GamersTV (GTV) allows you to watch a Q3A match as if you are connected directly to the gameserver. To use GTV you need the latest versions of Quake3Arena, v1.31 and OSP Tourney, v1.0. You do not need special GTV software !

1. Write down the IP and PORT of the server you wish to connect to
2. Run Quake 3
3. Press ` to bring down the console
4. Type the command \cl_allowdownload 0 and press enter
5. Type the command \connect IP:PORT, where IP and PORT is the server address you wrote down in step 1.
   
   'Bigbox' - gtv's waiting room
   
6. You should now be connected to GTV. Use the \gtv_watch command to watch a game (if one is available).
   After a few seconds the list with channels appears.
   Channel 2, 'q3delay', is the actual match channel.
   Type \gtv_watch 2 to connect
   

There is always a list of current GTV servers at www.gamerstv.net, you can get IPs and PORTs there.

GTV also works with server browsers, so you can enter the ip and port into your favorite server browser and use it to connect.

If you are running GTV on the same computer as your Quake 3, use the ip "127.0.0.1". Eg. assuming the default port of 27970 the command would be \connect 127.0.0.1:27970 in the quake 3 console.


Once you are connected to a GTV server, these commands are accessible by bringing down the console (use the ` key). All commands typed into the Quake 3 console must be preceded by a \. This simply lets Quake 3 know you are typing in a command instead of trying to say something.

Normal Commands

• gtv_watch [gameNumber]
  Use this command to change the game you are watching. If you are in the waiting room; available games are listed in the center of your screen. Games are also available with the \gtv_gamelist command.
• gtv_help
  Lists all the gtv_ commands.
• gtv_admin [password]
  Use this command to become an admin of the GTV server. This command also allows you to watch restricted games (like the non-delayed stream).
• gtv_camera [password]
  This command has several effects depending on where you use it. Using this command will give you access to \gtv_watch restricted (non-delayed) games. Once watching a game, this command will give you control of the camera.
• gtv_playerlist
  Lists everyone on the GTV server.
• gtv_status
  Displays general information about the gtv server, like number of clients connected.
• gtv_gamelist
  Displays a list of all games you can watch. The numbers displayed before each game can be used with \gtv_watch.
• gtv_silent
  Turns off "chat beeps" for chat on the q3 server (for both players and spectators). Issue this command once to turn on and again to turn back off (its a toggle).
• gtv_nospeech
  Will turn off chat from other gtv users, but still print chat from the game server. Can be used in conjunction with gtv_silent. Issue this command once to turn on and again to turn back off (its a toggle).

Admin Commands

• gtv_connect IP:PORT [password]
  This command will connect GTV to a Quake 3 server. IP:PORT follows the standard Quake 3 format, PORT is optional. "password" is the password required to connect to the Quake 3 server, if it is not passworded this should be left out.
• gtv_disconnect [gameNumber]
  Tells GTV to disconnect from a server, demo, game, etc. "gameNumber" is optional, but should used when GTV is connected to more than one game at a time. "gameNumber" corresponds to the numbers returned by \gtv_gamelist.
• gtv_kick [clientNumber]
  Kick a client off the GTV server. Use the \gtv_playerlist to find out the "clientNumber".
• gtv_centerprint [message]
  Print "message" in the center of all client's screen.
• gtv_play [demoName]
  Begin playback of the demo named "demoName". All demos must be in "gtv3/demos", that is a subdirectory called "demos" under the "gtv3" directory.
• gtv_stop [gameNumber]
  Stop playing a demo. gameNumber is the number of the game (demo) to stop playing. gameNumber is optional.
• gtv_record [recordName] [gameNumber]
  Begin recording a demo called "recordName". The game you are currently watching will be recorded in "gtv/demos". Or optionally you can specify the game to record with gameNumber.
• gtv_stoprecord [gameNumber]
  Stop recording a demo (for the game you are watching). Or optionally stop recording for the game [gameNumber].
• gtv_description gameNumber description
  Sets the description for a game. eg. \gtv_description 2 c1 vs c2 would set the description of game 2 to "c1 vs c2".