The Unofficial Quake FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
Revision 0.5 06/26/96
The first MAJOR revision...getting close to 1.0
Written by Demerzel
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DISCLAIMER
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This FAQ is to aid in informing the public about the game QUAKE by id
Software. In no way should this promote your killing yourself, killing others,
or killing in any other fashion. Additionally, the author claims NO
responsibility regarding ANY illegal activity concerning this FAQ, or indirectly
related to this FAQ. The information contained in this FAQ only reflects id
Software indirectly, and questioning id Software regarding any information in
this FAQ is not recommended.
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[1] Introduction
[1-1] About the author
[1-1-2] About the revisions in the FAQ
[1-2] Adding to the FAQ
[1-3] Where to get this FAQ
[1-4] Acknowledgements
[2] Preliminary Information
[2-1] What is Quake?
[2-2] Is Quake DOOM3?
[2-3] What makes Quake different from DOOM?
[2-3-1] Polygon characters
[2-3-2] Sectors over sectors
[2-3-3] Server/client multiplayer network code
[2-3-4] Better AI (Artificial Intelligence)
[2-3-5] The SuperVGA video modes
[2-3-6] Light sourcing
[2-4] Who made Quake?
[2-5] Where can I get Quake, when is it being released?
[2-6] What is this BETA3 I've been hearing about?
[2-7] Where can i get more of Quake?
[2-8] The 0.92 patch
[3] Playing Quake
[3-1] The weapons
[3-2] The monsters
[3-3] The levels
[3-4] How will Quake run on my computer?
[3-5] I can't get any music/I got music!
[3-6] How do you kill that badass at E1M7?
[3-7] How come I can't use my Joystick in Quake?
[4] Playing Multiplayer Quake
[4-1] How can I play Quake on the Internet?
[4-1-1] Playing Quake over the Internet on a direct link.
[4-1-2] Playing Quake over the Internet on a modem link.
[4-1-3] Where can I get QuakePPP?
[4-2] How can I play Quake against my buddys over the modem?
[4-2-1] The COMx command-line arguments
[4-2-2] How do I use the COMx command to play?
[4-3] How can I play Quake against a buddy over null-modem link?
[4-4] About Init Strings.
[4-5] Why does the Client ALWAYS play worse than the server?
[5] Tips and secrets
[5-1] What are the console commands?
[5-2] What are the cheat codes?
[5-3] What is this Dopefish?
[5-4] What is this Well of Wishes?
[5-5] Where is the Nightmare difficulty level?
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[1] INTRODUCTION
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[1-1] About the author
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The author of this faq is Demerzel on the Effnet IRC.
[Name and e-email removed at author's request in 2013]
All aspects of playing, netplay under Windows 95 have NOT been done. Please
email me any information, q&a's you might have about this. Especially
about playing inet multiplayer games.
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[1-1-2] About the revisions in this FAQ
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0.6 June 26th 1996
Added monsters, weapons and levels list.
0.5 June 25th 1996
Re-edited the ENTIRE thing. MUCH more legible now.
Also added some network information.
Added tons of console commands more to come.
0.4 June 25th 1996
First public FAQ. Real small.
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[1-2] Adding to the FAQ
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If you have something you would like to add to this FAQ, send email.
I will review it and will to decide to include it based on relevance, accuracy and pertinence.
The author reserves the right to use the entire submission, parts of it or none
at all. All submissions become property of Demerzel.
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[1-3] Where to get this FAQ
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The only way to get this FAQ right now is on the IRC (Internet Relay Chat)
The Unofficial Quake FAQ will soon have it's own homepage on the World Wide
Web so keep your eyes peeled.
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[1-4] Acknowledgements
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I would like to thank everybody at id Software for making such a great game!
I would also like to thanks those brave id people who came to IRC and shed a
little light on the mystery Quake has been for the past two years.
"Silly_H2H" (no email) - Thanks for the Quake modem FAQ
"TimeLapse" (lucenkiw@icenter.net) - Some help on the console cheats section
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[2] Preliminary Information
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[2-1] What is Quake?
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Quake is the latest game from id Software, the creators of the hit game Doom.
It is the latest in 3D game technology, using light sourcing, texture mapped
3D enemies, and walls, ceilings and floors that can be constructed in
virtually every direction. Unlike it's predessecor Doom, sectors can be
constructed one over another, i.e. you can have several floors in a building,
one over another. Quake also features an excellent physics engine. This means
there is gravity in Quake.
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[2-2] Is Quake DOOM3?
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No! Quake is NOT DOOM3, nor will there ever be any other DOOM games for the
IBM PC or Mac computer. DOOM3 is rumored to be a special port just for the
Nintendo 64, the new 64-bit video game system by Nintendo.
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[2-3] What makes Quake different from DOOM?
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The code Quake uses to render the graphics of the environement and monsters
(engine) is MUCH more powerful than DOOM's. Read the following topics for
more details.
