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Revision as of 12:09, 23 August 2017
Template:Infobox game/row/osxporterWarnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
Key points
- Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS on 1.0 version; later updates removed that limitation.[1][2]
- License codes and online accounts of retail PC, retail Mac and Steam version are compatible with each other; not to confuse with Steam CD key activation.[3]
General information
- Official game site
- Official forums
- Enemy Territory: Quake Wars Tweak Guide
- LIFLG - Linux installer
- Quake Wiki - A detailed wiki for every Quake game made.
- Splash Damage Editing Wiki - The official modding wiki for the game.
- Planet Quake - Very old hub for all Quake games. Has mods, guides, and news on the Quake communities.
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums - (Wayback Machine mirror)
Availability
Source |
DRM |
Notes |
Keys |
OS |
Retail |
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No physical copy protection; online-play requires online account which asks license code. |
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Simple disk check, no physical copy protection; online-play requires online account which asks license code. |
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Essential improvements
Patches
1.5 Game Update is the latest version.
SDK, etc.
All downloads available for the game can be found at the Splash Damage game downloads page.
Enable multithreading
Mods
Multi-player
Game data
In-game basic general settings.
In-game advanced general settings.
Configuration file(s) location
- This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
Video settings
In-game general video/audio settings.
In-game advanced video settings.
Template:Video settings
Input settings
In-game control settings.
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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German |
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Spanish |
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French |
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Russian |
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Only available in Russian/Polish retail release. |
Polish |
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Only available in Russian/Polish retail release. |
Korean |
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Only available in Korean retail release. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Ports
Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
UDP |
3074, 27733, 33060-33070 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues unresolved
Custom maps crash the game on Windows 10
- Custom maps require auto-restart which is prevented by Windows 10 since version 1703 (Creators Update).[4]
The game freezes while connecting to a server on Linux
- Linux version of the game depends on outdated version of glibc which causes crashes on modern distros.
Issues fixed
Cannot use Alt+Tab ↹ while in-game
- The game does not allow directly switching to desktop by Alt+Tab ↹.
Being kicked from server due to PunkBuster
- EvenBalance has dropped support for Quake Wars.[5]
Mods crash the game on Windows 10
- Mods require auto-restart which is prevented by Windows 10 since version 1703 (Creators Update).
Black terrain texture in custom maps
- Vanilla game does not extract megatextures from custom maps.
In-game console cannot be opened on Linux
- Shortcut for console is Ctrl+Alt+~ unless com_allowConsole is set to 1 in ~/.etqwcl/base/etqwconfig.cfg.[6]
- The game requires ~ (Tilde) key to open in-game console that might not possible with some non-US English keyboard layouts with dead keys.
In-game VoIP does not work on Linux
Mods and custom maps crash the game on Linux
- The game has compatibility issues with non-western localizations on Linux.
Mac port cannot be updated into latest version
- 1.5 updater for Mac is not compatible with most recent releases of macOS.
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
OpenGL |
2.x |
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32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Audio |
DirectSound, OpenAL |
Linux and Mac versions have only OpenAL which is optional for Windows.[7] |
Cutscenes |
Bink Video |
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Multiplayer |
PunkBuster |
EvenBalance dropped PunkBuster support for ETQW. (see: Issues fixed) |
Linux
MojoSetup installer options.
Compatibility
Linux version of the game requires retail PC DVD for installation. License codes and online accounts of retail PC, retail Mac and Steam version are compatible with each other; therefore Linux version can use license code and online account of retail Mac and Steam version.
Installation
- Download LIFLG's MojoSetup installer.
- Make the installer executable.
chmod u+x etqw_1.5-multilingual_x86.mojo.run
- Mount retail PC DVD.
- Run the installer.
- Select "Multicore machine" if your computer supports it; then finalize the installation.
License Code
The existing retail PC, retail Mac, Steam version online accounts or license codes can be used with the retail Linux version. If the license code of the Steam version is required, use Steam for Windows to view license code, Steam for Linux will not show the license code of ETQW.
- Download, install and launch Steam for Windows via PlayOnLinux.
- Switch "Detail View" mode on Steam library.
- Click "CD Key" to view license code of the game.
Running the Game
Launch the game with etqw-rthread or etqw script launcher. Consult enable multithreading, high frame rate, issues fixed and issues unresolved sections for further points.
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP |
Vista |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium IV 2.8 GHz or AMD Athlon XP 2800+ (XP) Intel Pentium IV 3.0 GHz or equivalent (Vista) | |
System memory (RAM) |
512 MB (XP) 768 MB (Vista) |
1 GB (XP) 2 GB (Vista) |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
5.7 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 5700 ATI Radeon 9700 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible | |
macOS (OS X) |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
10.5.8 | |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) |
1 GB |
2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
6.5 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 7300 ATI Radeon X1600 128 MB of VRAM | |
Linux |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
Kernel 2.6.18 or higher |
Processor (CPU) |
2.0 GHz or higher |
System memory (RAM) |
512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
5.5 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
128 MB of VRAM OpenGL 2.1 compatible |
- Supported ATI chipsets: Radeon 9700 or higher, Radeon X700 or higher, Radeon X1650 or higher
- Supported Nvidia chipsets: GeForce FX series (5700 or higher, not including 5700LE and 5700VE), GeForce 6 series (6200 or higher), GeForce 7 series (7300 or higher), GeForce 8 series
- The game does not support Intel integrated graphics chipsets
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References