how do I connect to online multiplayer?

[sir herg1]

gosh darn it I need help... I just downloaded quake. And I'm using the Mac Pro Quake GL version. When I go to multiplayer I could only join a local server. How do you play online? could you play globally?

[metchsteekle]

pull down console and type in- connect server.name.here

serve names here and here

[Mr.Burns]

Metch is right. So for example:

connect quake.shmack.net

entered in to your console should connect you to the Shmack Runequake server in the USA. You probably already know but you open/close the quake console by hitting the tilde key ~

If you've downloaded quake you may have the shareware version which I believe has some limitations on the number of maps it can play and so forth. However if you have the full version you should be fine and dandy.

RuneQuake and Speaknow are probably the most populated servers in the US and bigfoot.quake1.net and flanders.quake1.net are probably the most populated european servers. Bare in mind some of the servers run custom maps which you may have to download. Some new quake clients such and Qrack and Proquake 4 attempt to download them automatically in game for you to try and make custom maps more enjoyable, but if these clients won't run on your Mac then perhaps try the QuakeOne maps page or http://asgaard.morphos-team.net as a starting point


Hope this helps


Monty

[Baker]

Type in console:

connect quake.shmack.net

or

connect bigfoot.quake1.net

For instance ...