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<p>If you decided you don't want to give <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/282440/Quake_Live/">Quake Live</a> a go, which is honestly a better choice for playing online, you can still do some things to run Quake III: Arena more comfortably.</p>
<p><img alt="Quake III Logo" class="img-fluid" src="https://velaron.github.io/images/quake-iii-logo.png"/></p>
<h1>First of all, you need to get Quake III</h1>
<p>You can get it on <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/2200/Quake_III_Arena/">Steam</a>, <a href="https://www.gog.com/game/quake_iii_gold">GOG</a> or any other platform of choice. Both versions come with the <strong>Team Arena</strong> expansion. All you need is the <strong>baseq3</strong> and <strong>expansionpack</strong> folders from the game's folder.</p>
<h1>Download ioquake3</h1>
<p><a href="https://ioquake3.org/">ioquake3</a> is a modern source-port based on the original source code with improvements and cross-platform capabilities. At the moment, the website is broken after a migration and the downloads don't work, direct links to the builds can be found below:</p>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/ioquake/ioq3/suites/3288039970/artifacts/76728853">Linux</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/ioquake/ioq3/suites/3288039970/artifacts/76728855">Windows</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/ioquake/ioq3/suites/3288039970/artifacts/76728854">macOS</a></li>
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<p><em>Update: the download page seems to work now, but I will leave these just in case.</em></p>
<p>Inside the archive, you will find another archive, contents of which you have to put inside your Quake III installation folder.</p>
<h1>Creating a config</h1>
<p>Easiest way to configure the game is creating an <strong>autoexec.cfg</strong> file inside <strong>baseq3</strong> folder. Copy the following contents into the file:</p>
<div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><code>r_mode -2 // automatically selects your native resolution
com_maxfps 125 // explanation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P13KmJBNn1c
com_hunkmegs 128 // even Team Arena crashes if you don't increase this
r_fullscreen 1
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<p><a href="https://www.moddb.com/mods/high-quality-quake">High Quality Quake</a> - for HQ icons and fonts.<br/>
<a href="https://clover.moe/flexible-hud-for-ioq3/">Flexible HUD</a> - widescreen HUD support.</p>
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<p>Now you can run the <strong>ioquake</strong> executable and enjoy the game!</p>
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