Nightdive Studios/Id absolutely shame Rockstars DISGUSTING! cash-grab

Good news for the two of us playing Quake: Remaster (rather than being scammed), the already superb, and free if you already owned it, Remaster (that also has the option to play the original) had an update.

It features content.

Quake Remastered's second update adds a horde mode and new singleplayer levels

MachineGames has added even more content to the 25 year-old game.

Nightdive Studios' excellent remaster of Quake already contained a bonus episode from Wolfenstein reboot devs, MachineGames. The game's second major update, released today, adds even more new content from the Swedish studio.

The biggest addition is a full horde mode, a modern FPS staple where players try to last as long as possible against increasingly difficult waves of enemies. Quake's iteration allows for one to four players, and includes a boss encounter every 3rd wave. The mode's initial challenge is to survive nine waves, but players have the option to continue for as long as they can. MachineGames has also added four new maps designed specifically for the game type.

It might seem blasphemous, tacking on a distinctly modern FPS trend to a timeless classic, but this seems like a match made in heaven. Quake's stellar, lightning-fast action really lends it to this arcade-style gametype, and I could definitely see myself tackling it with a few friends.

The update also includes more singleplayer content: a pair of levels collectively called "Honey." This map pack was developed by MachineGames senior level designer Christian Grawert and initially released on Quaddicted way back in 2012. He's polished it up and revamped it as an official add-on for the Quake remaster.

Also present are a sampling of QoL fixes like crosshair customization and auto aim adjustment, as well as a collection of bug fixes:

• 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
• "First Controller" setting now works correctly (Microsoft Store version)

Except there was the scam of Quake Chumpions.

Though I blame Bethesda for that shit show, not id.

What do you mean with scam? Didn't Quake Champions always say it was going to be free to play?

Very excited to give the Quake stuff a try. I love the remaster and the extra levels look like fun to play as well.

@loonski: QC wasn't a scam it was just bastardised by microtransactions and heroes.

@pelvist: No it was a scam since it was handed to shit devs Saber and their toilet engine. Wikipedia "Quake Champions is afirst-personarena shooterdeveloped by id Softwareand published byBethesda Softworks"

It was Saber, not id.

Dude, awesome?

How to do remasters, folks.

Very exciting.

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/quake-champions-update-will-add-horde-mode-and-more/1100-6498555/

Id has shamed rockstar since existance.

Thank you Sony!

I'll have to find time to try out the horde mode. Good news!

Why is id being lauded for a decision it had nothing to do with? This was Bethesda Softworks’ doing, assigning one subsidiary (MachineGames) to work on a game from another one (i).

NightDive Studios created the remaster. They are not acquired Bethesda Softworks (thankfully) and have a long history of quality remasters. Additional content was from Machinegames.

Id are based, Bethesda are not.

Title updated. More lies + hyperbole

Yes, NightDive did the original remaster, but even as the article you pasted says: this new thing is from MachineGames, not NightDive and not id. You want to laud someone? Laud Bethesda.

Oh god! That pic. *vomits*

That awesome. Never thought that a 25 year old game would still have more content.

Why so many people shit on Quake Champions? It's pretty fun and, you know, free.

@judaspete: From what heard the game itself is pretty good.

The problem being the audience is hardcore to the point it turns off newcomers. Not really just a Quake problem, could argue it was happening with UT3 onward. Arena shooters are not appealing to masses any more.

Sadly you're right. Look at Unreal Tournament 4 for example. Epic Games stopped working on that game because they wanted to focus more on Fortnite instead since that game was a bigger hit for them. Arena shooters are definitely not as popular as they used to be.

@uninspiredcup: Quake champions is great, I've put atleast a good 300 hours into it, I was an early adopter and paid $30 for it.

It's honestly solid clean Quake MP. It's funny because Quake MP fans shit all over champions when it launched because it had the hero thing, but tbh the hero thing only gives you one unique ability, it makes a a small difference but people went overboard trying to say quake was turning into OW. (This is absolute BS and not close to reality)

it's true only big Quake3 fans play champions (even tho there are some quake 3 purists who just talk shit on champions)

I say champions is the best Quake MP on the market.

But the player base is really weak right now because of what you said, newbies come and try it, get smoked, and crawl back to warzone and Fortnite....

Masses don't want to have to learn the mechanics, they want to only play what they know.

@loonski: Wikipedia displaying the wrong information means QC is a scam?

Why did you post that horrifying image of that grifting lunatic?

Alex Jones wishes he still looked like that…

@goldenelementxl:

Fighting the illuminati, one at time.