1. Playing, shooting
 It's amusing. So kids don't play it alone. The easiest  way
 to  play  is  using the mouse, invert mouse on, freelook on
 and the 'change weapon' function on the middle mouse-button
 (if  you  have  a  3-button  one).  Playing  Quake with the
 keyboards will cause you some hard hits to  your  keyboard,
 because  you'll  die  to  often  and  missed  your  targets
 (crosshair 1). I like the spladding, the  blasting  of  the
 enemies. It feels like Resident Evil, but more interactive.
 Quake rocks! I love it!


 It's impressive to experiment with Quake. But remember, use
 allways  CROSSHAIR  1 and FREELOOK on, otherwise it is very
 hard to hit the targets. Jumping  high  on  secret  places?
 look  down to your feets, use rocket launcher and shoot and
 jump at the same time.... wooow, nice... :) see this in our
 GOIGOI  Deathmatch  Nr.4,  at one point I was unable to get
 out (except to be killed), or shoot a grenade in a  doorway
 like  playing  pool  billard and wait if someone screams or
 blasts. I like it, but keyboard-play  suxx  and  in  anyway
 there's not enough blood. :)

1. Render-Modes, Video-System
 How do they beta-testing Quake? Hm, these EXPERIMENTAL CGFX
 Double  and  Triple buffers never worked fine on my system.
 Screen is gray and the only thing what I hear is the  sound
 (if  demo  running).  Some  other  things  do not work, for
 example:

     Display:  NTSC 320x200 8bit
     Console:  timerefresh       (360 degree timetest)
     Result :  CRASH

     Display:  CGFX 320x240 16bit
     RenderM:  experimental triple buffer (changed to)
     Result :  CRASH

Note: This crashed on MY SYSTEM! Maybe yours work!

 But in anyway, the engine is fine and running stable if you
 don't  do  any  experiments  with  it.  All render-routines
 except the experimental buffers working fine on my machine.
 But   if  I  use  DBPAL or  Double/Triple Buffer it crashed
 sometimes. I use CGFX  320x240  8bit  with  the  CGFX  Copy
 Routine  for  playing.  The CGFX Copy Routine is 1 to 2 fps
 faster than the MC68060 Copy Routine,  but  on  my  friends
 A4000  there is no special difference. So, it's on your own
 way to find out the best settings.


2. Technical Info
 Hm, where is the real help? I have ONE BIG QUESTION:

    What does   -fpu    and   -mmuhack
    actually do?

 Can anybody answer these question? In the  .parameters-file
 you  read  "it  changes fpu mode" and "turns on mmuhack"...
 but  in  hell,   WHAT   FPU   MODE?   using   an   internal
 mathffp.library?       Is      it      compatible      with
 CyberPatchers/OxyPatchers routines, or will it  cause  some
 "double  calculation".  What's MMUHACK? What is "hacked"? I
 don't know, but together  with  OxyPatcher  (usemmu=1)  its
 crashing the "Quake Render Process".


3. Audio-Modes, AHI
 Yo, I have heard so much about AHI  crashing  sometimes  or
 making  amusing  "echo"-effects, but do we need it? ;)

 I tested some AHI-Modes with Quake, some are good for  use,
 but some makes mystic effects like an double output. If you
 move through the options with the cursors you ever here the
 same sample! With some AHI-Modes you here the sample TWICE!
 First left speaker, a few mikroseconds later in  the  right
 speaker.

 AHI slows down my Quake, so I use the 8-bit internal  Quake
 Audio-Driver, that's enough! ;)

1. The install script
 Just  click  on  the  install-icon   and   wait   for   the
 instructions. Hm, the icon looks like one of those I made..
 :)

 Overall it is a simple install-script using the  INSTALLER,
 nothing  special.  A  tool  checks  your  serial-number and
 placed the keyfile into your ID1 Directory. Cool... is that
 the only protection? :)) (yes I know  about  the  technical
 support!)


2. Catalog-Files
 Hm.. something went wrong with the CATALOG-Files! Why  does
 clickBOOM  searching so many peoples all over the world for
 translating Quake's messages and  forgot  to  include  this
 "install-option" into the INSTALL_QUAKE Script?????????????
 Hm, you must do that by hand renaming your related .CATALOG
 file,   for  example  GERMAN.CATALOG  must  be  renamed  to
 QUAKE.CATALOG and so on...  bad... in addition  the  german
 catalog contains some ASCII-codes which the Quake-font cant
 handle...


