

But it was quickly augmented with, among other things, smooth, hardware-based rendering, Windows compatibility, and a new multiplayer mode called QuakeWorld that offered significant enhancements for deathmatchers. The first version was an MS-DOS game with software rendering, if you can believe that. Quake also improved dramatically over the years. Quake was also a watershed moment for me personally: I had switched to PC gaming from the Amiga in the early 1990s in part because of DOOM, and thanks to Quake’s technical advances, I switched from purely keyboard-based gaming to more sophisticated mouse-and-keyboard gaming. While most are probably familiar with DOOM and the impact it had on gaming, it is impossible to overstate the importance of its 1996 successor, Quake, as it brought 3D gaming mainstream and has influenced decades of follow-ups the first-person shooters we play today all owe a great debt to Quake and the changes it wrought, and to Id Software’s John Carmack, the technical genius that made it all possible. This re-release is backward compatible with Xbox Series X|S and will also receive next-gen optimizations at a later date, bringing native 4K resolution and 120hz refresh rates.” “Quake returns today with an enhanced re-release on PC and Xbox One and with Xbox Game Pass. “The legendary first-person shooter that inspires today’s retro shooters is back!” Bethesda’s Parker Wilhelm announced. Rename or remove the dinput.dll from the folder of the game.As part of its annual Quakeworld event this week, Microsoft/Bethesda/Id Software announced some big Quake-related updates that will be of particular interest to Xbox Game Pass subscribers. Note that the GUI is for configuration only and does not have to be running for the mod to work. The mod does not make any permanent changes to the game or to Windows and can easily be removed. This mod is designed for the latest, fully patched versions of Quake 4 and might not work when used with older or otherwise modified executables. to 144)įixing texture bugs on modern hardware by forcing high image qualityįorcing the game to use a custom resolution Properly adjusting the FPS limit to above 60 (e.g. It is easy to install and comes with a GUI for convenient configuration. The Quake 4 Tweaker is a utility mod for Quake 4 that offers various fixes and additional options for the game. Start the game like you would normally, for example directly through Steam Use the Quake4TweakerGUI to change the settings as desired For example: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Quake 4"

This mod allows you to change the FPS limit to above 60, fix texture issues on modern hardware, adjust the despawn time of corpses, change the FOV, skip intro videos and force custom display resolutions.Įxtract the zip-file to your main game folder.

Quake 4 Tweaker is a mod for Quake 4, created by Methanhydrat.
