Quake 4

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Quake 4
Developer(s)	Raven Software, id Software
Publisher(s)	Activision
Release date	October 18, 2005
Genre(s)	First-person shooter
Mode(s)	Single-player, Multiplayer

Contents 1 Game Information 2 Widescreen Support 3 Mac OS X Version 4 Supported Resolutions 5 Screenshots 6 External links

[edit] Game Information

Earth is under siege by an alien race. The Strogg are cybernetic warriors--a mechanical frame and decaying body parts stabilized by flesh consumed in a systematic annihilation of other species and civilizations. In a desperate attempt to survive a Strogg attack on Earth, an armada of Earth's finest warriors is sent to take the battle to the Strogg home planet. Earth's initial assault force is nearly annihilated immediately, but one marine manages to infiltrate the base, bring down their planetary defense systems, and kill the Strogg's collective brain and leader--the Makron. Earth assumed the destruction of the Makron would end it all, but it didn't.

That's where QUAKE II leaves off and QUAKE 4 begins.

The Strogg are quickly regrouping. However, with the Strogg's planetary defenses still destroyed, Earth's forces can deliver a full and final assault. This time, you're not alone. You are Matthew Kane, an elite member of Rhino Squad, and part of Earth's next invasion wave. An army of soldiers are fighting with you and an arsenal of weapons and vehicles are at your disposal in this heroic and epic battle between worlds.

[edit] Widescreen Support

Quake 4 does not have native widescreen support in the initial release. To use custom resolutions, navigate to \Quake 4\q4base (Linux: ~/.quake4/q4base/) and open Quake4Config.cfg in a text editor of your choice, eg. WordPad.

The lines we are interested in follow:

seta r_customHeight "900" 
seta r_customWidth "1440" 
seta r_mode "-1"
seta r_aspectRatio "2"

Change the height and width values to suit your desired resolution. In this example the game will run at a resolution of 1440x900.

Note: The seta r_mode "-1" line is important as it allows custom resolutions to be run. seta r_aspectRatio "2" sets the aspect ratio. 0 is 4:3, 1 is 16:9 and 2 is 16:10.

[edit] Mac OS X Version

In Mac OS X version of Quake 4, you are able to set widescreen mode by using similar commands in the console. To open console, press the ~ key (use ctrl+option+~ on MacBook keyboards).

In the console, type the commands below, changing the values to suit your screen:

r_customHeight "900" 
r_customWidth "1440" 
r_mode "-1"
r_aspectRatio "2"
exit

Then start the game again. Settings will be saved automatically, but making any change in video options using in-game menu will reset resolution and aspect ratio to its defaults.

[edit] Supported Resolutions

Resolution	Supported
1280 x 800 (16:10)	N
1440 x 900 (16:10)	N
1680 x 1050 (16:10)	N
1920 x 1200 (16:10)	N
2560 x 1600 (16:10)	N
1024 x 576 (16:9)	-
1280 x 720 (16:9	-
1366 x 768 (16:9)	N
1920 x 1080 (16:9)	N

[edit] Screenshots

4:3 screenshot: [1]
16:10 screenshot: [2]

[edit] External links

Official Site: http://www.quake4game.com/