

Your new environment rejects you with lava pits and atmospheric hazards as legions of foes surround you, testing the gut reaction that brought you here in the first place. Since creating this post I have found 32 bit textures and hi-resolution packs for Quake 2.ĭownload the hi-res levelshots from extract and copy to baseq2 directory.Abandoning every ounce of common sense and any trace of doubt, you lunge onto a stage of harrowing landscapes and veiled abysses. Once restarted you can change the video settings in Quake. You can create a custom config called autoexec.cfg in the C:\games\Quake2\baseq2 directory add the line set vid_fullscreen “0” save and restart the game. Navigate to C:\games\Quake2 or C:\Quake2 and double-click on kmquake2.exe.īy default the game will start in fullscreen mode at 800×600. Next extract the kmquake2_020_update7.zip file and copy the contents to the C:\games\Quake2 or C:\Quake2 directory overwriting as prompted. To do this we will need to unzip the file and copy the contents to C:\games\Quake2 or C:\Quake2 directory overwriting as prompted. Kmquake2_021_lvlshots_hi.zip – optional downloadįirst we will need to install the patch. Click on downloads and download the following files. Now we are ready to download and install KMQuake II and the quake2-3.24 patch. Since the Quake installer crashes Windows 10 installation is a bit different.Ĭreate C:\games\Quake2\basehq2 directory on your system.Ĭopy the Install\Data\baseq2\pak0.pak pak1.pak and pak2.pak files to the c:\games\Quake2\baseq2 KMQuake II Proceed to KMQuake II installation section Windows 10 build 2004 and later When you get to the installation type select Maximum (400 MB) and click Next.Ĭlick Change Directory from C:\Quake2 and browse to C:\games\Quake2 if that is what you choose to do, or leave as is and click Install. The reason I choose to do this is due to the permissions that Windows puts on Program Files and Program Files (x86) directories. You can let it install to the default location but, I prefer to install it to the C:\games\Quake2. Windows 10 Build 1903 and earlier Installation The installer will run on Windows with no issues, Note: This was the case with Windows 10 build 1903, as of build 2004 the installer does not work and crashes the system.

Installation of Quake 2 is pretty straight forward. Of course you will need your Quake II installation CD. Who doesn’t like playing the old PC games!įor this to happen we will be using KMQuake II and will also need the quake2 3.24 patch which can be found at the same site. In keeping with an earlier post on Installing and Playing DOOM 2 on Windows 10, I’d thought I made keep up the retro gaming theme and post how to install and play Quake 2 on Windows 10.
