Quake Retrojam 1 Announcement We recently added new channels for classic Quake and to celebrate, we’re hosting our first ever Retrojam ! We’re keeping this old school, simple and fun! Community jams are great way to learn how to map, so if you are new to mapping for Quake, this is a great opportunity to learn along with others.
The guidelines are as follows:
Aesthetics: The theme is Wizard Metal. Take inspiration from the original game, notably maps e2m4, e2m5, e3m6, and e4m7. This gives you many texture combinations to explore. We’ll provide a starter wad file soon, but you are encouraged to use original id1 textures or any old school texture set that fits the theme. We will be sharing information on how to do map hacks for dormant triggers and similar trickery over the course of the jam.
Progs: id1 (a.k.a. vanilla)
SFX: No custom sound effects or music this time, but feel free to add a track number to your worldspawn by setting the sounds key to a number between 2 and 11.
Design: Make a retro, id-style map you’d want to play and share with your friends, enjoy yourself and have fun!
Specifics: Map name format: mc_rj1_mappername. trigger_changelevel should point to mc_rj1_start. Maps should be compatible with Quakespasm and Quake Remastered (KEX) engines. Protocol 15 or 666. No super-sized, ultra-detailed maps please, stick to the retro aesthetic. Please no skymaps or custom models. Be sure to include three info_player_coop starts and some info_player_deathmatch starts. Please consider adjusting gameplay for different skill levels via spawnflags.
Starts Saturday July 20th and ends Saturday July 27th , followed by a public playtesting period. You must give yourself the Jamming role if you’re participating (see rules). Submit your map by making a post in the playtesting-forum and pinging dumptruck_ds and the “playtester” role. Must include your .map, .bsp, a .txt readme.
If you aren’t on Discord feel free to ping @dumptruck_ds here in the forum with your submission.