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[2-3-1] Polygon characters
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Now practically everything in the game is polygon based. Unlike DOOM, where
you could only see the same monster, item, power-up or weapon from eight
different angles, in Quake, you can see everything rotate 360 degrees. This
is because the monsters are all 3D models. They are textured polygons. Even the
torches in Quake are polygon based.
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[2-3-2] Sectors over sectors
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In DOOM, you could never have a sector directly over another sector. This means
that you couldn't design a level in which you would have, say, a twelve story
building. You COULDN'T have one floor over another. It was impossible to design
a level that way. In Quake now, you can design your walls, floors, however you
want. There is virtually no limit to the possibilities.
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[2-3-3] Server/client multiplayer network code
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Quake uses a powerful server/client based multiplayer engine. This means that
as long as the Quake server is running, Quake clients can jump in and out of
the game at will. This is a great improvement over DOOM, where all the players
had to be there to start the game, and nobody could join during the game.
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[2-3-4] Better AI (Artificial Intelligence)
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In DOOM the monsters were, well...dumb. Not anymore. id has worked on the AI
code and the monsters aren't as easy to beat. Although the old circle-strafe
trick will still work on most of them, they are a little trickier than in DOOM.
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[2-3-5] The SuperVGA video modes
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One of the true shining points in Quake. You can play the highest resolution
your computer can take. by typing vid_describemodes in the console, you'll get
a list of available video modes. Of course, the higher your video mode, the
lower the frame rate.
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[2-3-6] Light sourcing
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Unlike DOOM, where the lighting seems to come from nowhere at all, Quake has
light sources. If you look at the ground close to a torch, you will see that
that as you get farther from the torch, the darker it'll get. You can also get
a very good example of firing a rocket down a dark corridor. You'll see the
corridor light up as the rocket races down.
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[2-4] Who made Quake?
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Quake is made by id Software, a killer computer and video games company based
in Mesquite, Texas. You can visit their World Wide Web page at
http://www.idsoftware.com
id Software is also the creator of world (?) famous game DOOM, the 3d first-
person view game that revolutionized the world of computer games.
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[2-5] Where can I get Quake, when is it being released?
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You can download a shareware version of Quake, containing only the first
episode of the game. You can get the shareware version of Quake at id
Software's World Wide Web site, http://www.idsoftware.com. You can also
download Quake from id's anonymous ftp site at ftp.idsoftware.com in the
directory /idstuff/quake Quake is also available through numerous mirrors,
listed here:
Official id Software mirrors
ftp://quake.best.com/pub/idsoftware
ftp://ftp.netural.com/pub/idsoftware
ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/idgames/idstuff
ftp://ftp.connectnet.com/pub/idstuff
ftp://uss-hood.starfleet.com/pub/idstuff
ftp://ftp.stomped.com/idstuff
Canada
ftp://ftp.islandnet.com/mirrors/idsoftware
Belgium
ftp://ftp.netvision.be/pub/idstuff
Holland
ftp://ftp.nijenrode.nl/pub/idstuff
Italy
ftp://ftp.flashnet.it/pub/ftp.idsoftware.com
Hungary
ftp://garfield.sch.bme.hu/pub/idstuff
Australia
ftp://hyperactive.com.au/pub/games/idstuff
United Kingdom
ftp://rajah.trin.cam.ac.uk/pub/idstuff
ftp://ftp.gamesdomain.co.uk/pub/idsoftware
ftp://src.doc.ic.ac.uk/packages/idgames/idstuff
Sweden
ftp://ftp.passagen.se/pub/idstuff
Quake only mirrors
ftp://linux.mit.edu/pub/games/quake
ftp://isengard.stanford.edu/pub/quake
ftp://ftp.LAME.org/pub/quake
ftp://sparc2.umeres.maine.edu/pub/quake
ftp://ftp.kendall.mdcc.edu/pub/games
ftp://proto.math.ucdavis.edu/pub/quake
Canada
ftp://ftp.island.net:/pub/games/quake
United Kingdom
ftp://rajah.trin.cam.ac.uk/pub/quake
Finnland
ftp://ftp.otol.fi/pub/pc/msdos/games/quake
Australia
ftp://ftp.dstc.edu.au/pub/quake
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[2-6] What is this BETA3 I've been hearing about?
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Quake Beta 3 was a pre-test release that got leaked out. It was illegal, and
spoiled the fun in the real quake. If you somehow obtained, or used, this
illegal pre-test release, be aware that you might be one of the reasons why
Quake was released so slowly. This was not an offical release, although it
had the majority of the changes the final Shareware version did. In the words
of id software, if you downloaded, played, copied or distributed this beta
version of Quake and you are not a member of id Software, You Are Bad.
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[2-7] Where can i get more of Quake?
