Quake 3 Arena
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macOS Compatibility
Method | Rating | Notes |
---|---|---|
Native | Runs perfectly with the MacSourcePorts version of Quake III.[1] | |
Rosetta 2 | ||
Compatibility layer | ||
CrossOver | ||
Wine | ||
Virtualization | ||
Parallels |
ioquake3
To set up ioquake3, do the following:
- Download ioquake3 from https://github.com/MacSourcePorts/ioq3/releases.
- Open the dmg file and copy the app to the Applications folder.
- Copy the contents of the original Quake III Arena baseq3 folder to
~/Library/Application Support/Quake3/baseq3
.
To set custom resolution, follow these steps:
- Launch and exit the game at least once.
- Open the
~/Library/Application Support/Quake3/baseq3/q3config.cfg
file with an editor. - Set the following options:
seta r_mode "-1" seta r_customwidth "1920" seta r_customheight "1080"
If you experience low FPS, try switching from the opengl2
renderer to opengl1
:
seta cl_renderer "opengl1"
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Hakase on 22 Nov 2021
- Device: MacBook Pro M1 Pro - 8/14 - 32GB
- OS: macOS Monterey 12
- Comment: Signed and notarised build of ioquake3.