Category: r/Quake

For me, quake 1 has always been the greatest fps game by far. Nothing comes close to it.

Other than the great gameplay, mechanics, level design, atmosphere etc, there was something else to it that is not easy to describe. Something like a dark matter that binds everything together, or a spirit.

The world of quake 1 to me is like a mix of reality and a dream, jumping from one into another. I have had dreams of being trapped into a quake like world, and feel like I know how it feels to be in that world. Quite terrifying but also fascinating.

The spirit of quake 1 was lost completely. It was never carried into other Quake games. Probably because the spirit was not intentionally designed. The devs themselves didn’t know what the spirit was! An unintentional, undefined element that made the game so great.

I played quake since I was a kid back in 90s. Ever since, no fps came close. In recent years I couldn’t play any of the newer game for more than 20 mins as they are so boring and unmemorable (other than Doom 2016).

Until recently that I discovered Quake brutalist jam III.

I have only spend 3-4 hours playing the game so a lot to be discovered. But here is what I think of it so far:

The gameplay is great! The weapons are some of the best ever!

Long shot, but I’m trying to track down an old Q3 railgun replacement by James “Harlequin” Taylor, originally hosted on PlanetQuake / Polycount / FilePlanet around 2003–2005.

It was called PE/RG/002X Sniper-Rail Prototype — the industrial railgun with the mounted TV/monitor and cable-heavy design.

The FilePlanet links are dead and the Archive captures don’t serve the file. I’ve already tried reaching out directly, but figured someone here might have an old backup or mirror.

If you remember this mod, or know where Harlequin’s old weapon packs were archived, I’d massively appreciate any leads.

Preserving old Quake content before it’s gone for good.

Cheers.

DMs open — happy to share an email privately if needed.

In way more of a quake 1 fan than a quake 2 fan (I have around 300 in quake and only 20 in quake 2) I really didn’t like the reckoning, it felt very much like a series of taking random damage with the amount of line of sight monsters. I did like the ending tho. I’ve heard Ground zero was made by the same team as dissolution of eternity which I loved and I wanted to hear the general consensus on it

I recently bought the Quake 1 remaster since it’s on sale on the psn store, I’ve always heard about it over the years and how it and the original doom really pioneered the fps genre and shaped it during those early years. I’m pleasantly surprised at how tight the gameplay is for a game that released the same year I was born, and how its gameplay is superior to many modern shooters. As I’ve gotten older I’ve come to believe that ADS is jot something I always enjoy in every shooter. I cant even imagine how much Quake changed things when it released. I’m not very far into the campaign but I am enjoying each level so far and searching for the secrets. Thanks for reading and replying. I just wanted to share my experience so far was such a legendary game

Edit: I meant to add how the levels so far instill a sense of dread and an almost sense of impending doom. I love how oppressive the atmosphere is. Even though the game doesn’t really have a story I love how the environments tell their own stories

Hi all,

installed Quake Remastered on Bazzite. Can’t disable texture smoothing, the menu option doesn’t do anything.
I can’t invoke the console either, tried all buttons on my keyboard. Adding a keybinding to the kexconfig file doesn’t work either.

Tried adding gl_texturemode “GL_NEAREST” to autoexec.cfg, doesn’t work either.

Tried adding -console to the launch parameters to force the console, doesn’t work either.

Anyone had a similar problem and fixed it?

Hey all!

Just a heads-up for anyone who played Quake III eFreeze back in the day — the servers are back online and staying up.

This isn’t a weekend revival or a nostalgia experiment that disappears again. We’ve rebuilt it properly and plan to keep it running long-term.

What it is:

• Classic eFreeze rules

• Same mechanics, same timing, same punishment

• No reworks, no casualisation

What it isn’t:

• Not Quake Champions

• Not a remake

• Not a Discord hype project

Right now it’s small, quiet, and intentional.

If you remember rail timing, hook discipline, and freezing someone mid-fight, you’ll know immediately whether it’s for you.

I just wanted to ask for some good quake ports to play death match. also some good servers to play on?

US Region but open to all, European can easily play on ny or mom’s basement server between 80 to 130 ping, seem fair enough with new antilag

https://www.quakeworld.nu/wiki/Mom%27s_Basement_Duel_1

maybe it will get added to quad touch or a standalone app one day but who knows 🤔

I’ve loved the coverage and trailers for this map pack, but the two I decided to start with were pretty intense and full on arena maps, which caught me off guard while learning the new enemies/weapons. Out of the 77 maps, what ones would people recommended starting with?