id to spice up Quake 4 News

PC Xbox 360 News by Tom Bramwell

17 July, 2006

The next major Quake 4 patch will make a number of changes based on "feedback from the people playing it the most," according to id Software.

The 1.3 "point release", due out sometime before QuakeCon (August 3rd), "will provide a faster, smoother, and more highly competitive experience," apparently.

id says it'll do that by increasing "mobility and control" and sorting out performance for people using ambient lighting options, and by making some weapon alterations.

The idea is to make the game more appealing to people who play it competitively, but also to make it more fun for new players, the PC developer says.

Whether any of this will be applied to the Xbox 360 version is unknown.

You can read more about id's patch plans over at idsoftware.com.

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symmetry

17/07/06 @ 08:50

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So, more like Quake 3 then?

WrongShui

17/07/06 @ 08:55

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Im sure the four or five people still playing it are very happy.

neuroniky

17/07/06 @ 09:11

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I did find Quake 4 a nice SP game, but didn't like much the MP... the greatest complain I had with it however, was that the textures looked shit when you looked at them at short distance. Even your weapon's texture wasn't that good. It was great looking in some places, and shabby looking in others. But I did like it, in a no-brain-shooter sort of way...

jack_klugman

17/07/06 @ 09:31

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Is this the patch that adds the fun then?

YES! Apparently...

beep

17/07/06 @ 09:39

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I'm all for patches which make games suck less :)

Cloudane

17/07/06 @ 10:00

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Excuse me ID but how about those who bought the Xbox 360 version?

I'm getting bloody sick of playing the same FOUR maps over and over again!

smelly

17/07/06 @ 10:30

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meh, quake 4 was even WORSE than the mess up which was FEAR.

long load time, just to watch an uninteractive lift sequence of a big monster attacking the lift? Then it comes to a halt.. and another long load time?

Get to feck.. Dull game.

ho hum

MrChuckles

17/07/06 @ 13:15

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We all still play Quake 3 at work. Was a short time of BF2, but we went back to the best.

Azazel

17/07/06 @ 15:49

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Veteran FPS developers Id Software have announced that the next Quake 4 point release will completely patch the game to play exactly like quakeworld, and there was much rejoicing.

Leader-1

17/07/06 @ 19:28

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ah. very cool. time to install q4 again

animal_mother

19/07/06 @ 20:28

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