User:Axper/sandbox/Quake 1

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"Quake is a first-person shooter video game, developed and published by Id Software in 1996. In the game, players must find their way through various maze-like, medieval environments while battling a variety of monsters using a wide array of weapons."wikipedia:Quake_(video_game)

Installation

You need both game engine and data files in order to play. There are several packages available for Arch Linux.

Engine

  • Darkplaces — Advanced Quake 1 game engine
http://icculus.org/twilight/darkplaces/ || darkplacesAUR
  • fitzquake — Another modern Quake1 engine port
http://www.kristianduske.com/fitzquake/ || fitzquakeAUR
  • ezQuake — Fast paced multiplayer FPS focusing on movement and trick jumps. The popular, modern and maintained Quake/QuakeWorld client. Manual post-installation setup required. Can play on-line for free.
http://ezquake.sourceforge.net/ || ezquakeAUR
  • nQuake — Fast paced multiplayer FPS focusing on movement and trick jumps. This is the popular Quake / QuakeWorld package, including ezQuake client, 24bit textures, maps, bots and more. Automatic post-installation set up. Can play on-line for free.
http://nquake.sourceforge.net/ || not packaged? search in AUR

Data

  • oqplus — Free content replacement project for Quake 1
http://openarena.ws/fsfps/oqplus.html || oqplus-svnAUR
  • Quake Revitalization Project — High quality textures for Quake
http://qrp.quakeone.com/ || quake-qrp-texturesAUR

See also