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If you liked playing the first episode of Quake and want more, the only thing
to do is registerering the game. You MUST do this for three reasons:
1. You can't play any addon levels with the ShareWare version.
2. It's only 45$
3. To save your soul
You can order Quake by calling id Software's toll-free number at
1(800)IDGAMES or 1(800)434-2637
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[2-8] The 0.92 Patch
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The following is a list of bugs fixed by the 0.92 patch for Quake, available
on ftp.idsoftware.com and it's mirrors.
Typing long strings in the hostname or modem init field in the menus caused
crashes.
Under Win95 IPX was detected but not functional, resulting in the game
exiting to DOS.
If -nosound, got "S_LocalSound: can't cache" on every keypress in the menu.
When vid_nopageflip was set to 1 in VESA modes, going underwater resulted in
only the upper left corner of the drawing area being updated.
The single player scoreboard (tab) printed text incorrectly in all modes
greater than 320 pixels wide.
On network connections that dropped packets, the reliable message stream
could get stopped up, resulting in frag counts and talk messages no longer
being delivered, although game movement continued.
The com port settings from the menu were getting saved & restored but
not used.
Direct serial connections did not work with slist.
Quake now checks the vesa information for hardware incabable of page-flipping.
Menu sound sometimes didn't play.
Q95 (qlaunch.exe) frequently failed to execute on the first attempt.
Q95 (quakeudp.dll) was running out of buffers when running a server.
Teams were not being set according to pants colors.
Joystick notes
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Your joystick must be plugged in when Quake is launched.
If you have a joystick plugged in, but don't want to use it in Quake
(it slows the game down a few percent), or you have weird hardware that
doesn't like being tested as a joystick add "-nojoy" to your Quake
command line.
You can turn off joystick reading during the game by typing "joystick 0" at
the Quake command console.
You MUST configure your buttons from the configure keys menu before they will
work. There is no default configuration.
If your joystick or interface card improperly sets the third or fourth
joystick buttons, type "joybuttons 2" at the quake console or in your
.CFG file.
The "mlook" button command now lets the joystick as well as the mouse control
pitch angles.
The "sidestep" buttom command works on joysticks as with mice and keyboard
movement.
The "invert mouse up/down" menu option also inverts the joystick pitch
direction.
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[3] PLAYING QUAKE
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[3-1] The Weapons
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You can find eight weapons in the game. Here they are.
Axe
The last resort. Face it -- going toe-to-toe with the uglies in Quake
demonstrates all the good sense of a man parachuting into an alligator
farm.
Shotgun
The basic gun, to which all other guns compare favorably.
Double-barrelled Shotgun
A worthy weapon with three minor drawbacks: first, it uses up 2 shells
per blast; second, it's slow; third, its shot pattern is very loose at
long range. But in general, once you find this puppy, the other shotgun
starts rusting from disuse.
Nailgun
A two-barrel dingus that prickles bad guys with armor-piercing darts,
technically termed "flechettes".
Supernailgun
The great equalizer. Four cyclic barrels that hose out spikes like
crazy.Pro: foes drop like flies. Con: eats ammo like popcorn.
Grenade Launcher
Thumps neat exploding bombs into the air. You can even bounce a grenade
off the wall or floor.. When a grenade hits someone, it explodes.
If it misses, the bomb sits on the floor for a moment, then explodes.
Even though I sometimes bounce grenades into myself, this gun's still
my favorite.
Rocket Launcher
For when a grenade positively, absolutely, has to be there on time.
Thunderbolt
Try it. You'll like it. Use the same technique as watering your
rosebush.
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[3-2] The monsters
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Rottweiler
Bad, bad doggie! Play dead! -- blam! -- yipe! Good dog!
Grunt
Goons with probes inserted into their pleasure centers; wired up so
when they kill someone, they get paroxysms of ecstasy. In essence,
customized serial killers. Easy to kill, and they tote shotgun shells.
It's like a little Christmas each time you blow a Grunt away!
Enforcer (registered only)
Grunt, Mark Two. Recruits who are surlier and beefier than the rest get
outfitted in combat armor and built-in blasters.
Knight
Canned meat. Open 'er up and see if it's still fresh.
Death Knight (registered only)
This particular canned meat tends to open you up instead.
Rotfish (registered only)
Disgusting little critters who dish it out, but can't take it.
Zombie
Thou canst not kill that which doth not live. But you can blast it
into chunky kibbles.
Scrag
floats like a butterfly, stings like a bee. Ugly as hell. They're not
real tough, but like to bushwhack you.
Ogre
What's worse than a cannibal monster eight feet tall? One with a
chainsaw. And a sack of grenades.
Spawn (registered)
A merrily bouncing blob as dangerous to kill as to ignore. Blech.
Fiend
In essence, organic buzzsaws, rife with pummeling power!
Vore (registered)
A spideresque hybrid horror. Keep your eye on the energy pod he hurls.
Shambler
Even other monsters fear him, so expect a clobbering. He shrugs off
explosions. Good luck.
