Quake Champions Update Will Add Horde Mode And More

The latest Quake Champions update is officially live and includes a brand-new Horde mode along with additional content and bug fixes.

Update 2's Horde Mode, which was made by MachineGames, is a 1-4 player co-op mode which can be played solo, with bots, or with friends. Horde allows players to face off against waves of enemies of increasing difficulty. Players can earn silver keys to unlock access to better weapons, and serving long enough will earn them a gold key, which allows them to escape.

The update also introduces a new way to experience Quake with the free Honey add-on, which lets players encounter waterlogged crypts and underground temples while battling a plague. Honey uses fog effects and silhouettes for a better ambience and is a fan-favourite add-on in the community.

In addition, owners of the Ouake re-release can log in with their Bethesda details in-game to earn the Ranger Slayer Skin for Doom Eternal and the Quake Guy Ranger Skin with the Gladus Axe in Quake Champions. However, as well as owning Quake, players must also own DOOM Eternal or Quake Champions to use the skins. Meanwhile, Nintendo Switch users can unlock the Ranger Slayer Skin in DOOM Eternal alongside Update 6.66 sometime in early 2022.

The update also marks the Quake release on the Epic Games Store for PC.

Quake Update 2 patch notes

Improvements

ALL PLATFORMS

• Improved auto aim to reduce amount of snapping and view locking onto enemies
• Crosshair color and type can now be changed from the Gameplay options menu
• Add-ons menu can now be used to play previously downloaded add-ons while offline
• Text chat and push to talk voice chat are now available in pre-game lobbies

PC Only

• Added ability to invite friends across PC platforms using players on your Bethesda.net friends list (optional)

Bug Fixes

ALL PLATFORMS

• Fixed Death Knight incorrectly referred to as Hell Knight in the main Quake campaign
• Bots now chat less
• Fixed cases where texture borders were visible around certain HUD elements
• Fixed weapon firing immediately after respawning in multiplayer
• Turning off Enable Microphone before connecting to online services now properly mutes the microphone

PlayStation 5

• Fixed a crash related to secret levels when loading a save
• Fixed controller audio not playing in multiplayer when in someone else's lobby

Nintendo Switch

• Deadzone and other sliders should no longer have unselectable values
• Fixed achievement popup getting cut off when the pause menu is active

Microsoft Store (PC)

• "First Controller" setting now works correctly