Questions! Answers! Possibly even some humor! Get ready for another mind-blowing PQ Poll!
You probably missed this Level of the Week the first time around when it was a Q3 Dreamcast map, but now there's no excuse. Time to grab Fortress 2089 and get gaming!
Saturday, December 11, 2004
Time To Play The Voting Game!
Community News | 12/11/2004 | 5:38 PST - Jube Here at Big Fuzzy central we've finally gotten our shiz together for an all new edition of the PQ Poll! What's inside Santa's sack? Your fantasy expansion pack, Quake themed board games, the horror of the Strogg and much more! Go place your votes in the latest PQ Poll and be sure to check out the last poll's results complete with commentary from the PQ Staff and Mr. Lake. Once you're done savouring all that, be sure to submit poll questions of your own!
WoP Update Ready For Download!
Quake III Arena News | 12/11/2004 | 5:27 PST - Jube World of PADman brings us the first update for their colourful Quake 3 conversion. WoP Update 01 includes a number of changes and new features such as bot support for all game types! Here's a look at a partial changelog:
3 new Padman skins (BioPad, HellPad und SuperPad)
Pumper: new impacteffect
NiPPER: new sound and color
the "weapon in sprayroom" bug should be fixed via code ...
added mousewheel-support to some menus (e.g. ingame addBot menu)
Mac problems solved
the Server-Browser got a filter and added a add-to-favorite button
killerducks got more health
Botsupport for all gametypes (only a few powerups and the imperius seem to make small problems for the bots, even some maps have to be tweaked a bit for the bots)
new and fixed spraylogos
And more!
Visit World of PADman to read the full changelog and to download the 7MB WoP Update!
Nexuiz's DarkPlaces Tech Video
Quake News | 12/11/2004 | 5:20 PST - Jube Nexuiz has put up a new DarkPlaces Tech Video, showing off the Quake Engine mod behind Nexuiz. The video shows some of the DarkPlaces advanced features when running Quake 1, such as realtime shadowing and bumpmapping. You can pick up the video here.
Morning Gas
Community News | 12/11/2004 | 4:40 PST - Pappy-R The first week of the four-week "prize round" is a done deal and we've got winners! It's far from over and it's still very much anyone's ballgame so make sure you start hitting tomorrow's "Movie Quote" like a Strogg mating with a Buick. Yesterday's quote from "Open Range" must have been a real tough one since only two got it right out of all the entries. MUAHAHA! First in for three points was D14p3rW4r with CybrVillain scooping two for Second. GG all!
Just a little refresher on how this all works, you just "Name That Flick" and your points add up. The three quickest entrants get three points for First, two for Second and one for Third throughout the week and on Saturday I add up the points to decide the weekly First, Second and Third who then get three points for First, two for Second and one for Third. It's these weekly points that carry on through and will be totaled at the end of the round. Now here's how this week wound up.
CybrVillain: 14 First!
D14p3rW4r: 11 Second!
HolyRoller: 3 Third!
Great week gang, now get ready for week two that starts tomorrow!
Friday, December 10, 2004
MFQ3 Looks To The Future
Quake III Arena News | 12/10/2004 | 9:56 PST - Jube The Military Forces Q3 team is looking to the future and starting to plan some new features for their mod anticipating the Quake III Arena source release. With new things on the horizon, MFQ3 is currently seeking experienced engine coders to help make future updates of the mod a reality. Stop by Military Forces Q3 for more information and contact address.
Morning Gas
Community News | 12/10/2004 | 6:15 PST - Pappy-R I've been thinking a bunch about the impending(?) release of the Quake III Arena source code as per John Carmack's comments back in August. Now I know it wasn't promised or given a solid release schedule, and I'm not going to be moaning or bitching if it's not out by the end of the year, I just can't stop thinking about what some already existing mods could do with it. And then there's the engine mods, oh my. How can I not be thinking about it?! OK, some drooling is involved as well.
Yesterday's quote from "The Terminator" got plenty of entries and a few of them made me tilt my head like a dog wondering what that noise was you just made with your other cheeks. But grins aren't worth points and only the top three get the points. First in for three was CybrVillain with two going to Warden in Second and D14p3rW4r scoops the last point for Third. GG all!
Movie Quote:"Men are gonna get killed here today, Sue, and I'm gonna kill 'em."Name that flick!
Thursday, December 9, 2004
There Are Aliens Among Us!
