Quake 4 discussion thread.

Zardon · Oct 21, 2005, 12:14 AM

Quite a few threads popping up for this great new FPS, I thought it would be easier to centralise everything in a sticky thread for a while.

SO discuss, everyone else loving this or is it just me ?

Zardon · Oct 21, 2005, 12:17 AM

Here is a complete list of all 357 console commands in Quake 4 and of all 837 parameters in the game you can play with, along with short descriptions for most of them. Very useful if you want to get the most out of Quake 4 and have some time to experiment

Zardon · Oct 21, 2005, 12:19 AM

BitTorrent
[color=#d8ded3]http://zerowing.idsoftware.com:6969/[/color]

FTP
[color=#d8ded3]ftp://ftp.idsoftware.com/idstuff/quake4/[/color]

HTTP
[color=#d8ded3]http://www.fileshack.com/file.x?fid=7861[/color]

These are the GNU/Linux client & server binaries for Quake 4. Requires a copy of the Windows version along with a working CD key.

Requirements and Installation Instructions
[color=#d8ded3]http://zerowing.idsoftware.com/linux/quake4/[/color]

BWX · Oct 21, 2005, 12:29 AM

Sweet game, just started it.. I have to look through that list because I need to get it running at 75hz... stuck on 60, couldn't open console with the old tricks.

[hobo]eclipse · Oct 21, 2005, 12:30 AM

w00t! to ID and Raven i believe it is, for makin a nice runnin nice lookin, nice story line, beaut of a game! Thou i kinda give me the impression that Doom3 was a hurried release to compete the market with HL2 at the time, Since we all know who ID software is and what Doom3 is ya know peepes are gonna want it. and if HL2 was ready surly Doom 3 must be too!! ya know, that kinda thing, but what ever what not, Q4 is still nice and refreshing for the engine and should revive hope for future releases with it!

Zardon · Oct 21, 2005, 12:39 AM

The graphics are gorgeous, and the audio is good too, but thankfully the gameplay is the most important part. I wish I had more time to get really stuck into this title. hopefully at the weekend I can put in some hours.

Also guys, I know quite a few of you are warezing this, but please if you like it, consider paying for it = im sure most of you agree its worth it. we need to reward companies like this by giving them the money, it also funds future titles remember that.

BWX · Oct 21, 2005, 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Zardon

The graphics are gorgeous, and the audio is good too, but thankfully the gameplay is the most important part. I wish I had more time to get really stuck into this title. hopefully at the weekend I can put in some hours.

Also guys, I know quite a few of you are warezing this, but please if you like it, consider paying for it = im sure most of you agree its worth it. we need to reward companies like this by giving them the money, it also funds future titles remember that.

I agree - awesome game...

r_displayRefresh "0"

^^ I think that is it.. Can you do an autoexec.cfg?

daRk_heLmet · Oct 21, 2005, 01:28 AM

i wonder if it will run FreeBSD.

I am waiting for ver 6 to some out....then I will try

BWX · Oct 21, 2005, 01:38 AM

r_displayRefresh "75" in a file called autoexec.cfg works..

[hobo]eclipse · Oct 21, 2005, 01:55 AM

anyone else have trouble understanding the voice on the radio transmit fom yer teamates? most of the time i can make it out bit sometimes it just seeems like garbbled bizznass, again, im currently usin some average headphones from a cd player so im sure the dont help, but all else sounds well?

BWX · Oct 21, 2005, 02:49 AM

The voices seem ok to me.. I am using a Fort III 7.1 with a 5.1 setup..

It says it doesn't support open AL so I dunno if it is running software mode or what.. It sounds awesome though.

I might try to enable some of the EAX options and see what happens.

