looking for compatible quake source port for my pc

[MattTheGuy]

im looking for a compatible quake source port for my pc

my pc requirements:

intel inside core i7

windows 10

2.80ghz

6 gb of space

 

[URROVA]

there is a list of some quake sourceports:

https://quake.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_Quake_Source_ports

 

also please, USE GOOGLE IF YOU ARE SEARCHING FOR SOMETHING, then if you found nothing you can ask here.

[D4NUK1]

All works, maybe not VkQuake, but the others will work.

 

[Wavy]

Quakespasm-Spiked is my go-to.

[Halfblind]

9 hours ago, MattTheGuy said:

intel inside core i7

windows 10

2.80ghz

6 gb of space

 

Wait, you have an Intel Core i7 running Windows 10 and have only 6GB of space? Your going to need more space than that if you are going to run any good Quake mods. If you have the slot and you cannot afford to buy a bigger SDD I would recommend buying a small SD card with at least 16GB of space. My entire Quake mod directory takes up more space than 6GB.

 

7 hours ago, Wavy said:

Quakespasm-Spiked is my go-to.

This is my go-to as well, but if that is not your flavor you could try the Mark V engine. Some Quake mappers like DumptruckDS use that one also. If you want some Quake mod and map suggestions I can point you in the right direction too.

[Wavy]

16 minutes ago, Halfblind said:

you could try the Mark V engine. Some Quake mappers like DumptruckDS use that one also.

Mark V's pretty good port as well. It has nice QoL features, neat modding tools (viewing names of textures on surfaces and viewing boundry boxes and other entities), and support for DirectX 9.

[Dark Pulse]

11 hours ago, MattTheGuy said:

im looking for a compatible quake source port for my pc

my pc requirements:

intel inside core i7

windows 10

2.80ghz

6 gb of space

 

Core i7 could be anything from the latest and greatest Rocket Lake CPUs to a Nehalem i7 860 from 2008.

 

Download CPU-Z, take screenshots of its tabs, post them here. Then we'll have a much better answer.

[Redneckerz]

1 hour ago, Halfblind said:

Wait, you have an Intel Core i7 running Windows 10 and have only 6GB of space? 

Likely refers to RAM, 6GB of it.

[MattTheGuy]

guys im not gonna run quake mods just play the vannila quake

 

[MattTheGuy]

should i download winquake? well dosbox quake runs at least

[MattTheGuy]

On 7/20/2021 at 4:55 AM, Redneckerz said:

Likely refers to RAM, 6GB of it.

yea youre right i have 6 gb of ram

[Redneckerz]

38 minutes ago, MattTheGuy said:

yea youre right i have 6 gb of ram

Firstly, no need for multiple separate posts.

 

Secondly, read the prior comments. QuakeSpasm-Spiked is a good starters for modern Quaking, instead of WinQuake.

[MattTheGuy]

On 7/21/2021 at 2:54 PM, Redneckerz said:

Firstly, no need for multiple separate posts.

 

Secondly, read the prior comments. QuakeSpasm-Spiked is a good starters for modern Quaking, instead of WinQuake.

that might be good but i guess my pc gonna explode and i dont wanna run mods so should try winquake?

[Redneckerz]

40 minutes ago, MattTheGuy said:

that might be good but i guess my pc gonna explode

Based on what? Your PC does not explode when you install a source port, it usually explodes when its not cleaned out or you lack hard drive space.

40 minutes ago, MattTheGuy said:

and i dont wanna run mods so should try winquake?

You can run Vanilla Quake just fine with QuakeSpasm-Spiked. All you get is Quality-of-Life improvements.

[zigg1zagg1]

Id avoid using winquake or dosbox these days, they both have limited resolution and framerates, and wont play the game's music (unless you have an original CD lying around).

The Quake Starter Package is probably the easiest way to get the game setup these days, it comes with Quakespasm-spiked as a source port.

 

And based on those pc specs you should have no issue running the game, even some graphics mods should probably work fine.

[omx32x]

On 7/20/2021 at 3:05 AM, Halfblind said:

Wait, you have an Intel Core i7 running Windows 10 and have only 6GB of space? Your going to need more space than that if you are going to run any good Quake mods. If you have the slot and you cannot afford to buy a bigger SDD I would recommend buying a small SD card with at least 16GB of space. My entire Quake mod directory takes up more space than 6GB.

