Quake Editing News

Just thought I'd update to say that I'm sick of no updates on this page. Lots has happened, even though I personally haven't been editing for awhile (started playin doom2 again; and am installing linux on an old puter). Quark has a new feature called diggers (they can also be called negative brushes). Pretty interesting. Check it out. Also, Thunder might be dead soon, if people don't start doing something. Email Steve Larsen if you don't want Thunder to die. On the BSP front, BSP.com has moved. Check out it's new home. And a new editor, EpiCenter has been released. the full version will be a full fledged quake editor, capable of editing maps, pak files, and other stuff. Well, that's about it I suppose. Be cool.
WinQoole v1.981 and Qoole v1.981 Beta's Released
WinQoole v1.981 beta was released today. This version fixes a few bugs that were in the v1.98 beta release. The DOS version of the beta, v1.981, was also released. You can pick up both of these releases at the Qoole Page.

New Visage
A new version of Visage, the .pak editing utility for the Macintosh, was released on the Visage Page.

WinQOOLE v1.98
A public beta of WinQOOLE, the Windows version of QOOLE (Quake Object-Oriented Level Editor), has been released on the QOOLE Page. A new beta of the DOS version will be released shortly.

Quake C Editor v1.0 Released
Quake C Editor v1.0 was released Saturday. This is a QuakeC IDE for Windows 95 and NT 3.5 and above. For more information, check out the Quake C Editor Page.

Unix X WINDOWS Quake Level Editor
An alpha version of Ice (v0.40), a level editor for X Windows, was posted on July 23rd. Visit the Ice page to pick up a copy. Although it is only an alpha release, the editor already includes many advanced editing features. Anyone using X Windows that is interested in level editing should check this one out!

BSP v0.82 Released
BSP v0.82 was just released on BSP.COM. This new version sports many improvements over v.81 and even a few new features. Check it out!

Help Wanted

• Level Designers - Night Software is looking for level designers for their first game, which is being built from the ground up. Contact croper@vt.edu if your interested. Either include the location of your sample maps (WWW or FTP) or send them as a seperate message.

New Version of Visage Released
A new version of Visage, the Quake .pak editing utility for the Macintosh, has been posted on the Visage Page.

New QuakeC Site
Dissecting QuakeC is a new site devoted to creating an on-line, hyperlinked, QuakeC manual. New peices of the manual are being added daily. This site doesn't focus on QuakeC syntax, instead it focuses on the built-in functions and what they do. A very useful resource for beginners and experienced QuakeC programmers alike!

Help Wanted

• Artist - Sunstorm Interactive is looking to hire a full-time artist for creation of textures, sprites, models, and animations and animations for future game releases and add-ons. Contact Anthony Campiti if your interested. Note: The job requires relocation to Indianapolis, IN is required.
• Writer - Celebquide is looking for someone to write a column on Quake/Internet Gaming. Although there is no pay, the writer retains all rights to their work and will recieve an advertising banner to their website.

QuakeLab: Multimedia - New Webmaster Wanted
loonyboi, webmaster of QuakeLab: Multimedia posted the following request asking for someone to take over as webmaster.

... unfortunately I am going to have to resign as head of this page. Read: I am not shutting this page down. I will continue to update for the time being. This page is the only place for Demo Movie tutorials, and sound editing information. I love this site, and want to keep it going.

However, my schedule simply doesn't allow me to continue to update it as often. I am looking for someone to take over the reigns as webmaster of QL:MM. I would like to continue to write articles for this page, on a semi frequent basis, but I simply cannot continue as is.

QuArK v3.7 Released
Quake Army Knife version 3.7 just was released. This version includes a few minor enhancements and some bug fixes. Check the The Official QuArK Homepage for more information.

Zerstorer Screenshots!
Got some "unofficial" screenshots of a Zerstorer deathmatch level from Mancer. Screenshot 1 and Screenshot 2 Here's a tip from Mancer. If you look closely at the first one you can see a new weapon. ooo!!! : ) B cool all.
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Help Wanted
Puke is looking for experienced level designers, texture artists, and play testers for his new level development team, Quad Construction.

Stoneless Tutorial
Stoneless Tutorial. Anyone using the Stoneless level editor should check it out!

DEMentED Demo Editor Released
The first public beta of DEMentED, the premier demo editor being used by the Ranger Clan for their upcoming movie, Ranger Gone Bad 3, has been released! mfc42.dll if you don't already have it. Note that this release is unsupported and doesn't include a help file or any type of tutorial.