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[3-3] The levels
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The Beginning
start -- Welcome to Quake -- by John Romero
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Dimension of the Doomed (shareware episode)
e1m1: Slipgate Complex -- by John Romero
e1m2: Castle of the Damned -- by Tim Willits
e1m3: The Necropolis -- by Tim Willits
e1m4: The Grisly Grotto -- by Tim Willits
e1m5: Gloom Keep -- by Tim Willits
e1m6: The Door To Chthon -- by American McGee
e1m7: The House of Chthon -- by American McGee
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Realm of Black Magic
e2m1: The Installation -- by John Romero
e2m2: Ogre Citadel -- by John Romero
e2m3: Crypt of Decay -- by John Romero
e2m4: The Ebon Fortress -- by John Romero
e2m5: The Wizard's Manse -- by John Romero
e2m6: The Dismal Oubliette -- by John Romero
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Netherworld
e3m1: Termination Central -- by John Romero
e3m2: The Vaults of Zin -- by American McGee
e3m3: The Tomb of Terror -- by American McGee
e3m4: Satan's Dark Delight -- by American McGee
e3m5: Wind Tunnels --by Tim Willits
e3m6: Chambers of Torment -- by American McGee & Tim Willits
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The Elder World
e4m1: The Sewage System -- by Tim Willits
e4m2: The Tower of Despair --by Sandy Petersen
e4m3: The Elder God Shrine --by Sandy Petersen
e4m4: The Palace of Hate --by Sandy Petersen
e4m5: Hell's Atrium --by Sandy Petersen
e4m6: The Pain Maze --by Sandy Petersen
e4m7: Azure Agony --by Sandy Petersen
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The End
end: Shub-Niggurath's Pit --by John Romero
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The Deathmatch Arenas
dm1: Place of Two Deaths --by Tim Willits
dm2: Claustrophobopolis --by American McGee
dm3: The Abandoned Base --by John Romero
dm4: The Bad Place --by American McGee
dm5: The Cistern --by Tim Willits
dm6: The Dark Zone --by Tim Willits
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???
Ziggurat Vertigo --by American McGee
Underearth --by Tim Willits
The Haunted Halls -- by American McGee
The Nameless City -- by Sandy Petersen
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[3-4] How will Quake run on my computer?
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This is one of the most frequently asked question, but also one of the hardest
to answer because the answer differs from person to person. First of all, you
*MUST* have a Pentium processor to play Quake. You will also need a minimum of
eight megabytes of RAM. Sixteen megs and a fast video card are strongly
recommended. On a Pentium 75 you can expect around 30 fps (frames per second)
in 320x200 (vid_mode 0) and full screen. Faster CPUs will get you better
frame-rates.
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[3-5] I can't get any music/I got music!
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If you don't get any music, that is very normal. The music will only be on the
Quake CD-ROM. It will consist of nine audio tracks. The music is done by Trent
Reznor and his band Nine Inch Nails.
If you have music, there is only one explanation. Since the Quake CD-ROM is not
out yet, you must have an Audio CD in your CD-ROM drive. Remove it and see if
you still get music. You shouldn't.
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[3-6] How do you kill that badass at E1M7?
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First off, his name is CHTHON. Now don't panic. Go get the rune and run
backwards out of the little alcove where the rune was. Go right or left to run
AROUND the pool of lava. There is a stone path on both sides. When you get to
the other side, there should be an elevator. Get on it. Now, you should be on
a ledge going around the lava pit. Go left or right and run around the pit, but
make sure you don't fall down. Stay on that ledge high up. As you go around,
you should hit a touchplate on each side of the pit, to the left and right of
CHTHON. This should make two big blocks of stone descend and stop in mid-air
to the right and left of CHTHON. Now go back to where the elevator took you.
Here you should find a third touchplate. Walk over it and watch CHTHON get
fried. Congrats, you just finished the first episode. This will have open a
small patch across the lava. Go on it and you'll find a sort of mine shaft that
goes straight down. Jump down and there is the Slipgate. Go through it. You're
done, huzzah.
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[3-7] How come I can't use my Joystick in Quake?
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You need the 0.92 patch. Go get it.
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[4] Multiplayer Quake
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[4-1] How can I play Quake on the Internet?
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Before going on, you must know if you have a modem connection (usually 14.4k
or 28.8k), or a 'direct' connection (Ethernet, T1, T3). If you have a 'direct'
connection, go to section [4-1-1]. On the other hand, if you have a modem
connection, skip to section [4-1-2].
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[4-1-1] Playing Quake on the Internet over a direct link.
