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Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

Quake
Quake	1996
Quake II	1997
Quake III Arena	1999
Quake 4	2005
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars	2007
Quake Live	2010
Quake II RTX	2019
Quake Enhanced	2021
Quake Champions	2022
Quake II Enhanced	2023

Key points

Runs well on low-end hardware

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Steam Users' Forums for game series

Planet Quake

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
GamersGate		Windows only.
GamersGate		OS X only.
Steam		Windows only.

Essential improvements

Patches

Required for Widescreen support

Windows: Full Quake 4 patch 1.4.2

OS X: Full Quake 4 patch 1.4.2

Linux: Full Quake 4 patch 1.4.2

Quality settings fix

Modern high end GPUs with a lot of memory can cause Quake 4 to ignore any other quality mode than low quality. To force the ultra quality settings create a new file named autoexec.cfg under the q4base folder of the game's own folder and put the following lines:

seta image_downSize "0"
seta image_downSizeBump "0"
seta image_downSizeSpecular "0"
seta image_filter "GL_LINEAR_MIPMAP_LINEAR"
seta image_ignoreHighQuality "0"
seta image_roundDown "0"
seta image_useCompression "0"
seta image_useNormalCompression "0"
seta image_anisotropy "16"
seta image_lodbias "0'
seta r_renderer "best"

When saving the file make sure you save it with the .cfg extension! If the file extensions are not visible in Explorer, Notepad will create a file named autoexec.cfg.txt instead of autoexec.cfg!

Mods

Sikkmod

Sikkmod is a mod that was ported from Doom 3, which adds such effects as bloom, color grading, HDR, FXAA and more. Mod is easily configurable via in-game menu. (note: Game's multicore rendering is causing problems, disable it if you experience graphical glitches).

False Dawn

False Dawn is a non-linear, multiple-goal mission with up-to-date graphics (powered by Sikkmod), overhauled health and damage systems and even a story that actually has some meat on the bone.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2210/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2210/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

File:Quake4 settings.jpg

System settings.

File:Quake4advanced settings.jpg

Advanced settings.

Template:Video settings

Widescreen resolution

After patching to the newest version, game allows for settings widescreen resolutions directly in main menu. However, some resolutions (1280x800 and 2560x1600) may not be supported. If this is a case, use Custom resolution.

Instructions

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Polish				Only available in Polish retail release.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
LAN play
Online play

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	2000/XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz / AMD Athlon XP 2000+
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	3.2 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 3 Ti ATI Radeon 9700 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2210/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (2210) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2210/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (2210) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2210/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (2210) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[Note 1]

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 {{ii}} When saving the file make sure you save it with the <code>.cfg</code> extension! If the file extensions are not visible in Explorer, Notepad will create a file named <code>autoexec.cfg.txt</code> instead of <code>autoexec.cfg</code>!
-===Modifications===
+===Mods===
-* [http://www.moddb.com/mods/sikkmod-q4/downloads Sikkmod for Quake 4] is a mod that was ported from Doom 3, which adds such effects as bloom, color grading, HDR, FXAA and more. Mod is easily configurable via in-game menu. (note: Game's multicore rendering is causing problems, disable it if you experience graphical glitches).
+====[http://www.moddb.com/mods/sikkmod-q4/downloads Sikkmod]====
+Sikkmod is a mod that was ported from Doom 3, which adds such effects as bloom, color grading, HDR, FXAA and more. Mod is easily configurable via in-game menu. (note: Game's multicore rendering is causing problems, disable it if you experience graphical glitches).
+====[http://www.moddb.com/mods/false-dawn False Dawn]====
+False Dawn is a non-linear, multiple-goal mission with up-to-date graphics (powered by Sikkmod), overhauled health and damage systems and even a story that actually has some meat on the bone.
 ==Game data==

Developers
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	id Software
	Raven Software
Publishers
	Activision
	Bethesda Softworks
Engines
	id Tech 4
Release dates
Windows	October 18, 2005
Linux	October 20, 2005
macOS (OS X)	March 24, 2006