Gaming Job
Cavedog Entertainment has started a "worldwide search" for the best and the brightest developers in the business! They are looking to hire 3D level designers for an action/adventure game currently in production. If you're interested, send your resume to: jobs@cavedog.com.

Qoole Video Tutorials
The first five video tutorials (.AVI format) that will go on the Qoole CDROM are available for download from ftp://ftp.qoole.com/pub/tutorial/ . The AVI's range from 4-11 MB apiece. If you can handle downloading them, the Qoole team would like some feedback.

Valve Hires Ben Morris, Acquires WorldCraft
Valve Software has announced that it has acquired Ben Morris' WorldCraft, and Ben Morris too! Worldcraft will be tuned to support Half-Life, and will be included with the game on its release. Also announced is the hiring of writer Marc Laidlaw. For the full story, check the press release.

Turbo QC Beta Test
Turbo QC is a new QuakeC compiler / IDE for Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 that I've been working on. The project is nearly complete as far as implementing features goes, and I'm ready to conduct a private beta test to locate any bugs I've missed and get user feedback. If your interested in becoming a beta tester, email me at tnt2@tir.com.

Quake2 DLL Site
WM Quake2 is a new site promising to be the authority on Quake 2 DLL's. Until more information is released on the way Quake2 is designed, with specific regard to progs.dll, WM_QUAKE2 will focus on answering questions that QuakeC programmers have about programming DLL's in general.

QMapHack Project Terminated
The QMapHack project has been terminated. Rob Sheilds posted the full announcement at http://www.eve.net/~qmaphack/dead/index.html. The QMapHack Team dropped the project so they could focus on another project, their own 3D graphics engine. Bits and pieces of the QMapHack source code may be released by the members of the team.

Continued Site Revamp
I changed the toolbar again to make room so I can add links to the new content. What? New Content? Yes, I have been adding content to this site "behind the scenes" (I haven't put a link to it yet). I also reorganized it a bit since I'll be covering all aspects of editing.

Things have also been kind of slow because I'm working on another Quake editing related project. That doesn't mean I'm going to turn QEA over to someone else, or close it down. As a matter of fact, the project is about 80% complete. So what is this project? Well, I plan to announcing it today or tommarow. Plucky, over at Quake Editing News already posted something about it (so if you are really interested in what it is, check it out). Before I'm going to say anymore, I'm going to go out and catch up on all the editing news I've missed out on lately..

I'm looking for a co-webmaster to help me run things around here. If your interested, email me. You should have a solid grasp on level editing concepts and be reliable.

Should I start making daily updates to this page, even if there is nothing important going on, just to let everyone know I'm still here? Email me your thoughts.

June 22nd, 1:38 PM EST - Well, I did away with the main page. It was kind of a waste of space! I actually have some editing related news today!

I emailed Jim Lowell about Thred's future, and here's what he had to say:

The "official" status of Thred is that there will be another version released. The "Jim Lowell" status is that Thred is dead. Jon hasn’t had the time to do any work on it in months. Unless Jon releases the source code and someone finishes it, which is very unlikely, I don’t think there will be another version of Thred.

This reply practically confirms what many of us have been thinking for a while now. Thred, for the most part, is dead.

In other news, The qED editing suite has been released. This suite of editing utilities includes the level editor qED, the latest version of the qME model editor (formerly QuakeME), and the qART texture/wad editor. For more information, check 3D Matrix.

June 15th, 11:00 AM EST - New management! Well......sort of. It's actually the old management back again, but I'm going to be doing a bunch of new things! First off, I plan on updating this site. The information is on the editor info page is very old and is in desperate need of updating. I've done reviews of the 4 editors that are, IMO, the best of the best. I'll be posting those as soon as I get them converted to html. I also have a tutorial of sorts for people who are interested in Quake editing. It includes links to all the tools you'll need, and reviews of each. It also includes a revised and updated version of the Quake Map Specs written for beginners. On top of that, I've included a beginners tips and tricks section.

Since there isn't much editing news anymore, this site is going to be heading in a differen't direction. It is going to become more of an editing resource. After I've updated everything and posted the reviews and the beginers tutorial, I'm going to totally revamp the website. Let's face it....it's in desperate need of a face lift. One of the things I'll be doing is adding an object gallery. Basically, this gallery will include all kinds of objects (furniture, lights, doors, traps, ect) in the map format so they can be used in all editors. If you have any objects you'd like to submit, zip them up and send them to here. Please include a short description of the object, your name, and your email address. If you don't want your name or email address to apear with the object when it's posted in the library, please let me know.

For news earlier than this, visit the QEA Archives.