Quake II Evolved

I loved playing Quake and Quake II, it was a great game that was lots of fun. I enjoyed playing the game with my friends using serial connections back then. To my great suprise someone is porting Quake II to todays graphics standards, the gfx already look extremely good. Take a look at their website and download version 0.40 to get a first glimpse at the game.

Using advanced effects such as Per Pixel Lighting and Shadowing, Fragment And Vertex Programs, High Resolution textures and models, and an advanced version of the Doom 3 Shader System, Quake II Evolved’s goal is a simple one; To take Quake 2, and pump up the detail to tomorrows standards.

Update: The files are still available and the site has been updated about a year ago for the last time. Instructions have been posted on the site to install the high resolution texture package for Quake 2.

Install Quake2
Install Quake II Mission Pack: The Reckoning
Install Quake II Mission Pack: Ground Zero
update to version 3.20 q2-3.20-x86-full_3.exe
Copy the \Quake2 directory to a temporay location
Rename \Quake2 to something like \Quake2_Baseline
Copy the \Video directories from the original CD-disks into \baseq2, \xatrix and \rogue
Zip this directory and keep Quake2_Baseline.zip in a safe place
Unistall MP2, MP1 and Quake2
Use Quake2_Baseline.zip to “install” a Full Updated copy of Quake2

Check the Quake 2 Evolved download links on the page and install them to play this advanced version of Quake II on your computer.

Here is a video that is showing the engine in action, quite the difference, would not you say?

If you like Quake II and are still playing it you certainly want to install Quake II Evolved for much better visuals and a better gaming experience.

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Author: Martin Brinkmann, Monday November 21, 2005 -
Tags:Games, quake 2, quake II