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qk1 - (9) quake
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- setup:
. mk install
- to install quake (shareware or registered):
. mkdir $home/lib/quake/id1
. cp /n/quakecd/id1/*.pak id1/
- to install an expansion or compatible mod (zB rogue):
. mkdir $home/lib/quake/rogue
. cp /n/quakecd/rogue/*.pak $home/lib/quake/rogue
- sound is glitchy with higher resolutions (see snd_9.c)
- cdaudio, networking: PORTME
- high resolutions work up to 4096x4096 (arbitrary limit in r_shared.h)
. by default, quake uses a 8MB heap, which will be insufficient for higher
resolutions → exits with a related error message (not a note)
→ use [-mem MB], e.g.:
; quake -mem 16
. resolutions under around 328x160 don't work, possibly because
menu text isn't scaled down, or something
- mouse is grabbed using m_windowed cvar
. open console (~)
. type m_windowed 1 (can autocomplete w/ tab)
. setting saved on exit in id1/config.cfg
- tested on 386 and amd64 only (works ok on a pentium 4)
some params useful for workarounds
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-nosound
-nostdout
-mem MB
(-noudp)
port notes
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- based on linux/x11 code from original release
- pr_strings: assumed 32bit pointer arithmetic: use PR_GetStr() instead of
dealing with it directly; may be ass
- global cppdefotomy, removing code seen as useless for plan9
- vid_9.c: shitty, can probably improve performance a bit without screwing code
- *printf -> *print was (mostly) stupid
- removed some of the command line parameters
. -winsize, -width, -height: just set the window dimensions with rio/rc
. -condebug: can just redirect with rc to same effect
todo/issues
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- compiling with PARANOID reveals several points of failure that are otherwise
ignored, resulting in abnormal exit (also on linux)
- leave running for a couple of hours -> sound dies and eventually, invalid
write/reads -> crash
- compile with BAN_TEST -> net_dgrm build fails (struct sockaddr_in)
- sprites/particles not scaled correctly on high resolutions (also in quake2)
- m_windowed 1: can still look around in frozen world when paused
- m_windowed 1: mouse can still escape, causing glitchy mouse look
- net_9p.c
- cd_9.c,net_udp.c,net_dgrm.c: actuallyport
- manpages
- cleanse *_9.c from linux legacy
- fix potential fp exceptions in code rather than ignoring them?
- g '/\* FIXME'
- port quakeworld and utilities +/- merge common code and mkmany
legal
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Quake, hence qk1, is licensed under the GPLv2. See COPYING for details.