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Also put this in your autoexec.cfg everyone.. it looks cool and doesn't seem to kill FPS too much:

[COLOR=Red]g_showPlayerShadow "1"[/COLOR]

EDIT

also:

Quote:

open your Quake4 icon Properties box, and in the Target box add "+set com_allowconsole 1 +disconnect" (without quotes) one space after the last character in the box and click OK. Now when you launch Quake4, you will skip the starting movies and you can access the console by pressing the ~ key. The full Quake4 Tweak Guide will come within the next week or two.

http://www.tweakguides.com/

SFOSOK · Oct 21, 2005, 04:19 AM

It seems the multiplayer is an add on.

Single player looks nice but Quake is known for th emultiplayer, so where did it go?

Mayro · Oct 21, 2005, 04:44 AM

Check this out...

https://activision.custhelp.com/cgi-...i=&p_topview=1

That is a hoot... Everyone buy new video cards! We are useing LESS THAN OPTIMAL VIDEO ARCHITECTURE!! OH NO'S!!!!!

phantommenace2 · Oct 21, 2005, 04:53 AM

single player is fun...but it took awhile for it to really get going...Level 7-Canyon is when the action really turns up a notch and I started to get really impressed...before that it seemed too much like Doom 3, with the radio transmissions, dark indoor levels etc....I thought for a minute that some PDA's might show up...

No_Style · Oct 21, 2005, 05:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BWX

Also put this in your autoexec.cfg everyone.. it looks cool and doesn't seem to kill FPS too much:

[COLOR=Red]g_showPlayerShadow "1"[/COLOR]

EDIT

also:

http://www.tweakguides.com/

Thanks for the shadow option!

Don't try OpenAL if your driver does not support it. I tried and it crashed instantly and unfortunately the lack of Safe Mode will not let you go back normally and fix the problem. I had to go into the .cfg file and disable it manually.

I recommend everyone visit Tweak Guides site and look at the Doom 3 guide for some very nice tweaks.

Update:

I just tried Q4 with OpenAL. One word: fantastic! Must try for all!

Drakon · Oct 21, 2005, 06:11 AM

And which drivers support OpenAL? Btw, what is it anyway?

Tipstaff · Oct 21, 2005, 09:29 AM

OpenAL is a 3D audio API like OpenGL is for video. As of Sept.21.05 Creative released beta drivers for all their Audigy line of cards that include support for OpenAL. You can download them right off of Creatives Soundblaster site under "Support".

Sandok · Oct 21, 2005, 10:17 AM

Ya well I tried to enable it without those drivers... Killed the game! Reinstall

But it's AMAZING!!!

Mr cairo · Oct 21, 2005, 02:10 PM

anyone able to help me on this i seem to be getting a flicker when i play its wierd as it only happens on some models mainly people and some debris helmets etc

whats happening is as the models flicker i can actually see the wireframe under the models skin

not to annoying but annoying enough ...... any ideas

by the way this is a superb game so far

germanjulian · Oct 21, 2005, 02:36 PM

hey what FPS you guys get on ur machines... (talking about the mid range machines here)

i cant wait to go home after 8 weeks london ... i miss playing games (but dam i miss clubbing here)

klevo · Oct 21, 2005, 02:50 PM

I am very impressed with Q4. I like it a bit more than FEAR.

Zardon · Oct 21, 2005, 07:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by klevo

I am very impressed with Q4. I like it a bit more than FEAR.

Quake 4 is a better game, yes.

Zardon · Oct 21, 2005, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cairo

by the way this is a superb game so far

You know its not often I say this but I think Quake 4 is absolutely brilliant. I have been totally surprised by just how playable this game is. I think I read someone saying it reminded them of Halo in parts, it really does, especially the HUGE landing ship on one of the earlier levels. I was NOT expecting this huge ship to land, it puts the landing ship in halo to shame, its about 5 times the size and it all flows so smoothly. The landing struts extending as it landed, the particle and smoke effects as it touched down, the noise, and the ship spotlights on the underchassis. I replayed that level 3 times to watch the ship land !

Anyone reading this who is unsure of getting quake4, put Doom3 out of your head right now, the similarities end right with the engine. A super playable, highly polished glorious FPS..

its a modern day masterpiece

Vikingod · Oct 21, 2005, 08:05 PM

How long is it (hours)? I might buy it today if its worth the while.

