January
01/31/2000
New model Conni
Paul
Steed's Conni Model for Q3
Is out at Polycount 
Go grab it......
Advanced
UI for Q3A
The debut release of Advanced UI for Quake III Arena
is now available on Spine
Design Projects. As the name implies, this is not a
gameplay mod, but rather an enhanced user interface
(completely client-side) for Quake III Arena offering
improved skin and model management.
Q3A Point Release Update
id Software's Robert Duffy updated his .plan this evening
with a brief status report on the new Quake III Arena
point release. Here's the scoop:
The point release is
still in progress. We are addressing several things,
among them auto downloading, mod support, cheating, and
a few other things. It is moving into testing now and
should be done "soon".
One area that we are working hard to improve on is
releasing things for all three platforms at the same
time. As we have still not released the final point
releases for the Macintosh or Linux based systems, the
new point release will be available in all three flavors
at the same time.
01/28/2000
Site
News
Message
boards are back up And all my counters are set to zero so
they are all off I tried to fix this with no luck dam
Frontpage.
GameSpy3D
v2.19
GameSpy3D has reached v2.19, this update adds, among
other things, support for Quake 3 modifications. This
update is available to unregistered users.
Get it here.
Graeme Devine on
Online Worlds
GameSpy.com has posted an
article by id Software's Graeme Devine, where he
examines the state of persistant world online gaming,
looking at the pros and cons of games like Ultima Online,
Everquest, and Asheron's Call.
Q3A
BIP Files Released
Polycount has posted new Character Studio BIP files
from Paul Steed. These files allow owners of 3D Studio
Max' Character Studio to apply the animations he created
for the various characters in Quake III Arena to their own
custom models. Swing
by Polycount to download them and get animating.
Big
Tread news
Tread,
the editor with a WC-styled interface, went through some
major changes. The lead programmer got hired at a gaming
company, so the project is pretty much ending here.
Version 2.0 (with no Q3:A support) will be free, and the
code will be open-sourced so someone else can possibly
pick up the project. Check out the
Tread website for more information.
Tread,
the editor with a WC-styled interface, went through some
major changes. The lead programmer got hired at a gaming
company, so the project is pretty much ending here.
Version 2.0 (with no Q3:A support) will be free, and the
code will be open-sourced so someone else can possibly
pick up the project. Check out the
Tread website for more information.
A
Grid fix for q3radiant
3dfx
has released
new drivers for their Voodoo 3 cards. These cards
contain fixes for a problem some people were having with
the 3dfx Tools program. 3dfx said users who downloaded the
drivers released on Wednesday should only download the new
version if they are experiencing problems.
01/27/2000
Want
to make a Map for Quake 3
Go
here to learn how Q-Workshop
3 they have some 40 tutorials now adding more all the
time.
A
new mouse pad from Everglide
The
A
New map from killspy@icqmail.com
Here is a map from a upcoming Q3:A mod that is
undercontruction right now. Extreme Overload will be
coming out soon, I will be making a map pak for the mod
and hope this first release makes it to your site. More on
EO as time goes on.
http://www.geocities.com/the_nra_army/eo.html
Commander Keen's
Console Page has
been updated with new commands and variables for Quake 3
Arena.
New weapon and skins
Quake3Mods.net has a
new tutorial
on designing weapons and fitting the textures to work
for Quake 3.
Q3A
Skinlinker Updated
Skinning
101 has the latest release of the Skinlinker utility
for Quake III Arena that creates the .skin files needed to
link the skin image files to the models in Quake III
Arena. The new version now allows to create bots, mostly
with default characteristics, "but you do get to set
speed, aggressiveness, accuracy, alertness, sex and a few
other things."
01/26/2000
My
first quake3 map is done
The
pic. of the day is from it And you can grab the file here
if you want its 1.7 megs
Site
News God
I
hope this works I am uploading the whole site again. Yes
it worked time to get busy and update this site.
01/11/2000
Site
news
Going
on a small vacation today there won't be any updates until
Sunday.
01/10/2000
Yes
server is back up.
The
one that hosts my site that is.
Second
beta patch
Update
from Robert Duffy
The
2nd Point Release Beta (version 1.15b) for Quake III Arena
is out. It should start appearing on mirrors soon. This
version contains several bug fixes and should go final
within a day or so. The source should be available shortly
after that ( within a few days ). Per usual, all dates and
time frames are subject to change.
Changes:
-Control menu works properly
-Pure server connection notification
-2D Armor icon appears properly
-.arena files are accumulated properly across pk3 files
-A few other smallish fixes
Stomped
FTP2, 3D
Files, id
Softwre FTP, and Blue's.
For windows version patch
3d
gamers archive ftp
cdrom Id
software Blue"s
For the Mac version patch
01/10/2000
Site News
Sorry
for the lack of updates been busy with my dam computer.
Changed video cards twice and had to reformat hard drive
and install new mother board bios and pci and agp drivers.
Sounds like fun, yea right, well its working alright
again. Here is some news that I found it a little old but
here it is.
Editing Info
Paul Jaquays made a post
on the Quake3World forum about some new map features in
the recent point release.
