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OpenQ4 - Modern, full binary replacement for Quake 4 (1 comment)
Posted by TheMuffinMan @ 04:24 CST, 25 February 2026 - iMsg
As titled, a project in its early days

I have been working on this project for a few weeks which offers an open-source game engine alongside its own game binaries. It picks up on unfinished work from Justin Marshall and drives my own set of improvements and goals.

Aim: to offer an open-source set of binaries. The closed-source BSE (effects system) has been fully reverse engineered and remains closed source to minimize potential legal issues, but the engine plugs into its API.

Features:
* modern and extensive platform/arch/hardware support for Windows, macOS and Linux PCs through SDL3
* nightly builds for all platforms
* full game controller/joystick support
* full screen aspect adjustments. from a coding perspective, it works perfectly, but some additional assets and menu refactoring considerations are needed for enhanced horizontal expansion (WIP).
* EAX audio
* auto-discovery for game installations in Steam or GOG
* multi-monitor and borderless support
* unified game dir for SP and MP binaries
* up-to-date external libs

Goals:
* SP/MP library merging/part-merge
* 5 years of RBDOOM3-BFG updates to port over (ie: shadowmapping)
* UTF-8 and TTF font support
* Expanding project to a unified engine for Quake 4, Doom 3, Doom 3 BFG, Prey and ETQW
* Reworking engine to allow true, higher framerates.
* Enhanced competitive features for MP, essentially porting from WORR/MuffMode.

https://github.com/themuffinator/OpenQ4
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250fps league players configs (3 comments)
Posted by messenja @ 10:27 CST, 21 February 2026 - iMsg
Where can i download ql configs used by killsen, rapha, pavel and others? I especially want to take a look at killsen's config
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Quake Live - It's Over (No comments)
Posted by Maga-pql @ 04:30 CST, 13 February 2026 - iMsg

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Rating: 7.5 (1 vote)
This will be my final tape, ggs!

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alternative to Quake 2 Starter? (1 comment)
Posted by azxx @ 04:40 CST, 11 February 2026 - iMsg
Quake 2 Starter ( http://q2s.tastyspleen.net/ ) was to Q2 what nQuake is to Q1/QW. But I tried it recently and it seems broken? Something in the package to do with the source port it seems? Is there a manual fix or alternative? These kinds of community installers are really good for getting new players up and running, and also good for a quick setup on a temporary computer.
Edited by azxx at 04:40 CST, 11 February 2026 - 397 Hits
It could have been great. But now it just is (dead). (15 comments)
Posted by crea* @ 20:52 CST, 5 February 2026 - iMsg
Man. Why vedic? Or Brendan or whatever. Why Brendan?

Why did you work on this site for months, almost revived it, then deleted it all in a, what I can only describe as, the most retarded hissy fit I have EVER witnessed on the internet?

Whyyyyyyyyyyy

I wrote the guy an angry farewell letter (actually it was just a reply), but then deleted it the next day or so because of .... you know this feeling when you really CARE, but get the impression noone else really cares and will shit on you for caring? Yes, that.

So yes, I was addicted to Q3a and ESR as it was cool. And a too long time after admittedly. I was almost the last person who contributed to leave (some crazy people stayed with dead Q3a, I will not count them, or speak loudly about them...). This was my all. I lost girlfriends over Quake and ESR (yes really). I admired Sujoy the whole way, up until when he abandoned us. I loved all about this site: the freedom, the toxic flaming, all of it.

But now it's gone and I miss it so much I am angry about Brandan, for giving me hope and swiping it away under my feed just as I was getting comfortable again (well, lurking mostly, but still).

Brendan, would you axplain yourself? Or am I retarded and missed the explanation?

And while we're at it, why not recover the working parts of your edits, Brandan? You probably are a competent coder, it basically couldn't be worse as to what it is now. ?
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best grenade/plasma combo? (2 comments)
Posted by somebodyshootme @ 19:59 CST, 2 February 2026 - iMsg
i think its this one(timecode)
https://youtu.be/plzRdPEWcPQ?si=PJAV4FI1UJgppZrq&t=394

edit: tried embed but timecode wont work ●_\\
Edited by somebodyshootme at 01:04 CST, 3 February 2026 - 178 Hits

<< Comment #1 @ 08:18 CST, 12 January 2011 >>
By 2k2_2 Nukm 
not sure if it was the best way to get a list of nominees but i couldnt think of another "objective" way that resulted in a manageable number of players and everything else seemed to tiresome
<< Comment #2 @ 08:32 CST, 12 January 2011 >>
By Slovenia r1ddler 
should have added more players to the list

