![]() ![]() ![]() (see review, page 96), and the squad-based sophistication of Brothers in Arms. We have the deep multiplayer brilliance of Battlefield 2, the brutally wicked A.I. Now, of course, in the post-Half-Life world, with shooters taking the genre into all sorts of innovative directions, you could argue that the world doesn't really need Quake anymore. Quake was the cutting edge at the time-nothing came close-and for years "Quake killer" was the moniker applied to any game that even dared to compete. At the time, running and gunning was all we needed, especially when delivered in a 3D environment as astounding as the original game's. Quake 4 offers nothing particularly new or innovative, and yet still manages to entertain because sometimes retro and dumb and obvious is exactly what we want-especially when it's done as slickly and professionally as it is here.Ĭertainly first-person shooters have come a long way since id unleashed the first Quake on the world back in 1996. The online multiplayer modes of Quake 4 should feel much more reminiscent of Quake III, with their large weapon selection, diverse battle arenas, and intense, kill-or-be-killed gunplay. While boasting substantial graphical and audio improvements as well, significant refinements to the A.I., the single-player portion of Quake 4 holds true to the originals, and the story picks up where Quake II left off. Ultimately, Kane may be called upon to sacrifice a bit of his humanness, for the sake of humanity's ultimate victory. The fourth edition of id's popular first-person shooter returns to its roots, to offer single-players an extensive adventure in the role of a soldier named Matthew Kane. Since creating this post I have found 32 bit textures and hi-resolution packs for Quake 2.ĭownload the hi-res levelshots from extract and copy to baseq2 directory.The forces of Earth take the offensive in Quake 4, in an effort to eliminate the Strogg menace at its source, once and for all. ![]() Once restarted you can change the video settings in Quake. You can create a custom config called autoexec.cfg in the C:\games\Quake2\baseq2 directory add the line set vid_fullscreen “0” save and restart the game. Navigate to C:\games\Quake2 or C:\Quake2 and double-click on kmquake2.exe.īy default the game will start in fullscreen mode at 800×600. Next extract the kmquake2_020_update7.zip file and copy the contents to the C:\games\Quake2 or C:\Quake2 directory overwriting as prompted. To do this we will need to unzip the file and copy the contents to C:\games\Quake2 or C:\Quake2 directory overwriting as prompted. Kmquake2_021_lvlshots_hi.zip – optional downloadįirst we will need to install the patch. Click on downloads and download the following files. ![]() Now we are ready to download and install KMQuake II and the quake2-3.24 patch. Since the Quake installer crashes Windows 10 installation is a bit different.Ĭreate C:\games\Quake2\basehq2 directory on your system.Ĭopy the Install\Data\baseq2\pak0.pak pak1.pak and pak2.pak files to the c:\games\Quake2\baseq2 KMQuake II Proceed to KMQuake II installation section Windows 10 build 2004 and later When you get to the installation type select Maximum (400 MB) and click Next.Ĭlick Change Directory from C:\Quake2 and browse to C:\games\Quake2 if that is what you choose to do, or leave as is and click Install. The reason I choose to do this is due to the permissions that Windows puts on Program Files and Program Files (x86) directories. You can let it install to the default location but, I prefer to install it to the C:\games\Quake2. Windows 10 Build 1903 and earlier Installation The installer will run on Windows with no issues, Note: This was the case with Windows 10 build 1903, as of build 2004 the installer does not work and crashes the system. Installation of Quake 2 is pretty straight forward. Of course you will need your Quake II installation CD. Who doesn’t like playing the old PC games!įor this to happen we will be using KMQuake II and will also need the quake2 3.24 patch which can be found at the same site. In keeping with an earlier post on Installing and Playing DOOM 2 on Windows 10, I’d thought I made keep up the retro gaming theme and post how to install and play Quake 2 on Windows 10. ![]()
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