Func_Msgboard: RemakeQuake

Posted by ijed on 2008/11/15 04:22:38

This is a thread about a project currently underway to remake Quake one.

It involves upgrading what exists already in order to play and look better or at least differently in all probable situations and enhance what is already there in this great game.

So we're remixing all the maps, monsters, and the player.

A specific engine in order to solve long-standing issues isn't out of the question, the main concerns being cross-OS support for features that should be common, like entity alpha and multiplayer. These things exist in various forms, but there's still no standard, at least today.

There's a great wealth of resource on this board - the one thing that doesn't exist here is apathy.

So, we're fishing for contributors. If you can make a map, animate or code and want to see this monster through to its conception then you're on the team.

Over the next few days I'll post info on what currently exists, and where it's headed.

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Yes

#348 posted by madfox on 2009/08/29 18:07:01

Should it need much hard coding to get the circulair ammu spread?

Nooooo!

#349 posted by ijed on 2009/08/29 18:39:00

A Circular

#350 posted by ijed on 2009/08/29 18:40:34

particle effect would be nice, but very hard to to, AFAIK.

And since it's now the Cauteriser as opposed to the Railgun we'll need to look for something else. Currently it's a straight line with red electrical effect and white particles.

Railgun In Quake1

#351 posted by PM on 2009/08/29 19:41:01

Piercing hitscan is not hard. The part that makes adding a Quake1 railgun problematic are the visual effects, at least if one wants the corkscrew trail as seen in Quake2. The corkscrew can be done, but I found it to be a particle hog, similar to the lavasplash effect.

Another problem with the railgun in Quake is against monsters. Unless enough monsters are modified to be a threat from long range, or ammo is very rare, a railgun with power comparable to the rocket launcher will destroy monsters before they become a threat to the player.

#352 posted by oh, that person on 2009/08/29 19:56:53

And since it's now the Cauteriser

I guess I wasted my time blurring the name out, then...

Maybe The Spirlal Effect Could Be Done Using An MDL?

#353 posted by RickyT33 on 2009/08/29 20:07:31

Like the lightning model

#354 posted by yhe1 on 2009/08/29 20:29:38

what about making the effects similar to what is in SW, using sprites?

#355 posted by Supa on 2009/08/29 21:19:37

The corkscrew can be done, but I found it to be a particle hog ...

Correct, this is why we're currently making use of the previously-unused beam effect.

Another problem with the railgun in Quake is against monsters. ...

We're working on this. :)

Sorry OTP

#356 posted by ijed on 2009/08/29 21:19:59

#357 posted by yhe1 on 2009/08/29 22:09:31

As long as this railgun is so disgusting, why not make it an Alien Arm cannon? You have to get out the chainsaw and saw it off.

Because There Are No Aliens In Quake

#358 posted by oh, that person on 2009/08/29 22:30:03

#359 posted by yhe1 on 2009/08/29 22:51:23

okay, a monster arm cannon

Yeah, Not A Bad Idea

#360 posted by dooomer on 2009/08/30 04:57:28

saw a shambler arm off, and use it instead of LG.
Or cut down a Hell Knight arm, and shoot out those sparkling sizzling firework.

Or A Shub Penis

#361 posted by ijed on 2009/08/30 16:24:05

There is already an idea floating around, but will have to see what happens. We're very busy.

But Shub Is Female?

#362 posted by R.P.G. on 2009/08/30 16:25:57

Now I'm all confused and scared at the thought of a hermaphroditic Shub. :(

Do A Google Image Search

#363 posted by ijed on 2009/08/30 16:32:00

The horror, the horror.

Didn't Find

#364 posted by ijed on 2009/08/30 16:38:06

The references I was looking for, but basically there's a collection of black and white line drawings by a few different artists that have shub as a hermathrodite. With two peni. The giz of one is black and the other white - life and death, I seem to remember.

I hope you're all looking forward to the new Shub-Niggurath.

The Second One Is My Desktop

#365 posted by ijed on 2009/08/30 16:44:30

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/110/275580976_10cf2ecec2.jpg?v=0

http://www.johncoulthart.com/images/oldones/shub.jpg

http://www.itchstudios.com/psg/quake/kawaiik_demons.jpg

http://cthulhiana.com/sitebuilder/images/shub_niggurath-598x422.png

http://www.zb.em-net.ne.jp/~nottsuo/images/shub_niggurath.jpg

3rd Image

#366 posted by necros on 2009/08/30 20:36:38

giga-shambler (lol, wtf) looks pretty cool, but what's with the cheery little orange guy under shub?

Chibi Chthon

#367 posted by oh, that person on 2009/08/30 20:51:45

4th Image For The Win

#368 posted by generic on 2009/08/30 21:34:40

I'd love to see that one animated!

#369 posted by necros on 2009/08/30 22:17:33

Chibi Chthon

hahaomg o.o dooo eeet

#370 posted by ijed on 2009/09/02 00:50:17

Assembla is down then.

And Is Back Up

#371 posted by ijed on 2009/09/02 04:10:30

Coinciding with my bill arriving . . .

Yeah!

#372 posted by madfox on 2009/09/02 20:21:32

let's hack ijed bill's acountsman!

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