2 TA players and only 1 4k, needs v3rb at least
<< Comment #3 @ 08:38 CST, 12 January 2011 >>
By 2k2_2 Nukm  - Reply to #2
on what basis? (and if i hear a good reason i am open to adding someone to the list on this first day of the vote) then i could have added zik, dk, spart1e zeroql, bab and basically every player from a top team aswell
keep in mind that this is not "vote for your favorite player" but vote for who you think played the best tournament and keeping that in mind i think the player of the match awards seem a good indicator for nominations
Edited by Nukm at 09:15 CST, 12 January 2011
<< Comment #4 @ 09:24 CST, 12 January 2011 >>
By Slovenia r1ddler  - Reply to #3
nja, your right, just took a look at the finals game, zik actually played better then v3rb and krysa ,dunno why, but i thought v3rb is 4kings best player :)
i know you based it on potm awards, but perhaps 2 per team would be nice, but thats just my preference and why 2 you ask, just to give more options, 5tdm names is not enough for me :D
<< Comment #5 @ 09:27 CST, 12 January 2011 >>
By Denmark amOKchen 
Though choice between krysa, juvenile and zeroql in my book. Eventhough zeroql isnt on the list.
But my vote is for krysa.
<< Comment #6 @ 09:43 CST, 12 January 2011 >>
By Suriname draven- 
spart1e, verb, zeroql, not on the list? :>

spartie almost always topfraggers, look at the finals 80frags on dm6 comeon :>
<< Comment #8 @ 09:50 CST, 12 January 2011 >>
<< Comment #10 @ 10:11 CST, 12 January 2011 >>
By Suriname draven-  - Reply to #8
yeah but i mean spartie has been crucial player for TA always one of the guys with most damage and frags
<< Comment #7 @ 09:45 CST, 12 January 2011 >>
By Beer! becks 
voted for purri in the end, because I think he made the biggest difference on his team.
4K might have won this even without krysa, but I do think xt wouldn't have gotten as far without purri.
<< Comment #19 @ 19:55 CST, 12 January 2011 >>
By lolfly lol frs  - Reply to #7
the only game we won in the playoffs was without purri, just so you know
<< Comment #22 @ 02:44 CST, 13 January 2011 >>
By Beer! becks  - Reply to #19
unimportant details ;P
<< Comment #36 @ 22:12 CST, 14 January 2011 >>
By United States of America yikes  - Reply to #19
That's great, but a lot of us still consider him your best player. :)
<< Comment #40 @ 12:43 CST, 15 January 2011 >>
By lolfly lol frs  - Reply to #36
and where did i say he wasnt?
<< Comment #9 @ 10:11 CST, 12 January 2011 >>
so cooller dropped out?
<< Comment #11 @ 10:13 CST, 12 January 2011 >>
By 2k2_2 Nukm  - Reply to #9
frontline did, yes
<< Comment #13 @ 10:41 CST, 12 January 2011 >>
blame foppa! /foppa
<< Comment #12 @ 10:23 CST, 12 January 2011 >>
By Belgium dem0n 
madix: I vote for you and you vote for me, mk ? :D

on a more serious note, I'd like also to give props to spartie who indeed played amazing and helped us reach that point.
Shouldnt base yourself only on one map like you do draven though, try to look on the entire season, spartie didnt exactly play all our matches either.

But I deffo think he has his place in the list of course, <3 spart1e and he played an incredible dm6 vs 4Kings with +40 net and +5.4k damage net which is pure awesomness :)
Edited by dem0n at 10:24 CST, 12 January 2011
<< Comment #41 @ 05:12 CST, 16 January 2011 >>
By Sarge d1z  - Reply to #12
madix: I vote for you and you vote for me, mk ?
dem0n | CB EC XXII: MVP | [TA] dem0n
madix | CB EC XXII: MVP | [TA] dem0n

:s
Edited by //.D1Z at 05:13 CST, 16 January 2011
<< Comment #42 @ 08:40 CST, 16 January 2011 >>
By 2k2_2 Nukm  - Reply to #41
:D
<< Comment #43 @ 17:04 CST, 16 January 2011 >>
By Belgium dem0n  - Reply to #41
I changed my vote recently... :DDD
<< Comment #14 @ 10:48 CST, 12 January 2011 >>
By United Kingdom Disrepute 
nvc
<< Comment #29 @ 13:09 CST, 13 January 2011 >>
By inuyasha8 sonic  - Reply to #14
i heard he was the last great white hope for the uk quake scene
<< Comment #34 @ 12:09 CST, 14 January 2011 >>
By Rage Face High-Five ShadyVoltaire  - Reply to #29
Polish* quake scene c:
<< Comment #15 @ 13:56 CST, 12 January 2011 >>
By Sarge Hell5pawn 
gief showmatch featuring those players
<< Comment #16 @ 16:23 CST, 12 January 2011 >>
By wc3_undead mammon 
this is the only way cooller can lose, ppl cross him out
<< Comment #20 @ 21:24 CST, 12 January 2011 >>
By 2k2_2 Nukm  - Reply to #16
and i thought he is unstoppable
<< Comment #17 @ 18:00 CST, 12 January 2011 >>
By Unset retire 
spartie
<< Comment #18 @ 19:07 CST, 12 January 2011 >>
krysa pov
<< Comment #21 @ 02:22 CST, 13 January 2011 >>
By M pTOLEmy 
Spartie is amazing when he plays. He doesn't always get topfrags, but does always a good deal of damage. Too bad he didn't play many games with us. He's a slacker! :D