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If you have a direct connection, you should know all about IPX drivers and the
such, so only Quake server/clients will be covered here. If you need help
concerning IPX or TCP/IP drivers, contact your local guru and/or system
administrator. Playing Quake on the Internet, if you have a direct link is very
simple. First of all, you must find some players. The best place for this would
be the Internet Relay Chat (IRC). When you have enough players to your liking,
somebody must start the Quake server. There are now two ways for you to start
playing, your being a Quake server, or your being a client. Choosing who will
be the server in a multiplayer Internet game is usually determined by who has
the fastest computer. If you want to be the server, you must go tell all the
other people your IP first. You should know your IP. Then you go launch Quake
(finally!). Launching a Quake server is simple. You type (from the MS-DOS
command prompt) QUAKE -LISTEN x +MAP EyMz (where x is the number of players,
from 2 to 16, y is the episode number and z is the mission number).
Now, if somebody else is the server, to play you must be a client and connect
to his server. This person must tell you his IP, or else you won't be able to
connect. To connect to somebody else's server, you must type (from the MS-DOS
command prompt) QUAKE +CONNECT xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the
IP address of the server).
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[4-1-2] Playing Quake over the Internet on a modem link.
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Playing Quake over the Internet on a modem link is a bit more complicated, a
lot slower than a direct link, but it is still possible under some conditions.
Although Quake will technically play on a 14.4k modem, it is highly
recommended that you get a 28.8k modem. Gameplay on a 14.4k modem will be
EXTREMELY slow, 'lagged' and basically not a lot of fun. You can get some
very decent games over 28.8k.
You must first go download the PPP drivers if you do not already have them.
They are available in a neat little package called QuakePPP, which is now
available as version 2.0. You can go get QuakePPP at
http://www.webnetdesign.com After downloading qppp200.exe, you must create
a \QUAKEPPP directory on your hard drive, move qppp200.exe to C:\QUAKEPPP
and execute it. It is a self-extracting file and will create a lots of utils
and texts in \QUAKEPPP. Read the file QUAKEPPP.TXT on how to install and
setup QuakePPP. Instructions on how to lay ARE covered in QuakePPP but I
will repeat them here.
1. Run CONNECT.BAT
2. When you get to the PPPMENU main menu:
- Select TERMINAL MODE
- Type these commands:
Try an INIT STRING which disables EC/DC (A DOOM init)
(AT&F&D2&C1&M0&K0 is a good one)
ATZ may also work, try both, find out what works best.
ATDTxxx-xxxx (The number of your provider goes here)
(For DMO members it is 986-8558)
- Now log in using your PPP name and Password.
- Now hit ALT-S to begin PPP negotiation.
3. Now you should get back to another menu, select the last option: EXIT
and answer YES.
4. Now go run QUAKE
5. Once in QUAKE, type CONNECT xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
(Where xxx is replaced by the QUAKE SERVER IP ADDRESS)
*NOTE: If you are playing on through a modem, you do NOT want to BE a server.
You should ALWAYS be a client, NEVER a server. That means you should
never launch with a -LISTEN argument.
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[4-1-3] Where can I get QuakePPP?
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http://www.webnetdesign.com
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[4-2] How can I play Quake against my buddys over the modem?
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You must read [4-2-1] to learn how to setup your modem properly and [4-2-2] to
learn how to make a proper connection with somebody else.
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[4-2-1] The COMx command-line arguments
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Quake's COMx can take several parameters after it. These parameters are
used to tell Quake about your modem. They are:
PORT : This command uses used to to tell quake what UART
address your modem uses. The default UART address for
com1: through com8: are:
COM1: 0x3F8 COM2: 0x2F8
COM3: 0x3E8 COM4: 0x2E8
COM5: 0x4220 COM6: 0x4228
COM7: 0x5220 COM8: 0x5228
Notice that the address are entered in the 0x hex format.
Also, you could reconfigure COM1 or COM2 in Quake to
actually reflect another comport in your computer, by
redefining COM1 or COM2's port to the port you actually
want to use.
IRQ : Quake also needs to know what IRQ your modem uses.
The default IRQ's for com1: through com8: are:
COM1: 4 COM2: 3
COM3: 4 COM4: 3
COM5: 3 COM6: 3
COM7: 3 COM8: 3
BAUD : Baud tells Quake at what speed you should open your
com port at. I strongly suggest using 19200 for both
14.4 and 28.8 modems. If you are playing on a 9600
baud modem, set your baud to 9600. I have noticed
that setting this to 14400 sometimes work better.
MODEM/DIRECT : Only one of these 2 commands can be included. They
tell quake wether your going to play by Modem or play
by null-modem cable. You MUST have one of these
in your command line. Quake seems to have a value
that's not initialized properly at startup.
STARTUP : This command can only be included if you used the
Modem command above. It takes the format:
STARTUP
Note: Your init string CANNOT have spaces in it.
SHUTDOWN : This command takes the same format as STARTUP above.
It is sent out when Quake hangs up the modem.
ENABLE/DISABLE : These are two very important commands. Enable will tell
Quake to start watching the COMx port specified. Disable
will shut quake's modem support. Disable must be used
from the console (press ``' while in the game) before you
can change any settings. You must ALWAYS put in enable
when you want to start a modem game.