KillerSneak · Oct 21, 2005, 08:07 PM

Hmm didn't like this one so much (F.E.A.R was the same just didn't live up to my expectations) This game didn't gave me the Quake feeling at all

.. It was more like a upgraded Doom3.. Sure there were some nice parts in the game, but all in all i had the feeling there wasn't much going on. The firefights didn't last long and the AI wasn't as good as in F.E.A.R (maybe this was supposed to be like this as it are just simple killing machines with no brain :P *as you will see when playing the game further and finishing it)

Sure the GFX are nice (tought they would be better) and the moddles look super and so do teh textures. But the gameplay lags behind imho. Sure it's nice to have some nice guns with some extras on it (when you get further into the game) but after HL2 i tought there would be FPS (like F.E.A.R and QUAKE4) that would whipe the floor with it, but this just isn't the case again

I'm not saying it's a BAD game but i expected much more from this game. I expected larger battles (as your invading the STROG planet) but it seems most strog didn't want to fight or something or forgot their guns.

Well guess ill have to wait on some MODS, QUAKE5 or an Official Add-On..

Zardon · Oct 21, 2005, 08:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KillerSneak

Sure the GFX are nice (tought they would be better) and the moddles look super and so do teh textures

moddles? is that models?. Honestly ive no idea why people say this game does not look that good graphically. ive cranked it to 1600x1200 at ultra with 2AA and its gorgeous, ive seen some improvements over Doom3 in some areas. F.E.A.R. is graphically very effective yes, but I still feel the engine could be optimised a little better, there are certainly room for code improvements - lets not even get into the "one" level

. the engine in Quake 4 is really super smooth and has a fantastic level of lighting, particle/smoke effects and the quality of textures at maximum setting is top notch. I think this game will appeal to those of you who also dont have 4ghz processors and 7800GTX in your machines as it tends to scale better than F.E.A.R. (which lets be honest looks like crap at lower res with the goodies off).

Sorry I dont agree with you KS on the graphics side of things, as for the game, im enjoying it myself, then again i was expecting it to be crap like Doom3 so perhaps im pleased its not

BWX · Oct 21, 2005, 08:28 PM

I think it is one of the best FPS games ever made. Looks awesome (even on my "mid range" rig), sounds awesome, and it is fun..

The think I like the most is the controls, they did an excellent job on that, I hate games with way too many controls when they could be streamlined like this game, SOFII, COD, etc..

Ok, back to playing Q4...

**MIG-31** · Oct 21, 2005, 08:43 PM

I'm eager to see what it will be like....just made my ebay purchase... only snag will not receive it till tuesday....

But at least i have F.E.A.R to finnish off in the time..

Zardon · Oct 21, 2005, 09:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MIG-31

I'm eager to see what it will be like....just made my ebay purchase... only snag will not receive it till tuesday....

But at least i have F.E.A.R to finsh of in the time..

You wont be disappointed, Quake 4 is actually the most FPS fun ive had since HL2.

Sandok · Oct 21, 2005, 09:22 PM

This game is simply a masterpiece. I hated Doom 3 and this has nothing to do with it. Physics exist, the graphics are great and running on ATI hardware, it's still fluid and amazingly sexy.

Oct 21, 2005, 12:14 AM	#1
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 177	Quake 4 discussion thread. Quite a few threads popping up for this great new FPS, I thought it would be easier to centralise everything in a sticky thread for a while. SO discuss, everyone else loving this or is it just me ?

