ql-lg-server: Quake Live LG vampiric practice server in Docker

One-command setup (SteamCMD + minqlx build), .env settings with a listed/unlisted switch, three factories (lgvamp, lgvamp_nolag, lgvamp100), warmup-text and welcome minqlx plugins, watchdog/backup/daily-restart, docs for admins and players. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <[email protected]>
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+# Playing on an LG vampiric server
+
+## Joining
+
+You need Quake Live (Steam). Open the console with the `~` key and type:
+
+```
+/connect <server address>:27960
+```
+
+Your server admin gives you the address. If the server is listed, it also shows up in the in-game server browser; search for "lg" or "vampiric".
+
+## How it works
+
+- You spawn with the **lightning gun** (and gauntlet), infinite ammo and 200 HP (100 HP on `lgvamp100` servers).
+- **Vampiric:** every point of damage you deal heals you by the same amount. Health above 100 slowly decays (~1 HP per second).
+- **No knockback, no items, no fall or self damage.**
+- The server **stays in warmup on purpose.** There's no match to ready up for (F3 does nothing) and no scoreboard reset. Pair up with someone and duel, and switch partners whenever you like.
+- **Antilag** (most servers): your hits register where you saw the enemy, up to about 240 ms ping. On `lgvamp_nolag` servers you have to lead your shots by your ping.
+
+## Client settings people use for LG
+
+These are client-side; type them in the console, or put them in `baseq3/autoexec.cfg` so they stick (Quake Live rewrites `qzconfig.cfg`). Ranges are from the [x76 config guide](https://x76.gg/wiki/ql-startup/); the values are preferences, not rules.
+
+| Cvar | What it does |
+|---|---|
+| `cg_lightningStyle 1`–`5` | beam look (Settings → Weapons → Lightning Style) |
+| `cg_lightningImpact 0` / `1` | sparks where the beam hits |
+| `cg_impactSparks 0` / `1` | hit sparks on players |
+| `cg_drawGun 0`–`2`, `cg_gunX/Y/Z` | gun model visibility/position (less of the screen covered) |
+| `cg_fov` | field of view |
+| `cg_drawInputCmds 1` | shows your key presses, useful for checking your strafing |
+| `cg_enemyHeadColor` etc. | bright enemy colors, e.g. `0xFF0000FF` |
+| `r_fullbright 1` | flat bright walls (easier to track the enemy) |
+
+**No-beam LG:** some players use a "No LG Beam" workshop add-on with `cg_lightningStyle 3`. That Steam workshop item has been removed, and servers here run `sv_pure 1`, so don't count on it working.
+
+## Practice tips
+
+- The [x76 strafe-aim guide](https://x76.gg/wiki/strafe-aim-guide/) covers the technique LG duels are about: keep the mouse steady, track by strafing with the keyboard and correct small amounts with the mouse.
+- Practice alone: ask an admin for a bot (`addbot hunter 5`). Bots jump around a lot, which makes them a fair tracking target, but they don't fight well in this mode.