Icculus Quake II and id Software's client have some ugly bugs when running on other platforms than i386, like clipping problems or broken elevators.Just step into Quake 2 Rocket Arena, armed with the new and almighty rocket and rail gun and you will be gibbing for hours on end.If you dig fast paced action, then load up. Quake 2 is another classic from id software.While not modded quite as much as it's predecessor or Q3A, it is still a blast to play and the mod's on offer are bundles of fun.The crown jewel of modern Quake mods is Arcane Dimensions, a massive collaborative dev-jam combining the talents of the best and brightest. Spruce Up Your Slipgate: Mods Are ‘In’ This Year.In general, however, multi-player is the game's biggest saving grace. You can play against up to four of your friends, though the four-way split screen is a little too small. The weapons are plentiful and the layout of most levels is smart and fun. Quake II has the same high-quality multiplayer level design you'd find in the online version.A_Juggernaut for Quake 2 Add-On - Cover.jpg.

It has enough depth to have you keep discovering things months after you bought the game. Other objectives include objective runs and a transmit variant.īasically, if you are looking for a game to get involved deeply with, ET:QW might be for you. An engineer for an 'Construct' objective Most objectives require a specific class: True objective based gameplay where a multiplayer game comes closer to a cinematic experience where the battlefield moves on and doesnt turn in a Battlefieldesque 'Tug o war'. The game offers what I like to call true class specific gameplay, when you are a GDF medic you heal and revive for example, but as a Strogg you can also make spawn hosts to respawn in the middle of the combat. These are pretty symmetric for both teams. It goes very deep, combining various RTS elements in a first person shooter.Įach side offers its own play style, on the one side you have the evil strogg invading the planet who have powerful vehicles but limited transport abilities, while on the other side you have the good side, the GDF, who have less powerful vehicles but more transport capabilities.īoth sides have class specific deployable turrets, artillery turrets for Field ops / 'Opressor', radar for Covert Ops / 'Infiltrator', anti personal, anti vehicle or anti artillery for Engineer / 'Constructor'.

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