Quake

A directory of files for playing Quake multiplayer w/ bots. Checkout my channel showcasing videos from the development of the Scarlet mod.

This was one of the first multiplayer games I played as a kid. I was probably around 12 years old, and we played on a service called MPlayer. I played the heck out of this game back then. I wanted to relive the memories.

This repository includes my files for playing the game. I don't have any expansions or campaign mods in here, this is straight Quake w/ emphasis on multiplayer.

What's Included

• Scarlet - adds bots, blood, guts, and gore to the game (/scarlet/progs.dat)
• HUD - custom HUD layouts and team scoreboards (/id1/csprogs.dat)
• AMI - authentic model improvements (/id1/pak1.pak)
• RHW - right-handed weapon models (/id1/pak2.pak)
• UAM - upgraded armor models (/id1/gfx/ and /id1/progs/)
• Q2S - sounds from Quake2 (/id1/sounds/)
• Multiplayer Maps - all the good maps to play (/id1/maps/*.bsp)
• Waypoint Files - stuff the bots need to work (/id1/maps/*.way)

Install

• Download this zipfile
• Extract to /path/to/quake/
• Download the game engine QSS-M and put it in that directory
• Find a copy of the game files from the original game (I use the 2021 remaster)
• Put the pak files into the /path/to/quake/id1/ directory
• Put the music files into the /path/to/quake/id1/music/ directory
• Setup your game shortcut to include -game scarlet -particles 99999 -listen 16
• Consult /path/to/quake/scarlet/autoexec.cfg to customize your keybinds

If you use terminal you can use GIT clone to make future updates super easy:

$ cd /your/path/to/games/
$ git clone https://github.com/whipowill/quake-dir.git Quake

$ cd /your/path/to/games/Quake
$ git pull origin master

On Linux I use this command line alias in my ~/.bashrc file:

alias quake="cd ~/Games/Linux/Quake && __NV_PRIME_RENDER_OFFLOAD=1 __GLX_VENDOR_LIBRARY_NAME=nvidia __VK_LAYER_NV_optimus=NVIDIA_only ./QSS-M-l64 -game scarlet -particles 99999 -listen 16 -condebug"

Settings

The Scarlet mod allows for customizing the game in some interesting ways. Included in this repository are my custom play settings.

Vision & Goals

This is an attempt to preserve an FPS classic. In a world where real-life players have moved on, I wanted to capture and keep the multiplayer experience of the past.

What Brutal is for singleplayer Doom, I want Scarlet to be for multiplayer Quake. More blood, more gore, more guts, and maybe a little more glory than it had before.

• Multiplayer — preserve the deathmatch experience of the past
• Blood & Gore — dial up the gore to gratify my thirst for blood and violence
• Fixes & Tweaks — fix all the little broken things that bothered me
• Weapons Balance — improve combat w/ weapon damage and pacing
• Fun Factor — add melee attack, grenades, glory kills, and randomness
• Customization — unlock the game w/ extensive console variables

Maps

I've put together a list of the "best" maps from multiplayer, both from the little I can remember of the 90's as well as the maps used in competitive play since that time.

S Tier

• aerowalk - Aerowalk (Preacher 1998)
• fribdev1_2 - Powder Keg (Mr. Fribbles 1998)
• maldm6 - Malevolent Marmalade (Molevola 2006)
• nova - Nova (Alice 2022)
• spinev2 - Spine (Headshot 1998)
• ultrav - Ultra Violence (Escher 1997)

A Tier

• doomed - Doomed (Zaka 2009)
• dm6 - Dark Zone (Willits 1996)
• e1m2 - Castle of the Damned (Willits 1996)
• matdm2 - Body Count (Mati 2006)
• q1edge - The Edge (Willits 1999)
• skull - Skull Hunt (Zaka 2003)
• strafin6 - Quake Addiction (Peej 1999)
• zxcdm1 - Shine (Zxc 2001)

B Tier

• chesdm1 - Primal Etchings (Cheshire 1998)
• dm3 - Abandoned Base (Romero 1996)
• e1m7 - House of Chthon (McGee 1996)
• effigy - Effigy of the Forgotten (Moloch 1999)
• imp1dm6 - Daedalous Revisited (Biff 2002)
• naked7b2 - Deutsch Maschine, aka cmt3 (Baby Roo 2002)
• ztndm1 - Smile, It Gets Worse (Ztn 1997)
• ztndm2 - Show No Mercy (Ztn 1997)
• ztndm3 - Blood Run (Ztn 1997)
• ztndm4 - The Steeler (Ztn 1997)

C Tier

• a2 - Return to Atlantis (Pingu 1999)
• auhdm1 - Forgotten (Auhsan 1999)
• auhdm2 - Painful Memories (Auhsan 1999)
• baldm6 - Scrap Metal (Bal 1999)
• bovine - Bovine Intervention (Laerth 2002)
• bravado - Bravado (Foogs 2012)
• catalyst - Catalyst (Tehace 2019)
• dad2 - Dad's Playground 2 (Zaka 2008)
• edc - Eternal Dismemberment Complex (Tyrann 1999)
• efdm9 - Tangerine Dream (Mr. Fribbles 1999)
• fcastle - Forgotten Castle (Qurnel 2006)
• lilith - Lilith (Lilith 2006)
• locomoto - Locomoto, aka qwdm5 (Quaker 2018)
• mjdm1pro - Expendable Youth (Mickey 2006)
• monsoon - Monsoon (Mick 2017)
• naked5 - Kinky Afro (Baby Roo 2002)
• p3a - Domination (Pingu)
• pinion2 - Clockwork (Retinal 2005)
• rapture1 - Imminent Boom (Danimal 1997)
• rwild - Running Wild (Qurnel 2009)
• schloss - Schloss Adler (Zaka 2003)
• shifter - Shifter (Foogs 2015)
• toxicity - Toxicity (Thuriam 2015)
• travelert6 - Le Voyageur Cosmique (VoodooChopstiks 2007)
• ukpak2 - UKPak2 (Zor 1999)
• zed - Zed (Vondur 1999)
• zed2 - Zed2 (Vondur 2006)

External Links

• Slipseer - where all the cool Quake kids hangout
• QSS-M - open source port of the original ID Software Quake
• Quake Console Commands - a list of all available console commands
• Quake Official Archive - an archive of all Quake versions w/ a little history
• Quake Bot Archive - an archive of all Quake bot versions w/ a little history
• Classic Custom Quake DM Levels - a list of favorite DM maps w/ history of each
• MPQ Archive: List of Reviews - a vintage 90s era site rating all the community maps
• QuakeWorld Maps Wiki - a list of maps w/ articles on QuakeWorld
• QuakeWorld Maps Playcount - list of all the maps by playcount
• QuakeWorld Maps Pics - if they made a photo it must have mattered
• QuakeWorld Maps Index - downloadable links to all the maps ever made
• Quaddicted Maps Index - useful to find dates of map creation
• Quaketastic - not sure what this is but might be useful somehow
• Quake2 Weapons - useful for mimicking settings