Quake 2 RTX releasing June 6th
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It was ported from Q2Pro... looking into that I found:
"CD music is not supported."
Edit: https://github.com/NVIDIA/Q2RTX/issues/4
Issue request to add it back.
"CD music is not supported."
Edit: https://github.com/NVIDIA/Q2RTX/issues/4
Issue request to add it back.
Looks amazing and runs great, but no music makes it impossible to play because Quake 2 is built around its soundtrack.
Also no gamepad support unless I am missing something? Which sucks when I am playing on TV. I had to test it with a touchpad on my logitech K400.
Also no gamepad support unless I am missing something? Which sucks when I am playing on TV. I had to test it with a touchpad on my logitech K400.
It's crazy how something as simple as lighting can make a game graphically jump ahead almost 2-3 generations.
Two reasons:
- The source port this seems to have been based on had no music support - it seems to have been built for multiplayer (where you don't want music).
- The Steam version of Quake II does not include the music. I'm guessing it's either a licensing issue, or an oversight on Bethesda's part. The GOG version includes
.oggcompressed music (not CD-quality).
I have a 2080 and I had to turn resolution scale down to 80% at 1440p with GI on medium to hold >60FPS. I didn't have any issues with it feeling laggy at 60 like some others here, I'm wondering if that's another issue with nvidia's Windows Vulkan drivers which have been problematic in the past (I play in Linux).
Really 90fps? I’m getting 60-70 FPS and when I start messing with the ToD it even goes below 60 at 100% render scale. Card is maxed out usage-wise too.
Btw. here is a dude running it at around 4K 50fps with two 2080Tis.
For people in Germany where the download is geo blocked and who own the full game or want to try the demo:
use a free proxy website like "hidemyass" go to: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/campaigns/quake-II-rtx/ and download it.
use a free proxy website like "hidemyass" go to: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/campaigns/quake-II-rtx/ and download it.
It’s probably around 70-80 I haven’t checkes the real number but it’s definitely higher than 60.
And lol how many games can actually utilize dual 2080tis?
Made a couple of screenshots:
The game is running with 60-50 FPS for me.
My pc: Core i9 9000k + 2060 RTX
The game is running with 60-50 FPS for me.
My pc: Core i9 9000k + 2060 RTX
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After changing the renderer from RTX to Opengl and then restarting the game, I managed to get [email protected] working under both APIs in fullscreen. Whew, had me s c a r e d there for a moment there Nvidia! I get 45-80fps on low GI with that resolution on a 1080 Ti. [email protected] nets me around 100-130fps. cl_maxfps works as well, but I don't think its necessary to put in the command prompt.
This mod is extremely customizable! If you want that classic look, you can just load the original environment map in the options w/ RTX on just fine. That timedemo trick doesn't work in the shareware version, so I guess I'll have to install the full one in a minute.
One bummer is that the de-noiser isn't really meant to go this low. I think I'd rather turn it off, the detail resolved is still way better than 2017's Q2PT.
This mod is extremely customizable! If you want that classic look, you can just load the original environment map in the options w/ RTX on just fine. That timedemo trick doesn't work in the shareware version, so I guess I'll have to install the full one in a minute.
One bummer is that the de-noiser isn't really meant to go this low. I think I'd rather turn it off, the detail resolved is still way better than 2017's Q2PT.
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I'd take Global Illumination and 60fps. I might have a 4K tv, but I like my games the same way I like my women, pretty, smooth, and chained in my basement
I really like the improvements they've made to the first release of this when it was still a one person effort. I'm getting similar performance (40+ FPS at 1440p with everything on high, not sure what I'm averaging). That's totally playable with gsync on.
Going to try this tonight.
I was thinking I should start by using 720p and GI on high with my RTX 2070.
What do you guys think?
I was thinking I should start by using 720p and GI on high with my RTX 2070.
What do you guys think?
Wasn't expecting such poor performance. I should have. I know RTX is crazy hungry and for good reason.
But Quake at sub 60fps locked doesn't even seem worth demo'ing.
But Quake at sub 60fps locked doesn't even seem worth demo'ing.
I'm definitely noticing some significant input lag in general in this mod, and not just the blaster.
You'll have to see for yourself. Higher FPS is definitely better for this game, but it's pretty blurry at 720p. The GI setting differences aren't as immediately perceptible by comparison, so there's no shame going to low.
This is a tech demo for RTX dedicated raytracing improvements. By design you will probably get sub 20 FPS on a 1070 with GI enabled, so unless you want to see just how poorly it runs I don't think it's worth trying on non-rtx gpus.
Just an FYI: you can turn GI off in the options and the game is still technically path tracing. Performance is actually very similar to Q2PT 2017 with it off.
Being able to play with a TOD system is wild, the game looks very different outdoors at nightime. Reminds me of Jedi Outcast II's super dark level design.
Being able to play with a TOD system is wild, the game looks very different outdoors at nightime. Reminds me of Jedi Outcast II's super dark level design.
So does this work with any version of the game? Where can I get the cheapest copy possible of Quake 2? And is a 2060 expected to drive 1080p60 ok with it?
Edit: Ah, $4.99 on Steam.
Edit: Ah, $4.99 on Steam.
I gave this a shot earlier and did not have good results with steam input. It felt extremely jittery.
Im not really impressed with anything I saw in the demo. It still looks like a 22 year old game
Nope. I was looking forward to them too. They just pre-rendered the explosions so they look similar but they're flat sprites.