This mod redefines Quake II experience with a complete redesign of almost all of its sound effects - Strogg and Marine. Guns, items, ammo, health, voices - everything. The game comes alive like never before with this upgrade, even if you leave everything else exactly as it was in 1997. Also, Q2HM adds alternate music sets. This, is the real deal. The definitive way to play. KMQUAKE2 sourceport REQUIRED!!!
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This is the real deal: the complete experience. Sound FX AND music. Revel in a top-quality thunderous cannonade of guns. Rock hard with truly powerful guitar riffs. Immerse yourself in the dystopian futuristic ambiance with dark electronic soundscapes as you blast Strogg legions into the stratosphere. This, is the definitive way to play Quake 2.
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Congrats! I've never played Quake 2, but will do due to your mod.
Incredible! I guess that's the highest honor one can achieve: turning a game others don't play - into a one that they do. Can't get any better than that.
I stand in humble awe and a bow.
Though I haven't even launched Q2HM 2.0 properly yet, but i'll let you in on a secret: ANOTHER balance/gameplay/soundscape mod is coming at ya: i fixed Wrath: Aeon of Ruin!!! And now it's absolutely fantastic. The vanilla Wrath: Aeon of Ruin is a deeply flawed oddity, but UN-Wrath: Aeon of Fun (modded and fixed by yours truly, lol) - is terrific! The mod is very similar to Doom-3-Bravo, only smaller and it's all about action-action, not survival horror. (more details when i announce the mod) Expect me to rid the game of all the design blunders and similar nonsense. It's going back to 1993 Doom! Ask me for ETA?! Version 1.0 is already completed - i just need a few more days of testing and upload the thing to Moddb!!!
P.S. i am not done with Q2HM either... \m/
I got enhanced quake. Now I will take a look if I should revert to vanilla to play with this mod :P
Ok now I'm very excited about this one. For what you said it's all I need to finaly finish that game. And thank you in advance. <3
Hey :-) If my oldschool vision and yours coincide, then you'll
not only want to finish the game, - you'll want to replay it :-)
And the new SFX are going to blow you away. Talking about a PROPER shotgun...
Well, I played Quake 2 and I regret the purchase. I don't find it a good game.
Hexen, doom and the others at least have a distinct graphic, memorable enemies and their sprites are pretty cool. And levels don't seem to be always the same.
Quake 2, on the other hand, seems to be an industrial complex with the same textures over and over and no distinct location. Doom 3 has closed buildings, but at least I have a few locations in my mind that were pretty great.
I'll see if Wrath is worth it :P
(By the way, I had thought you were talking about the heretic mod for a moment. But no :P, sadly...)
In the end, we all have different tastes. I happen to like Quake2 to the extent of it being my top favorite FPS of all time. The textures and the level style, the enemies and the precision-paced combat -
is exactly what i love about it. And today, as a designer - i also praise it for masterfully achieving the maximum effect with a rather minimalistic art-direction. Even though i'd certainly improve that too, if i could. Although, that was not always the case. Many years ago - i was of a similar opinion to yours. Back then i was known for criticizing Quake2 for "not being fantasy enough" and such. (I bet the predecessor having something to do with that, lol) And i came to play (and like it) only after the appearance of Quake2MAX engine (currently obsolete). My guess is, spurred by the impotence of most FPS games that were coming out since then. That, and my own design preferences as they evolved.
If anything, the "enhanced" Quake2 was not a good idea to begin with, since it absolutely DOES NOT play like Quake2. It plays like a mod, and a bad mod at that. Besides, the visual effects are much prettier in KMQuake2: explosions, water, tracers, etc. Your best option was Quake2 Quad Damage edition, if that ever becomes relevant. As for Heretic, sadly, it got pushed further away from the further away that is was sitting in. Even my Doom project will most likely be limited too.
Thanks for the answer. I will think about trying Kmquake2. No promises, though.
Cool, no expectations. We're all here just to have fun.
I saw a question from you that Moddb sent to me by email. It didn't appear here, so i missed it earlier. In regards to that, Q2HM is incompatible with Quake2 remaster, so it just can't work. Q2HM only works with KMQuake2 and KMQuake2 derivatives. There are two of the latter: the unofficial Quake2 3.24 patch and The Ultimate Quake 2 patch. If i remember correctly, the remaster already comes with the Quad Damage edition by default. So the order of installation is:
1) Quake 2: QuadDamage Edition, or Quake4-bonus-pack-edition or vanilla.
2) 3.24 patch (optional, but i'd recommend it)
3) KMQuake2 engine
4) Q2HM mod
Impressive work! Make this compatible with official remaster, please.
The "remaster" isn't even Quake2 per se, in every regard. So what kind of format the mods would have to be to work with it - i have no idea. I personally don't see any reason for that "remaster" to exist at all, more so when all the existing sourceports are much prettier and actually play like Quake 2, and not like a maladroit mod. Sorry, but unfortunately no. Not going to happen. Q2HM will extend to the mission packs, after i finish my Aeon of Ruin sound/gameplay mod
and the Hexen one as well. It will take a few months, but it's coming to the mission packs. The "remaster" won't be so lucky.
so does this work in remaster?
No it does not. It was built for KMQuake2 and its derivatives exclusively. So it only works with that.