3. Misc
 Another little mistake is in the  EXTRA-NI  Directory:  The
 left  icon  has a wrong position. But that's only a visible
 aspect. It's no problem to save it to the right position if
 you  move  this  directory  to your hd. Or you download the
 FULL archive from this server.

1. TCP/IP
 YEAH!  That's  it!  Shoot   da   fuckings   heads   of   ya
 frag-partners.  It's  the only way to have real fun playing
 Quake. But you need a very fast Internet-Connection to have
 much  performance,  otherwise  you'll never see who fragged
 you! 28k8 Modem suxx really if you have a  processor  under
 060!  My  friend  owns  a 28k8, but have PPC! So the laming
 connection is not the problem. An  other  problem  is  that
 there  are so many QuakeII Server increasing and that's why
 it's hard to find out gold "old"  QuakeI  Servers.  So  you
 need to play with your friends and one  them  must  be  the
 server... null problemo! ;)))


2. Modem Play
 We failed! But is not the latest QuakeI release? V1.08? Hm,
 some PC Users I know failed too. So we decided to stop such
 testing.

1. Ingame Sounds
 Wow!  What  a   nice   Athmosphere-Sounds.   Some   samples
 remembering  me  to  Duke  Nukem.... (Zombie sounds)... so,
 nothing to say about that. It's cool, it's great.


2. Audio Tracks
 They are impressive! Especially if you hear them with  your
 Dolby  Sourround  Amplifier!  They're  blasting  away  your
 Rear-Speakers and have suitable samples and basses!

 NO MORE TO SAY!

1. AddOn's
 huhu... there is so much stuff available, every day I  find
 more...  so,  but was is with an AddOn CD from clickBoom? I
 remember something that they want to release such a CD with
 lots  of stuff on it... but its the same question like with
 the ppc-version-question. When? Or better: Ever?

 I was successfull installing AddOns  like  REAPER  BOTS  or
 Team Fortress or such shit.. :=)) its worth, try it out!

 Team Fortress is one the famous AddOns. To win a "Fortress"
 match  you  need to find and capture the flag of the second
 team (blue or red) and got home with  it.  There  are  much
 fortress-level  available as standard-levels, so there will
 be a lot fun for the future. Otherwise you need  a  lot  of
 people  for  such games, at least 4 (two for every team) is
 the minimum I think.

2. Custom Levels
 Gosh, what a huge load available. I just own above 120  new
 deathmatch-levels  and ~30 new extra single levels. Both as
 .BSP or .PAK Files. Tjooo, increased my telefon-bill to 300
 Marks last month.... orgs... :(

 but its worth! do you want to life forever, dog? ;)


3. Rating this?
 Hm, I rate the huge load of stuff with 9.5  points,  but  I
 will not include this in the final calculation, because the
 AddOn's are THIRD PARTY Products!

 This is the  history  for  the  Amiga-Commnutiy.  Commodore
 died,  Escom  died,  more  others  died and will dying. But
 Amiga survived. But now it's time for you to die  and  your
 friends.   Blast   away   the   head   and   body   of   ya
 fragging-partner. Playing Quake alone  is  boring,  if  you
 never  played  a  deathmatch with your best friends, you'll
 missed the fun,  your  heartattacks,  your  gloating,  your
 hating.


 I've played Quake several times, all levels  and  now  have
 above  140  extra  levels  installed.  I  like  it, but the
 performance  with  extra-levels  is  sometimes  LAME.   For
 example  if  you play a level with nice extra-light-effects
 and much enemies, Quake seems to be  slideshow  with  sound
 effects.  That's  because of the much data to calculate for
 the FPU, otherwise the PPC-Version will  handle  that  much
 easier.  (to clickBOOM: WHERE AND WHEN?). On the other hand
 simple DeathMatch Levels are  sometimes  fast  and  running
 unbelieveable.  So,  we decided to use only levels with not
 so much effects. One of our favourite  DeathMatch-Level  is
 UltraViolence  which  nice  egyptian  textures. Finally, my
 personal opinion is:

	   Quake raises the Amiga from the death!