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Quake Server README
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Ok, this one definately falls into the "I had some time one Sunday
afternoon..." category.

This port allows you to host Quake network games on your FreeBSD machine. 

This installs the v1.01 shareware version of Quake, and the required files
to automate a server.  If you have purchased the registered version of Quake
and wish to host a registered server, take the files from the ID1/
subdirectory of your installed version of Quake, and put them into the id1/
subdirectory of /usr/local/quakeserver.  Be sure to make the filenames
lowercase. 

NOTE: I'm not sure how this will work with the v1.06 version of registered
quake.  Currently, I can't get the intel loader to work with the 1.06 game
files, so I'm not optimistic.  YMMV.

Credits to iD for creating a great game, and to Dan Nelson
<dnelson@emsphone.com> for creating the expect script that wraps around the
server in case it crashes.

Note that this port can technically be used to play Quake under X, but I
don't recommend it.  It's slow, small, and prone to crashing.  If you want
to host a very fast and responsive Quake game, use this.  If you want to
play it, run DOS.

Shameless plug:  I've also ported qcc, the QuakeC compiler to let server ops
make their own quake games.  You do need registered Quake to do this, but
it's well worth it.  Look for qcc in the games collection of FreeBSD's ports
repository.

--
j.