Anonymous edits have been disabled on the wiki. If you want to contribute please login or create an account.

Difference between revisions of "Quake 3 Arena"

From AppleGamingWiki, the wiki about gaming on M1 Apple silicon Macs
m (→‎ioquake3: Put the config section into the list item)
m (→‎ioquake3: Add a note about fixing slow FPS)
Line 36: Line 36:
 
</pre>
 
</pre>
 
</ol>
 
</ol>
 +
 +
If you experience low FPS, try switching from the <code>opengl2</code> renderer to <code>opengl1</code>:
 +
 +
seta cl_renderer "opengl1"
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}
  
 
[[Category:Games]]
 
[[Category:Games]]

Revision as of 19:17, 2 September 2023

macOS Compatibility

Method Rating Notes
Native Perfect Runs perfectly with the MacSourcePorts version of Quake III.[1]
Rosetta 2 Unknown
Compatibility layer
CrossOver Unknown
Wine Unknown
Virtualization
Parallels Unknown

ioquake3

  1. Download ioquake3 from https://github.com/MacSourcePorts/ioq3/releases
  2. Copy original Quake 3 baseq3 content folder to ~/Library/Application Support/Quake3/baseq3
  3. Enjoy the game in 4:3

Widescreen support:

  1. Launch and exit game at least once
  2. Edit ~/Library/Application Support/Quake3/baseq3/q3config.cfg
  3. Change: 
    seta r_mode "-1"
seta r_customwidth "1920"
seta r_customheight "1080"
seta cg_fov "100"

If you experience low FPS, try switching from the opengl2 renderer to opengl1: 

seta cl_renderer "opengl1"

References

  1. ↑ Verified by User:Hakase on 22 Nov 2021
    Device: MacBook Pro M1 Pro - 8/14 - 32GB
    OS: macOS Monterey 12
    Comment: Signed and notarised build of ioquake3.
    Requires baseq3 folder from original Quake 3 release. https://github.com/MacSourcePorts/ioq3/releases
Retrieved from "https://www.applegamingwiki.com/w/index.php?title=Quake_3_Arena&oldid=8213"