Posted January 22, 2019
This long awaited mod is finally available. It's still BETA and has some minor bugs here and there (mostly some effects being a little weird e.g. water reflections) but when it comes to the gameplay it's already very solid. It is highly recommended to use the DarkPlaces build that's included with the mod. You also need to own the original Quake to be able to play this.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWJFudlrgvo
Download: https://www.moddb.com/mods/quake-15
Installation
• Create a new folder named Quake 1.5 (or Quake DarkPlaces or whatever you want)
• Extract the files from the included DarkPlaces build into this new main folder (only the files inside, not the folder itself)
• Extract the "quake15" folder into this new main folder (the complete folder, not just the files inside it)
• Create a new "id1" folder inside your Quake 1.5 folder (or whatever you named it)
• Copy the "PAK0.PAK" and "PAK1.PAK" from your original Quake "id1" folder into the new "id1" folder (if these files are missing you have to start Quake at least one time)
• launch the BAT file that comes with the mod (the file must be in the same folder as the darkplaces.exe)
Ingame you can open the new mod menu with the "Home" key (qwerty keyboards) or the "Pos1" key (qwertz keyboards).
*SQLauncher2*
• Download Simple Quake Launcher 2 (SQLauncher2) and extract the files into the new main folder (this is totally optional and not required to make the mod run but recommended if you want to easily play other map packs etc.)
Download: https://github.com/m-x-d/Simple-Quake-Launcher-2/releases
• Open SQLauncher2 and configure it like this:
Engine: darkplaces
Resolutions: your choice
Game: Quake
Mod: quake15
Map: START | Introduction
Skill: your choice
Demo: your choice
• Click on the little icon on the bottom left and chose "create a shortcut on the Desktop"
• Launch the game via the new shortcut, edit the controls etc. the way you want and start shooting Ogres into bloody pieces. :D
*Optional*
If you want to have the original music in the game you have to create two folders "sound" and "cdtracks" inside the "id1" folder and put the .OGG music files inside.
e.g. ...\Quake Dark Places\id1\sound\cdtracks
I recommend to put the slider for "UI scale" to the middle to make the HUD smaller and more centered and also change the "Grenade icon size" to tiny so it will become part of the ammo bar. Also if you don't like having your weapons on the right side you can change it to "Centered weapons" to match the classic weapon position you know from the original Quake.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWJFudlrgvo
Download: https://www.moddb.com/mods/quake-15
Installation
• Create a new folder named Quake 1.5 (or Quake DarkPlaces or whatever you want)
• Extract the files from the included DarkPlaces build into this new main folder (only the files inside, not the folder itself)
• Extract the "quake15" folder into this new main folder (the complete folder, not just the files inside it)
• Create a new "id1" folder inside your Quake 1.5 folder (or whatever you named it)
• Copy the "PAK0.PAK" and "PAK1.PAK" from your original Quake "id1" folder into the new "id1" folder (if these files are missing you have to start Quake at least one time)
• launch the BAT file that comes with the mod (the file must be in the same folder as the darkplaces.exe)
Ingame you can open the new mod menu with the "Home" key (qwerty keyboards) or the "Pos1" key (qwertz keyboards).
*SQLauncher2*
• Download Simple Quake Launcher 2 (SQLauncher2) and extract the files into the new main folder (this is totally optional and not required to make the mod run but recommended if you want to easily play other map packs etc.)
Download: https://github.com/m-x-d/Simple-Quake-Launcher-2/releases
• Open SQLauncher2 and configure it like this:
Engine: darkplaces
Resolutions: your choice
Game: Quake
Mod: quake15
Map: START | Introduction
Skill: your choice
Demo: your choice
• Click on the little icon on the bottom left and chose "create a shortcut on the Desktop"
• Launch the game via the new shortcut, edit the controls etc. the way you want and start shooting Ogres into bloody pieces. :D
*Optional*
If you want to have the original music in the game you have to create two folders "sound" and "cdtracks" inside the "id1" folder and put the .OGG music files inside.
e.g. ...\Quake Dark Places\id1\sound\cdtracks
I recommend to put the slider for "UI scale" to the middle to make the HUD smaller and more centered and also change the "Grenade icon size" to tiny so it will become part of the ammo bar. Also if you don't like having your weapons on the right side you can change it to "Centered weapons" to match the classic weapon position you know from the original Quake.
Post edited January 30, 2019 by Berzerk2002
