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Q2dQ2
21:06 run through Quake2



Quake2 done Quick2

Abstract

This is a run that completes Quake2 on Hard skill as fast as we could manage (well, without resorting to unrestricted bunny-hopping.)

It is much harder to record a run through Quake2 one demo at a time than it is to do the same for Quake, but we kept the continuity correct; this represents a proper run through the whole game.

QdQ haven't yet made a proper Quake2 movie, but Zarathustra Studios have put together a very good straight recam of the original run.

Please read the ever evolving FAQ about the run if you have any questions after watching; it includes a summary of all the tricks and strategies we used, so you may find that interesting in its own right.

Installation

The download contains at least one pak?.pak file, a gamex86.dll game mod to access the demos through a menu, and some *.cfg files. You should unzip everything in the archive into a subdirectory of your main Quake2 directory called q2dq2. Then run Quake2 with the +game q2dq2 command-line option.

Linux users will also want to download the Linux version of the game mod and place gamei386.so in the q2dq2 directory before running. We have libc5 and glib versions available.

Similarly, Macintosh users should download the appropriate Mac version of the game mod and place gameppc.lib / gameppc.bundle in the q2dq2 directory before running.

Downloads


q2dq2_full (3.5Mb)
First-person recordings + ZS recams, 21min each, menu-driven demo PAK
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Original release, 99/08/01.
This is the first-person recordings plus the Zarathustra Studios recams, in one combined download.

q2dq2_linux (330Kb)
Linux game mods (libc5 and glibc)
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Second (repackaged) release, 99/08/01.
Download this for Linux versions of the game mod that wraps the runs and recams up in a friendly menu.

q2dq2_mac (283Kb)
Macintosh game mod
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Original release, 01/07/16.
Download this for Mac version of the game mod that wraps the runs and recams up in a friendly menu. OS X users, see below.

q2dq2_mac_osx (319KB)
Macintosh OS X game mod
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Original release, 02/07/03.
Download this for Mac OS X version of the game mod that wraps the runs and recams up in a friendly menu.

Version history

If you have questions about the run that are not already addressed in the text file, you should consult our evolving FAQ. If your query isn't answered there, please do ask us.

3rd July 2002 - Macintosh menu mod, OS X
Thanks to Brandon Rich again, an OS X version.
16th July 2001 - Macintosh menu mod
Courtesy of Brandon Rich. Apologies to Macintosh owners for the brief two year delay!
1st August 1999 - recam from Zarathustra Studios.
Since the menu mod needed to be updated to cope with both the original runs and the recams, every download was updated with a second release.
22nd July 1999 - original glib Linux menu mod
6th July 1999 - original clib5 Linux menu mod
5th July 1999 - original release of Q2dQ2.
This speed-run project took almost eighteen months to complete!