Technically its still in open beta testing, but this late in it’s development cycle that’s really just a technicality.
Logistics: you will have to register for an account (using a valid email), and download and install a browser plugin (approx 6.5 megs or so).Quake III sounded great, and Quake Live is more of the same. Weapon effects are familiar, damage sounds satisfying, and the helpful (and very angry) announcer keeps player aware of important match developments. The sounds never detracts from the players immersion, instead enhances every jump, shot, and death. Sound: is about as professionally done as it gets.As a simple shooter, learning to play takes mere minutes, so new gamers will have an extraordinary easy time learning the ropes. The levels are the best and brightest of Quake III’s classic collection, with slight updates. With only a few game modes (like Death Match and Capture the Flag) no new ground is being broken. Gameplay: Quake Live is a straight forward, multiplayer, first person shooter.Those familiar with the Quake III engines many offspring know what to expect, this engine has been responsible for great titles like Medal of Honor: Allied Assault and Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory. From castle walls to animated jump pads, everything looks good. Everything is well polished, from the the walls to the weapons. Graphics: Quake Live may not sport the highest polygon count, but the character models and gloomy environments are still eye catching.
Set in a Gothic techno-verse, this series macabre appeal is still here. As an online game, Quake Live in pretty much multiplayer exclusive. The gamer runs the halls of otherworldly levels, and frags whatever stands in his way. Those familiar with this titles roots are going to feel right at home.
Developed by ID Software, and playable in full screen, this old dog has not learned many new tricks. Quake Live is pretty much the second coming of Quake 3. For the uninitiated, this is a classic first person shooter. Start Quake III Arena and hit ~ to enter the console then type: "sv_pure 0" to be able to run non-packaged maps and "devmap yourmapnamehere" to run your map (cheats enabled for development purposes).Quake III is back! And completely free to play, right here in your web browser.Manually tweaking Quake 3 config for widescreen high resolution displays. If you do not have enough players to exceed that minimum per team, it'll fill the rest of the slots up with bots. Years ago, I spent (and lost) so much time playing this fast-paced game with friends and foes, and now it is brought into the world of containers and Kubernetes with QuakeKube by Capital One Tech. A player views from a first person perspective and moves around in a real-time 3D virtual world. She has a history related to the Doom universe. It is available for Windows, Linux and Macintosh. Besides the charging berserker, you’re mainly left with a variety of mooks, tanks, and hover bots and not much else.
The intention of this project is to provide the source code of the commercial video game Quake III Arena. In this video, I go up against a Quake 3 bot in one of the game's toughest challenges: a battle of the wits. JesperFastcat: Decided to pick up Quake 3 again after not playing for several years.