Quake
QPlug for Linux
Qplug is a Netscape plugin which retrieves and displays QuakeWorld and Quake II server information
embedded in a web page. A Windows Qplug has been around for some time. The author, Olivier Debon (
odebon@club−internet.fr) wrote the Linux version from scratch without ever having seen the Windows
version.
QPlug for Linux can be got at http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Labyrinth/5084/qplug.html.
Linux Quake HOWTO
4.1 QStat 30
qkHacklib
David Bucciarelli ( tech.hmw@plus.it), author of the 3Dfx driver for Mesa, has written a library called
qkHack, which tries to emulate all the SVGAlib/fxMesa functions used by Quake and Quake II. This would
remove the need for SVGAlib when running glquake or Quake II with ref_gl. Other features from the
qkHacklib README:
You can dynamically switch between fullscreen rendering and the in window rendering just pressing
the TAB key (you must start your X server in 16 bpp mode in order to use this feature)
•
You can press Ctrl−C in the shell or kill the Quake process without problems •
you can enable/disable the mouse and keyboard 'grabbing' pressing F11/F12 •
you can iconify and pause Quake pressing the F10 (it will not eat more CPU cycles). You can restart
everything with a double click in the "****" icon
•
you can run Quake with any Mesa driver (for example with the X11 driver but you must recompile
the Mesa without the Voodoo driver)
•
you can run Quake under any Linux box and get the hardware acclerated output on a SGI box (OK,
this is a bit exotic and theoretical as feature but it is an example of how powerful can be an
GLX/OpenGL application)
•
I've tried qkHacklib and it works great for Quake on my system. In Quake II, however, the mouse response
becomes really slow. Others report complete success, though, so give it a try if it sounds like something you
need.
David Bucciarelli's qkHacklib web page is at http://www−hmw.caribel.pisa.it/fxmesa/fxqkhack.html.
GiMd2Viewer
GiMd2Viewer is a Quake 2 model viewer written for Gtk and OpenGL by Lionel Ulmer (
bbrox@mygale.org). It loads models and textures from either plain files or .PAK files. It will also animate the
models (with frame interpolation).
This program is still under developement and I haven't tried it yet, but it sounds pretty nifty. Check it out at
http://www.mygale.org/~bbrox/GiMd2Viewer/.
QIPX
QIPX is a set of programs that allow Linux Quake clients (using TCP/IP) to connect with DOS Quake clients
(using IPX). I guess this is useful if you're playing netquake on a LAN. QIPX is available at
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Park/6083/qipx.html.
Qplug is a Netscape plugin which retrieves and displays QuakeWorld and Quake II server information
embedded in a web page. A Windows Qplug has been around for some time. The author, Olivier Debon (
odebon@club−internet.fr) wrote the Linux version from scratch without ever having seen the Windows
version.
QPlug for Linux can be got at http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Labyrinth/5084/qplug.html.
Linux Quake HOWTO
4.1 QStat 30
qkHacklib
David Bucciarelli ( tech.hmw@plus.it), author of the 3Dfx driver for Mesa, has written a library called
qkHack, which tries to emulate all the SVGAlib/fxMesa functions used by Quake and Quake II. This would
remove the need for SVGAlib when running glquake or Quake II with ref_gl. Other features from the
qkHacklib README:
You can dynamically switch between fullscreen rendering and the in window rendering just pressing
the TAB key (you must start your X server in 16 bpp mode in order to use this feature)
•
You can press Ctrl−C in the shell or kill the Quake process without problems •
you can enable/disable the mouse and keyboard 'grabbing' pressing F11/F12 •
you can iconify and pause Quake pressing the F10 (it will not eat more CPU cycles). You can restart
everything with a double click in the "****" icon
•
you can run Quake with any Mesa driver (for example with the X11 driver but you must recompile
the Mesa without the Voodoo driver)
•
you can run Quake under any Linux box and get the hardware acclerated output on a SGI box (OK,
this is a bit exotic and theoretical as feature but it is an example of how powerful can be an
GLX/OpenGL application)
•
I've tried qkHacklib and it works great for Quake on my system. In Quake II, however, the mouse response
becomes really slow. Others report complete success, though, so give it a try if it sounds like something you
need.
David Bucciarelli's qkHacklib web page is at http://www−hmw.caribel.pisa.it/fxmesa/fxqkhack.html.
GiMd2Viewer
GiMd2Viewer is a Quake 2 model viewer written for Gtk and OpenGL by Lionel Ulmer (
bbrox@mygale.org). It loads models and textures from either plain files or .PAK files. It will also animate the
models (with frame interpolation).
This program is still under developement and I haven't tried it yet, but it sounds pretty nifty. Check it out at
http://www.mygale.org/~bbrox/GiMd2Viewer/.
QIPX
QIPX is a set of programs that allow Linux Quake clients (using TCP/IP) to connect with DOS Quake clients
(using IPX). I guess this is useful if you're playing netquake on a LAN. QIPX is available at
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Park/6083/qipx.html.
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