But for me it is dem0n or krysa. :)
Edited by pTOLEmy at 02:23 CST, 13 January 2011
<< Comment #23 @ 07:49 CST, 13 January 2011 >>
By Belgium dem0n  - Reply to #21
<3
<< Comment #24 @ 07:59 CST, 13 January 2011 >>
By zerg esdf 
i've no idea why purri got so much votes (prolly fanboys @ work or liefje registering 17 different profiles here), same goes for juvenile.

krysa or demon for me.
<< Comment #31 @ 17:00 CST, 13 January 2011 >>
By Poland mefajpE^  - Reply to #24
Prolly because he's a top-notch TDM player atm, one of the very best imo and he made the biggest progress in recent months from what I've seen (haven't seen much though, but his games for SWE were unbelievably good), living up to his Q2 legend (where he is still considered by most THE best player overall). I think he deserves attention ;-]

Haven't seen xt games but according to scores he's always the mad fragger for that team.
Edited by mefajpE^ at 13:52 CST, 15 January 2011
<< Comment #37 @ 22:13 CST, 14 January 2011 >>
By United States of America yikes  - Reply to #24
No idea how you could pick demon over purri. No offense to demon, he's a great player, but purri's currently better, imo.
<< Comment #38 @ 09:48 CST, 15 January 2011 >>
By zerg esdf  - Reply to #37
on what account? i don't see his team ranking higher then team alpha, or his plays being better then demon's... anyway wanted to vote for krysa, but he's got enough votes to win this even without my vote, so put it to demon instead.
<< Comment #25 @ 08:21 CST, 13 January 2011 >>
By Belgium Lashknife 
dem0n cos i like to watch forward/aggressive roaming tdm instead of bunkering areas... (not saying there aren't others who do this but tdm is not really my favorite thing to watch)
Edited by Lashknife at 08:22 CST, 13 January 2011
<< Comment #35 @ 18:28 CST, 14 January 2011 >>
By Unset retire  - Reply to #25
Nothing to do with the flag then :)
<< Comment #45 @ 06:13 CST, 18 January 2011 >>
By Belgium Lashknife  - Reply to #35
no, but the flag does mean that i tend to follow up more on him than other players... and that might indirectly influence my vote here. but no, not just cos he's Belgian as well.

fuck belgium btw, most retarded country ever, arguing over 3 years and still no government, clueless on what to do with BHV which is in the constitution (flemish territory -> flemish government, deal with it) and the fact that ISP's here have free reign to hold back speeds and charge more than the packs are worth!

in fact i care more about the internet isp bullshit than about the political state of my nation :D
Edited by Lashknife at 06:16 CST, 18 January 2011
<< Comment #26 @ 10:05 CST, 13 January 2011 >>
By Finland juM8o 
Didnt watch any of the games but i am quite sure juvenile played best of all those...
<< Comment #27 @ 10:07 CST, 13 January 2011 >>
By Suriname draven- 
changed my vote to spartie
<< Comment #28 @ 12:11 CST, 13 January 2011 >>
By WATCHMEN squishy 
what abt dk, mr quad steal?

edit: guess he needed to be man of the match once
Edited by squishy at 12:13 CST, 13 January 2011
<< Comment #39 @ 10:20 CST, 15 January 2011 >>
By Germany Putton  - Reply to #28
cris steals everythin which isn't up to three on the tree.
Edited by Putton at 10:21 CST, 15 January 2011
<< Comment #30 @ 16:51 CST, 13 January 2011 >>
By Dird's Xmas tree ;o Bob 
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Edited by Bob at 03:30 CDT, 28 June 2024
<< Comment #32 @ 17:32 CST, 13 January 2011 >>
I voted krysa cos drill is my friend and he is Slovakian and from same city as Jocko and krysa is Czech and same klan as JCK, also 4K rule and are constantly displaying wery teamwork. $$$$$
<< Comment #33 @ 08:48 CST, 14 January 2011 >>
By PerpetualWar PerpetualWar  - Reply to #32
xD
Edited by PerpetualWar at 08:48 CST, 14 January 2011
<< Comment #44 @ 15:00 CST, 17 January 2011 >>
By MLP_FlutterShy Teen Queen 
Tough choice.
<< Comment #46 @ 14:29 CST, 18 January 2011 >>
By Sweden ArchaiK 
purri!
<< Comment #47 @ 05:11 CST, 19 January 2011 >>
By Slovenia ambro 
i just cant decide
<< Comment #48 @ 16:21 CST, 19 January 2011 >>
im changing my vote to madix cuz he has 0 votes atm \:(/
<< Comment #49 @ 15:37 CST, 20 January 2011 >>
By 2k2_2 Nukm 
poll closed, krysa is the mvp of the season \o/
congratz, will interview him btw

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