Now this is the order for the arguments for the COMx command:
COMx port irq baud modem startup enable
For Null-modem or already connected play
COMx port irq baud direct enable
For example,
The command to setup a modem game on COM2 at 19200 on a
USR Sportster 28.8 modem would be:
COM2 port 0x2F8 irq 3 baud 19200 modem startup AT&F1&H0&I0&K0&M0 enable
The command for setting up a nullmodem game using COM1 would be:
COM1 port 0x3F8 irq 3 baud 57600 direct enable
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[4-2-2] How do I use the COMx command to play?
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You can add the COMx command in 3 different places. The command line, a
config file, or at the console.
To add the COMx command at the Quake command line, you need to keep 2
things in mind. First, you must proceed the COMx with a `+'. To use the
modem example you would type:
QUAKE +COM2 port 0x2F8 irq 3 baud 19200 modem startup AT&F1&H0&I0&K0&M0 enable
I have also found that if you do not place the modem setup on the command line
BEFORE any connect commands, it will not work. With this in mind, you should
always have the +COMx before anything else. I.E. you put the +CONNECT command
AFTER the +COMx command with all it's arguments.
To use the COMx in a config file, or from the console, just type the command in
without the `+'.
If you type `COMx' from the console, it will give you a list of the current settings.
For example, typing "COM2" at the console will show you how Quake's COM2
structure is setup: (from the USR modem example found above)
Settings for COM2:
Enabled: TRUE
UART: AUTO
Port: 2F8
IRQ: 3
Baud: 19200
CTS: Ignored
DSR: Ignored
CD: Ignored
Type: Modem
Startup: AT&F1&H0&I0&K0&M0
Shutdown: ATH0
In order to play Quake via modem, one person has to be a listen server, and the
other has to be a client. The client will ALWAYS be the person who calls. The
person answering must setup to be the server. There is no way to change this
in quake. 3rd party utilities (like QD!) however correct this flaw. You can
get QD! on http://soyabean's page. EMAIL me this soya!
Setting up the Server (ie: answering the phone)
The first thing you need to do is create your Quake COMx settings (see the
section above). Once you know what those settings are going to be, you need
to launch a listen server. I suggest setting everything up from the command
line instead of launching the server then setting up the com support from the
console. Although both work, it's just more convient.
To setup the answering player from the command line, you need to create a
command line as follows:
+comx -listen +map
Taking our modem example above we would use the command line:
+com2 port 0x2F8 irq 3 baud 19200 modem startup AT&F1&H0&I0&K0&M0 enable
-listen +map E1M1
This would start a listen server, and initialize the com system for com2 aand
send out the init string.
At this point, quake will initialize the modem, and you can keep playing. When
quake detects a ring on the modem, it will automatically answer the phone and
try to make a connection.
Setting up the client
Like setting up the server, the client can be initiated from the command line or
from the console. Once again you will need your COMx settings from above.
This time, you will need to add the connection information.
To make Quake dial, you need to append the phone number to the end of the
CONNECT command. For example, to call my friend I would use the conenct
command:
CONNECT 18005551212
If you want to use the connect command from the command line, you must
proceed it with a `+'. So for our example above, we would use the command
line:
+com2 port 0x2F8 irq 3 baud 19200 modem startup AT&F1&H0&I0&K0&M0 enable
+connect 18005551212
This would cause quake to come up, and then dial 1-800-555-1212 and wait for
carrier. An important note on dialing in Quake! If quake cannot connect or
doesn't get carrier, it will seem to hang the computer and freeze for up to 2
minutes. This is an annoying design flaw in quake's modem code. You can get
a patch to fix this and other things on ftp.idsoftware.com
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[4-3] How can I play Quake against a buddy over null-modem link?
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When playing quake while already connected, or via null-modem you must
decide who will be the client and who will be the server. I suggest that since the
server gets 2x the game player the client does (see why quake modem sucks
below) I suggest that the slowest machine gets to play the server.
When playing null-modem or already connected you must remember that the
COMx command must use the DIRECT option, not the MODEM option. See
above for more on this command.
Setting up the Server for Null-modem/Already
With the exception of the changes in the COMx command, this is exactly the
same as setting up the server for modem.
Setting up the Client for Null-modem/Already
The only difference here, is in what needs to be in the connect command. To
connect to a server via null-modem or when already connected you need to use
the command:
connect #
This command specificlly tells quake to connect via null-modem. I have found
that SLIST usually doesn't find a server that's connect if it's connected by
null-modem and just typing connect doesn't seem to work.
So, if you wanted to connect to a server over null-modem you would use the
command line:
+com2 port 0x2F8 irq 3 baud 19200 direct enable +connect #
Again, +comx command is before the +connect command.
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[4-4] About Init Strings
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For best performance, you should use the same init string you used for DOOM.
If you never played DOOM, or don't remember your init string, here are a few
tips.
Your init string should turn OFF the following features..
COMPRESSION - Sometimes refered to as V42 bis, etc.
