Installing custom content. Installing maps. To install and play a standalone Quake map, it needs to be placed in the default maps folder. For most maps on Quaddiced, this is under quake id1 maps. If the directory does not exist, for example after a fresh installation of the game, it has to be created manually. Release Darkplaces (Quake Engine) Discussion in 'Software Releases' started by sebt3, Jul 30, 2012. Page 2 of 3 jastolze Member. Joined: Sep 12, 2011 Messages: 159. DarkPlaces is an incredible engine, but there's still a lot of compatibility bugs (especially with Scourge of Armagon) that need ironing out. I hope there will be another release of DarkPlaces at some point.
Play Quake with the DarkPlaces engineQuake: another all time classic, although this DOS game looks like it was never really finished properly (which is true). Poorly designed weaponry. No gun-changing animation.
Cartoonish characters. But it was an instant classic FPS anyway, with true 3D level design and polygonal characters, as well as TCP/IP network support. With the DarkPlaces quake engine you still can play Quake on a computer with a modern operating system! The DarkPlaces Quake engine is the best source port we've encountered so far.
Other Quake source ports we've tested:.So, what do you need to get Quake running with DarkPlaces on Windows 10, Windows 8 and Windows 7? Installation of Quake. If you have an original Quake CD with a DOS version, install the game with DOSBox. Instructions on how to install a game from CD in DOSBox. The game files are in the ID1 folder of the Quake installation. If you have an original Quake CD with a Windows version, you don't have to install the game. The game files are in the ID1 folder on the CD.
You don't have the original Quake game?