Modder ‘KirkBarnes’ has shared some new screenshots for his graphics overhaul mod for id Software’s classic shooter, Quake 2. These screenshots showcase Relief Mapping with self shadowing that will most probably be supported in the next version of quake2xp.
In case you weren’t aware of, quake2xp is graphics port of Quake 2 with a completely updated rendering that takes full advantage of the latest graphics cards to get the perfect picture, preserving the original style of the game.
Quake HD Remix This apparently seems to be one of the best HD remakes out there, correct me if I'm wrong. So do I download all ten of the zip files from the google drive link? Where do I put them? Quake 2 XP I thought I downloaded this right but when I load Quake 2 from steam, regular quake 2 loads up, and when I try launching quake 2 xp from the quake 2 directory, it loads up but with an out. Quake 2 is free to keep on the Bethesda launcher for a limited time Quake 3 will be free next week Search Downloads: Popular apps in Game Demos. Euro Truck Simulator 2 Demo. To install, just extract this archive into your Quake2 folder. To hear Ogg Vorbis tracks ingame, rip the Q2 CD's audio tracks (2-11) to track02-track11.ogg and put them in baseq2/music. For the mission pack audio tracks, rip the Ground Zero CD's audio tracks (2-11) to track12-track21.ogg. Mac OS/X Files: Install Both And Play Quake Now! Quake Shareware For Mac (8.2 MB) 2. Fruitz of Dojo GL Quake 1.09 (2.0 MB).
This graphics overhaul mod supports real time per-pixel lighting and shadowing (like DooM3) with high quality parallax mapping, raw mouse input, cubemaps and caustic light filters, post-processing effects (like Bloom, Brightness/Contrast/Saturation, Motion Blur, SSAO, Scanline and mediam cinematic filter), reflection (screen space local reflection) and refraction surfaces, Oren-Nayar Diffuse with GGX Specular BRDF, Phong, Lambert and Sub-Surface Scattering lighting models, and features an advanced decal and particle system.
Those interested can download its latest beta version from here. We also suggest using the high-quality weapon models that modder ‘Turic’ released a while back.
Enjoy!
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Quake 2 Xp Mod
QuakeIIxp is a multi-platform (windows, linux and freeBSD (experemental)) graphics port of the game Quake II developed by Id Software. Completely updated rendering takes full advantage of the latest graphics cards to get the perfect picture, preserving the original style of the game.
Featuries:
- Real time per-pixel lighting and shadowing (like DooM3) with hi quality parallax mapping (relief mapping technology)
- Oren-Nayar diffuse – GGX specular BRDF, Phong, Lambert and Sub-Surface Scattering lighting models
- Cubemaps and caustic light filters
- Light coronas
- Editable GLSL shaders
- 2d lighting for hud digits and menu tags
- SLI friendly
- In-game light editor
- Advanced decal and particle system (infinity decals and soft particles)
- Reflection (screen space local reflection) and refraction surfaces
- Radiosity normal mapping with high resolution lightmaps
- Postrocessing effects – fxaa 3.11, bloom, depth of field, radial blur, thermal vision, film grain, brightness/contrast/saturation, motion blur, ssao
- OpenAL 3d audio engine with EFX (high-quality environmental audio sound effects both win and linux)
- Raw mouse input for windows
- Playing OGG and WAV music tracks from the hdd
Minimum System Requirements:
- windows xp (deprecated now) or higher, ubuntu 10 or higher , freeBSD (experemental)
- 2 core cpu with SSE2 1.8ghz
- 2Gb system RAM
- 2Gb on Hdd with The Reckoning mission pack
- Full openGL 3.5 compatible 512Mb video card (gf9800gt class). Required GL_ARB_explicit_attrib_location, GL_ARB_explicit_uniform_location, GL_ARB_separate_shader_objects, GL_ARB_shading_language_420pack and GL_EXT_gpu_shader4 for FXAA from GL4+
- Integrated sound card with openAL drivers
Recommended System Requirements:
Best Quake 2 Graphics Mod
- windows 7 or higher, ubuntu 10 or higher, freeBSD (experemental)
- 4 core cpu with sse2 3.4ghz
- 4Gb system RAM
- 2Gb on Hdd with The Reckoning mission pack
- Full openGL 4.5 compatible 2Gb video card
- Creative X-Fi sound card