Quake Enhanced
This page is for the 2021 remaster of Quake. For the original, see Quake.
Developers | |
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id Software | |
Quake 64 | Midway Games |
Scourge of Armagon | Hipnotic Interactive |
Dissolution of Eternity | Rogue Entertainment |
Dimension of the Past & Dimension of the Machine | MachineGames |
Remaster | Nightdive Studios |
Publishers | |
Bethesda Softworks | |
Engines | |
Kex Engine | |
Release dates | |
Windows | August 19, 2021[1] |
Taxonomy | |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, Shooter |
Themes | Fantasy, Sci-fi, Lovecraftian |
Series | Quake |
Quake | |
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Quake | 1996 |
Quake II | 1997 |
Quake III Arena | 1999 |
Quake 4 | 2005 |
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars | 2007 |
Quake Live | 2010 |
Quake II RTX | 2019 |
Quake Enhanced | 2021 |
Quake Champions | 2022 |
Quake II Enhanced | 2023 |
Quake (2021) is a first-person shooter game in the Quake series. It is an enhanced version of Quake (the two mission packs and Dimension of the Past include) ported to the Kex Engine, featuring graphical and other updates, as well as a new expansion titled Dimension of the Machine.[2]
The enhanced version of Quake was released on August 19, 2021 and provided as a free update on Bethesda.net and Steam. It was also released on Microsoft Store and included with Xbox Game Pass.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Bethesda.net | Includes the original Quake.[2] DRM-free when launching from the executable Quake_x64.exe .[citation needed] |
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Microsoft Store | Included with Xbox Game Pass for PC. Purchase includes an Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One version. | |||
Steam | Includes the original Quake.[2] DRM-free when Steam is not installed or by creating <path-to-game>\rerelease\steam_appid.txt containing its Steam App ID 2310 .[3] |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Use the -skipmovies command line argument[5]
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Delete or rename every file in folder <path-to-game>\rerelease\movies\ [6]
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Nightdive Studios\Quake\kexengine.cfg |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2310/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Nightdive Studios\Quake\*.sav |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2310/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud | Might be incorrectly configured.[7] | |
Xbox Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | Hor+ scaling.[8] | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | 16x enabled by default.[9] | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | SMAA toggle.[10] | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
Ray tracing (RT) |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | Includes an option for mouse smoothing up to 4x. | |
Mouse sensitivity | Increments of 0.5. See Console commands for more precision. | |
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion | [11] |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | [11] | |
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | ||
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PlayStation button prompts | ||
Light bar support | Static blue light. | |
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes | No vibration support. |
Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | [11] | |
Haptic feedback | [11] | |
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music and Sound. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 4 | Co-op, Versus |
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LAN play | ||||
Online play | 8 | Co-op, Versus |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | [2] |
Issues unresolved
No online connectivity on Windows 7
- Attempting to play Online Multiplayer on Windows 7 may cause a "Lost connection to online services" error.[12]
The operating system version is below the minimum system requirement of Windows 10.
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11 | Use +r_rhirenderfamily d3d11 command line argument. |
Vulkan | 1.1 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | XAudio2 | |
Input | SDL2 |
Console commands
- Access the console by pressing ~.
Command | Notes |
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cl_backspeed 400 | Returns the backwards running speed to how it was in the original game, when always run is enabled. May cause issues in multiplayer. Default value is 200. |
cl_sensitivity | Controls the mouse sensitivity and allows for more precise values compared to the in-game settings (e.g. 0.73). |
r_crtmode 0 | Disable the CRT filter in the Quake 64 add-on. |
r_gpuCulling 0 | Reportedly improves performance on Vulkan.[13] |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5-3570 3.4 GHz AMD Ryzen 3 1300X 3.5 GHz |
Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti AMD Radeon HD 7750 2 GB (Nvidia), 1 GB (AMD) of VRAM | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 8 GB of VRAM |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2310/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (2310) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Quake remastered revealed at QuakeCon 2021, and it’s available today - last accessed on 2021-08-19
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Quake Release Notes & FAQ - last accessed on 2021-08-19
- ↑ Steam games you can play without the Steam client, post #1688 - last accessed on 2021-08-20
- ↑ Quake Enhanced Update - last accessed on 2021-08-21
- ↑ Verified by User:Suicide machine on 2021-08-19
- ↑ Verified by User:Mechanical paladin on 2021-08-20
- ↑ User Cloud on SteamDB - last accessed on 2021-08-19
- "1/root: gameinstall"
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2021-08-19
- Screenshot taken at 2560x1080, 1920x1080, and 3840x1080, then compared.
- ↑ [1] - last accessed on 2021-08-20
- ↑ [2] - last accessed on 2021-08-20
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Verified by User:Rose on 2021-08-19
- Disabled Steam Input for the game and tested with an Xbox 360 Razer Onza controller.
- ↑ "Lost Connection To Online Services" - last accessed on 2021-08-20
- ↑ [3] - last accessed on 2021-08-21