#Quake 3 modding mod
#Quake 3 modding archive
#Quake 3 modding mods
#Quake 3 modding software

#Quake 3 modding archive

pk3 extension is loaded (.pk3 is a renamed zip archive and is smaller because it is compressed), no limit on number of paks.

Quake behavior: paks override files (meaning if theВ ?pak contains a default.cfg, the user can not make their own default.cfg as it will be ignored), sequentially numbered packs named pak0.pak, then pak1.pak, and so on (if there is a gap it stops looking for higher numbered paks, so pak2.pak will not be loaded if pak1.pak or pak0.pak is missing), a limit of 7 open pak archives (this counts both id1 and your mod, so be careful not to have too many pak archives).ДarkPlaces behavior: files override pk3 archives which override pak archives, anything with a. Latest DarkPlacesВ ?effectinfo.txt file: *checkout*/cvs/twilight/dpmod/effectinfo.txt (place in mymod directory, allows modification of particle effects when running in DarkPlaces engine)ДЄn important note on pak archives in the various Quake engines: Latest DarkPlacesВ ?dpextensions.qc file: *checkout*/cvs/twilight/dpmod/qc/dpextensions.qc (place in mymod/qc directory, addВ ?dpextensions.qc afterВ ?defs.qc inВ ?progs.src file, allows use of QuakeC extensions supported by DarkPlaces engine, some of these features are compatible with other engines also) Take your pick of one of the two most popular compilers, or alternate whenever you feel like it:ДЇTEQCC compiler can be found here in commandline and Windows-GUI flavors: ДЇrikQCC compiler can be found here in commandline and Windows-GUI flavors:

#Quake 3 modding mod

Rogue mission pack 2 source: (due to HUD differences you should run your mod with the commandline options -rogue -game mymod) Hipnotic mission pack 1 source: (due to HUD differences you should run your mod with the commandline options -hipnotic -game mymod) Quake 1.06 qc source with singleplayer removed: (or extract this to mod/qc directory if you don't) (Question: where to get a good qw qc source zip?) Pick a base source code: Quake 1.06 qc source: (extract to mod/qc directory if you want singleplayer support)

#Quake 3 modding software

Then make a quake/mymod/qc directory to hold the QuakeC code you will be working on, you can name this directory something else if you prefer (id Software called it progs, some people call it src). It is common for people and this wiki to refer to your mod directory as mymod, do not take this literally, it simply means whatever you named your mod directory, and most filenames mentioned in Quake modding discussion are inside a mod directory, so when people talk aboutВ ?progs.dat they are referring to quake/mymod/?progs.dat or similar files. there is a DarkPlaces bias to this page, as it is a good engine for developing mods, any other engine authors should feel free to add links to theirВ ?extensions.qc files and other resources relevant to their engine, but please try to keep this page a managable size, as it is only a getting started guide, not the whole WikiВ :)ДЇirst you need to make a directory inside your quake directory, for instance leetrockets, or mymod (you can rename it later), all files andВ ?paks inside this directory will be loaded at a higher priority than the ones in the id1 directory, but files you did not replace will come from the id1 directory, so for instance if you make a mymod/?progs.dat (by compiling QuakeC code), it will override theВ ?progs.dat file contained in id1/pak0.pak, thus changing the gameplay behavior, but all other files come from the id1 directory (for instance progs/player.mdl in id1/pak0.pak).

#Quake 3 modding mods

This is intended as a basic guide to getting the resources needed to start making a mod, some suggestions on first mods to make to learn the language and nature of Quake modding, and links to forums and IRC channels and other resources relevant to Quake modding.