Oct 21, 2005, 12:17 AM	Thread Starter #2
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 177	thanks to bloodys for this Here is a complete list of all 357 console commands in Quake 4 and of all 837 parameters in the game you can play with, along with short descriptions for most of them. Very useful if you want to get the most out of Quake 4 and have some time to experiment

Oct 21, 2005, 12:19 AM	Thread Starter #3
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 177	thanks to dark helmet for this one. LINUX QUAKE BitTorrent [color=#d8ded3]http://zerowing.idsoftware.com:6969/[/color] FTP [color=#d8ded3]ftp://ftp.idsoftware.com/idstuff/quake4/[/color] HTTP [color=#d8ded3]http://www.fileshack.com/file.x?fid=7861[/color] These are the GNU/Linux client & server binaries for Quake 4. Requires a copy of the Windows version along with a working CD key. Requirements and Installation Instructions [color=#d8ded3]http://zerowing.idsoftware.com/linux/quake4/[/color]

Oct 21, 2005, 12:29 AM	#4
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,665 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	Sweet game, just started it.. I have to look through that list because I need to get it running at 75hz... stuck on 60, couldn't open console with the old tricks. __________________

Oct 21, 2005, 01:28 AM	#8
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Oct 21, 2005, 12:30 AM	#5
[hobo]eclipse ...just bummin 'round Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,897 Rep Power: 107 System Specs	w00t! to ID and Raven i believe it is, for makin a nice runnin nice lookin, nice story line, beaut of a game! Thou i kinda give me the impression that Doom3 was a hurried release to compete the market with HL2 at the time, Since we all know who ID software is and what Doom3 is ya know peepes are gonna want it. and if HL2 was ready surly Doom 3 must be too!! ya know, that kinda thing, but what ever what not, Q4 is still nice and refreshing for the engine and should revive hope for future releases with it!

Oct 21, 2005, 12:39 AM	Thread Starter #6
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 177	The graphics are gorgeous, and the audio is good too, but thankfully the gameplay is the most important part. I wish I had more time to get really stuck into this title. hopefully at the weekend I can put in some hours. Also guys, I know quite a few of you are warezing this, but please if you like it, consider paying for it = im sure most of you agree its worth it. we need to reward companies like this by giving them the money, it also funds future titles remember that.

Oct 21, 2005, 01:38 AM	#9
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,665 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	r_displayRefresh "75" in a file called autoexec.cfg works.. __________________

Oct 21, 2005, 01:55 AM	#10
[hobo]eclipse ...just bummin 'round Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,897 Rep Power: 107 System Specs	anyone else have trouble understanding the voice on the radio transmit fom yer teamates? most of the time i can make it out bit sometimes it just seeems like garbbled bizznass, again, im currently usin some average headphones from a cd player so im sure the dont help, but all else sounds well?

Oct 21, 2005, 04:19 AM	#12
SFOSOK 939 Goin Strong Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ontario Posts: 7,033 Rep Power: 89 System Specs	It seems the multiplayer is an add on. Single player looks nice but Quake is known for th emultiplayer, so where did it go? __________________ Warning - Explicit Content Preceeding METAL!!

Oct 21, 2005, 04:44 AM	#13
Mayro -=[DHzer0point Team]=- Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 173 Rep Power: 0	Check this out... https://activision.custhelp.com/cgi-...i=&p_topview=1 That is a hoot... Everyone buy new video cards! We are useing LESS THAN OPTIMAL VIDEO ARCHITECTURE!! OH NO'S!!!!!

Oct 21, 2005, 04:53 AM	#14
phantommenace2 hexa-core gamer Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 266 Rep Power: 51 System Specs	single player is fun...but it took awhile for it to really get going...Level 7-Canyon is when the action really turns up a notch and I started to get really impressed...before that it seemed too much like Doom 3, with the radio transmissions, dark indoor levels etc....I thought for a minute that some PDA's might show up...

Oct 21, 2005, 06:11 AM	#16
Drakon DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Floatin'... Posts: 4,957 Rep Power: 56	And which drivers support OpenAL? Btw, what is it anyway?

Oct 21, 2005, 09:29 AM	#17
Tipstaff HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Real capital of Canada: Torauna Posts: 6,658 Rep Power: 187 System Specs	OpenAL is a 3D audio API like OpenGL is for video. As of Sept.21.05 Creative released beta drivers for all their Audigy line of cards that include support for OpenAL. You can download them right off of Creatives Soundblaster site under "Support". __________________ Portal: The Flash Version _________________________________ Brain: So, you sacked the cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker? Mr. Sackett: The second cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker I've sacked since the sixth sitting sheet slitter got sick.

