Big maps + software Quake: qbismSuper8

[qbism]

Hi, qbism here, long time lurker and first time poster. I've been working on Super8, an 8-bit software Quake (WinQuake) engine with goodies like big map support, transparent water, and scorch marks on walls. Also some subtle features like tab map name completion. It's an alpha level release, played successfully by a few people, but still in development with minor bugs.



This is the 'Holloween Special' release and it includes 8-bit skymaps and handy shortcuts to play several classic extremely large maps. Links:

Download

More screenshots, links to maps, and source code

Read about the default controls, and demo the Flash version in-browser

Read various posts about the engine guts and code it's based on at inside3d.com forums.

Enjoy!

[Hazza]

Nice, checking it out asap!

[Dooomer]

Quite impressive. Good to see a software engine capable of running these modern day gigantic maps. Keep up with the good work!