DarkPlaces – Quake modification

DarkPlaces is a gameplay modification and a source port engine based on the computer game Quake.

DarkPlaces officially supports the following games: Quake, Quake: Scourge of Armagon, Quake: Dissolution of Eternity, PrydonGate, GoodBsBad2, BattleMech, Nehahra, and Nexuiz.

The software adds a wealth of features including enhanced network code, with asynchronous delta compression inspired by Tribes networking, real-time lighting, and bump mapping, a built in server browser. The engine makes use of the OpenGL shading language and supports Ogg Vorbis.

Features include:

Graphics:

• Redesigned effects including smoke, blood, bubbles and explosions.
• Better looking dynamic lights.
• External texture support
• Realtime bumpmapped lighting/sha.dowing support with many options.
• .rtlights file support (improves performance/appearance of realtime lighting).
• .rtlights file editing.
• Alpha blended sprites.
• Interpolated entity movement and animations (both models and sprites).
• Overbright and fullbright support on walls and models.
• Colormapping support on any q1 model.
• Fog.
• Skybox.
• Sky rendering improved.
• Sky polygons obscure geometry.
• Color calibration menu to ensure a proper Quake experience.
• Improved model lighting (directional shading).
• 32bit colour alpha blended explosions.

Sound:

• Ogg Vorbis sound.
• 7.1 surround sound mixing.
• Stereo sound file support.

Server:

• Allows clients to connect through firewalls.
• Works behind firewalls unlike NetQuake.
• More accurate movement and precise aiming.
• 255 player support.

Website: icculus.org/twilight/darkplaces
Support: Documentation
Developer: Forest Hale
License: GNU General Public License

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