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Important

This is an unofficial ioquake3 version.

Please do not report issues in the ioquake3 official repository. This project is not related to them and is totally independent.

 apple silicon support

👉 Check the hq screenshots page 😍

Requirements 📋

• macOs version 10.9 or later
• Compatible with arm64 and x64/32 processors

Installation ✨

ioquake3 for macOs is installed by running 1 command:

curl -L git.io/ioq3mac | sh

This is an Universal compilation and it will work for both arm64 and x64/32 processors.

Updating ⚡

The binary file included here was compiled based on a specific commit from the ioquake3 official repository.

For update your current ioquake3 executable to the latest version please run:

curl -L bit.ly/ioq3mac-u | sh

Read more about the compilation

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A version file must be present locally in your base installation directory. This file is automatically generated after the installation and contains the commit hash on which the compilation is based.

Tip: Adding an alias for updating to the system 💡

Alternatively you can add an alias to .bashrc or .zshrc:

alias @q3u="curl -L bit.ly/ioq3mac-u | sh"

Then is available for use:

@q3u

Uninstalling ⭕

The following command will remove all the files:

rm -rf ~/Library/Application\ Support/Quake3 /Applications/ioquake3

Adding extras 🚀

Open the folder and add your files in:

open ~/Library/Application\ Support/Quake3

Tip: Adding an alias to the system 💡

Alternatively you can add an alias to .bashrc or .zshrc:

alias @q3f="open ~/Library/Application\ Support/Quake3"

Then is available for use:

@q3f

Packages 📦

All packages and improvements are listed here:

package	description
ioquake3 for macOs	Quake3 arena (improved engine) for macOs
ioquake3 latest pk3 files	Latest pk3 files (point release patches)
NEW CPMA 1.53	Challenge pro mode arena mod v1.53
CPMA Map Pack	Set of maps and dependencies for CPMA
High Resolution Textures Pack	High resolution textures
Complementary HQ Textures	Complementary textures in high quality
Quake 3 Live Sounds Pack	Quake3 live audios + high quality sounds
NEW Quake 3 HD Weapons	Quake3 new 2019 weapons re-textures
NEW Quake 3 Weapons Replacements	Replacements for RL, RG and GL weapons

Information 💎

Last Update: 2023/12/18

The ioquake3 app included here was compiled directly from the ioquake3 source code repository.

It includes commits to date Nov. 22, 2023.

"OpenGL2: Fix updating the loading screen with r_cubeMapping 1"

Troubleshooting ⚡️

1. ioquake3.app can't be opened

You may face this warning:

ioquake3.app can't be opened because it is from an unidentified developer

Open Privacy and Settings:

System Preferences > Security & Privacy Settings

And click the button "open anyway".

Read more about: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5290

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2. fullscreen does not fill the screen

Try running the following commands inside the quake3 console:

/seta r_customwidth "screen_width"
/seta r_customheight "screen_height"
/seta r_fullscreen "1"
/seta r_mode "-1"
/vid_restart

Q&A ❔

What is this?

ioquake3-mac-install pretends to be the one unified and most simply way to install quake3 arena on mac computers. This includes a lot of improvements like high quality textures, improved sounds, most knowed mods, etc.

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What is the ioquake3 engine?

Please visit: https://ioquake3.org/

Development 💻

You can visit my personal website: https://diegoulloa.dev/

Related projects 🔥

ioquake3-server-gcloud

"The fastest way to deploy your own ioquake3 server using docker, kubernetes and google cloud". https://github.com/diegoulloao/ioquake3-server-gcloud

Deploy a quake3 server to Google Cloud in 1 command!

Licence 📄

Licensed MIT: LICENSE

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diegoulloao · 2024