FPS reminiscing?

Scarecrow · 19 Jun 2010 at 14:26

Getting a bit bored of all the fps games out at the moment so im going way back in the past for some old school fun.

First up is Quake. I just got it from steam and been trying to get GL quake to work with no success. Had a little google and found a mod called darkplaces which gets everything working great and can run it on the highest res. Its also got a server browser so you can play online.

Anyone up for some oldschool multiplayer?

I have quake running in windows7 64bit and everything is working great.

MotherMayI · 19 Jun 2010 at 15:14

If you really want to play it decently online, you should get nQuake. Anyone can download that and be good to go, no need for the original game and it runs through ezQuake.

Ill grab a few games with you later though, sure.. Although been playing Quake Live recently, so haven't played it for a few months.

stooeh · 19 Jun 2010 at 15:20

Was gonna mention nquake myself, definitely worth a look.

http://nquake.com/

Masterdog · 19 Jun 2010 at 15:29

How's the cheating nowadays? Last time I went on for a bit of old-school quake the place had been ruined by the release of the source code. That was a while ago tho.
Would be nice to get some old school QWTF action as well.

MotherMayI · 19 Jun 2010 at 15:36

Nobody cheats in it. Some people are very, very skilled though, so if you are one of the people that QQ's and runs off a server yelling cheat every 2 minutes, I wouldn't bother.

I was actually thinking of running a Quake amateur tourny at some point, might well do it.

arc@css · 19 Jun 2010 at 16:07

Thanks for the link. Looks great!

PapaLazaru · 19 Jun 2010 at 16:12

I am up for a game of FarCry if anybody is interested?

Still a few servers floating about.

Grey M@a · 19 Jun 2010 at 16:14

I have gone back to play through AvP1, Kingpin and Quake 1 and 2. Must admit, the recent FPS games are all more of the same and get boring far to quickly. Only recent one keeping my interest is Metro 2033 and Stalker still.

ThomasTheTankEngine · 19 Jun 2010 at 18:41

I installed soldier of fortune II on my laptop the other day. Why oh why oh why can't we cave people's faces in when playing modern FPS's?

sbweightman · 19 Jun 2010 at 18:45

I only got round to playing Painkiller recently - now that is some old fashioned old school fun!!! (SP, not MP).

mame · 19 Jun 2010 at 18:47

PapaLazaru said:
I am up for a game of FarCry if anybody is interested?

Still a few servers floating about.

I only finished Far Cry a few months ago and thought what a good online game it could make now that everyone is running it at 60fps. Hiding in the folage etc. I thought about posting on here about it.

Scarecrow · 19 Jun 2010 at 19:06

that nquake is pretty cool. I must admit the other one has some really good graphics tweeks and looks really cool. I am playing the single player again and forgot how great it is.

LabR@t · 19 Jun 2010 at 21:51

ooer looks nice, totally fed up of all my games might have to go back to the daddy that is Quake

Tripnologist · 20 Jun 2010 at 00:36

I would love to have a MOHAA retro night.

smogsy · 20 Jun 2010 at 09:04

you could try quake live?

http://www.quakelive.com/#home

LabR@t · 20 Jun 2010 at 09:07

quakelive is ok but not a patch on quake(world)

Side5wipe · 20 Jun 2010 at 10:13

Tripnologist said:
I would love to have a MOHAA retro night.

I would be up for that. The last time i tried to play mp and the main reason i stopped playing in the first place is the cheating. :mad:

Mirage · 20 Jun 2010 at 10:18

I still play TFC! 12 years and I believe there's some sort of clan based tournements still going

nitram100 · 20 Jun 2010 at 10:29

FPS gaming peaked for me around the time of MOHAA, Quake 3, UT, Soldier of Fortune 2. I still regularly play MOHAA and SOF2, just so much fun to play.

Skillmister · 20 Jun 2010 at 10:34

Not really that distant past but i recently started playing CS:s again. After the crap that is MW2 counter strike is still such a brilliant fun game.