2tone@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoThe 26-year-old Quake 2 just got the remaster of my dreams, plus a big expansionwww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square66fedilinkarrow-up1405arrow-down111
arrow-up1394arrow-down1external-linkThe 26-year-old Quake 2 just got the remaster of my dreams, plus a big expansionwww.pcgamer.com2tone@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square66fedilink
minus-squaremandolrain@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·edit-22 years agoAND! They’re giving us crossplay co-op and deathmatch all for the ridiculous total price of 10$ Edit: wording
minus-squareforgotaboutlaye@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up34·2 years agoIt’s a free upgrade on PC if you own the game on Steam. Really decent for them to go that route rather than a paid upgrade.
minus-squareleave_it_blank@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·2 years agoIt’s also free on gog if you own the original.
minus-squarewizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoWorth noting that the Quake 2 RTX code is on github as well. Hopefully someone enterprising will combine the two.
minus-squareAltima NEO@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoIs it just the code or does it contain the game assets?
minus-squarebaropithecus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoIt doesn’t include the game assets, you can’t just compile it and start playing.
minus-squareBuddyTheBeefalo@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agohttps://www.neowin.net/news/id-publishes-quake-ii-2023-source-code-on-github/
minus-squaremandolrain@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 years agoWow that’s sick. Unfortunately became an xbox user a couple of years back, but this means I got more games to play with my pc friends
minus-squareSuiXi3D@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 years agoIt’s on GamePass as well, if that matters.
minus-squaremandolrain@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoYeah I’m very sceptic of the service economy so I just went ahead and bought it. Don’t mind when it’s such a great release
minus-squaremandolrain@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoUpdate: have now played through the campaign on nightmare with my pc friend. It was a total blast - buy the game folks!
AND! They’re giving us crossplay co-op and deathmatch all for the ridiculous total price of 10$
Edit: wording
It’s a free upgrade on PC if you own the game on Steam. Really decent for them to go that route rather than a paid upgrade.
It’s also free on gog if you own the original.
free for everyone
Worth noting that the Quake 2 RTX code is on github as well. Hopefully someone enterprising will combine the two.
Is it just the code or does it contain the game assets?
It doesn’t include the game assets, you can’t just compile it and start playing.
https://www.neowin.net/news/id-publishes-quake-ii-2023-source-code-on-github/
Wow that’s sick. Unfortunately became an xbox user a couple of years back, but this means I got more games to play with my pc friends
It’s on GamePass as well, if that matters.
Yeah I’m very sceptic of the service economy so I just went ahead and bought it. Don’t mind when it’s such a great release
Update: have now played through the campaign on nightmare with my pc friend. It was a total blast - buy the game folks!