These games were how I got into 3D modeling.
Making custom maps and assets and playing them for Doom 1&2, Quake 1&2, Quake 3 Arena, UT2014.These games had such great longevity because you could make your own new content or get it from others.
The game you bought was just the beginning.
Also the base games were wicked fun to begin with.
They had long longevity cause you didn’t need a fucking client/gatekeeper (win only) to be allowed to use it, no DRM, was cross-platform from the beginning, was light, still light and the gameplay is simply awesome.
UT2014
I think you are off by 10 years there
I love how it still looks chunky and low-poly. They could have made it super high res and fancy, but nah, they’re preserving the retro aesthetic.
Now the source is released modders will add all that and more!
I was half expecting it to use the same graphics as the latest quake. Pretty pleased that they went this direction.
AND! They’re giving us crossplay co-op and deathmatch all for the ridiculous total price of 10$
Edit: wording
It’s a free upgrade on PC if you own the game on Steam. Really decent for them to go that route rather than a paid upgrade.
It’s also free on gog if you own the original.
Worth noting that the Quake 2 RTX code is on github as well. Hopefully someone enterprising will combine the two.
Is it just the code or does it contain the game assets?
It doesn’t include the game assets, you can’t just compile it and start playing.
Fuck. YES.
Greatest railgun in gaming.
Quake 3 railgun FTW. Its all I used to play in the late 90’s
Action Quake 2 remastered?
Oh shit… Quake 2 CTF was my jam
CTF was epic on Quake 2. Many many hours spent on my 56k.
I used to love Quake II, I’m definitely installing since I own it on Steam.
Lost count of the amount of time I spent playing Q3 Arena though… Damn that was sweet.
Same here. Quake 3 railgun only on TDM17. Still play it sometimes for fun. I used to be crazy good at it, not so much anymore unfortunately 😞
I’m sad it doesn’t work with Quake 2 RTX, I still find that to be prettier.
RTX looks incredible, but I can’t forgive them swapping out the railgun and BFG models. Played through it several times and every time I hit ‘9’ I feel a little sad.
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Played the campaign last night and got reminded of the enemies that would fall to the floor and still shoot you. That was my biggest annoyance with quake 2 and still is 😂 what an amazing game though
Does it have a “software rendering” looking mode?
I always thought games of this era looked better in software rendering vs those n64 esque shaders
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They have a CRT mode and it renders the game in a low resolution. It’s pretty hideous imo though.
It’s a good filter but needs more customisation options, I’d like it a bit higher resolution.
As someone who hasn’t played games for more than 15 years now, this makes me want to play again for the nostalgia; but I dont know where to start. I only have a macbook and an old laptop running linux. Will the remaster work on any of those? Is Steam the best way to install it?
Check out Asahi Linux on mac. Your mac is likely a better gaming machine.
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AHHHH UHHHHH - FOUR STRENGTH FOUR STAM LEATHER BELT? LEVEL 18? EHHHH OHHHHH
Now this is vintage meme.
Anybody remember the mods for this where you had a gun that would dispense bricks so you could build stuff? There was also a mini-nuke mod that you could use to blow up said constructions. It was one of my favorite things to do in Quake II and would often result in my computer crashing because it couldn’t handle all the collision physics.
Just saw the tylermcviker video and it seems like an amazing rework. Like THE rework of a game.
