![]() Those old 8bit textures just don't hold water anymore. To use the lights, go to the Graphics menu in the Options and select 'ON' for RT World. Unzip the contents into your quake/id1 folder. Go to KGB|Romi and download the id1.zip file (and the others if you have those mission packs). The next thing to do is add some real time lighting. This engine - when fully maxed out - can bring the highest performance computers to a crawl. This engine has a lot of customization in it, so take your time going through the menus. Don't worry, in a few seconds the game will come up. When you doubleclick on that shortcut, it will refresh your screen and then show you your desktop in the new resolution. Unzip the contents into your Quake folder and create a shortcut on your desktop for darkplaces.exe. Go to DarkPlaces and download the latest version (b20050818). Besides the fact that the original executable doesn't run on Windows, the original version doesn't allow for any 32bit modificatons. ![]() The first thing to do, obviously, it get a modified engine. Explore the forums and check out what these guys are doing, and help support the effort.Īfter making these mods, Quake 2 is much more playable while still retaining what made the game so great. The next release of Q2E will support new models for the items and characters, as well as relit maps to make use of per-pixel-lighting. This program does use a unique codec, so download the file from their website, otherwise you will have audio problems. The game will now cue up the correct track from the soundtrack for each level. Make a folder for them called 'Music' and copy/paste this folder into the baseq2, rogue, and xatrix folders. Convert the tracks to OGG format and label them track02.ogg through track11.ogg (track01 is the actual game). If you happen to have the original Quake 2 CD, you can rip the tracks off of here (they are encoded just like it was a regular music CD) or find them on the Internet. This very of Quake 2 for some reason does not include the soundtrack - which in my opinion is one of the best game soundtracks of all time. The majority of the textures will now be replaced with more detailed versions which replicate the original patern. Install the contents in the baseq2 folder. Download texture pack built for Q2E, you can find one here, and unzip the contents. The game was limited by what was possible at the time, but we are no longer restricted by such limitations. The game will now use the new HUD in place of the original. To install, once again visit Quake2Evolved and download the HUD you want to use. You are now ready to play the game.Ī HUD or Heads-Up Display is graphic which shows you how much life and amo you have left on the bottom of the screen. To create a shortcut, right-click on q2e.exe and select 'Send To' and click on 'Desktop'. You will now use the q2e.exe file to play the game. It will warn you that the folder baseq2 already exists and that you will overwrite files. Go to C:\Program Files\id Software\Quake II and copy/paste the contents of the zip file here. Go to Quake2Evolved and download the latest version (v.40). ![]() Don't put any links on your desktop, because you won't be using that executable to play the game. The version installed will be the latest v3.20, so no need to upgrade. You will not need the DVD to play this game after it is installed. This process will do a full install of the game, including all movies. Make sure you install it to the C:\Quake II folder (at least until the engine gets its fix). Insert the Bonus DVD into your computer and install Quake 2. And while the version includes the last upgrade, there have been many more advancements with Quake 2 since it was released so many years ago. The bad news, the original soundtrack is not included (for some reason). This is great for Q2 fans, because it provides a WindowsXP capable installer, and installs all 3 games at once. Those of you who splooged on the DVD edition of Quake 4 received the added gift of Quake 2 and the Quake 2 expansions: Ground Zero and The Reckoning (the net pack Extremities was not included).
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