New entity (won't be in
editor)
item_botroam
This is an invisible "bot attractor" entity. It
has all the standard entity properties, plus
"weight". Weight is a value between 0 and 400
that causes bots to move toward it (as if it were a
favored game entity).
New property:
notbot Works with all item, ammo, and weapon entities. It
can be used to make an item invisible for bot attraction.
Now the big one:
When building a pk3 file, include your own arenas.txt
file. For each map in your pak, make an entry with your
map's data just like those in the core Arenas.txt
When you load a properly
set up map it should appear in the appropriate game menus.
New Shaded
Shaded
v0.77 is now available. You can now print.
The Q3
Config Repair Guide is online, offering help to
those screwed over, somehow, by the beta Point Release of
Q3.
Future of Quake Article
Gamesurge has
posted an editorial concerning the future of the Quake
series. You can check it out by heading here.
Quake TV now
available
Seen at Voodoo
Extreme that the first public release of Quake
TV is now available, allowing users of the game viewer
to witness live online Quake 2 and Quake 3 Arena matches
currently in progress.
Q3
utilities galore
Four new versions of utilities for Quake III Arena are
available (thanks Blues)
A new version of Servarena
has been released. The program allows admins to setup
their servers without editing configs manually or
modifying command line arguments.
Quake
3 Control is a remote admin tool for Quake 3 and Quake
2 with QW support in the works. It allows you to change
server settings, kick players, and view the status of your
server.
Beta 2.3e of QStat
has been released. This new release fixes Q3 and HL master
queries among other things.
New Q3Offline
A new version of the bot utility Q3Offline
is available. Q3Offline simplifies the setup of
single-player matches against bots. This version features
a new interface and bug fixes.
New Zoid Q3 map
In an effort to promote their Quake III Arena soundtrack, Sonic
Mayhem in collaboration with Zoid have released a new Q3
DM map called Anti-Logic that also features a brand
new track by the band.
01/07/2000
Quake 3 Beta Point Release Patch!!!!!!!
id software has just released the point release for Quake
3, although it is just a beta. Here is the scoop on the
poop from Graeme:
- New scoreboard.
- New team scoreboard
- Voting can change the gametype if the new map doesn’t
support the current gametype
- Protect CD key into a different file
- Team overlay tidied up
- Bots don't start kill, hitnokill, or hitnodeath chats
when there are nearby enemies
- Late player start on screen score display fixed
- Re-add mouselook
- Callvote nextmap
- Extra/different pakfile disconnect bug fixed
- Packetloss on the scoreboard
- Delay deferred loading of players until after death
- Load/Save config re-added
Get the beta at the
following sites: Blues
news Shuga
The
Oxygen Tank
Another Shaded Update
Shaded, the program designed to make those Q3 shaders
easier to work with, has another update - this one allows
the user to change the fonts the scripts are displayed
with.
Go check it out!
01/05/2000
QTracker v2.3 Beta 15
Released
QTracker v2.3 beta 15 has been released. QTracker is a
freeware game server browser, server launcher, MP3
streaming audio browser, and HTML server list generator
for Win9x/NT. The latest version finishes the PlayerWatch
skin format, adds a skin browser, and adds a new skin.
id Denial of
Service
id Software's Christian
"Disruptor" Antkow sends word that problems you
may be having connecting to id at the moment are probably
due to a denial of service attack, or the measures being
taken to combat it. Here's the email he sent along, since
even .plan updates are not working for them at the moment:
Connectivity Problems
with Q3A
To be blunt, we are currently the target of a major
denial of service attack which was started at 3pm CST
this afternoon.
The perpetrators of this denial of service are
saturating two full DS3's coming into Dallas, and are
affecting all Savvis, UUNet, and Sprint connections
locally.
To combat this attack, Savvis, UUNet, and Sprint have
implemented access filters blocking certain traffic to
our entire class C, and are blocking our DNS server
entirely.
Savvis will be monitoring the situation throughout the
evening, and I'm expecting a wakeup call at 8am from the
morning tech crew at Savvis for an update. I will be
calling the FBI in the morning to proceed legally on
this attack.
I sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this is
causing you. Believe me, we are as frustrated as you
are.
Q3A Tune-Up
Guide
nV News has posted The guide
presents a pile of options for tweaking the game to
run its best on GeForce 256 cards, and features benchmark
numbers using Creative Labs' Annihilator and Annihilator
Pro cards.
Q3A desktop
theme
Nogbad's Black Castle
sends word that they have slapped up a cool new Quake III
Arena Windows desktop theme, complete with new icons,
wallpaper, and other stuff.
Quake 3 demo
contest
The Shugsahack
is holding a Quake III Arena demo contest, offering "worldfame
and a lap dance by Steve [Gibson]" for submitting the
best demo recorded in Quake III Arena. Head over to this
article at the Shugashack for more details.
All
the Q1 Maps In Q3
Christian
ICe Sent this to me check them out tell me what you
think here's the blub:
I have the HONOR to
offer to all death matchers THE COMPLETE COLLECTION of
QUAKE1 death matchs converted for Q3a.
