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Revision as of 20:09, 18 May 2015

Quake 4
Cover image missing, please upload it
Developers
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
Quake 4 on Wikipedia

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

Quake Wiki - A detailed wiki for every Quake game made.
Planet Quake
Steam Community Discussions
Steam Users' Forums for game series

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
CD key
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Amazon.com
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Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
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Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
GamersGate
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Windows only.
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
GamersGate
DRM details are not known
OS X only.
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Green Man Gaming
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Windows only.
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Mac App Store
Icon overlay.png
OS X only.
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Windows only.
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch 1.4.2. Required for widescreen support. Steam version is already patched.
Download: Windows | OS X | Linux

Linux client

A free client officially provided by id that allows Quake 4 to be played natively on Linux machines. It requires either a full retail copy or the demo to use it.

The download can be found on id's FTP server. Further details can be found on the official FAQ page.

Modifications

Sikkmod

Sikkmod is a mod that was ported from Doom 3, which adds such effects as bloom, color grading, HDR and FXAA, and is easily configurable via the in-game menu.
The game's multi-core rendering may cause problems with this mod, disable that setting if there are 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.

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Game data

In-game general settings.
In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

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

Save game data location

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

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game general video/audio settings.
In-game general video/audio settings.
In-game advanced video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.

Template:Video settings

Widescreen resolution

Patch 1.4.2 adds widescreen support, but some resolutions (1280x800 and 2560x1600) aren't available in-game. The following fix forces a custom resolution.
Instructions

Input settings

In-game key map settings.
In-game key map settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

In-game advanced audio settings.
In-game advanced audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

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

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
16
Online play
16

Connection types

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP 27650
UDP 27650
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

Cannot select higher quality presets

Modern high-end GPUs with a lot of memory can cause Quake 4 to ignore any other quality preset than low quality. The following fix forces the ultra quality preset in the game.
Instructions

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 2000
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium IV 2.0 GHz
AMD Athlon XP 2000+
System memory (RAM) 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3.2 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon 9700
Nvidia GeForce 3 Ti
64 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.6.8
Processor (CPU) 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3.5 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon HD 2600
Nvidia GeForce 8800
512 MB of VRAM
Supported ATI chipsets: Radeon 9700 series, Radeon 9800 series, Radeon X300 series, Radeon X550 series, Radeon X600 series, Radeon X700 series, Radeon X800 series, Radeon X850 series
Supported Nvidia chipsets: GeForce 3/Ti series, GeForce 4/Ti series, GeForce FX series, GeForce 6 series, GeForce 7 series

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2210/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (2210) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References