# 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.