ERROR CORRECTION - Sometimes refered to as ARQ.
FLOW CONTROL - Both Hardware and Software flow control needs to
be disabled
V34 - This only effects 28.8 modems. The V34 protocol
has latency built in and this will effect game play.
Here are some init strings for some modems. Email me one for your own if it is
not listed here and you have found a working one.
*NOTE: When you enter these at the command prompt, you MUST write the string
WITHOUT the spaces.
Boca M1440i (internal):
ATS48=0S37=9S46=136%C0%E0%M0&K0&Q0&R1&C1&D2\G0\N1N0
Boca 14.4k (internal):
AT&C0N0S37=9&K0W0&Q0S36=3S48=128%C0
Boca 14.4 Fax/Modem
AT S46=0 S37=9 N0 &Q0 &D2 &K4
Boca 14.4k (external):
AT &F S0=1 S36=0 &K0 &Q6N0S37=9 &D2
Boca 14.4k:
AT S46=0 S37=9 N0 &Q0 &D2 &K0 %C0
Cardinal 14.4k v.32bis, v.42bis Fax/Modem:
AT &F N0 S37=9 &Q0 &D2 \N1
Digicom Systems (DSI) (softmodem):
AT Z \N0 &D2 &K0 S48=48
Digicom Systems Scout Plus:
ATZ*E0*N3*M0*S0*F0&D2
Gateway Telepath:
AT &F S37=9 %C0 &K0 &Q6 \G0
Gateway Telepath 14.4k:
AT S46=0 S37=9 N0 &Q0 &D2 &K0 %C0
Gateway Telepath I:
AT S0=1 &N6 &K0 &M0
Gateway Telepath II:
AT S0=1 S37=9 %C0 &Q0 &K0
Generic v.32bis 14.4k Fax/Modem:
AT \N0 %C0 B8
Generic 14.4k Fax/Modem:
AT S46=0 S37=9 N0 &Q0 &D2 %C0 \G0 &K0
GVC 14.4k (internal):
AT &F B8 \Q0
Hayes 28.8k V.FAST Modem:
AT &Q6 &K S37=9 N %C0 \N0
Infotel 144I:
AT&Q0 S37=9 N0 &D2
Infotel 14.4:
&F0 \N1 &D2 S37=F8
Intel 14.4k:
AT \N0 %C0 \Q0 B8
Intel 14.4k (internal):
AT Z B8 Q1 \C0 \N1 %C0 \V "H
Linelink 144e:
AT &F &D1 &K0 &Q6 S36=3 S46=136 %C0
19200
Microcom AX:
&F \N1 \Q0 &D2
Microcom QX/4232bis:
AT %C0 \N0
Netcomm M7F:
AT &E &K0 B0 \V0 X4 &D2 \N1 \Q0 #J0 #Q9 %C0
Nokia ECM 4896M Trellis V.32:
AT Z %C0 /N0
Nuvotel IFX 14.4 (internal):
&F \N1 &D2
PC Logic 144EX FaxModem:
AT &F &C1 &D2 %M0 &K0 \N0
Practical Peripherals 14400FX v.32bis:
AT Z S46=0 &Q0 &D2
Practical Peripherals 14400FX v.32bis:
AT S46=0 &Q0 &K0 &D2
Supra:
AT &F0 S46=136 %C0
Supra (external):
AT &K &Q &D \N1
Supra 14.4k v.32bis:
AT &F S46=136 &Q0 &D2
Supra 14.4k v.32bis:
AT &K &Q &D \N1
Supra Fax Modem 14.4K v.32 bis
AT &F %C0 S48=7 Q0 V1 W1
Telepath 14.4k:
AT &F&M0&K0&N6&H0 S0=1
Twincomm DFi 14.4:
AT&F &Q0 %C0 S37=9 &D2
UDS V.3223:
&F \N1 \Q &D2
UDS Fastalk 32BX:
&F0 \N1 &D2
USR Courier v.32bis:
ATS0=1 S7=60 E1 Q0 V1 &C1 &D2 &H0 &K0 &M0 &N6 &A3
USR Courier HST/DS 16.8k:
First reset the modem in a communication program with AT&F&W
AT X4 B0 &A0 &B0 &H2 &I0 &K0 &M0 &N6a
USR DS v.32bis v.42bis (external):
AT&m0&n6&a0&r1&h0&k0&i0&s0&b1x1
USR Sporster 9600:
AT&M0&K0&N6
USR Sportster V.34 28.8 (note: works best at 19200 baud):
AT &F &M0 &I0 &K0 &B0 &N0
USR Sportster 14.4k Fax/Modem USING ERROR CORRECTION:
AT S0=1 S7=60 E1 QO V1 &C1 &D2 &K0 &N6 &A3
USR Sportster 14.4k Fax/Modem (internal):
AT &F&M0&K0&N6&H0
USR Sportster 14.4k (internal):
AT &F &B1 &H0 &I0 &K0 &M0 &N6 &R1
USR Sportster 14.4k:
ATS0=1S7=60E1Q0V1&C1&D2&K0&N6&A3
USR Sportster 14.4k:
AT &F0 &K0 &M0 &N6 &H0 &I0 &B1 &R1
USR Sportster 14,000 Fax Modem:
AT S0=2 &N6 &K0 &M0 &I0 &H0 &R1 &A0 V1 X4
USR 14.4k:
AT &F&A0&K0&M0
USR 14.4k
AT &K0 &H0 &D0 &I0 &R1
USR 14.4k Dual Standard
ATB0&R1&B1&N6Q0X4&A0&D2&H0&I0&K0&M0M1
USR (model?):
&F E1 V1 X4 &C1 &D2 &N0
ViVa 14.4k:
AT&F&Q6\N0%C0&D2N0S37=9
ViVa modem (internal):
&F&Q6\N0%C0&D2N0S37=9
Zoltrix model 14/14 VE:
AT S0=Q0 V1 &C1 &D2 W2 &Q0
Zoom 14.4k VFX:
AT&Q6S37=9N0%C\N0
Zoom 14.4k VFX:
AT&Q6S37=11N0%C&K0
Zoom OEM Modem:
AT&Q6S37=9N0&K0
Zyxel U-1496E:
AT Z &N4 &K0
*NOTE: When you enter these at the command prompt, you MUST write the string
WITHOUT the spaces.
