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I made a more classic-looking version of Quake II RTX

I always liked the idea of Quake II RTX, but I wasn't really a fan of how much it changed the original look of the game.

So I ended up making my own version called TuinRTX.

The idea was basically to keep Quake II looking like Quake II original textures, models, weapons, HUD, pixelated look etc but still have the modern path traced lighting, reflections, bounced light, shadows and a ray traced flashlight.

I also added different time-of-day/scenery lighting that you can switch while playing.

It's not just a config or texture pack, I recompiled Quake II RTX 1.8.1 and changed the renderer for it.

Still pretty new, so I'm curious what other Quake II people think of it.

https://tuintje.itch.io/tuinrtx-quake-ii

You'll need your own copy of Quake II of course.

u/Soggy-Preparation405 — 2 days ago

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Dawn of the Machine: Quake 1/2/3 Connections

AI answers are gaslighting me into thinking I'm crazy, but I swear I'm seeing model asset and visual rendering techniques from all three of the games.. Aren't these armor shards from Quake 2, and isnt the volumetric red lighting along the floor in The Haunted Tower (for example) a Quake 3 reference/throwback?

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u/OccasionCapable9661 — 4 days ago

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Can't remember the name of a couple of DM maps: help?

Our server had a couple of maps that I am missing from my archives.

One was a Football (soccer) map like a long and winding football pitch and used with railguns to move this big steel ball to try to get it in one of the goals at the ends. It may have been in a CTF pack, I just don't recall.

The other was just a DM map that was set in orbit and looked like it was designed by MC Escher. About three square, flat platform levels with interlocking ramps leading to the other levels, maybe some indoor space, but doubtful on that. We would load up WOD and use the tractor beams to push one another off and then it was a bit of a long fall until you fell far enough off the map to be squinched.

Unfortunately I cannot find the maps in my files and trying to search for keywords is just not working. Cannot find Q2 soccer or railgun soccer or the other map was something simple like "Space" or "Orbit" and the keywords are just too common to give any good results.

If anyone knows where these are online, I'd be grateful. Trying to rebuild a Q2 server from 1998 and am only missing these few last pieces.

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u/Kasey_Daddy — 13 days ago