 

This is my go-to as well, but if that is not your flavor you could try the Mark V engine. Some Quake mappers like DumptruckDS use that one also. If you want some Quake mod and map suggestions I can point you in the right direction too.

i think he means 6gb of ram

[Redneckerz]

1 hour ago, omalefico32x said:

i think he means 6gb of ram

This was said already.

[omx32x]

27 minutes ago, Redneckerz said:

This was said already.

yea i read it after i posted oops

[Murdoch]

Pretty sure even an old i7 will handle the simpler Quake source ports without a problem so long as the graphics unit is passable decent. Ports are generally more advanced and demanding than the original engine for sure but it's ultimately still 26 year old tech. Don't use Winquake, as others have pointed out that's old and not likely to work well. Just try some of the ports others have suggested. They cannot damage your computer, they just might run like ass.

[MattTheGuy]

well the only problem is my terrible resolution

[Boaby Kenobi]

I am able to run Quake on an old laptop that has a Pentium dual-core and very limited graphical capability. Its runs very smoothly. It's the original version on Steam, not WQ. WinQuake runs poorly.

 

[MattTheGuy]

1 minute ago, Boaby Kenobi said:

I am able to run Quake on an old laptop that has a Pentium dual-core and very limited graphical capability. Its runs very smoothly. It's the original version on Steam, not WQ. WinQuake runs poorly.

 

source port or dosbox?

[Boaby Kenobi]

15 minutes ago, MattTheGuy said:

source port or dosbox?

 

It's neither. I think it might be WQ actually, not sure though. I was mistaken in my original post. It's GL Quake that runs badly on this laptop. I use Windows 7.

[MattTheGuy]

19 minutes ago, Boaby Kenobi said:

 

It's neither. I think it might be WQ actually, not sure though. I was mistaken in my original post. It's GL Quake that runs badly on this laptop. I use Windows 7.

quake world dont work coz its multiplayer and the multiplayer websites dont work , quake and glquakeworld is unplayable

[Murdoch]

1 hour ago, MattTheGuy said:

well the only problem is my terrible resolution

 

I think you missed my points. It's a 26 year old game. Unless you are running a laptop from the late 90s, its going to run unless it's a super cheap graphics unit and even a cheap laptop's screen resolution is at least comparable height wise to what was around then. And again attempting to run it will do no harm. Download, experiment, see what works. One of the quakespasm variants is your best shot.

[MattTheGuy]

1 minute ago, Murdoch said:

 

I think you missed my points. It's a 26 year old game. Unless you are running a laptop from the late 90s, its going to run unless it's a super cheap graphics unit and even a cheap laptop's screen resolution is at least comparable height wise to what was around then. And again attempting to run it will do no harm. Download, experiment, see what works. One of the quakespasm variants is your best shot.

my pc is not from the 90s dumb

[Murdoch]

4 minutes ago, MattTheGuy said:

my pc is not from the 90s dumb

 

Obviously. I was using hyperbole to illustrate my point. But then i saw your subsequent post. If even the steam supplied engine runs poorly then the graphics chip must be very bad and unless there's a port designed exclusively for low end systems I've not heard of. What is the actual graphics chip? What other games can you run?

[MattTheGuy]

Just now, Murdoch said:

 

Obviously. I was using hyperbole to illustrate my point. But then i saw your subsequent post. If even the steam supplied engine runs poorly then the graphics chip must be very bad and unless there's a port designed exclusively for low end systems I've not heard of. What is the actual graphics chip? What other games can you run?

i have a integrated graphics card

[MattTheGuy]

2 minutes ago, Murdoch said:

 

Obviously. I was using hyperbole to illustrate my point. But then i saw your subsequent post. If even the steam supplied engine runs poorly then the graphics chip must be very bad and unless there's a port designed exclusively for low end systems I've not heard of. What is the actual graphics chip? What other games can you run?

my pc can run doom vannila quake 2 half life 

[Kinsie]

32 minutes ago, Murdoch said:

If even the steam supplied engine runs poorly then the graphics chip must be very bad

The default Steam launch option runs in DOSbox, which for a game like Quake might be A Bit Of An Ask for the extreme low-end. WinQuake and GLQuake are the original 90s releases, which means they probably have some weirdness on modern Windows.

 

Mark V or Fitzquake may be a better bet.