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[4-5] Why does the Client ALWAYS play worse than the server?
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It's because of the way Quake's multiplayer code was designed. Quake uses a
Server/Client system, even in a 2 player game. What happens in 2 players is
that one person (the server) routes packets to himself with 0 latency and 0
bandwidth restraints. The client however has at least 60ms of latency (30 per
modem with a perfect init string) and is restrained by the bandwidth of his
modem.
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[5] TIPS & SECRETS
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[5-1] What are the console commands?
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Here is a partial (?) list of the console commands up to now. Please email
me if you find/know of one/many not listed here. I would appreciate some
info on the colors used in the 'color x y' command. A list of the available
colors would be nice.
The console is accessible by pressing '~' (without the commas) in the game.
You will be presented with a prompt where you may enter different commands,
listed here.
vid_describecurrentmode
lists the description for the current video mode.
vid_describemode
lists the description for the specified video mode, where is as
reported by vid_describemodes.
vid_describemodes
lists descriptions for all available video modes.
vid_mode
sets the display to the specified mode, where is as reported by
vid_describemodes.
vid_nopageflip
when set to 1, VESA mode sets will always select non-page-flipped
operation. When set to 0, VESA mode sets will select page-flipped
operation whenever possible. All non-VESA modes are always
non-page-flipped.
vid_nummodes
reports the total number of modes available.
vid_testmode
tries to switch Quake to the specified mode, then returns to the current
mode after 5 seconds. This allows you to try an untested mode without
ending up with a black screen if, for example, the monitor can't display
the mode properly. There may still be instances in which, due to VESA
driver or hardware bugs, the machine will hang in certain modes;
vid_testmode can't recover from these situations, but it can recover
from a blank or scrambled screen.
vid_wait
sets the type of waiting that the video adapter should do, as follows:
0: no waiting
1: wait for vertical sync active
2: wait for display enable active
timerefresh
Will tell you the number of frames per second
soundinfo
This prints the "portable" information on your current
audio hardware setting in the game. It specifies whether there is
stereo output (0 or 1), the number of samples in the DMA buffer, the
current sample position (changes each time you run SOUNDINFO and
ranges from 0 to the number of samples), the number of sample bits,
the submission chunk (1 in DOS or Linux w/ mmaped sound, larger in
Linux w/o mmaped sound), playback speed in Hz, the DMA buffer address
in hexadecimal (usually 8 digits after the 0x, starting with 0xf00..
in DOS, starting with 0x400.. in Linux, and less than 8 digits if the
hardware was not initialized successfully), and the number of
channels mixed in software (8 by default, changeable w/NUMCHANNELS
command).
stopsounds
Stops all further sound, including currently playing sounds.
sbinfo
This will print information on the Sound Blaster card
in the system. If the version is 4 or greater, then it is some
kind of Sound Blaster 16 or compatible. If less, then it is
probably a Sound Blaster or Sound Blaster Pro or compatible.
If the version is 3, then it will be reported as 2. This is
a hack that may be fixed later. The port is the I/O port
sensed from the A variable in the BLASTER environment variable.
The DMA is the DMA channel and is confirmed in hardware if the
card is version 4 or higher. The mixer port can be ignored.
cd on
Re-enables the CD audio system after a "cd off" command.
cd off
Shuts down the CD audio system. No more music will be played unless it
is re-enabled.
cd reset
Causes the CD audio to re-initialize. This is useful if you change
CDs or insert the CD after you've already run Quake.
cd play 