You will find: DM1, DM2, DM3, DM4,DM5, DM6, E1m7, START,
Death32C, ULTRAV, DEBELLO!!!
http://mapcenter.gamersrevolt.com/
look in DM CLASSIC
Q3level
Matt Sefton has completed his level and is available for
down from
here (767k)
Ben
q3 Model
Obi-Wan
has created a new player model for Q3: Ben
from Full Throttle. You can download it at Polycount.
WONSwap
for Q3A
WONSwap,
the utility that helps users find new maps and custom
models, now supports Quake III Arena. The program also
supports Half-Life, SWAT 3, TRIBES, Unreal Tournament
New QBind
QWare
Software News has a
new version 0.85 of QBind Free Edition, the key binding
program that supports the Quake family of games. The new
release fixes some bugs, and adds support for the latest
versions of Quake III Arena and the Q3A Demo
01/04/2000
Site
news
It looks like the server will be down Wednesday instead it
will be back up the same day I hope, It also looks like I
will go over 10000 hits soon very cool.
Q3Map
Gateway by Vexar
Vexar, author of the Vexar
Map Pak which includes Waterhole, Piston, and
Redemption, has released his new map: Gateway.
Here's his blurb:
"Gateway" The theme, battle between the future
and the past in a surreal void setting. Gateway is good
for 6-8 players, and includes every weapon. The Rocket
Launcher, Lightning Gun, and Railgun are available by
traveling through the Gateway to the past. Choose one of
three pathways to the past, receive a weapon, and some
Powerups on the way there. Other weapons can be found
throughout the level.
Gateway also features Quad
damage, Regeneration, and Invisibility, these items are
protected by a time locked door. A Global announcement
lets players know when the Powerups are available to be
recovered. I hope to provide in every map something that
hasn't been seen before in the FPS community, while
maintaining great gameplay. This is a difficult challenge,
there are many great level designers, and I hope to be
considered one of them someday soon! Thank you for
downloading this level!
A screenshot of Gateway is
posted at his site.
Yes,
more Q3A maps. Quake
3 Nation Dot De has Playground
of the Damned by Kello
and Temple
of Loss by Suicide20.
Also, Liquid
Quake has released a revision of their training map Rail
Range.
$100,000
Contest FRAG
4
Want to win $100,000? Fire your ass over to the CPL
where you might just have the chance later this year.
Here's the blurb:
January 3, 2000 -- The
Cyberathlete Professional League announced today that it
has partnered with Babbage's, Etc., to organize the FRAG
4 gaming event in Dallas, Texas. The FRAG (Foremost
Roundup of Advanced Gamers) 4 will offer $100,000 in
cash prizes, one of the largest cash prizes of any
computer gaming competition in the world and the second
$100,000 event for the CPL in the year 2000.
Umustdie
Q3 skins
Umustdie Quake3
Arena Skin Supply, recently relocated to Quake3World,
has posted a bunch of new skins for id's Quake 3 models.
They also have skinpacks they call "SkinPods"
that contain all the skins for one particular model.
Quake
3 Demo Loop Test
RivaStation has posted a downloadable Demoloop
script for Quake 3 Arena. This is good for people
wanting to run their system hard to see if their
overclocking is stable.
Quad
God Movie Released
The Quad God 33minute Quake 3 movie has been released. You
can (theoretically) get it at the Damage
Gaming site but I've got over 4hours left to get the
72MB file on my cable modem. D'oh! There is a 12MB version
for 56K/cable modem. It is ASF only so you'll need the MS
Media Player to view it.
01/03/2000
Site
news
I
will be shut down tomorrow have to work on server I hope
to be up later in the day so if you can't get thru check
back in awhile.
New Shaded
There's a new version of Shaded
that fixes a couple of bugs. If you haven't looked into
this little program, designed to make shaders a little bit
easier
New CL Unified Drivers
Creative Labs has released new
Unified drivers so that CL GeForce card users can now
also use this Glide driver. Thanks Riva
3D.
Q3A Skinlinker
(Thanks Bluenews)
Skinning
101 has a new release of the Skinlinker utility for
Quake III Arena that creates the .skin files needed to
link the skin image files to the models in Quake III
Arena. The new version allows you to add new skins to
existing pk3 files, add extra descriptions to each skins
readme file, and offers improved error correction. The
program still only works with about 10 Q3A models, with
the promise of the config files for more soon.
01/02/2000
Q1maps
to Q3maps
Chris
Roffey Aka Wolf Sent me a note saying that he
has converted some Q1 maps to Q3.
Already done are dm2,dm3,dm4 and dm6 get them here
also grab the texture pack.
Quake3
guide
GameSpot has posted a Quake
3 Arena Guide that includes map analysis, strategies,
cheats, and easter eggs.
01/01/2000
Happy new year and yes the computer still works.
Game Name Builder
(Thanks Bluenews)
More fun with fun names as the Game
Name Builder Official Homepage has a new version 1.82
of this program that can add colored and/or animated
player names to Quake (1), QuakeWorld, Quake II, Hexen II,
HexenWorld, NetStorm, and any other game which uses ASCII
characters. The new version adds support for Quake III
Arena and the Q3A Demo.
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