Excerpt from QUAKE Mini-FAQ rec.games.computer.doom.announce
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+ source code availability for the server. make your
A plot for the game has not been conceived yet. It will
possibly center around a fantasy/medival theme, but people will
be able to create their own scenarios.
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1 - What is QUAKE?
QUAKE is a 3D 'point of view' action orientated game with
certain role playing elements from id Software. It is the successor
to DOOM and features an engine with many enhancements, such as:
. full six degrees of freedom. no more 2.5Dness as in DOOM
. polygon based, texture mapped items
. environmental sound effects
. advanced player interactions
. highly advanced networking capabilities:
+ QUAKE servers that can be linked among eachother
+ dozens of players in one game
+ leave/join games in progress
+ source code availability for the server. make your
own modifications and recompile on other platforms.
. QUAKE will come with its own C like programming language,
allowing you to addons to the game never before possible
A plot for the game has not been conceived yet. It will
possibly center around a fantasy/medival theme, but people will
be able to create their own scenarios.
QUAKE will be available for DOS first. A port to Linux and
other Unix platforms should follow thereafter and then a native
Windows '95 version. Other platforms such as OS/2 will soon follow.
Hmmm, Cat.
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