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Revision as of 08:58, 21 August 2021

This page is for the 2021 remaster of Quake. For the original, see Quake.

Quake
Quake cover
Developers
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
Art styles Realistic
Themes Fantasy, Sci-fi, Lovecraftian
Series Quake
Quake Enhanced on MobyGames
Quake Enhanced on Wikipedia
Quake
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 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
Bethesda.net
DRM-free after installation through Bethesda.net Launcher (notes may include more details)
Includes the original Quake.[2] DRM-free when launching from the executable Quake_x64.exe.[citation needed]
Windows
Microsoft Store
Microsoft Store
Included with Xbox Game Pass for PC. Purchase includes an Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One version.
Windows
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
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]
Windows

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Use -skipmovies command line argument[4]
Delete or rename every file in folder <path-to-game>\rerelease\movies\[5]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
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
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
Steam Cloud
Might be incorrectly configured.[6]
Xbox Cloud

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
Hor+ scaling.[7]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
16x enabled by default.[8]
Anti-aliasing (AA)
SMAA toggle.[9]
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Player movement updates at no more than 72 FPS, making it feel slightly choppy at higher framerates.[citation needed]
High dynamic range display (HDR)
Ray tracing (RT)

Disable CRT filter in Quake 64 add-on

Open the console with ~ and enter "r_crtmode 0"

Low performance with Vulkan

Open the console with ~ and enter "r_gpuCulling 0"

Input

Input settings
Input settings

Audio

Sound settings
Sound settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music and Sound.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer settings
Multiplayer settings

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
4 Co-op, Versus
LAN play
Online play
8 Co-op, Versus

Connection types

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11 Use +r_rhirenderfamily d3d11 command line argument.
Vulkan 1.1
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio XAudio2
Input SDL2

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-3570 3.4 GHz
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X 3.5 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
A 64-bit operating system is required.
Attempting to play Online Multiplayer on Windows 7 causes a "Lost connection to online services" error.[11]


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. Quake remastered revealed at QuakeCon 2021, and it’s available today - last accessed on 2021-08-19
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Quake Release Notes & FAQ - last accessed on 2021-08-19
  3. Steam games you can play without the Steam client, post #1688 - last accessed on 2021-08-20
  4. Verified by User:Suicide machine on 2021-08-19
  5. Verified by User:Mechanical paladin on 2021-08-20
  6. User Cloud on SteamDB - last accessed on 2021-08-19
    "1/root: gameinstall"
  7. Verified by User:Rose on 2021-08-19
    Screenshot taken at 2560x1080, 1920x1080, and 3840x1080, then compared.
  8. [1] - last accessed on 2021-08-20
  9. [2] - last accessed on 2021-08-20
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Verified by User:Rose on 2021-08-19
    Disabled Steam Input for the game and tested with an Xbox 360 Razer Onza controller.
  11. "Lost Connection To Online Services" - last accessed on 2021-08-20