Quake fans, we have some good and some bad news for you today. The good news is that Quake Remaster is now available for download. The bad news is that, contrary to Quake 2 RTX, there are not Ray Tracing effects at all in this remaster.
According to its Windows Store page, Quake Remaster features widescreen resolution support, enhanced models, dynamic and colored lighting, anti-aliasing, and depth of field. Moreover, it packs the original, atmospheric soundtrack and theme song by Trent Reznor.
Additionally, this remaster comes with both original expansion packs: “The Scourge of Armagon” and “Dissolution of Eternity”. Not only that, but MachineGames has developed two expansions for it. These expansions are Dimension of the Past and the all-new Dimension of the Machine.
Quake Remaster also supports co-op. Players can complete the base campaign and expansions in 4-player online or local split-screen co-op. Naturally, the game also features deathmatch compete with support for 8-player (online) or 4-player (local split-screen) matches. Moreover, the game supports dedicated servers for online matchmaking and peer-to-peer support for custom matches.
Lastly, players can expand their experience with free, curated, fan-made and official mods and missions such as Quake 64, which is available to download and play now.
You can purchase Quake Remaster from Windows Store or Steam!
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What does this have over a good source port? Also it doesn’t even look like it’s on Steam, and no Linux release. They’re charging money for an inferior version. Buyfags can just buy the old Steam version for $5 and get a good source port for free.
It’s also available now on Steam (Windows Store simply had it earlier than all other stores).
Well, that makes it a little better. Also, I heard owners of the original version on Steam get upgraded to this version for free. Now the only real issue is no Linux support, but I guess Linux users would be savvy enough to use a source port.
textures are better and some better lighting effects but it depends on the sourceport, epsilon build can look better but run like crap.
As far as I know, only the models were enhanced. Not the general textures (only the monster textures). The lightening was also enhanced and you have a really nice episode to play (that does not work fully on any source port yet).
sadly Abyss of Pandemonium isnt in it, so get the files and play it.
Yeah that’s what I think too.
I have many modded quake ports and they all look as good or even better than that.
I’m not sure it’s really interesting to try…
A very confusing/bad trailer. No real details or visual comparison… Next gen update coming “soon”??? Wtf.
the next gen update will just make it run at the proper resolution and framerate on the 9th gen consoles. it’s not “next gen”, it’s current gen. it just means the 9th gen consoles are currently running the 8th gen console version so no 4K60 or 4K120 or whatever the new target will be.
Thank you Id, for considering the OG Gothic Quake and not any of those Strogg nonsense.
i like quake 2, what you mean consider? They made quake 2 rtx first.
Q2 RTX was mostly Nvidia’s effort.
FANS first then Nvidia
I replayed Quake a couple of years ago and I must say it still holds up.
it’s okay. to anybody playing this, do three things:
– turn off vsync
– make sure you’re in fullscreen, not either of the windowed modes
– open the console and type m_forward 1
That last part improves how mouse input feels. 1 was always the default but for some reason in this version it’s set to 0 by default.
Awesome, i used your suggestions.VSync introduced a lot of input lag.
Question: do you know how to reduce the drifting the character does after releasing the movement keys? Especially laterally. I’d need to maybe increase the friction. Thanks.
“MachineGames has developed two expansions for it”
Woke?
nope.
man, i was just looking for someone to make this kind of dumb comment. never change
Could you please link to the trailer on Bethesda’s Youtube? It allows for 4K60 playback, the one currently embeded is a user re-upload that only goes to 720p30.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vi-bdUd9J3E
https://youtu.be/Y0TDiGNx1Zo
sadly doesnt work with this, needs darkplaces and does not work for expansions.
another stupid retro games in 2021. pls stop retro, we are living in modern age of technology.
shut up boy, quake made history with it’s 3d engine.
go play it, it still holds up, and you’ll see what good level design is.
Lol that guy thinks good games should be about graphics.
how dare people try to make sure old games run properly in this day and age
They updated the textures to look like those boomer shooter throwback games and not hd like the hd texture pack and the graphics are not as good as epsilon build, which is a good thing becuase epsilon is too dark and runs like crap. Nice of them to put all the expansions in one pack and add a new one.
EDIT dimensions of the past is in it but Abyss of Pandemonium isnt, so download that one as well.
Other good map packs
-travail
-beyond belief
-the myths
-alkaline
-dwell
single maps worth checking out
-raven keep
-biome
-twisted strings
-the purifier
-acid worship
-factory
-otsegolation
-insides out
-ruins of elder god
-consciousness outpost
-the eternal fall
-Mae’hu Maechrimma
-in the walls of ziggurat
“what about arcane dimensions”
sure if you want to burn out on a single map.
Whats the point of this?!
Darkplaces and other engines allows you to have all kinds of fancy effects and RT lighting! Benn playing this game for years now on DP engine…
Though I would like to play the ‘Dimension of the machine’
Yep, same here.
And can we even use mods like Arcane Dimensions with that thing?
Yes.
>Whats the point of this?!
C*nsoles.
Darkplaces looks like absolute sh*t. And that’s only the first of the points.
Been playing for the past few hours. Expansion is pretty decent. Playing Matchmaking is gawd awful. Everybody moves way too chaotic fast. It’s just hilariously bad like a joke. Single player is a good time tho. Can’t really complain with a big free update. You are still given the choice to just boot up regular old Quake if you still want to play that.
Its good to see the real shooter original still lives (call quake the original as doom was not really competitive rather had coop) – Still recall playing competitively in a clan (mostly ctf but some dm as well) back in the days on 2x voodoo2’s and a P3 350 in their lovely “fryboxes” (moded mine to get direct chip contact… but anyway :)) 🙂
Another great one was where facing worlds was among the maps – You should know what 🙂
I played it and it’s BEAUTIFULLY AND SUBTLY done, the increased texture resolution, ambient occlusion, lightmaps, distant fog, tastefully improved models! Really amazing work!
10/10!!!
Wow and they recommend GTX 1070 for this LOL, the textures, models, effects etc still looks hell of outdated, that better lighting can’t have that much power bump.
The only good things are very small price and crossplay.