Giving some front-page visibility for this upcoming LAN.

I direct you here for the official page on esreality.

mmm. Maybe it's time to bury this shit and move on to Q5?

Hope you enjoy,

Not so much of an announcement or a recent release, but more of a reminder that there is actually a lively community playing the game that invented Overwatch. It is, of course, Team Fortress mod from the oldest instalment of Quake, now available as a standalone game that requires you do nothing but slap the download link.

Most notable features of the modernised game client are multi platform support (Win, Linux) and support for potat pcs that is bound to make our friends behind the modern day Iron Curtain happy (they even got #russia on discord!). Other than that, it's all down to the community which is hosting 2v2 & 4v4 TF leagues, ladders and overall keeps the game alive either through constant development or daily pickup games.

If you're interested in pugging, first step would be to hop on to the website and grab the client and optional files. Next up, sign in to the website via discord and grab your token. Run the game client and paste the line in to console. Congrats, you're ready to play! Hop on to the discord server and sign yourself up for a few games. And in true quaker fashion, don't watch the tutorials on how to play (because you're the best player!) and simply annoy the rest of your team mates for the day.

Links: website, discord

Valve officially released Counter-Strike 2, its sequel/free upgrade to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, today, Wednesday, September 27, 2023.

Counter-Strike was first released as a modification for Valve's Half-Life as a beta in 1999. Valve purchased the rights to Counter-Strike in 2000 and released a string of updates. CS 1.3, released in 2001, quickly became one of the most popular games in the world, and helped to pioneer and catapult competitive gaming to a larger international audience. In 2003, Valve released CS 1.6 exclusively on its then-new platform, Steam. One year later, in 2004, Counter-Strike: Source launched and fought for popularity against 1.6 for many years, until Counter-Strike Global Offensive was released in 2012. CS:GO has since dominated as one of Steam's most popular games; most often claiming the number 1 position in popularity.

Counter-Strike 2 iterates on the Global Offensive formula with significant updates to netcode, graphics, and gameplay. Official servers implement a new approach to backwards reconciliation with the introduction of subticks, a lay-explanation of which can be found in Valve's official Moving Beyond Tick Rate video. Valve attempted to cater to competitive and casual desires for scene clarity by meticulously refining visibility of models against the backgrounds of maps. An additional highlighted update to the gameplay is dynamic and reactive smoke grenade behavior, which sees smoke grenade volumes responding to environmental disturbances such as explosions and bullets and causally filling the surrounding environment geometry.

From the CS2 Steam store page: A free upgrade to CS:GO, Counter-Strike 2 marks the largest technical leap in Counter-Strike’s history. Built on the Source 2 engine, Counter-Strike 2 is modernized with realistic physically-based rendering, state of the art networking, and upgraded Community Workshop tools.

In addition to the classic objective-focused gameplay that Counter-Strike pioneered in 1999, Counter-Strike 2 features:

• All-new CS Ratings with the updated Premier mode
• Global and Regional leaderboards
• Upgraded and overhauled maps
• Game-changing dynamic smoke grenades
• Tick-rate-independent gameplay
• Redesigned visual effects and audio
• All items from CS:GO moving forward to CS2

Source: Steam, Counter-Strike 2 homepage

Last Sunday, with the support of RESP, there was a little tournament for the game Blood Run, which is a modification of Quake 3 Arena. The modification is unofficial and it is an adaptation of Quake Champions on the Quake 3 engine.

The tournament was won by a cYpheR, for which he received 50,000 rubles ($515). The VOD is available here.

Where can I download it?
The official website of the game is https://bloodrun.net/ (https://bloodrun.net/builds/BLOODRUN-2023-09-02.zip - link to the current public build).

Is this the same as Quake 3 Champions?
Yes, the new name of the modification is Blood Run.

What champions are currently available?
Anarki, Visor, Ranger, Keel, Sorlag, Galena.
There are also available Strogg (without Peeker) and Slash, but they not done yet. You can choose them with a comands /champion strogg and /champion slash.

What maps are currently available?
There are two maps converted from Quake Champions - Awoken (qcdm1) and Vale of Pnath (qcdm3). You can play any other Quake 3 map with this modification.

What servers are available right now?
There are Amsterdam, London, Astana, Saint Petersburg and Moscow servers available. More servers are coming.

I found a bug, where I can report it?
GitHub

Where I can follow news about it?
Discord, Telegram, Official Site

Short movie with a collection of Frags and Flag Runs from 2023.

Youtube:


Download:
https://mega.nz/file/iLghEZ6a#obFMlySY6PafmWaUJSDi0RKAfSLWc9x1BIPhV2-CG70

When: August 10-11-12
Where: on LAN, at the Gaylord Texan, in Dallas, USA.
Start Time: 09:00 CDT, 10 August 2023
Total prize money : $150,000
Stream A: https://www.twitch.tv/quake or https://www.youtube.com/quake
Stream B: https://www.twitch.tv/quake2

Qualified players:
-> From the QPL : Vengeur, Rapha, K1llsen, Raisy, Zenaku, Maxter, Nosfa, Strongsage, Dramis, Av3k, Serious, Cha1n, Toxjq, Psygib, Sib, Xron.
-> From the challengers : Garpy, Cnz, Bukster, Keltz, Dandaking, Spart1e, Yup, Effortless.