Oct 21, 2005, 10:17 AM	#18
Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 66	Ya well I tried to enable it without those drivers... Killed the game! Reinstall But it's AMAZING!!!

Oct 21, 2005, 02:10 PM	#19
Mr cairo F0rum For Humans Only Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Slightly to the left Posts: 1,763 Rep Power: 87 System Specs	anyone able to help me on this i seem to be getting a flicker when i play its wierd as it only happens on some models mainly people and some debris helmets etc whats happening is as the models flicker i can actually see the wireframe under the models skin not to annoying but annoying enough ...... any ideas by the way this is a superb game so far __________________

Oct 21, 2005, 02:36 PM	#20
germanjulian Back in London Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: London Posts: 1,797 Rep Power: 0	hey what FPS you guys get on ur machines... (talking about the mid range machines here) i cant wait to go home after 8 weeks london ... i miss playing games (but dam i miss clubbing here) __________________ /\|\ Asus P5W DH Deluxe, Intel C2D E6600, 2GB Corsair XMS2-6400C4 DDR2, E-VGA GeForce 7800 GT, Creative X-Fi Extreme Music, 500GB Seagate 7200.10 SATA, Lian Li PC-V1100 Aluminum Case Black, etc. http://germanjulian.com /\|\

Oct 21, 2005, 02:50 PM	#21
klevo 2 l33t Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Slovakia Posts: 587 Rep Power: 0	I am very impressed with Q4. I like it a bit more than FEAR. __________________ My blog

Oct 21, 2005, 08:05 PM	#24
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Oct 21, 2005, 08:07 PM	#25
KillerSneak DNA Driver creator Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 275 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Hmm didn't like this one so much (F.E.A.R was the same just didn't live up to my expectations) This game didn't gave me the Quake feeling at all .. It was more like a upgraded Doom3.. Sure there were some nice parts in the game, but all in all i had the feeling there wasn't much going on. The firefights didn't last long and the AI wasn't as good as in F.E.A.R (maybe this was supposed to be like this as it are just simple killing machines with no brain :P *as you will see when playing the game further and finishing it) Sure the GFX are nice (tought they would be better) and the moddles look super and so do teh textures. But the gameplay lags behind imho. Sure it's nice to have some nice guns with some extras on it (when you get further into the game) but after HL2 i tought there would be FPS (like F.E.A.R and QUAKE4) that would whipe the floor with it, but this just isn't the case again I'm not saying it's a BAD game but i expected much more from this game. I expected larger battles (as your invading the STROG planet) but it seems most strog didn't want to fight or something or forgot their guns. Well guess ill have to wait on some MODS, QUAKE5 or an Official Add-On.. __________________ MSI 790FX-GD70 AMD Phenom II 965 BE Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 Toxic 2GB 4GB DDR3 OCZ Reaper HPC 2TB raid-0 Samsung S.'s

Oct 21, 2005, 08:28 PM	#27
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,665 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	I think it is one of the best FPS games ever made. Looks awesome (even on my "mid range" rig), sounds awesome, and it is fun.. The think I like the most is the controls, they did an excellent job on that, I hate games with way too many controls when they could be streamlined like this game, SOFII, COD, etc.. Ok, back to playing Q4... __________________

Oct 21, 2005, 08:43 PM	#28
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 55,733 Rep Power: 441 System Specs	I'm eager to see what it will be like....just made my ebay purchase... only snag will not receive it till tuesday.... But at least i have F.E.A.R to finnish off in the time.. __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here Last edited by MIG-31; Oct 21, 2005 at 09:16 PM. Reason: spelling

Oct 21, 2005, 09:22 PM	#30
Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 66	This game is simply a masterpiece. I hated Doom 3 and this has nothing to do with it. Physics exist, the graphics are great and running on ATI hardware, it's still fluid and amazingly sexy.