK:** \\ **SK:** \\
-Silver key.+Silver [[http://quake.wikia.com/wiki/Key|key]].
  
 **skill 0:** \\  **skill 0:** \\