QExpo 2003 - Classic Quake Rebirthed

An anonymous reader writes "QExpo 2003 has opened its doors, and this week-long virtual fair is the center of activity for the classic Quake community. From July 5th to 12th, exhibitors will put new maps, mods and engine improvements on display for the online crowd. All work is based on the original Quake (Quake 1, NetQuake, QuakeWorld). Several competitions are scheduled throughout the week, including speed mapping, modding and running, and the expo builds on the experience of the successful 2001 event in a community which this year celebrates the 7th birthday of Quake."

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Re:Quake Mods

[Anonymous Coward]

Of course people still care about Quake 1 - that's why the QExpo exists and loads of people take part.

The controls are perfectly adequate - in fact, they're more than adequate. They're the controls that a lot of games still use to this day (the only thing really missing is the ability to crouch).

There have been hundreds of quality modifications made for Quake 1 since Quake 2, or even Quake 3 really, were released. With engines, Tenebrae is the only one really known by people not in the community because it was the first one to have all those effects. The fact of the matter is, it's been superceded by DarkPlaces, which runs a heckuva lot better and is constantly being updated. What does your comment about the Quake 2 engine have to do with anything?

There's more innovation coming out of the Quake 1 scene than any other FPS, in terms of mods and engine enhancements, except for maybe Doom with engines. That's a point, Doom. I suppose nobody plays Doom anymore?

My Favorite Deathmatch mods..

[molo]

For those of you who are interested in picking up a game now and then, I highly recommend the ProQuake engine (GPL) and the CRMod++ DeathMatch competition framework.

These are modifications of NetQuake that were made to keep the original feel of Quake, with some minor improvements. None of the core of the game is changed with these packages. You can even connect to these machines with the original Quake client.

List of CRMod++ servers

-molo