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From: "Nick Ferguson" <nickf@saqnet.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: Q3 Test Win32
Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 18:13:08 +0100
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> I have been reliably informed that the Win32 build of Q3 Test has been
> released.  Here is the link

Indeedy. :) Unfortunately, it's 22 MB for the Q3 Test file, and another 22
or so for the bloody OpenGL config program. Thank goodness for speedy
university web access - I don't know what "ordinary" people will do! If you
don't want to plough the net for ages trying to get a decent connection, try
the uk.games.computer.quake3 newsgroup for info on UK mirrors.

I'm impressed with the "demo" - for what is basically a pre-alpha test of
the network code, it runs very well. On my P2 350 (64MB and TNT card) I get
very playable rates at 800x600 with most of the effects on! This *could*
replace Half-life as the DM of choice on our flat LAN... :) I've only been
playing it for 2-3 hours, mind - and I haven't gone online with it.

I put everything WAAAAY up (32-bit color & textures, 1024x768, all effects,
etc) and it slowed to a crawl on my machine, but it did look beautiful. I
can't wait till I upgrade my machine in 2 yrs and can finally run it like
that at a decent speed - just in time for Quake 4! :-/

John Carmack is God. Highly recommended, guys.

Nick "back to deathmatch, then" F
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