Unfortunately, due to travel restrictions, Av3k, Serious, Xron and Yup won't be able to come.


Format : The challengers and bottom seeds from the QPL fight it out in a group stage. The best two from each group will be able to join the top 8 QPL seeds into a double elimination bracket.

Brackets / Results:
- Official page (click on "Quake World Championship")
- Liquipedia coverage

Day 1 schedule : here (local times).
Day 2 schedule : here (local times).
Day 3 schedule : here (local times).

PS: For those attending QuakeCon, don't hesitate to say hello to John Carmack, creator of the Quake series, who will be there as well after a long absence.

Classic Doom enthusiasts worldwide, rejoice! The long anticipated launch of Doom Central is just around the corner. To mark this occasion, we are thrilled to announce Take the Crown 2023, set to take place at QuakeCon 2023 in Dallas. Although the main event will be played live at Quakecon 2023, there are several events open to anyone in the lead-up to Quakecon. Altogether, over $250 in prizes will be given away to players who participate!

Doom Central's mission is to enhance the already vibrant Doom community. Serving as a comprehensive hub, it offers a multitude of resources, exclusive content, and an immersive community for players to connect, share their creations, and celebrate their love for the iconic classic Doom games. QuakeCon provides the perfect backdrop to demonstrate Doom Central's commitment to community projects, classic multiplayer, and beyond.

As the countdown to the official launch of Doom Central begins, Take the Crown promises to be a highlight of the festivities at QuakeCon 2023. Take the Crown will be a free-to-play deathmatch event played on Vesper Deathmatch. Vesper is a shiny new weapon mod which showcases a full arsenal of high-tech & demonic weaponry. In 2022, the Doom Central community came together to create an excellent deathmatch mapset specifically for Vesper.

All signups are accepted through the Toornament link included. You may also join the Doom Central Discord server for further information. We look forward to seeing you there!

Links: Discord, Toornament Page

RESP ( Russian eSports Project) are happy to announce a Quake Live 1v1 Tournament - King of the Jungle. The tournament will take place on 06:00 CDT, 6 August 2023, eight invited players will compete for a total prize pool of 100,000 rubles (˜1090 $)

Broadcast starts at 06:00 CDT, 6 August 2023. Don't miss the exclusive broadcast only on VK Play Live!

Players:
cYpheR
AGENT
fog
swex
ash
pavel
cherrypuff
Jibo

Brackets

Map pool: Blood Run, Sinister, Furious Heights, Cure, Aerowalk

Prizepool:
1st place 50,000 rubles (547 $)
2nd place 30,000 rubles (328 $)
3rd place 20,000 rubles (219 $)

Hosts and commentators of the tournament: the legendary LEXER, BASE and POLOSATIY!

Tournament schedule:
06:00 CDT, 6 August 2023 Match 1: cYpheR x cherrypuff (BO3)
06:40 CDT, 6 August 2023 Match 2: swex x pavel (BO3)
07:20 CDT, 6 August 2023 Match 3: AGENT x Jibo (BO3)
08:00 CDT, 6 August 2023 Match 4: ash x fog (BO3)
08:40 CDT, 6 August 2023 Match 5: Lower Bracket (BO1)
09:00 CDT, 6 August 2023 Match 6: Lower Bracket (BO1)
09:20 CDT, 6 August 2023 Match 7: Upper Bracket First Semi-Final (BO3)
10:00 CDT, 6 August 2023 Match 8: Second Upper Bracket Semi-Final (BO3)
10:40 CDT, 6 August 2023 Match 9: Lower Bracket (BO1)
11:00 CDT, 6 August 2023 Match 10: Lower Bracket (BO1)
11:20 CDT, 6 August 2023 Match 11: Lower Bracket (BO1)
11:40 CDT, 6 August 2023 Match 12: Upper Bracket Final (BO3)
12:00 CDT, 6 August 2023 Match 13: Lower Bracket Final (BO3)
13:00 CDT, 6 August 2023 Match 14: Grand Final (BO5)

Tournament trailer by ILY4:


Links: RESP VK Live, Brackets

New defrag movie by Nachos featuring demos from FPS Cup.

In the words of the great player.....

I have a dream....cast....

and I'm coming out of reytirement to play in the Lampyre TDM Tournament

Details at 11..

TimCon 10 will take place on the 14th-17th of September 2023. The venue will be the Esports Game Arena located in Alphen aan den Rijn. Games featured will be Quake Live, DOOMBRINGER, Quake 3 CPMA, Quake 3 DeFRaG and Midnight Guns. Players may secure their spot on the TimConLAN website.


Links: Website, Discord, Esports Game Arena.