Welcome to the home of ezQuake, a modern QuakeWorld client focused on competitive online play.
Combining the features of modern QuakeWorld® clients, ezQuake makes QuakeWorld® easier to start and play. The immortal first person shooter Quake® in a brand new skin with superb graphics and extremely fast gameplay.
Installing the client
Download the latest client below. Full versions include the bare minimum of game media (basic hud graphics, player skins etc). If you want to experience modern graphics and other additional media in the game including custom configurations, try nQuake.
Windows3.2.222nd September 2020 (19.3MB) (2.1MB)
MAC OSX 10.153.2.222nd September 2020 (19.2MB) (1.96MB)
This is the official Quake 2 code v3.21 with Vulkan support and mission packs included. The goal of this project is to maintain as much compatibility as possible with the original game - just pure, vanilla Quake 2 experience as we knew it back in 1997. Then download a 'Full' install above and copy to your Quake directory. To get configured for competitive online games quickly, try nQuake. NQuake includes standard config files, modern HUD, fullbright skins and 24-bit textures. Once nQuake is installed, download an Upgrade version of the client and replace the executable in your Quake directory.
Linux (64-bit)3.2.222nd September 2020 (18.2MB) (1.07MB)
Alternatively, you can build the client from source. Visit the project page on GitHub and follow the compilation instructions included.
Installing Quake
If you don't have Quake installed, you can now buy Quake online via Steam. This will give you the complete single-player game. Then download a 'Full' install above and copy to your Quake directory.
- Download the latest version of Quake II for Mac - Port of the popular first-person shooter game. Read 24 user reviews of Quake II on MacUpdate.
- This is the official Quake 2 code v3.21 with Vulkan support and mission packs included. The goal of this project is to maintain as much compatibility as possible with the original game - just pure, vanilla Quake 2 experience as we knew it back in 1997.
- The latest version of Quake II is 1.1 on Mac Informer. It is a perfect match for Action in the Games category. The app is developed by Fruitz Of Dojo and its user rating is 4.5 out of 5.
To get configured for competitive online games quickly, try nQuake. nQuake includes standard config files, modern HUD, fullbright skins and 24-bit textures. Once nQuake is installed, download an Upgrade version of the client and replace the executable in your Quake directory.
Play Quake II with Berserker@Quake2
Quake 2 was created for Windows 95/98 systems. Installation onto a 64 bits version of Windows 10, 8 and Windows 7 seems to be possible and the game also starts properly. However, getting the game going in full screen is a challenge. Resolutions higher than 1600x1200 are not available. And you can only look around with your mouse by pressing a key. All in all pretty 90s!
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So you can head over to GOG.com and download the complete Quake II: Quad Damage game. It includes Quake II, The Reckoning and Ground Zero mission packs, AND the Extremities Netpack. Awesome.
But, as with almost all games on this website, there's also a source port available for Quake 2. And it's a good one. Only downside is that it's hosted on a Russian website. So you have to look carefully between all the Russian characters. Visit the project website at http://berserker.quakegate.ru if you like. Thankfully, you can also download full packages from moddb.com.
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So, what do you need to get this thing going?
Stuff you need
- A decent graphics card
- The original Quake 2 game
- The Berserker@Quake2 program files (see below)
Install Quake 2
- Install Quake 2, in this example the game is installed in c:gamesquake2
- Choose full installation!
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Download and install Berserker@Quake2 files
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- Download the 1.46 package at ModDB
- Copy the contents to the Quake 2 game folder, in this case c:gamesquake2
- If you want to use the high resolution pack (highly recommended!) you have to download an additional file of 500+ MB. Download the _BersPak1.pk2 file from the berserker website (scroll down) and copy it to the baseq2 folder of the Quake 2 installation folder, in this case c:gamesquake2baseq2
Start and configure the game
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- Start Quake 2 by double clicking the Berserker.exe file in the Quake 2 installation folder, in this case c:gamesquake2Berserker.exe
- Initial startup may take some time, because cache files need to be created. Be patient!
- Enter the menu by pressing the esc key
- Choose the video option
- Choose the appropriate video mode, wide screen variants start after the last 4:3 mode (2048x1536), press enter to do a video restart
- Set fullscreen to yes if you want to play the game in fullscreen mode
- Set anisotrophy to level 16
- Choose more options... and check if the settings are ok
- Press esc twice to return to the main menu
- Choose the options option
- Set crosshair to something more convenient
- Customize controls by checking settings at custom controls 1 and 2
- Press esc once or twice to return the main menu
- Choose the game option
- Choose the options option
- Choose the game flags option
- Set infinite ammo to no for a more intense game experience :-)
- Press esc twice and choose one of the difficulty levels to start the game!
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Screen brightness
The Berserker@Quake2 application tends to increase the brightness of the screen. When the application is closed, these settings stay enabled. After a system restart with Windows 7, default brightness will be restored. In Windows 8, the brightness remains increased even after a restart until you set them to default with your video driver software. In Windows 10, brightness goes back to normal after the application closes.