QWFAQ

From QWiki


Where

  • Where do I get Quake?

nQuake is the most popular quake package. This package contains everything you need to play online quakeworld. (except pak1.pak - see below). Its the best way to start.

  • Where do I find actual people to play this game?

You can go to quakeservers.net or go to #qwrookie on Quakenet IRC. As an alternative, you can use the ezQuake in-game server browser. go to menu "multiplayer/servers" and refresh the servers there (hint: use spacebar, enter and keypad)

  • The qw scene is located mainly at IRC, how can I get in there?

The easiest way is to connect via webchat. Or, install a irc client and connect to the Quakenet, then join #quakeworld, #qwrookie and ask there.


How

  • Where do I place my .cfg to make it load automatically?

id1\ and for autolook on startup in ezquake\configs
add +load_cfg config.cfg to quickstart

  • How can I disable the quads rings and pents in the consolebackground?

/con_particles_alpha 0

  • Map download is slow, how do i download faster?

/rate 99999 and /setinfo drate 9999999 in console, not in chat.

  • How can I load my hud config?

Put it in /qw/ folder, /exec hud.cfg and then /cfg_save config_name. See below for link to qw.gfx site.

  • How to set the console to come up on startup in ezquake?

1) start client
2) /cl_onload console
3) /cfg_save
4) quit client
5) remove all cmdline options
6) start client

  • How do I turn on the hud editor?

To turn on hud editor simply write /hud_editor in console


FAQ

  • What resolution should I use?

See Smooth Quake. If you own a tft screen, see TFT. If it's widescreen (16:9 or 16:10), read the Widescreen Guide. If you own a crt screen it depends on your screen. Higher refresh rates result in a smoother gameplay. You MUST tweak the refresh rate if you own a CRT screen. This is one of those things you got to test yourself. Use Refresh force to tweak your screen Hz if you're not comfortable with the nvidia drivers. Common resolutions/refresh rates are 640*480@160hz, 800*600@120hz, 1024*768@100hz.

Hints

  • Timedemo fps

Timedemo is a way to benchmark your pc on quake series games. you can use any demo you want. At the end of the demo, the average fps you have will be displayed. "fps" is a small demo in which many players are firing and it is very demanding, making it the standard demo for testing fps in qw. This was first introduced by Def in Def Quakeworld Package. It's recommended to have at least 77 fps in "timedemo fps". To run it, type timedemo fps in the quakeworld console. If you don't have it, you can always use quake's default demos: demo1-3. timedemo demo1 for example.




Useful Pages

Retrieved from "https://www.quakeworld.nu/w/index.php?title=QWFAQ&oldid=13339"