Quake II News | 12/9/2004 | 10:07 PST - Jube COR Entertainment has released another update to their CodeRED Alien Arena game. Stop by COR's download page for the latest update to the Q2 powered standalone conversion, and check out today's PQ Pic of the Day for a look at the Human Enforcer included with Alien Arena 2.04 update!
Gray Matter Hiring Level Designer & Scripter
Community News | 12/9/2004 | 6:06 PST - Jube Gray Matter Studios, the developers behind Call of Duty: United Offensive and Return to Castle Wolfenstein are currently looking to fill a scripter and a level designer position. Quoted from Map-Center:
The Level Designer would be responsible for geometry construction and optimization of maps, as well as lighting and texturing. The Scripter would be responsible for scripting game play events, cinematics, and implementing map specific gameplay features.
We're searching for someone with experience in Quake and/or CoD engine based level design using Q3Radiant or any derivatives thereof. Knowledge of Quake3 shaders, CoD scripting, etc., not required, but would be a plus. Relocation to Santa Moncia, California would be required.
Morning Gas
Community News | 12/9/2004 | 6:03 PST - Pappy-R I hope anyone wanting to kick my butt in Quake 3 at the East Coast LAN Party is practicing up. I'm workin' it here, and since fragging me will
get people some swag, I'm gonna make sure I'm a tough target. The event is coming up quick and runs from
Jan. 7th to the 9th in New Jersey so anyone on the east side should definately sign up and "frag in the New
Year" with some serious LAN sharks. There's even some swag up for grabs already with a wallpaper contest
that runs until Dec. 21st, check it
out!
The first week of the "special prize round" for the movie quotes is definately heated and it should be an
intense month what with you all flexing your brains for some booty. Yesterday's quote from "The Santa
Clause" stumped most and only four got it right. That's more than enough so that I have to give all the points
away on this one though. DOH! First in for three was D14p3rW4r leaving two for
HolyRoller in Second and the last point for Third goes to Mechanic. GG all!
Movie Quote:"It can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel
pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are dead.
"Name that flick!
Wednesday, December 8, 2004
Earliest Daikatana With A Slice Of Quake
Quake News | 12/8/2004 | 6:20 PST - Jube Four and a half years after the game's release, Planet Romero has launched a Daikatana Page which features a copy of the the earliest version of Daikatana in existence. This pre-alpha version of the game utilizes the original Quake engine and features two playable levels. Visit John Romero's Daikatana Page for more information on this very early build of the game and to give it a download.
Getting In Shape Quake Style
Quake News | 12/8/2004 | 6:14 PST - Jube Ah yes, it's time for another jam-packed Speed Demos Archive update, all of the latest news and demos from the talented (and oh so fluffy) Quake Speedrun Community! If you're looking to spice up your Quake playing experience, then be sure to stop by SDA to give your own pads a Quake Speedrun workout!
Gamers' Choice Game of the Year!
Community News | 12/8/2004 | 6:12 PST - Jube 'Tis the season to see which games of 2004 sat in first class on your hard drive, that's right... it's GameSpy's Gamers' Choice Voting: Game of the Year 2004! Vote for your favourite 2004 titles over a number of categories such as PS2, GameCube, Xbox, PC RPG/MMO, PC Strategy, PC Action, PC Multiplayer, and more. Voting ends on Monday, December 20th, so get in there and make your vote count today, hit up Gamers' Choice Voting: Game of the Year 2004!
Morning Gas
Community News | 12/8/2004 | 6:08 PST - Pappy-R Hump day already! I got a bit behind getting the new pup into a routine, or adjusting to hers would be more correct, but I'm back on track and I hope to even get some frags in tonight if the power stays on. We lost power last night for about two hours and it came on just as I gave up and decided to hit the sack. Dagnabit! Yesterday was double funky as IRC (irc.enterthegame.com #planetquake) was dumping and not connecting in spurts as well, so if you'd like to get some game on later today, I'm there!
The quote from "Twister" yesterday actually got more than a couple wrong answers and I must say "neener, neener, neener!" to those that fumbled. It is my right, it's all I get outta this really. But I can't gloat over quite a few of you who got it spot on, but only the quickest get the points around these parts. First in for three was old windy himself, CybrVillain with D14p3rW4r scoring two for Second and HolyRoller making it to the storm cellar with the last point and Third. GG all!
Movie Quote:"We're your worst nightmare. Elves with attitude."Name that flick!
