
HD Graphics 620 ("Kaby Lake" 2016) or newer Radeon HD 7700 series or newer ("GCN" 2012) ability to run the game from a folder containing Unicode characters.a more precise hackwork-around for the z-fighting issues present in the original levels.slightly higher color/depth buffer precision to avoid banding/z-fighting artifacts.

you can play tershib/shib1_drake and peril/tavistock without using -heapsize on the command line) support for lightmapped liquid surfaces.more options exposed in the UI, most of them taking effect instantly (no vid_restart needed).real-time palettization (with optional dithering) for a more authentic look.alternative HUD styles based on the Q64 layout (classic one is still available, of course).ability to use the mouse to control the UI.ability to change weapon key bindings using the UI, not just the console.
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new Mods menu, for quick access to any add-ons you've already installed.ability to play the 2021 release content with zero setup: if you have Quake on Steam, you can unzip the latest Ironwail release in any folder (that doesn't already contain a valid Quake installation) and simply run the executable to play the game, including any add-ons you have already downloaded.To avoid physics issues the renderer is also decoupled from the server (using code from QSS, via vkQuake). By moving work from the CPU to the GPU (culling, lightmap updates) and taking advantage of more modern OpenGL features (instancing, compute shaders, persistent buffer mapping, indirect multi-draw, bindless textures), this fork is capable of handling even the most demanding maps at very high framerates. It's also not uncommon for players of such an old game to be using hardware that is maybe not the latest and greatest, struggling on complex maps when using traditional renderers.
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In recent years, however, some mappers have tried more ambitious/unconventional designs with poly counts far exceeding those of the original id Software levels from 25 years ago. On most maps performance is indeed not much of a concern on a modern system.

Does performance still matter, though? I'm getting 1000 fps in QS on e1m1 A fork of the popular GLQuake descendant QuakeSpasm with a focus on high performance instead of maximum compatibility, with a few extra features sprinkled on top.
