Usually this would go in a list of bugs fixed, etc, but I felt it deserved it's own post. For those who hate typing /model all the time you'll be happy to know the Menu system now properly supports skin and model selection. In short, "It's no longer broken." Here's how it works.
Main Menu->Setup
You'll see your current model selected for whichever Generation you are viewing. If it's a fresh install, no model will display until you pick one. The skin selection box now displays ONLY skins that are compatible with that Generation. Just click the skin you want and voila, that's what you'll use the next time you use that class. It is impossible to pick an imcompatible model for a specific Generation through this menu. You can cycle through each Generation and set up all you like prior to play. You must still choose your desired Generation in-game, but this menu will allow you to set up your desired model and skin for each Generation prior to joining.
Ingame Menu->Player
As above, you'll see your current model and the skin box. It will display which Generation you are currently using. Model and skin changes initiated from here will occur the next time you die or bring up the scoreboard. If you change Generations you'll see the new model/skin selections available once you respawn as that Generation. Again, you cannot choose the wrong model/skin for a particular Generation through this menu.
This should make changing models a bit more intuitive. This was NOT easy to implement, but so far it works just dandy with FFA. I might need to do some tweaks for teamplay. This fix wasn't originally intended to go in as soon as .99d but someone up there seems to like me tonight. B)
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