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Quake PS2 - v1.0.0-alpha - Initial Release

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@glampert glampert released this 15 Oct 14:23
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Debug and Release Builds of Quake v1.0.0 for the PlayStation 2.

Instructions

Download and extract the appropriate .zip archive:

q1ps2_release_1.0.0.zip — Recommended for general gameplay.
q1ps2_debug_1.0.0.zip — Intended for developers and debugging.

Place your shareware or retail copy of pak0.pak inside theid1/ folder, located alongside quake.elf. Place pak1.pak next to it too if you own the full game.

Optionally, you can also copy .wav CD audio tracks into id1/music.

When running from USB, it is recommended to convert .wav music tracks to .adp using the included musenc tool and .pak files to .pkz using pakzip, for better performance.

pakzip and musenc Windows executables are included in quake-host-tools-windows-x64.zip.

To convert with recommended settings, run these from your terminal:

pakzip.exe id1\pak0.pak id1\pak0.pkz

// for each trackNN ...
musenc.exe id1\music\track02.wav id1\music\track02.adp 

Running

PCSX2 (Emulator):

  • Launch quake.elf directly from PCSX2.

PlayStation 2 (Real Hardware):

  • Copy quake.elf and the id1 folder to a USB storage device or PS2 HDD expansion drive, then launch quake.elf using wLaunchELF or another compatible ELF loader.

When launching from a USB drive, your directory structure should look like this:
dirs