Quake2 done Quick2

Abstract

This is a run that completes Quake2 on Hard skill as fast as we could manage (well, without resorting to unrestricted bunny-hopping.)

It is much harder to record a run through Quake2 one demo at a time than it is to do the same for Quake, but we kept the continuity correct; this represents a proper run through the whole game.

QdQ haven't yet made a proper Quake2 movie, but Zarathustra Studios have put together a very good straight recam of the original run.

Please read the ever evolving FAQ about the run if you have any questions after watching; it includes a summary of all the tricks and strategies we used, so you may find that interesting in its own right.

Installation

The download contains at least one pak?.pak file, a gamex86.dll game mod to access the demos through a menu, and some *.cfg files. You should unzip everything in the archive into a subdirectory of your main Quake2 directory called q2dq2. Then run Quake2 with the +game q2dq2 command-line option.

Linux users will also want to download the Linux version of the game mod and place gamei386.so in the q2dq2 directory before running. We have libc5 and glib versions available.

Similarly, Macintosh users should download the appropriate Mac version of the game mod and place gameppc.lib / gameppc.bundle in the q2dq2 directory before running.