d3Xt3r@beehaw.org to Gaming@beehaw.orgEnglish · edit-22 years agoThe long-rumored 'Quake II' remaster is out now on PC and consoles | Engadgetwww.engadget.comexternal-linkmessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up1119arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1119arrow-down1external-linkThe long-rumored 'Quake II' remaster is out now on PC and consoles | Engadgetwww.engadget.comd3Xt3r@beehaw.org to Gaming@beehaw.orgEnglish · edit-22 years agomessage-square22fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaretimkenhan@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoI wonder if the use of open source engine remains…
minus-squareBuddyTheBeefalo@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years agohttps://github.com/id-Software/quake2-rerelease-dll
minus-squaretimkenhan@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoNow that’s what I’m talking about! Let’s fucking gooo
minus-squareargv_minus_one@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoNo, it’s not. That’s just the game DLL, not the engine.
minus-squarehamsterkill@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoIt’s using Nightdive’s proprietary Kex engine that they made for remastering old games, so sadly no. The original Quake 2 engine (and all of idTech’s engines up to 4) remain open source though.
minus-squareDdCno1@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoWhy wouldn’t it? Just load the levels into whatever engine you want to use.
minus-squareargv_minus_one@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoAssuming they didn’t imcompatibly change the engine.
I wonder if the use of open source engine remains…
https://github.com/id-Software/quake2-rerelease-dll
Now that’s what I’m talking about!
Let’s fucking gooo
No, it’s not. That’s just the game DLL, not the engine.
It’s using Nightdive’s proprietary Kex engine that they made for remastering old games, so sadly no. The original Quake 2 engine (and all of idTech’s engines up to 4) remain open source though.
Why wouldn’t it? Just load the levels into whatever engine you want to use.
Assuming they didn’t imcompatibly change the engine.