Quake - So, do you like the brown castle or the other brown castle? - Games

Hey there! This is the quake MegaThread for all things quake. I'll go through all the games for those that don't know. Lets delve into Quake! Quake 1 (1996) [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Quake1cover.jpg/256px-Quake1cover.jpg[/img] The first of many, this FPS was very unique at the time and is still played a lot today. [i]The Games Description[/i] Rage through 32 single player levels and 6 deathmatch levels of sheer terror and fully immersive sound and lighting. Arm yourself against the cannibalistic Ogre, fiendish Vore and indestructible Schambler using lethal nails, fierce Thunderbolts and abominable Rocket and Grenade Launchers. [i]Where can I buy it?[/i] As far as i'm aware, you can only get a digital copy from Steam. Buy it Here: [url]http://store.steampowered.com/app/2310[/url] Quake 2 (1997) [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b5/Quake2box.jpg/250px-Quake2box.jpg[/img] The second game in the quake series, which was extremely highly regarded and it was the most popular online game for 1998. [i]The Games Description[/i] Shortly after landing on an alien surface, you learn that hundreds of your men have been reduced to just a few. Now you must fight your way through heavily fortified military installations, lower the city's defenses and shut down the enemy's war machine. Only then will the fate of humanity be known. [i]Where can I buy it?[/i] [url]http://store.steampowered.com/app/2320[/url] Quake 3 Arena (1999) [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a1/Quake3Title.jpg/250px-Quake3Title.jpg[/img] Ahh, the big one. This one was wildly popular and is extremely well regarded in gaming. The community has died down now due to another game I will talk about soon. [i]The Games Description[/i] Welcome to the Arena, where high-ranking warriors are transformed into spineless mush. Abandoning every ounce of common sense and any trace of doubt, you lunge onto a stage of harrowing landscapes and veiled abysses. [i]Where can I buy it?[/i] [url]http://store.steampowered.com/app/2200[/url] Quake 4 (2005) [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6c/Quake4box.jpg/256px-Quake4box.jpg[/img] Bet you never heard of this one. The console ports were absolutely awful, and shouldn't be played. Get the PC version. [i]The Games Description[/i] In a desperate war for Earth’s survival, against an unrelenting enemy, the only way to defeat them is to become one of them. Armed with advanced weaponry and vehicles and aided by an elite squad of marines, you take the battle to the heart of the Strogg home planet and become earth’s only hope for victory. [i]Where can I buy it?[/i] [url]http://store.steampowered.com/app/2210[/url] Quake Live (2010) [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/78/Quakelive_logo_300.png/256px-Quakelive_logo_300.png[/img] Like Quake 3 Arena but hate that no-one is playing it? This is for you. It is a F2P version of quake 3 arena, but with no BS pay to win most F2P games have. It has an active community and lots of maps. [i]The Games Description[/i] N/A [i]Where Do I buy/Get this?[/i] [url]http://www.quakelive.com[/url] See anything wrong in the OP? Tell me! Now, get to fragging!

no OP is complete without Urban Terror and OpenArena

What about Quake IV and all that?

Coincidentally, I have a raging fetish for strogg Tech

[QUOTE=MuffinZerg;38091371]What about Quake IV and all that?[/QUOTE] whoops, my mistake. Adding in now. Would you mind linking me to it? I cant find it. If its a spinoff or expansion i'm not listing it.

Why do people hate on Quake 4?

I love Quake, if there's ever a facepunch server up in any of the quake games let me know on steam. I'd gladly join :wink:

[QUOTE=Mike Tyson;38091430]whoops, my mistake. Adding in now. Would you mind linking me to it? I cant find it. If its a spinoff or expansion i'm not listing it.[/QUOTE] nice job going on the developer's page [url]www.idsoftware.com/games/quake/quake4[/url]

does quake wars count, or is that too spin-offy?

[QUOTE=Perl;38091502]nice job going on the developer's page [url]www.idsoftware.com/games/quake/quake4/[/url][/QUOTE] I listed Quake 4. just forgot to put in the box art.

[QUOTE=Mike Tyson;38091509]I listed Quake 4. just forgot to put in the box art.[/QUOTE] wait what what the hell did they mean by quake iv then

Quake 5 better be a Quake 1 remake. Also Quake has more than brown castles! There are also grey and blue ones!

Quake II is fucking beautiful oh god this game.

Anyone know of any source ports that like the two mission packs for Quake 2? And what is the best source port anyways? I used Quake 2 Evolved and thought it was nice.

Anyone playing quake live, add me. Dizzy42.

I remember trying to play Quake 2 in the heart of an Australian summer on a Pentium 2 266mhz. I could usually get about 20 minutes of solid stroggicide in before my beige beast overheated. Then one day I got a Voodoo 2 12MB and everything changed. By everything, I just mean coloured lighting.

the only problem with quake live is that you have to pay to play pql (ql's version of cpma)

Armagon was a really dissapointing boss fight. He did literally nothing while I unloaded on him.

[QUOTE=JesterUK;38094428]Armagon was a really dissapointing boss fight. He did literally nothing while I unloaded on him.[/QUOTE] I hate when chicks do that.

[QUOTE=MazerRackham;38094478]I hate when chicks do that.[/QUOTE] Knew I'd get a response like this :v:

[QUOTE=JesterUK;38094504]Knew I'd get a response like this :v:[/QUOTE] Regardless of race, creed and religion, everyone loves a double entendre.

I still play Quake a lot. It's just so much fun. I really want Quake 5 to be lovecraft-based like Quake 1 was. Here's screenshots of a single player map I've been working on for a while [T]http://imageshack.us/a/img545/4300/2012100500032.jpg[/T] [T]http://imageshack.us/a/img585/3463/2012100500021.jpg[/T] [T]http://imageshack.us/a/img525/6968/2012100500033.jpg[/T] [T]http://imageshack.us/a/img9/8812/2012100500023.jpg[/T] [T]http://imageshack.us/a/img6/5521/2012100500031.jpg[/T] [T]http://imageshack.us/a/img88/9664/2012100500024.jpg[/T] [T]http://imageshack.us/a/img831/2928/2012100500022.jpg[/T] [T]http://imageshack.us/a/img202/9406/2012100500004.jpg[/T]

What source port are you using?

DirectQ

Those first three images give off some Q2 vibes.

That's what I was going for somewhat (I also used some Q2 textures) I find it's quite easy to look like Q2 if you just litter your level with yellow and orange lighting.

Fucking love Quake, first online game I ever played.

I miss the days of QWTF and Threewave CTF. Back when I first played Quake as a kid I didn't give 2 shits about graphical fidelity, I just saw the monitor as a window into another mystical, violent, and scary world. God damn you intelligence, what have you done to me!

Quake's Irix binaries are nice. Quake III on the PS2 is pretty shit though. How the fuck is it even possible to release Quake without LAN support??

Quake 4 is really 7 years old? Wow, that's actually pretty surprising.